The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-11-28
CITY COUNSEL IN SESSION.
Board of Health Authorized 10
Order a General Vaccination.
The New Charter Taken up by Sections.
Motion to Abolish the Oface OF Police
Justice Lost Lot of Physioians
Chosen to vaccinats tho Psople.


! was held last night with S. Hamilton
Graves in the chair and the following
members present: Boeha1, Clingenpeel,
Davies, Duggan, Du2uy, Graves,
Groves, Hough, Moomaw, Pattie, Ram
sey, Strickland, and Terry.
A report'of the committee on sewers
was read by the chairman Mr.. Dupuy,
to the effect that the recent work of
Contractor w. w. Fortune had been ex-
amined on section 10. Four places had
been opened which showed that the
places were opened as wide as desired,
but were not opened as wide as was
claimed by Mr.. Fortune. The commit
tee think that the claim of Mr.. Fortune
Is unjust and recommend that it be held.
until further examination be made.
The report was received and adopted.
On motion the whole matter was re-.
ferred back to the committee on sewers.
in connection with the board of public.
works with power to act.
DR.. j. 7. Strickland, chairman of the
health committee, read the report of
the committee, which came In the line
OF q suggestion. The committee be-
lieved that the city was not in great
danger of smallpox, but that the danger
was greater than at the last meeting of
Council. The committee recommended
that the city appoint the following
physicians to vacoinate the peoples:
First ward, DR.. S. G. Staples, DR.. S.
e. Jones and DR.. j. B. Lenny; Second
ward, DR.. Leigh Buckner, DR.. w. e.
Harrison and DR.. R. Gordan Simmons;
Third ward, DR.. Wilbur E. Hodgson,
DR.. Arthur Browne and DR.. j. B,
Rawlings; Fourth ward, DR.. Chas. G.
Cannaday and DR.. A. A. Cannaday;
Fifth ward. DIR. j. II. Strickland and
DR.. A A. Minor.
Thecommittee recommends that If any
of the physicians named do not act
that the committee hold another meet.
ing and fill tho vacancies. 1t is re-
commended that tho city buy the virus
and charge tho subjects 25 cents each
cash, or if the fec is charged they are
allowed to charge SO cents each time, or
II they prefer their family physician to
do the work they can do so.
The object of the city's b2ying the
virus is this; that great mum Der of
people are unable to buy the virus and
would fail or refuse to pay the vaccina-
ton fee. The committee also recon-
mended that the city procure pest
house, somo suitable building wherein
to place any smallpox patients who
may be received in the oity.
The report calls for all persons,
vaccinated or who refused to be vaccin-
ated to be reported to the board of
health and that the virus be purchased
at the lowest prices for the city. 1t is
understood that the school board are
enforcing the law of having the school
children vaccinated.
Since the report of this committee was
formulated it was ascertained that there
were nine or ten cases OF smallpox at
Shenandoah, and that it was on both
sides OF Roanoke instead of one, and it
was necessary to have the people vac
cinated The physicians named in this
way would probably vaccinate the poor
for nothing but it was not compulsory
with them to do it.
Mr.. Ramsey offered a substitute that,
the board of health be authorized to
order q general vaccination and take
such steps as are necessary to do the
Same and appoint such physicians as are,
necessary to do the work and to fix
the price, not to exceed fifty cents. Mr..
Hough offered an amendment to Mr..
Ramseys substitute that the maximum.
price be twenty-five cents for vaccina-.
ton
In tho original motion it is provided
that all persons who are unable or who.
refuse to be vaccinnated shall be re-
ported 10 the board OF health who shall
take some means to enforce the orders
OF council.
Mr.. Ramsey's substitute, as amended
by Mr.. Hough, was then adopted by 3
vote Of to 4.
On motion of Mr. Terry tho board OF
health was empowered to secure a
suitable place in which to isolate any
case of smallpox that may Como into
the city.
a motion to adjourn was lost and by
common consent the proposed new char
ter was then taken up, and the clerk
read chapter IL of the charter and the
proposed changes.
motion to abolish the Office OF
police justice was lost by vote OF 4 to
1t was carried to have only one con-
stable in tho city.
Section 6, which read as follows, was
adopted:
e. At the general election, to be held
on the fourth Thursday in May, eighteen,
hundred and ninety four, there shall ba.
elected ten councilmen to fill the Offices,
OF those whose terms OF Office shall exc
piro on The thirtieth day of June,
eighteen hundred and ninety. four. who
shall hold office for two years; and
thereafter ten couneilmen shall be-
elected each year at the said general
election. whose term Of Eoff1ce shall be.
two years. The oouncilmen so elected
under this act shall be elected by tho
qualified voters OF the said city of Roa--
noke. each ward to elect It's own coUn--
cilmon, and to be represented in Coun-
Gil by an equal number.
A half dozen motions to adjourn were
taken and lost and the apel.cat ions OF
al hor Ia,