Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-08-07
CITY HALL AFFAIRS.
The Health Committee Makes lis Annual
Tour Of Inspection.
IN. Erps's NEW RESOLUTION.
Uhc Proposition 70 Have city
Accommodations of the Courts
Grounds aud buildings Matters
Other Items from the Zig Building'

The Health Committees scmi-annual
tour Of inspection was made yesterday
afternoon. The drive lasted from S$O 70
o'clock and the committee looked INTO
the sanitary condition OF streets anu
alleys Of the city. and also eN"iii'n'"
the property under the control oil 'hiS
department Those iu the party were
Chairman Reeve and Messrs. DonieaNy'
Burton snead Woody, ana DAVIS Chiei-
os-polica Howard. President Oppenhimer'
-, che Hoard Of II attn. and Clerk Nc
DOwcll.
The dunn AZ the end Of Tenth street
was the first point visited. Here WAS
f.ind a large bank Of street sweepings
ana dry refuse. but the sanitary condi-
ton was pronounced good.
AT THE CREMATORY.
4 drive was then taken 10 the crema-
tory. where "a quarter Of an hour was oc-
cupi 2 watching. the operations OF TINS
huge garbage destroyer While theIe
several cart loads Of kitchen garbage
melon rinds, and decayed fish We're
dumped into the fecd-holcs Of the fur-
mace. scarcely making any perceptipie
effect upon the flames.
In neat order The floors were clean
ana neat. and no odor coud be detected.
4 record is kept by the superintendent
81 the furnace 81 the number o' h'il"s
OF dead animals disposed Of each day.
and his slate up % the hour OF tLc COM
1Dlttee's visit showed four dogs, nine cats.
nineteen rats. one calf and one goat To
have been burned mp yesterday.
After Il look ot the big nav OF the
,..-.-.,, y -. Ground floor WAS reached.
and the veutiiators opened. showing the
t-cthing flames inside rapidly licking up
tine offensive matter. The committee
spoke in the most favorable terms OF
the work OF the crematory. ana mention
was made of the need Of another some
time ia the future.
TOUR OF JACKSON WARD.
without r--ari o. any laid-out route.
the committee next drove through Jack
son Ward. and across the city 20 the
corner Of Beverly and Linden streets
Wlcr. there Is anuihtr dump. The streets
traVeraed were found 60 be in a fairly
clean condition. ana the dump was passed
10y without adverse comment on its con.
dition. AT this point. however. IS an open
sewer. and az one point on Beverly
between Cherry and Linden streets, the
committee made close examination of a
drain running from lot into the opou
ever. and declared T. a nuisance which
threatened the health of the neighbor-
iood The place viii be- reported 10 the
Council for immediate Improvement.
Tho opening Of Spring street through
the pauitcnuary grounds was the next
place II interest visited. II was found
that the grading is about complete. and
a ravine ON the lower side Of the street
IS being filled by dumping street-sweep-
ings into IT,
VISIT TO THE STABLES.
The committee next visited the stables
Of the Health Department. stationed in
the rear of the city jail. Here the city
has gained quite AN area Of ground by
filing i'm the bOttom-lend. and the condi-
ton Of the property was found 10 he sat
isfactory The committee suggested a
general withdrawing OF the premises
and this viii be done 10y the hands al
ready employed there. The city has
f1riy-three head Of horses and mules in
this department used for carts. street
sprirklcrs. and strcet-sweepfrs. They
are IN good condition.
4 trip was next taken over Church Hin
10 the city limits I'm the direction Of Oak
wood The attention Of the committee
was called 20 what are called duck-ponds.
formed 10y low places I'm some Of the
streets, near the corporation line
They deemed it ineXpedcnt TO attempt
10 improve them at this time
The dumps at The end Of Grace street.
near the eastern end Of the Chesapeake
and Ohio tunnel, was next visited Com
plant has been made of this dump. but
"A quantity Of gas-housc lime had already
been hauled there TO disinfect the bank:
and. with the exception Of a large guam
tlty Of old paper and light refuse the
stump was passed without unfavorable
criticism After n visit 10 the Lithla
Spring the committee returned 10 the
city Han
GROUNDS AND BUILDINGS.
The Committee on Grounds ana Build
tas- met in regular session last evening.
The sum Of 500 was appropriated to
improvements at Monroe Square, which
place was left out in the recent appor-
t.ament
The report OF the Jail Commissioners
w4s received and filed Communications
.u Judge Witt and Or. Gordon We're
a., received. They set forth the dan
g.ls and unsafe condition of the Jail
s.l .ksl that steps 20 remedy the same
Oh tbru. The committee agreed 20 meet
90 r- city prison Friday evening at .
or.c- Co confer with the Judge, Ser
-rf rd jlil physician as TO what shall
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81 Pc committee. and Mr. Gunst was
chosen O. f.. tt. vac,ncv