The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-23
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Holdsa Very Interesting and Prolonged
hsttlng at Their Headquarters.
ORDER OF THE ALNsHouSE COMMITTEE
Rrovokoa Protest From the Boa, d..
The Question of the Tenure OF
once or DIR. a. h. Vance, Registrar
of Vital statistics Alao Considered
City Attorney VIII BE Consulted.


City Attocney VIII BE Consulted.
The Board OF Health held a very i'm
portant and lengthy meeting yesterday
with DR.. New'bill in the chair. and pres-
ent also: DR.. Mccormick. DR.. Chiles and
Or. Riddick: also Health Officer Shep-
herd. Sanitary Inspectors Pettss and
Bel. and Street Inspector Butt
one CT the most interesting matters TO
come up was the order of the Almshouse
Committee of the Councils that no gra-
Tis prescriptions be honored at the city
dispensary unless signed by one of the
physicians to the poor
Dr. Chiles brought up the question
and scored DIR. Speight and Mr.. Archer,
the City Apothecary, who. he ave:red,
were chiefly responsible for the order.
He considered the action an insult to
the profession, and was unable 10 see
why poor people who are unable 10
pay doctor bills, shall not be a. liber-
~ 10 consult the physician of their
choice. instead of being forced to so 10
the physicians TO the poor for p,e;crip-
tionS.
DR.. Shepherd thought she action Of
the committee hasty, and believed 1t
would be rcconsidered. number of
others expressed their opinions general
ly conceding that the order of the COM
nlllcc SnOulu never nave nccn maze.
1t was moved by DR.. Riddick tina. the
Board enter Il protest against the or
de-. DR.. Field thought that instead Of
the Board taking formal action in the
matter 1t would be better for the men,
beers to sign Il protest. DR.. Riddick's
motion. however. was adopted.
This matter disposed Of another of al
most equal interest came up-'the ques-
ton of the tenure of office OF DE-. C. r.
Vance. Registrar of Vial Statistics.
The doctor holds that he was elected
for two years, and has still more than
another year to serve. The new Board.
or at least the majority OF the members
evidently cling to different view of
the matter. and say they would prefer
to elect their own registrar In place OF
the present occupant OF the position,
who was put there by the old Board,
now defunct.
The matter was brought to a crisis
when DR. Field yesterday asked where
THE book relating to infectious diseases
was kept DR. Riddick thought that
DR.. Vance should .Nrn the books over
to a registrar to be elected by the new
Board. He didn't see how the old
Board could elect an officer for Il term
longer than the existence OF that Board
Itself. DIR. Chiles Thought the appoint
ment of the old Board should die with
the Board itself. The matter was final
" referred ito Drs. Chiles, Field, and
IL,
the opinion of the city attorney on the
case
Nhe report of the sanitary inspectors
showed 60 nuisances in the Eastern dis
trict. of which 40 have been abated. In
the Western district of the lO9 nuisance9
reported 63 have been abated.
The motion to order the Chesapeake
and Ohio yards near CRANKY street filled
TO prevent the standing of water brought
on n coloQuy between Drs. Field and
Riddick, the latter gentleman being OPP
posed 10 filing every low piece of land.
He desired the city engineers opinion
before voting. The owners were finally
ordeied to abate the nuisance.
Action was. deferred in thu matter OF
the upper Cumberland street drain.
which DR.. Ch!ics characterized as an
intolerable nuisance.
The matter of the Chapel street drain
was referred to Drs. Chiles and Rid
dick and the city engineer as to the best
manner OF improving that section.
DR. Field reported a nuisance arising
from standing water on Olney Road
property in Client. Ordered abated with
in fifteen days.
Dr Field Thought Smiths creek neal
North street. should be deepened. and
the question was referred to Drs. Field.
R!ddiCk and Mccormick for investiga-
ton ard report.
The culverts at Church and Charlotte
streets We're reported in bad condition.
In ply To the street inspectors asscr-
ton that they We're cleaned three times
Il month DR.. Ridd!cli said they should
be cleaned twice week. Referred 10
| the street inspector.
Dr. Field called attention to nuisances
in IIuntersville and north of Brambielon
caused by brick yards. He though; the
best remedy for them was a Special