Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-14
TO GET THE MONEY.
THE CHAMBER WILL HELP
THEBOARD OF HEALTH.
Conference with Reference to
Preventing the Pollution OF
Our Water Supply.


A quarterly meeting OF the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce was held yester-
day evening at 6 o'clock, the president,
Hon. George L. Christian, occupying
the chair.
Mr.. Il. II. Bissoll. chairman OF tho
Committee on Health and Sanitation,
laid before the meeting the following
communication from a committee OF the
State Board OF Health:
To the Chamber Of Commerce, Rich
mond, w.:
His Excellency the Governor OF Nir-
ginia, owing TO the threatened invasion
Of this country by an epidemic OF
cholera, has reorganized the State Board
of Health. Unfortunately in lS7l-T2
the Legislature, in enacting the law,
added provision which makes 1t OF no
ayail-that is, it failed to make an APP
preparation to carry on the work con-
sequently the board has never been IN q
position to do any UOrk. In face OF an
epidemic which seriously threatens us
this summer the Virginia State Board OF
Health must apply to the people OF the
Commonwealth to give them the means
to fight this disease.
WHAT WILL BE NEEDED.
at meeting of the board, which as
sembled for conference with the Com
mittee on Health and Sanitation of the
Chamber Of Commerce, your committee
presenting this paper was appointed by
the State Board of Health to bring this
matter before the Chamber Of Com
merce OF Richmond. Representing as
you do the commercial interest of the
city, you appreciate tho great danger to
life and interference 20 commerce that
would be caused by an epidemic OF
cholera and can readily see that it will
be good economy TO spend any amount
of money necessary to prevent its oc-
curreDcc.
While the dread OF an epidemic OF
cholera is the immediate occasion for
the appointment of this board, it should
not he lost sight of that many other
matters pertaining to public health Justly
demand the attention of such board,
especially in towns and cities where
there are no local health officers
\ careful estimate OF the expense at
taching to this work shows that We will
need at least 1000 to supply the men
and the means necessary to give Us the
protection We will need. Understand
ing that the Chamber of Commerce has
no funds available for this purpose, we
do not ask o subscription from you, but
we trust that you will recognize the ne
cessity for prompt action and appoint a
committee TO canvass tho businessmen
OF Richmond so as TO raise rs much OF
this fund as possible.
LANDON b. EDWARDS,
PAULUs A. IRVING,
Committee.
Richmond, "a, March 30, 1893.
WILL CONE TO THE RESCUE.
Mr.. Bissell also reported a resolution
Of his committee earnestly recommend
ing that the chamber accede TO the re-
quest contained in this communication.
and upon motion of Mr.. John Il. West
the recommendation Of the committee
was unanimously adopted.
Before proceeding to other business
Mr.. +. VI. Whittle, Jr., asked the priyi-
lege of offering a resolution conveying
tine thanks of the chamber to Mr.. Bis
sell, to the other members of the Com
mittee on Health and Sanitation. 10 Drs
George Ben. Johnston, Christopher
Tompkins, and W. A. Dess, and to the
other physicians who have co-operated
with the committee OF the chamber in
reyiving the State Board of Health. The
resolution, being seconded by Air. Ira
yers, was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. White. chairman of the Reoep-
ton Committee, made a verbal report in
reference to the proceedings of his CON-
mittee in carrying out the wishes Of the
chamber as to the entertainment OF the
southern Governors and other distin-
gulshed visitors now in Richmond, and
in this connection expressed the obliga-
ton felt by the committee for the active
cooperation OF his Honor j. Taylor
Ellyson, the Mayor OF the city.
4 communication from a committee
of Richmond Lodge. No. 10, Interna-
tional Association OF Machinists, was laid |
before the meeting and referred to the
Committee on Manufactures.
ABOUT PURE WATER.
A communication from MIR. A. H.
Christian, Jr.. calling the attention Of
the chamber to the offer of Colonel w. |
l.. Cutshaw to confer and cooperate |
with the Committee Of the Chamber on |
Health and sanitation in its efforts TO re-
move all possible sources OF contamina-
ton to the water supply OF Richmond, |
and to the importance Of availlng our
selves of this offer in view Of the antici- |
pated danger Of cholera, was referred TO |
the Committee on Health and Santa
ton with the request that it confer |
with Colonel Cutshaw and the Superin-
tendent of the City Water Works in |
reference to the matter and to report to
the chamber.
KEEP THE OFFICE HERE.
The attention OF the meeting being
called to the action recently taken by
the Chambero Of Commerce of Petersburg
looking to the retention Of the office OF
Collector OF Internal Revenue for this
district at Petersburg, q resolution was
offered by Mr.. j. l.. Antrim and unani-
mously adopted by the chamber to the
effect that a special committee of three
be appointed by the Chair with instruc-
tons to prepare a communication in the
name of the chamber for transmission to
President Cleveland setting forth the
reasons why this Office should be located,
as formerly. at Richmond.
HELPED CTARKsvTrUF
An urgent appeal from the Relief
Committee Of GAINESVILLE. Va, addressed
10 the Mayor of the city of Richmond
having been brought to the attention Of
the chamber with a request for its aid,
and committees from the chamber. from
the Tobacco Exchange, and from the
Grain and Cotton Exchange having been
appointed, and these committees having
collected O sum which, together with
sl05.7 70 sent to the Mayor and to the
Chamber of Commerce, amounted to
81. 396.29, the secretary, upon motion of
Mr. Everett Waddey, was instructed to
convey the thanks OF the chamber to
he Tobacco Exchange and to the Grain
Ind Cotton Exchange for their prompt
,o-operatiOn, and to the committees