The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-11-06
CREATING NEW PLACES.
cH<xGTSo THE PRESENT MANAGE
HENT or THE BoARD or HEALTH.
An Ordinance Considered by the Commit
tee on Health Registrar OF vital Sta
tistics--Sircet Cleaning.

The Council Committee on Health held
an interesting meeting last evening in
room No. II OF the City Hall. which had
been called 70 consider the ordinance pro-
yidine for The creation Of a street-clean-
Ing deuartncns. The measure had been
adopted b. the Common Council, but Il
was by the board OF Aldermen referred
through the Committee on Health to the
Board Of Health.
The latter body. after considering tho
ordinance. returned the same TO the COM
mit;ee with the recommendation 10 sub
siitute f0f 10 another measure prepared
b. me board. entitled AN ordinance con
cernlng tire Board Of Health. Bureau OF
Vital Statistics and Department OF street
Cleaning and the Removal Of Ashes and
Garbage
The measure was read before the CON-
mittee. and It's provisions explained by
DR.. Oppenhlmer. 10 was finally decided
% have the ordinance printed. and take
II up again on next Monday evening.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The committee met promptly at O'Clock.
when the following members were pres
tnt. Messrs Hobson chairman. Burton.
Cutchins. Moore. Rountree. and Snead.
The clerk stated that DR. W +. Open
hiTner. the President OF the Board OF
Health was unavoldahly absent
City clerk y. r. August stated that Mr..
J A. Blanks had been relieved Of further
services on the committee. and that Mr..
W. II. Rountree had been appointed to
sake his place
The following communication was re-
ceived
To the Committee on Health:
Gentlemen The Board Of Health. IN
regular session. considered the ordinance
referred 10 them by you concerning a
Superintendent Of Street Cleaning" and.
IN leu Of tho same. present the accom-
panyinc ordinance.
Very respectfully.
4. r. MAYO.
clerk Of tho BOARD Of Health
Tho accompanying now ordinance was
then read by Committee Clerk Mcdowell
u IS n very lengthy document. and speci-
fes the duties Of the Board OF Health
and its president. and also Of the Regis
trar ~ Vital Statistics.
while tho ordinance was being -ead
Mr Williams Of the committee. and Dr.
Oppenhimer came I'm.
SOME IMPORTANT CHANGES.
me new ordinance. as prepared by the
Board or Health. contains the following
more important changes OF the existing
ordinance:
section I provides that the present
Health Department be divided into the
BOARD or Health and Bureau Of vital
statistics and the Department; Of Street
Cleaning and the removal OF ashes and
garage. me Board ~ Health Is 10 be
constituted rs 600 tfc present manner by the
election Of its members through he COM
cii and az its first regular meeting the
BOARD shall appoint "a Registrar OF Vital
statistics. who shall PC under the general
control or the Board. The salaries 10 be
paid shall be as follows. President Of the
Board. 1910 per year. the other two mem
ocrs $40 each, Registrar n Vital Salts
tics gao
me members % the Poard are 10 inspect
fne wards of the city carefully once
month. The Chief Of Police shall detail
TWO members ~ the Police Force 10 act
as sanitary officers. They have 10 be sat
isfactory 20 the president OF the Board. or
they may DE returned and others detailed
until such as are satisfactory 20 the presi-
oent. shall boa obtained
DUTIES or THE REGISTRAR.
me Registrar Of Vital Statistics shall
attend an meetings Of the 30. I'd whose
clerk ne shall be. He shall keep a correct
record OF an the proceedings. shall con-
duct an correspondence and have the
members summoned 10 the meetings. He
shall keep the necessary records as 20
deaths and births. burying permits. etc
rte shall issre the annual reports concern
ing the work Of the department and shall
keep a list of an physicians. widwives and
undcrtakers In the city and shall under
the direction OF the president OF the
Board have general supervision OF the
sanitary officers. who have % submit 10
him written reports as % the work done
A. -.
A. 81 90 =. NJ. daily. except on Sundays
and legal holidays. when the Office hours
snail be from 10 20 IL A. NJ
lie shall keep all accounts and furnish
the Committee on Health once a month
with a statement Of its financial standing
and be snail furnish % the Superintendent
or Public Schools a list OF all contagious
diseases as they are reported Any mem
Der OF me Board may issue certificates
and perform any Of the duties OF the Reg
istrsr.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
All births with the necessary details
snail be- reported 10 the Board and the
latter shall have power 10 establish rules
concerning the disinterment OF bodies
which have died % an infectious or conta-
CLAUS disease. Upon the information OF
exisunE cases OF cholera. smallpox (vari-
ola and varoloid) scarlet fever. typhus
feFer. yellow fever. relapSlng fever. diph
tneria. diphfheritic cough. membraneOus
Group or leprosy. the respective houses
snail Do marked with placards containing
the names OF the disease. which shall
only be removed by order Of the Board OF
neaitn. Besides those houses may be
guarded ana rigidly guaranteed by the
Board.
m persons die from such diseases. their
BODIES shall De thoroughly disinfected and
buried within nine hours after the UNDER
takcr mas taken charge Of them. The
conns are 20 De closed tightly and shall
only De opened By permission Of the
board. These bodies have 10 be buried
within tnirty-siN hours after death. and
All funeral services must be private. the
attendance inciudng only the immediate
scuit relatives and the necessary number
q adult pall-hearers IN no instance shall
such body be taken 20 any church or
other public building for the holding of
funeral services.
Violations 81 these provisions concerning
CONTAGIOUS diseases shall be fined not less
than SO nor more than $50
UNHEALTHY BUILDINGS
II houses are found 20 be IN an unsani-
tary condition. the president OF the Board
shall notify the tenant or other occupants
70 vacate such premises. II he fails 10 do
30 within I'VE days after being notified,
ne shalt be fined not less than 81 nor more
man SO FOR each offense each DAYS fall