Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-06


place at that time. -
Mr.. Noble. replying to Mr.. Allen, SAID
he had not intended to impugn the mo
tives OF the gentleman from MADISON
Ward, but II seemed that Mr.. Alien did
mean to impugn his motives. IN the use
OF such words as politics and aema-
goguery." "I stand here to-nizht. Mr'
Noble cried, "and challenge not oniy TINS
Board OF Aldermen, but the whole CITY
of Richmond. 10 impute to me any other
than proper motives. / think the schools
of Richmond should not be closed up at
this time. and l hope this Council Will
agree with me. What l said about tne
gentleman from Madison Ward stiii
say"
FAILS BY ONE VOTE.
Mr.. Carter made brief argument ln
favor of the suspension OF the rules In
order to hear from members OF tne
School Board and the Finance Commit
tee present and. incidentally criticise1
the newspapers for what they had said
In favor OF keeping the schools open.
He, however, declared that in the ao-
stract he was In favor Of keeping the
schools going.
After some further debate the propo-
sition to suspend the rules was defeated
n recurring ten ayes to do this. Inc
vote was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs. Brock. Burton. carter
Hardwicke. King, Moore. Noble, Sneso'
and President Turpin-s.
Noes-Messrs. Allen. Bahen. Cutchins,
Montgomery, Smith, and vaughan--6.
The Board then adjourned.
Board Of Health's Plan.
The Committee on Health convened In
special session In Room No. IL of the city
Hall last night to consider the report
of the Board OF Health relative to the
ordinance creating department OF street
cleaning. Those present were chairman
Hobson and Messrs. Burton, Cutcnins.
Moore. Rountree, and Snead. The Boaru
of Health sent to the committee In lieu
of the STRENGTHENING ordinance an ordi-
nance concerning the Board OF Heaitn'
Bureau of Vital Statistics. and Depart
ment of Street Cleaning, and the removal
| of garbage and ashes. This measure
| divides the present Health Department
| into the Board of Health and Bureau oil
| Vital Statistics, and the Department ol
| Street Cleaning and the Removal OF
Ashes and Garbage, and prescribes al
great length the duties OF each OK tnest
| departments. 1t provides that the Boaro
OF Health shall be constituted as II Il
| now. and that at its first regular meet
| ing after its election II shall elect Reg
! istrar of Vital Statistics, at salary o
$500 per annum. The president or th'
| Board of Health is to receive N,2Oo pc
year. and the other members of the boar'
500 each. payable semi-annualiy' IN
members of the board are to make care
ful inspections of the various wards ono
a month, and are to be vested with polio
authority. and may require deleterlou
| matter wherever found, removed by IN
owner or occupant of the premises
ONLY TWO SANITARY POLICE.
In reference 10 the matter of sanitar
police officers, the ordinance stipulate
that the Chief of Police shall detail tw
members of the police force to report I
the president of the Board of Healtf
said officers to be satisfactory to tn
president This does away with one G
the sanitary officers, there being thre
now.
The Registrar of Vital Statistics is
nerform the duties the Clerk TO the Boar
Of Health now performs. The ordinanc
prescribes at great length the duties an
RESPONSIBILITIES of the Board OF Healtl
which is to be under the supervision
the Committee on Health. and then got
into the matter of a Street-Cleaning ~
partment. 1t stipulates that the Ci'
| Council shall elect a Superintendent
L
and Garbage, at a salary of $500 per yea
on January l, 1898. said officers ter
being until June 30, 1898, when the ne
Council comes into power. After hi
this official Is to be elected by the Ci
Council every two years. He Is to gi'
bond In the sum of 1880, and Is TO ha'
entire charge Of the hands and cart
tools. &C., Of the department, and TO
! responsible for the same. This supe
intendent is also to have entire charl
of the crematory, and is to have pow
and authority TO employ and discnari
the men of his department. Inc eI
ployees of the force are to wear SUI
able uniform of duck, and the whole q
nartment is to be under the SUPERVISE
Z of the COMMITTEES on Health.
DIR. Oppenhimer, president OF the BOA
of Health, briefly explained the teatur
: of the measure, and Ii was laid on U
table until the next meeting, and u
clerk OF the committee was directed
| have 100 copies of II printed.
q The body then adjourned to meet aga
. Monday night, at 1880 o'clock.
!. Committee on schools.
A regular session Of the Committee
. Schools was held in Room No. IL OF Il
!. CITY Hall last evening. Present wer
I, Chairman Burton, and Messrs. Brigg
= King. and Montgomery. The pay-rt
y and bills of the Mechanics Institute 4
the month OF October, amounting
s5ss.72, were approved and ordered TO
paid.