Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-27
WANT TWO EXPERTS.
SERVICES OF A SAINT Any ENGINEER
AND A HYGlENIsT NEEDED.
The Chamber Adopts the Report OF Its
Committee on Health and ssnitstisn
Making These Suggestions.

| A called meeting Of the Board Of Di.
rectors Of the Chamber OF Commerce was
held Yesterday evening at O'Clock. There
were present Hon. George l.. Christian
(president). s. II. HAYES (frst vice.
PRESIDENT, Messrs. I. L. Alfriend, j. ia.
Antrim. q. II. Baughman. l.. ID. Cren-
shaw. Jr.. W. Il. Freeman. j. Is. Mosby, j.
II. Oloott. j. X. Tucker, Dr.. G. ID. Wing
field, and A. X. Yarbrough, directors.
The object of the meeting being TO con-
slider the report Of the Committee on
Health and Sanitation. upon the recon-
mendations TO be made by the Chamber
relative to the health Of the city, Dir.
| Thomas l.. Alfriend. chairman, presented
the following: -.
RICHMOND, Va, j y %, 1868.
Your Committee on Health and SANTA
| ton respectfully submits that a resolution
OF the chamber calling the attention OF
the City Council OF Richmond TO the high
death-rate of the city. and petltionlng
that the causes Of such mortality oe
thoroughly investigated and removed,
was recently presented to the honorable
, Common Council and referred by that
branch of tho City Council 10 its Commit
tee on Health, coupled with request that
the Chamber Of Commerce present 10 SAID
committee a plan for accomplishing the
objects set forth IN the resolution OF tne
chamber.
SUGGESTIONS MADE MONTHS AGO.
And this request of the honorable Com
mon Council having been referred 70 your
Committee on Health and Sanitation. 1t
begs TO remind the cham Der that soms
eighteen months ago carefully prepared
report, with definite suggestions reiatlVe 10
the means Of improving the healthfuiness
of Richmond. was made after much STUDY
of the subjects involved by q large ana &C
tive committee, composed not only OF
your Committee on Health and SAM
tation and Of representatives Of the Rich
mond Academy Of Medicine and Surgery
but also Of the Health Committee OF the
City Council and the Board OF Health OF
the city of Richmond. This report, with
the exception of 50 much as relates 10 me
water supply, was adopted, ana was uuIy
presented 10 the City Council. AS no
satisfactory results have ensued from the
efforts of this committee. composed "a u
was, Il is not probable that better work
IN this field can now be accomplished Dy
the personal eff rts of our own physicians
and citizens.
Therefore. believing that men who
steadily devote attention 10 certain su =
jects acquire with reference 10 them the
highest degree of proficiency ana that the
influence Of distinguished authorities
would be acknowledged and the recon-;
mendation emanating from them wou!n
he accepted and adopted while the coun-
sells of others are dIsregaTded, your com
mIttee IL Of the opinion that sanitary ex-
perts Of high standing should be employ
ed 10 make study Of all the conditions
Influencing the pubic health Of Richmond
and thereafter 10 furnish report con-
taining suggestions as 20 the best means
to I've adopted to lower the death-rate and
increase the healthfulness of our city.
SHOULD EMPLOY RKPFgTs.
We therefore offer the following for
adoption by the chamber:
Rcso'ced. That the Chamber OF Com
merce. being requested by the City Coun-
cil to submit plan for the removal OF the
causes ct the high death-rate Of the city,
earnestly recommends the employment OF
q sanitary engineer and OF a general by
gleni,t. both OF the highest national repu-
tation. to study all the conditions lnnu--
encnR the healthtulness Of Richmond
aud to make such suggestions and offer
such plans 20 the City Council as they may
believe will best improve the public
health.
Upon motion Of Mr.. Antrim the report
was unanimously adopted.
CoNyINTJoN or COMMERCIAL BODIKs.
The secretary then laid before the board
a communication from the New York
Board OF Trade and Transportation asking
the Chamber if it would send delegates to
convention OF commercial bodies in
Washington, ID. c., on OF about September
1st next. if 1t be decided 10 call such con-
ventIon. TO take action upon the financial
and business situation.
Upon motion of Mr. j. Il. Turpin. Jr.,
II was decided TO send two delegates If the
convention be held, and the Chair was au-
thorzed to appoint such delegates.
A communication from the World s
Columbian Water Congress was read and
referred to the Committee on Outward
rrndo nftnr W Lich the Iunnllno al Innrunl-