Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-12

R. Reins, Mr.. Frank kahl, Mr.. James
T. Gillian, and Mr.. James Blackburn,
deputy clerk Of New Market.
Mr.. Bowie nominated W. 8. Catlett.
Mr.. Williams seconded the nomina-
ton.
Mr.. Ssraus asked that the petition Of
Henry B. Grubbs, one-legged ex-Con-
federate soldier, be read.
Mr.. Page nominated Mr.. s. f. Nc
Gehce. Mr.. King nominated Mr..
Thomas Lggon and Mr.. B. +. Jones;
Mr.. Guy, Mr.. Robert I. Reynolds;
Mr. Crump, Mr.. Robert Holtzback;
Mr.. Hargrove, Mr.. George Z. Booth.
Nominations were closed, and the
first ballot showed Mr.. Catlett in the
lead, with twenty-five votes, which
was a majority Of those present.
Mr.. Crenshaw moved to make the
election unanimous.
Mr.. Hargroye objected.
Mr.. Catlett was declared elected
Clerk of the Second Market.
Adjourned.
The BOARD of Aldermen.
As soon as the joint session was over
the Board of Aldermen convened, with
Mr.. Bass, the President, in the chair.
The Clerk read the minutes Of the last
meeting, and they were signed by the
President.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Sireefs.-Report allowing Mr.. ID.
Buchanan to erect an ornamental clock
in front of his store, between First aud
Second streets. Adopted.
Finance. Report recommending the
payment of contractor for additional ex-
pense incurred in making Church-IIill
avenue. Agreed to.
Claims and Sdidries.-Report favor
ing the payment to Mr.. j. r. Eddings,
janitor Of the armory, Of sl05 for SER
vices rendered. So ordered.
HedM.-Report referring the matter
of cleaning the streets by contract to
the Joint committee recently appointed
to report about this matter. Received
and adopted.
improvement of James Ricer.-Re-
port showing that two dumping hoist
ers, one dredge, and lighter, aad
been sold for the gross amount Of s450,
and recommending that the same
amount be placed to the credit Of the
committee. Report recommended the
purchase of a piece of land on the
south side of the river belonging to Mr..
L. A. Parker, Of Boston, as site for
receiving station and screw-dock. A
resolution asking the purchase Of two
acres of land from Mr.. Henry Cox,
near Dutch Gap, the same to be used
for the improvement Of James river,
also accompanied the report. All Of
which was agreed to.
COMMITTEES.
The Clerk announced that the Presi-
dent had appointed on the Joint Com
mittee on Cleaning Streets by Contract
Messrs. Chaffin, Page, and Gum on
Joint Committee on Electric Light,
Messrs. Powers and Crenshaw.
HEALTH MEASURES.
DR.. Cabell, in introducing resolu-
ton looking to proper means to keep
the city clean, said:
There is little doubt but that cho-
lera will reach the United States this
summer or fall. This assertion is
founded on the course Of other epidem-
les. II has always travelled steadily
from East to West until it loses itself
in the western Pacific ocean. We should
at once make preparation TO avert, II
possible, this great aiiliction, or at least
to moderate its severity. twill be alb
surd to wait for the disease to be
planted on our soil, and then in
the midst of excitement and panic
try to expel it. The germs Of cho-
lera delight in filth, and cleanliness
is its great antagonist. The elements
favoring the propagation of this and all
other zymotic diseases should be re-
moved at once by thorough cleaning
of the streets and alleys Of the city
where the seeds of this disease finds its
habitation and this cleaning should bs
continuous and persistent and not occa
sional and then neglected, and thus the
probability Of widespread epidemic
will be reduced to minimum. Should
cholera pass over our sea-coast quaran.
tines little reliance can be placed
on inland quarantines. Our safe
guard is to put the cityiin so clean and
sanitary condition as that the germs
of the disease may fall on sterile soil
There should be cleanliness ofperson anc
home and all surroundings. The streets
should be swept Of all vegetable and
animal impurities, and the cutters anc
sewers flushed with copious supply o
water. BY this means not only cholers
but diarrhes, dysentery, erysipelas
and typhoid-fever, if not crushed out,
may be much diminished in violence snt
mortality. Many Of the cities Of th'
Union and also States, particularly Ohio
and Illinois, areexpending large amount'
in removing all sources Of disease il
view Of the impending calamity. Ant
/, as a member Of the Committee OF
Health, would be derelict in my dut,
did not advise the Council to furnisl
extra means to keep the city clean
The Board of Health asks for five I'D
ditional carts, mules, and drivers, an,
the exigency requires that they shoul'
be furnished at once. In addition +
the loss Of human life, the value o
which admits Of no computation, tn
financial loss to cities by epidemics j
immense. The ravages Of smallpox
preyentable disesse--is said TO have cos
Philadelphia in one epidemic from To
to twenty millions Of dollars. The n
port Of one case Of ysllow-fever in th
South caused shrinkage in the none
market Of Chicago of million Of do
lars in twenty-four hours. The cholsr
in Toalon, Marseillss, Spain, and . fs'
other places in Europe, is said to hav