Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-29
CLEAN AND HEALTHY
our SANITARY CONDITION IS GOOD
ANc MUST REMAIN SO.
Tue orsad Jury Backs the Board Of Realm
IN fts Efrerss To Get Better
streets aud Alleys.


The grand Jury Of she Hastings cour,
seems determined to stand behind aud
supper, the Beard Of Health in the effort
to make Richmond a Thoroughly clean
cify.
Tho body was in session yesterday and
returned indictments against tho city for
allowing the following alleys and streets 10
be IN bad and unhealthy condition. Alley
running from Baker street 70 the gulIoy be-
tween Sixth aud Seventh streets: alley.
BAKER 10 Bates: alley, Baker 10 Preston
between Sixth and Seventh streets: alley,
e,ary TO Canal, Filth and Sixth streets I;
alloy. Byrd 20 Arch. Third aud Fourth. aud
f0nrfh snu Fifth streets: alley entering
from Filth between Canal and Byrd blind
kiiey between Seventh aud Ei0hth and
Cary and Canal; alley. Louisiana and Den
ny between seventh and Eighth; alley,
MARSHALL and Clay between First aud
adams; alley, Old Reservoir and Randolph.
south OF Ashland; ailey, between Thirtieth
aud Ihirty-hrst. Marshall and Clay alley
Firth and Sixth between Broad and Mar
shah; Fourteenth street between tho bridge
and the Richmond and Danville railroad /;
Eighteenth and Dock streets: First, Sc
cond, and Third markets, and City Hall.
orREa INDICTMENTS
Indictments have also been brought
against the parties mentioned below
owing 90 the following. named premises
being in bad condition:
John NcGraw, Nos. 707. 700, I'll, III, 73l,
72s, aud as east Cary street.
Union Hide Company. Fifteenth street
between Main and Cary.
X. Il. CEaftin a Co. (agents), Nos. 1888.
1870. 1916. 1858. 1880. 1862. 1864. 1866, 1868,
and 1870 east Broad street.
b. I. Turner tagent), No. 1852 east Broad
street
Tim Harris. No. 1880 east Broad street.
Patrick Pagan. No. 1913 east Broad
street.
Henry Pyc. Nos. 1919 and 1874 east Broad
street.
sutton a Co. (agents), No. 1904 east
Broad street.
N. W. Bowe agent, Nos. 1900, 1902. 1903,
to 1886, 1854. and 1856 east Broad street.
WHAT DE-. oPPEsHIMLR SAYS.
Dr. 0ppenhimer. president Of the Board
of Health. was one of the principal wit
pesses before the grand jury. when asked
by q DISPATCH reporter last night If he did
not have the authority TO have cleaned the
streets and alleys complained Of he said he
had cleaned them thoroughly, but by rea-
son OF the fact that they were not paved
and guttcred they could not he kept clean.
lie considered them menace TO the pub
lie health, and his object in going before
the grand jury was 70 protect the board
and force the Council 10 put them IN
proper condltion--to render the work of
the city hands and carts effective and last.
ing
THE HEALTH OF THE CITY.
How is the health Of the city7n asked |
the reporter.
"First-class." replied the Doctor. jubl- |
lantly land. what is more, it has been |
cleaned mp from one end to the other. !
jackson Ward included.
Any cholera Z" queried the reporter, |
jestingly.
NO" said the Doctor emphatically and |
somewhat Indignantly. There never has |
been a suspicion of case here"
Nor has there been. Other physicians |
bear out the testimony of DR.. 0ppenhimer
that Richmond WAS never healthier.