The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-16
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
An Important Meeting Results in the
Eiecttng Two SnnitnrY Inapectoras


The Board Of Health met yesterday
In regular session with Dr. Newbill pre-
siding and the following members pres
ent: Drs. Field, Mccormick. Childs,
Riddick and the Health officer and
Street Inspector.
per OF the committee appointed for the
purpose, he had examined into the sanl-
tary condition of No. 37'Virginia street
ana discovered that II needed draining.
as did other property In the same
neighborhood.
Property owners on Holt street were,
on motion of DIR. Field, given fifteen
days In which to level their property
even with the street. A Fox lane nui-
sance was referred to the Street In
spector for abatement.
The Sanitary Inspector reported for
ty-Iour nuisances last week.
me locality at the corner of Corprew
and Maltby avenues was reported in an
referred to the Sanitary Inspector.
MIR. Fass appeared before the board
and exhibitor u West disinfecting gar
bage tank for the endorsement of the
board. No action was taken.
All properly approved bills were Or
dered paid.
The question of whether or not DR..
Vance. the Registrar'of Vital Statistics.
holds over till the expiration OF two
years from the time he was elected
came up and went over.
The board endorsed the action of the
Water Board In the matter of the filter
ing of the city water.
number of nuisanceS were reported,
and referred to the Street and Sanitary
Inspectors.
DR.. Field offered an amendment to
the city ORDINANCES authorizing the
BOARD OF Health to appoint one or more
Sanitary Inspectors and fix their sala-
ries lin order that the Board may APP
InSDpctDrs asa nf N
meet the demands of the growth Of the
city,. The doctor moved that the
amendment be sent at once TO the ordi-
! nance committee of the Councils with
the request that 1t be acted on at once.
DIR. Chiles and DR.. RiddiclS were of the
opinion that the Board of Health al
ready has the power to appoint all the
Inspectors that are needed. and they
thought 1t unnecessary to so before the
Councils with the matter.
DR.. ChleS az a substitute for DR.
Fields motion moved to go into the
election of 4 Sanitary Inspector (the
present lnspecto: being temporary
| onicer) and an Assistant Inspector.
vote WAS taken, resulting as fol-
lows: Drs. Chiles. Riddick and Newbill
aye: D;s. Field and Mccormick, nay.
This vote was recons!dered, and
motion to elect two inspectors instead
of an inspector ana an assistant. This
was carried, DR.. Field voting no.
Il ne UOaTu ueClueu 10 go INTO an eleC-
ton of the two inspectors. and to fix
their salaries. but before doing so every
one except the members and officials con-
nected with the board were, on motion
of DIR. Field, requested 20 retire
When the press was readmittcd Vt was
learned that the following action had
been taken.
The board decided to proceed to the
election of two inspectors and fix their
salaries, going into executive session.
The result was as follows:
Messrs. ]. II. Pettis and II. X. Bell
were elected sanitary inspectors al
salary of $500 each per year.
1t was ordered that sign be placed on
Roanoke dock prohibiting the throwing
OF melons and rinds in said dock
The city was divided into two sanitary
districts with the following dividing
line: Through Cumberland street to
Cove up Cove to Church street. thence
to Eastern Branch. inspector Pettis
will be assigned 10 the Eastern district
and Inspector Bell TO the Western dis
trict.
DIR. Riddick reported a nuisance on GER
tain lots on CRANKY street extended. No
action was taken.
DR.. Shepherd. the health officer. asked
II contagious diseases In Hunt,rsville
should be reported TO this board. The
president though. not. but DR.. Shepherd
was asked to confer with the health Off
Ger of the county 10 see If such cases are
being posted" in Huntersvllle.