Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-13
.TOATTEND THE POOR.
THE DOCTOR ORDINANCE PASSED BY
THE ALDERMEN LAST NIGHT.
Questions of Finance Considared-,fajoT
Brauder Elected q Mcmber-General
business Meetings Tonight.

The January meeting of tho Board of
Aldermen was held in the Council cham
Der last night
The recommendation of the Water Com
mittee that Messrs. Morton and Thomas,
Of Henrieo be supplied with city water
from the main in the county, they to pay
all expenses of connections IN additions to
water bills, was adopted.
The Committee on Accounts and Print
ing reported the award of stationery print
ing and English advertising as heretofore
pulished. The German advertising was
awarded TO the German Daily Advertiser at
seven and one half cents per inch per In
sertion.
DOCTORS FOR THE POOR.
The Finance Committee reported the
ordinance in regard TO the employment OF
four doctors to attend the poor. The
physicians are to be under the control OF
the President Of the Board OF Health; are
TO answer calls both dav and night are 70
be paid at the rate of $50 per month, and
are TO be elected biennally by both
branches of the Council in joint session
at the same time as other city officials and
employees. except for the first term. when
they shall be elected rs soon as possible
after the passage of the ordinance.
II was originally intended to have the
city districted by wards. but after some
discussion the following divisions were
agreed upon;
First District: All that portion OF the city
lying east OF the centre OF TwentJ-1fth street.
second District: From tho centre Of Twenty
fifth stree; TO tho contre OF Twelfth street
Third District: From the centre OF TWelith
street 10 tho centre OF Adams street, nortn 70 the
contre OF Leigh along the centre OF Leigh 10 the
centre OF Brook avenue. and along the centre ot
Brook avenue TO the corporation line, and south
along the centre Of Adams street 70 the peni'
tentiery lot thence down the centre OF Belyidere
etroet 20 the southern corporation line
Fourth District All that portion OF the city
lying west Of the last-glyen line.
The ordinance as amended vas adopteu'
CONQUERED rs.
The following matters from the Common
Council were agreed to by the Board:
Resoution authorizing the Finance Commit
tee to negotiate temporary loans not exceeoihg i,
100000 from time TO time as the needs OF the
city may demand. ,,
Resolution authorizing the Auditor 10 pay all
regular city officials and employees as usual un-
I'll the annual appropriation is made.
Resolution paying Bodeker Brothers 2lJO TOT
damage done their mule.
the amendment to ordinance requiring at
tending physician or coroner 10 iurnlsh oeasn
certificate 10 the Board OF Health within slx
hours after hearing OF death was reterreu 10
the Committee on Heatn.
suNDRY MATTERS.
Mr.. Turpin offered a resolution appro,
priatinp s. 900 for the improvement OF
Jefferson Park Referred to ths Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings.
The Board accepted an invitation from
Colonel II. G. Jones to be present at the
regimental medal presentation Thursday
night. ,-.:.
s. N Nf thrqp-fWO from
the Council and one from tAe Board-to
represent the city's interest in all meetings
of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanl-
cal Society until July /, 1892. Adopted.
A resolution was introduced by Mr. Cary,
providing for an appropriation or Sl5,0OO
for the purchase of school lot TO take the
place Of the one on which the, Central
School now stands. Referred 70 the
Finance Committee.
petition was read from the Chamber of
Commerce asking that the ordinance tort
bidding the use of the connection track
after April 1st for trains propelled by
steam be so modified as TO exclude only
through freight trains. Referred.
MoYRoE-wARD ALDERMAN.
On motion of Mr.. Gray. the Board pro-
ceeded to elect an alderman from Monroe
Ward TO succeed Mr.. Wilkinson. and
placed In nomination the name Of Major
Thomas A. BrGnder.
Mr.. Bahen nominated MIR. Fritz Sitter
ding. ,.--
The vote was: Brander, ~; Sitterding, 5,
and the former was declared elected.
Adjourned 9:10 p. Nj.
Meetings Tonight.
President Dickerson announced that the
Common Council would meet this evening
at 6 O'Clock and the Board an hour later to
elect the city's proxies in the Virginia
State Agricultural and Mechanical Society.