The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-08-06
The BOARD OF HEALTH
There We're l,042 Deaths and 800 Births
During the Last Fiscal Year.
MATTER OF DREDGING SMITHS CREEK
Three Cases of Biphthoria Last Month
-Jeaerson sfreot Nuisanco-Ceun.
" Authorities VIII Cooperate
With the Board I'm Preserving tho
Health OF tho City

inc board or Health met in regular
weekly session yesterday afternoon.
mani, Field. Mccormick. Chiles, and
Riddick. The Health officer and In.
spectors were also present.
The Inspector OF the Eastern District
reported eighty-three nuisances during
the week. of which siNty-sevcn had been
abated. In the Western district sixty
nine nuisances were reported, Of which
hfty-three have been abated.
Sanitary Inspector Bell last week dis
covered checked sewer at the resi-
dence OF MIR. r. II. Williams, No. ia
Bank street. He served notice oU Mr..
Williams to have the nuisance abatcd,
but this MIR. Williams refused to do,
claiming that 1T was the agents duty to
attend to such matters. Mr.. Bell then
served notice upon the agent, Mr.. Page,
TO have THE nuisance abated, but he
also refused TO do so, claiming that Mr..
Williams had caused the nuisance and
he should be made to 2bltc it. Mr.. Will
hams appeared before the Board OF
Health yesterday and stated the situa-
ton. The Board decided that, accord
ing to she ordinance, it Was the rental
agents duty to abate the nuisance and
instructed Sanitary Inspector Fell to
warrant Mr.. Page if the sewer in ques-
ton was not cleaned within five days
after the serving Of the notice upon
him.
III. II Ielu SltilGu lnlt he MAD seen the
county authorities concerning the mat
ter Of Keeping that portion of the coun-
ty contiguous 10 the city in n sanitary
condition, and that he found them
ready and willing to assist the Board
at any time in preserving the health
OF ilhc city.
DR.. Chiles reported a nuisance at the
extension of Maple avenue, Brambleton
Ward. caused by the dumping of gar
bagc by the garbage collector for Bram-
bleton ward. DR. Chiles thought that
there was not another such nuisance
within five miles Of the city.
The garbage collector was INSTRUCTED
to cease dcpositing garbage within the
city limits, and abate the nuisance in
question by covering the place we'll
with dirt and lime.
~ vacant lot on Bermuda street. be-
tween Chapel and Fenchurch. was re-
ported in an unsanitary condition Ro-
ferrcd no the Sanitary Inspector
The owner of No. psi Main street. was
instructed to abatc the nuisance of
standing wafer in the rear OF the said
property.
In the matter OF whozc duty IT would
be to pay for the dredging of Smiths
creek so rs to furnish proper drain
aSe FOR that section of the city the CITY
Attorney. who had been asked for an
opinion, offered one-iu which he stated
that the expenses for sucn work should
.. paso by the Street. Sewer and Drain
Board. ard the matter was referred 10
that Beard.
All properly approved bills were Or
dered pSid
1t will be remembered that a, the
meeting Of the Board some time a.o
the question - to whether rnoor
vance, the Registrar of Vital Str. sites.
appointed under The Prohibition .c:i,,e,
should hold Office until the cxu..'s..f,5n
o. ms Two years term. was referred 70
the CITY Attorney The rcpor. OF mis-
oflicial was presented yesterday and 81 -
tains the claim OF DR.. Vance. IN d, h.
was elected by the Old Board for tyy0
years. and that he still has one noe
year to serve. DR.. Vance will In cor
sequence remain in office ill The Isl or
duiy next In the matter as TO Who
snail nave possession of the books OF the
ihrsis'rar. The opinion of the City At,n.-
MY Is that he Beard of Health i, The
proper Gus odiar OF them. bu; the Regis
tl2r should have access to them when
ever he needs Them. The Board yaster-
ny attending the meotire.s