The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-02-25
DOCTORS FOR THE POOR.
JOINT SESSION or THE CITY COUNCIL
List NIGHT.

struction as to the Districts.
A joint meeting of both branches Of the
Council was held last night at o'clock. Presl-
dent Dickerson in the chair. The object OF
the meeting was TO elect four physicians for
the poor of this city. AS provided for by an
ordinance recently approved by Mayor Ely
son.
Mr.. Dickerson opened the proceedings by
stating that the Chair was ready to receive
nominations for physician for the First dis
trict. he constituting the ordinance to mean
that the physician should live in the district
for which he is elected.
Mr.. TAYLOR nominated for the First district
DR.. w. +. Burfoot.
The Chair asked the question whether DR..
Rurfoot was resident Of the First district
1t was stated by Mr.. HargroVe that he was
O resident of the Third district.
Mr.. Dickerson thereupon ruled the nomlna-
ton out Of order.
Mr.. Stratton appealed from the decision Of
the Chair.
Considerable discussion ensued as to the
meaning Of the ordinance-as TO its purport-
participated in by Messrs. Christian, BOwden,
Cary and Mitchell.
On the vote for sustaining the Chair, the
Council refused to sustain the ruling.
Mr.. Christian nominated MI. 81. L. NIdue.
Mr.. TAYLOR nominated Dr. Burfoot
Another discussion arose as to whether the
physician elected first would be obliged to 90
10 the First district.
MT Cary moved that the Council elect four
physicians irrespective Of districts.
Mr. Campbell moved. az a substitute. that
the four physicians be elected 10y districts
Mr. Cary speaking on his motion. stated
that il the physicians were elected by dis-
tricts it would nullify the second section OF
the ordinance which provides that the
nhvsiciaus shall be assigned 10 the districts
bvtbe Board of Health: that if the Council
designated the physicians for the districts
the second section, now law, would be-
come null and void.
MI. Dickerson (Mr Hargrove in the chair
spoke in favor of electing the physicians by
districts giving his comprehension Of the
ordinance He raised one point that II
man was elected from some other district
whether he would be willing 10 go where the
Board of Health should descide to send HIM.
Mr.. H. L. Carter asked who framed the
ordinance who was the father OF It? Some
one remarked that perhaps the Ordinance
Committee drafted IT, Mr.. Guigon chairman
of that committee, disclaimed any knowledge
OF II.
Mr.. II. L. Carter also spoke in favor Of Mr..
Campbell's substitute, saying that If the ply
sicians were elected by districts 1t would pre-
vent confusion.
DIR d. nj. wilkinson was nominated by Mr.
Curtis
Mr. Hargrove stated that DR.. Burfoot would
not serve in the First district.
Mr. J. f. Cranes name was withdrawn.
DIR. Wilkinson was elected: Wilkinson, SO;
Burfoot, 8.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Mr. Christian nominated for the Second dis
trict Dr. James 4. Crane. He was elected by
reclamation.
Turpr r,TgTRTCT
Mr.. Hargrove nominated DR.. w. f. Bur
foot.
Mr.. Belvin nominated DR.. Edward Nc
Carthy.
Mr.. Cary nominated DIR. William A. Deas,
making an excellent speech III favor of that
physician, stating that DIR. Deas served IN the
war was i'll "A hospital in China.
Mr. Glover seconded the nomination of DR..
Mccarthy, and Mr.. Stratton seconded that Of
DR.. Deas.
DR.. Deas was elected, the vote being Deas,
40; Mccarthy, A. BurfoOt, 3.
FOURTH DISTRICT.
Mr.. Campbell nominated for the Fourth dis
trict DR.. I. L. Hunt
Mr. w. l.. White nominated DR.. Armistead
Wexford.
Mr. Guigon nominated Dr. Charles V. Car
rington.
The vote taken. resulted as follows: Well
ford, %: Hunt, %; Darlington, 2 No cleo
ton. inasmuch as twenty-tour votes are re-
Quired to elect.
Mr.. Campbell stated that ninety-ninths of
hundred of the Fourth district was covered
by Clay Ward, and that the delegation from
that ward had decided upon name, and that
at the caucus Dr. CarringtOns name was not
mentioned; that his name had been sprung
since the Clay Ward representatives had de-
cided on their man.
Mr.. Guigon stated that DIR. Carrington's
name had not gone before caucus, and that
he would withdraw his name.
Mr. Christian said that he was of the opin-
Ion that such discussion was untimcly, and
should not take place.
A new vote was taken, resulting as follows:
Wexford, 25 Hunt, %.
At twenty minutes after O'Clock the Coun-
Gil adjourned.
That part of the ordinance discussed is as
follows:
First. That there shall be elected bv the
Council of the city of Richmond Immediately
after the approval of this ordinance, andthere-
after biennially in July. when other city Off
cers are elected, four physicians for the poor,
who shall be residents of such districts as is
hereafter provided.
Second. 1t shall be incumbent upon each
of said physicians TO reside and 10 have an
Office during his term of Office in such district
of the city as the Committee on Health may
designate respectively for each of said physi-
clans;
Inc Salu committee snail require that one
of sand four physicians shall reside in each
district, and shall render medical service and
attention in accordance with the require
ments of this ordinance TO the poor of his
district. One of said physicians shall be re-
quired to reside in the First district which
shall comprise all that portion of the city east
of the centre of Iwenty-ffth street and shall
render medical service and attention 10 the
poor OF tins district; one of said physicians
shall reside in the Second district which
shall comprise. all that portion of the
city between the centre of Twenty-ffth
street and the centre of Twelfth street and
shall render medical service and attention TO
the poor of this district; and one of said phv-
sicians shall reside in the Third district which
shall comprise all that portion of the city be-
tween the centre of Twelfth street and the
centre of Adams street to Leigh on the north
thence up Leigh street 10 Brook avenue. and
ont Brook avenue TO the corporation line. and
south on Adams street TO the penitentiarv
lot, and thence TO Belvidere street and
thence south on Belvidere street to the
corporate line, and shall render medical at
tention and service To the poor of this district:
and one of said physicians shall reside in the
Fourth district, which shall comprise all that
portion of the city west Of the western limits
OF the Third district, and shall render medical
attention and service TO the poor of this dis
trict."
PERSONAL.
Dr. Wexford is young physician, and lives
at li2 north Cherry street; DR. Deas Is about
forty-fve years of age, and resides at PIG
east Franklin; Dr. Crane is also middle aged,
and his home is on Church Hill, while Dr.
Nl1lEinenn 10 "A lat,e. LII