The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-10-15
STREETS MUST BIZ CLEANED.
The Health Department Compelled to
Have More Money.
FEARS OF AN EPIDEMIC EXPRESSED.
The Case of sanitary Onicer ,. y. Walton
to be gated Next Thursday Night
A Large Number ofwiinesses
Co DE summoned.

most economy ON the part OF those In
chsrse. ,hc almost unprccedont drought
has forced IAN expense n cleaning the
streets. hich has reduced thc funds Of
the department to "a very low cbb.
The sum seq aside 10 run thc crcmatory
has also dwln0l,d down 90 few dol
Jars. and unless provision IS mace d; will
have Co bo shut down.
In view of these facts and the fear
Chat the excessively dirty streets may
cause au epidemic. thc committee last
u.eht instructed tho president of the
Board OF Health to maize an estimate OF
tlc amount necessary TO Iuu the depart
ment Tor tlc remainder of thc
year. which viii bee presented 90
tle Finance Committee at its scs-
sion next Tuesday night, and all
fbe facts n thc case laid before That
body About $500 win Doe needed.
a FULL INVESTIGATIONS.
The committee also decided 90 make
llu Investigation uoNt Thursday night
of the various resolutions referred tO
them hy thc Common Council rc,oo-
iaoudng the reinstatement OF five men
discharged ffom tine aueCt-clcanine doe
partmCut the return of Sanitary Officer
J. j. Walton to the police force. and an
Investigation of thc charge That De used
the citys force 60 improve IBIS own per-
s0nal property.
Au who have any knowledge Of the
r,strers viii bo summoned lass witnesses
and a. r,Il in,l4,i,lfion win he made.
The committee met promptly at
O'Clock Chairman Hobson presiding. and
present Nossrs. Cutchius. Burton. VIII
Iams. N. A. Hawkins. Blanks. Moore
and Sncad.
The clerk To- the Board of Health pre-
scented the following report.
PAY ROLL.
Approprauon ......................s ls 10000
Expended .......................... 2A95.41
r-nexpendod ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. SS.1el53
EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Augmentation ......................S 5000. 10
rxronded ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 446s.gf
r-nexpended .................... S153s.O6
CREMATORY ACCOUNT
a,nropriation Observation-Disclosures. S2.500.O0
Txp.ndod .........................., 2276.57
1-nov,onded ..........S 223 As
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dine 10 mai bod, saw at ho would be
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-rbo d..ln.sIor was dronpod at this
,oi,t g., order chat Mr. James Caske
..--g,i,,,, 80 th. rorornon Conncu might
-. a.. ststc,,opt ir rersrd to the five
mon who had boon discharged from the
street cleaning force.
1rr Castic sad that when the resolu-
zion rro,.dina for the reinstatement OF
tho DISCHARGED men was taken mp. he
wished to Doe present TO- make statement
in favor of the said men.
ON motion Of Air. Hawkins the Ques-
ron was POSTPONED 90 "a special mcct-
ing. and that Mr. Caskie Doe requested 70
appear at that time
Tho motion was adopted and ON further
motion of Mr.. Hawkins thc resolution re-
commanding that officer Johnson Walton
he returned 90 the police force and that
his conduct in discharging certain men
Dee investigated. was also laid ON tho
table until "a special meeting should be
held
Mr. Burton said THAI he wanted a FUN
investigation. and therefore moved that
all tho men who knew anything OF the
matter Doe summoned o. appear
Mr.. Cutchns said that 10 bad been re-
ported that officer Walton had used the
city.s force FOR his own purposes. and he
THOUGHT That matter should Doe invcstigat-
Cd n 70 voro found necessary TO summon
all the mon who had worked under him
during his term OF service
NEXT THURSDAY SET
Tho motion OF Alr. Burton that tho
Cbiaf-of Police. officer Buck Angle. ON
cor Walton H. b. Ford. the discharged
mon and others coenizant of the matter.
which win embrace AN men employed on
the force for two years past was adopted.
and Thursday nisht next at $50 o'clock
was fixed upon as fho time.
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