CITY INSPECTORS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 632, 8 October 1909, Page 5

CITY INSPECTORS.

:.; ' '<■ lM$ *N jipyERWORKEO^SJAFFiV : " :: ':' '.'■ Wi IN'-& ii V- ": : y--. ' '■'' H ; ; H' \BU& andsublic;Heaith'Committee"to "the'City.C'ou'n- ::!,:;.'', cilvJaat/'oyeniDg.^ S ■■':; t :.v itf;tb|' sanjtary' department!;.; The" committee're- %*-/,''-. ,the ■presetit;'staff ;bf" the ':Bahltary , ;<.'-'..: .dppartnieht consists .of ,Mr! Doyle,-. Mr. IWatsbni' ';'['.* has'.te 'fdr,;so'mo'months),. 1 and. Mr.. -Smith;'; who >; temporary: appointment. i'.;';-;..?.. They.-' reepmraended that,',,with.,a: view '■ toy. tho'- ;' ; ••'£ •■:■. efficient'' reorganisation )'of tho department,' the (;,;'. .'.V, «fa(t':shoiilil' J consist.:6f'Mr'.' Doyle, Mr.,sWatson ':'■ '-.';! ■"•■'.' 'who.. w oqiy;'nct,as;Mr.^Doylp.'B;right-hand man,'-; i';s;:''!-; ; ;'fieat!irtvith>'complaints and .notices, and inspect; i'!.^.;!...friiit;:;fish,;and-meat.' shops, restaurants..and' %],- f..lipteis/;ctcj,' -'Mrif-Greeks.(who'-"would:..act,.as ; •f;..'; yrauger,! and,-inspector jfor the ',; yyyßay^and,intervening 'districts),'a',hewyrauger :<:';■ '-i,tb ; :for?Bropltlyn,.ahd.the western ' •-; 'portioiisr ;6f: the outlying districts of the city; 5:. and' l .three.:qualified sanitary.inspectors 'to' bo" .;.;, v: appointed,.,who would cover, the .whole;of the ■*. '■- '.•'.'\''-','.oi,t> ; 12 t 000 :■ houses). '■•■■•■ This! ,'r :.house.in.the .city' boing- in-. :.:;;. every' .four .months;:' . ...;-\y", Shirtcliffe,-chairman of the comV:.i, ; v>:,mittee,'.-moved . the ' iadop'tioh ■ (if -!the- recom-mendatipns..;He-said.that.it.wns.most'import- ■:;■.:,■ ant' inj.connectipn, with the sanitary' inspection ;::.■.:-:■;;y of ■the: city, that'slreet', numbering 'should be ; \-\hy For. the ye'ar'endirig March .31 last, ; : i:<:','i,tno.;receipts,:6f, the.-.sanitary .department-had !;;,;:'^aggregated';-,£3554, .and . tbe./expcnditure - was : : :;;;;,:• ;£i,ls2,;.leavingya;.margin.'of. "Under.-the -yy- ■.;'.„• proposed; rearrangement,-.the,;receipts,.-,on the £'i:S;nasisvof .last year.-wero estimated to be X 3596. .:fc;,..: r :Th , p , .)ppmm.ittee. I rere. disposed, to think, that,. :.::' ( Vj'as r the wbrk.'.would', be done .more thoroughly, ,;,.;! VWiincient -to .'cover: the 'increase' in" the working ::".;;;■;of ;the;de'partmenj;.'. : -.;The..ckpehditnre was ex- ,,.»■: ,;pecte,d"t6:work.out ahdtho balance" : ,-■■; »;:;*Duldbo. smaller. by',£soo,:than;had .been •:A;r;tne^caso:'lastiyear. : :.,Mr; : ; Doylb and' his small >.!t 'staff riot ibeeii':able,to'overtake" the'work," ■'■i -Wf! < Jt'.'.iwas significant :,that' duriiig ' twenty ; of-rapid, growth 'of. the 'city,; the sanitary: -■;■ ■■;■>;■■ staffvhsd? • to'.-'.:-"-'■'■ -:■ •'.-• '■ : :?■ -.' .-/.■.-;:::„'sCo^noillbr,Fletcher seconded the motion; "arid ';,',".;'' e . x P»,c. B -*<l.:the. Opinion that .thof-staff; increases ■ ; ; ;; ,'i.sPl!oP9sw;,wouldibo:{the.;;qeans;,o : " '-■'" y™''!