Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-25
.T0ATTEND THE POOR.
THE FOUR PHYSICIANS PROVIDED BY
THE CITY ELECTED LAST NIGHT.
Drs Wilkinson, Crane, Deas, and Well
ford Chosen for the Respective Dis
.tricts-Ap Interesting Session.

ATT O'Clock last night a joint session Of
the Board of Aldermen and Common
Council was held for the purpose of elect
ing four doctors TO attend the poor of the
city.
Nominations for physician for the First
district, that portion of the city east of the
centre Of Twenty-fifth street, were declared
first in order.
Mr.. Curtis of Marshall Ward stated
that his delegation had no name to pro-
pose.
Mr.. Taylor nominated DR.. W. ID. Bur-
foot. which the Chair ruled out Of order on
the ground that he was not q resident of
the First district.
Mr.. stratton appealed from the decision
of the Chair.
Mr.. Christian said he had consulted the
City Attorney, who had told him that all
four doctors could come from one district
If the Council chose to so elect them.
Mr.. Bowden thought all that was neces-
sary was for the physician to reside in the
district where he is TO serve, no matter
whero he lived at the time of his election.
Mr.. Cary agreed with Mr.. Bowden.
CHAIR NOT SUSTAINED.
The Chair was not sustained, and DR..
Burfoot was declared TO be IN nomination.
Mr.. Christian nominated DR.. James +.
Crane, and moved that the Council in joint
session accept the ordinance as their au-
thority for electing four doctors irrespec-
tive of districts.
Mr. Cary moved TO proceed with the cleo
tion of four physicians regardless OF resi-
dence.
Mr.. Campbell, as a substitute. proposed
that the Council proceed with the election
of four doctors by districts, beginning
with the first.
Mr. Dickerson (NIr. Hargrove in the
charir) took the floor and made q strong
argument in favor of his standpoint, MAN.
taing that it was the intent of the ordi-
nance to have the doctors residents of the
respective districts at the time of their
election.
WHERE DID IT COME FROM?
Mr.. II. l.. Carter wanted TO know who
fathercd the ordinance. Chairman Chris
tian, of the Health Committee; Chairman
Guigon, OF the Ordinance Committee, and
Alderman John i. Cary each in turn dis
claimed it.
Mr. Carter was sure that the ordinance
was 80 arranged as TO have the doctors
bossed by the Health Committee.
Mr. Christian said that the Health Com
mittee neither desired TO boss nor assign the
physicians.
Mr.. Guigon gave a brief history of the
original ordinance and stated that it had
been amended by both bodies. There was
no uncertainty about il when IL left the
committee.
The motion to elect by districts was
adopted and DIR. Crane was withdrawn
temporarily.
DIR. D. Nj. Wilkinson, of Marshall Ward,
was nominated.
Mr.. Hargrove asked that the members
would.not vote for DR.. Burfoot, as he
would not servo in any district except the
Third. in which he lived.
DIR. Wilkinson was elected, receiving all
but eight votes.
THE OTHER THREE DIsTRICTs.
The Second district runs from the centre
of Twenty-ffth to the centre OF Twelfth
street.
D.. James F. Crane, the only candidate,
was elected byacclamation.
There was quite a fight over the Third
district physician. The following nomina-
tions were made DIR. w ID. Burfoot, by
Mr.. Hargrove: DR.. Edward Mccarthy, by
Mr.. Belvin; DR.. w. A. Deas by Mr. Cary.
This district runs from Twelfth to Adams,
diverging to Belvidere on the south and
Brook avenue on the north.
Mr.. Glover seconded DIR. McCarthy's
nomination, and MIR. Stratton that of DIR.
Deas.
The vote resulted f: DR.. Deas, 40; DIR. Ne
Carthy, 4: and DR.. Burfoot. 3, and the first
named was declared elected.
In the Fourth district, which embraces
all that portion of the city west OF the
Third, the following nominations were
made:
DIR. r. f. Hunt. by Mr.. Campbell; DR..
Armistead Wexford. by Mr.. w. L. White
DIR. Charles j. Darlington, by Mr.. Guigon.
The ballot after numerous changes was
DIR. Hunt, %; DR.. Wexford, %, and Dr.
Darlington. 2. There was no election.
DID NOT SUBMIT.
Mr.. Campbell stated that as Clay Ward
composed nine tenths of the district her
representatives ought to be respected in
the matter. They had decided unanl-
mously on DR.. Hunt, and it was not falr
for DR.. Carrington's name to be brought
UP after he had submitted to caucus.
Mr. White objected strenuously to any
statement of this character.
Mr.. Gugon emphatically stated that DR..
Darlington had not submitted his claims
to a caucus.
MIR. Philips explained that he had posi-
blv misled Mr.. Campbell by saying that
DR.. Darlington had told him he would be
willing to submit to caucus.
DIR. Carringtons name was wlthdrawn,
and the vote was taken as between Drs.
Hunt and Wexford, resulting 22 for the for
mer and 25 for the latter, who was elected.
Adjourned at $40 2. NJ.