&e,. con'sta'ntly-r'ccurring icomplaints :'in-: :■''-. TV--;wjb'£^outlying'■;; dishncts ,\regarding ,wandering ,;;y;;;-;hprse.5;.ahd-.:cattle.;:,';.'.■■.;■;.!'■,';'..'■;.■',;,;. '■'•■■;:;.. : ''lk\ ' : 1 '.recommchded' 'ihat-.'tbe-:;f?;v-«ePjrtmont should be put under "the control ''■;;■■ v^vjhe,;.pity; engineer,-- who .had a.'-.competent' :,:■?;?, ,:as -an.-amendment. ; th'at : 'thb :,-, : '"v.report ,:.shpuld ;.bo preferred- back to ,'the:- com-' '.; -■: mittee.-.in {order, that: the city-' engineer 'might ) '..i. : ;-i ixeport .thcrcoh'.V-;.' -,'y ; ; .' i ,.-' V ;■.•»:-.:.:;•.•,' ,-;V. :J - ■~, °... ;:•;;[:';i;Coilnr.illbr':l,iiko ; thought".'the. JsbonorVtho ;froraVithe'present system .:(;..,\.,tnp-;.l;ettor l -. Ho, had- a igreat, appreciation-of.-Wr -; poylc,,'but ;he;: was .'sure that ,:;.•;,; would :'do -jusf.as --good-.-work-nnder'the ■ Gift ..'.■;':.: Engineer, whp;was ;the-right;man to have con- ;-:■■ ■:. ;,trpl,;;'as; the ofr, the:. complaints ■■ con- ■ ■';■■ ■•:"... cprned w.ork -which-' came. under the jurisdiction' "..;;, :;;pf j '.'f'ri- -."..-. \\-:::°\: '■ -;;';'; -thought--that the 'present :.lK : .;-';*! r ?*. ei be-tlesired;:;ana ; qudted • i'J--:^:*-':^-:*.I"™.came;under-his1 "™.came;under-his own notice/.and r < C:,;;:Wd..;proyed,;ffiat,lthe! > j)resent; staff- ; waa 'too vV; : „ .■ B^iall,to.:cope, with'.the work. ■ --';-'■-■■••■' ■'■' '■■ ,-'•■■'■ : : nY^V^Millpr;;SHirtclifre::/askca.: if [•;, lo ?cl,.the-. -.engineer,; who.was .alreadv :.f. ,^'^Prtrbnrdened'-iwithi : wort,' 'with;this 'sanitation p.;.V.v;rtwartment, ; ;He^thought'.: that the complaints r ;;;vifJ vlu S,?;r ef fpncpito v e tc;; : should '-Ma -i' ;tho'.engineer's "department,- but ■;;;:" ;the .-^inspection.-ol";bntchefs'-Vshops, etc;,- should --..': b *^rarried-6ut-,by. ; Mr;'.Doyle.'- , y ",'';.•■ ,",-' ' i ! c PB oillc| iv: T r?vpr .thought thaKitworild: be '-; ; M ; '£ — •• t0 •P nt -, tho -. department> under -.-.the -City save vhaying-; a;:separate' /staff, ~:v ;; ;telephpne./,(Lighter.) ?;The,plumbers already : t.«''in',-the ( enginecrs;.depattment could" ; very:easily .:,;.; ,helpi>tho;9anitai!y:;;department./-. '-■";. . ■ ;-■ ; ■'~ ;;>.:■'S-v^ n thought; that"if - the City, 'Ay;:;' to ;rep'cirt Vpn' tho: matterV J;,=:A-JK'V? 1 -6"Hi.lje..-fcund v that,:ho-;Conld - carry but £ v';-.fe^i %■', department with; his .present -1 V'i ; sS?%i^'f h, i. V* h .W. fbo: addition of one .man, -s r v-j!V'- 1( ff le ! hn 4-.a.;! a rgo, nnm.ber ;of miscellaneous ;i:; ''''-'S ? -' o;;^vo^^d,^': ' lraß ' A ;; ' ; - ;^,Va? '' I f^ d ---'i H( y«>6ught:thatvthe"best ■:p :yr &™vm :;bf-bpihion - that tH B : y v;^: .ropol-t' : c<tuld- gp-furtheryjn'ythe ;matter of th! ' y', v.* inspection ;bf ■ the,.; city,:' but'.'-the "question ol 1 ■>■■'■ finance .had '• '?.'■% -'.V :>.:-;v.C'nuiicillofs ; '.Carmichael,:and'F^fege'rald , ''fayjoured, tefcrrifig 'the matter vbackifor:'a- report : .: y' : :: frpnfvthe ; Citv,. Engineer.':-'"; ';:.'.'> '■'..-; i'-'.v, :'•- ■-*''.s' ' ■ ; ' ;^'^'S/ n^ls,^^B? t; ;was ; -qarried.:.-,. : •£.'' iy>(i{ja >