Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-09
AGREE ON A MEASURE
HEALTH COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
A sTREET-cLEANING ORDINANCE.
10 GO INTO EFFECT ON JANUARY tSY.
Matter of the Hoard of Health aud
Department Of Vital Statistics Laid
on Tabie-The Sewers and the
schools.
schools,

The Council Committee on Health met
last night. and considered at great
length the matter OF creating in this
city what is TO be known as a depart
men OF STRENGTHENING finally adopting
and recommending TO the Council an
ordinance providing for such a branch
of city work. 1t took from the table
the two measures before II relating to
this subject, but only really considered
that referred TO 1t from the Board OF
Aldermen
When the committee convened last
night at S:l5 O'Clock there were present
Mcssrs. Hobson (chairman), Burton,
Cutohins, Jones, Rountree. and Will
liains.
The chairman called the committee to
order. and, on motion OF Mr.. Burton.
the ordinances laid on The table at the
last meeting-one entitled IAN Ordinance
to Create Department OF Street Clean
ing and to Provide for it's Management"
which was referred by the Board Of AL
dermen; the other an ordinance concern
vital Statistics, and Department of
STRENGTHENING and the Removal OF
Ashes and Garbage. which was drafted
by the Board Of Health and recommend
ed in lieu OF the measure referred by the
Board of Aldermen-were taken from
the table FOR consideration.
DIR. I. f. Stratton. one of the physi-
clans TO the poor appeared before the
committee, and advocated that section
IS fla
Board OF Health be amended so as to
provide any person desiring copy OF
death certificate given by a practicing
physician on file in the Office of the
Registrar of Vital Statistics, to make
application TO the attending physician.
who, in his discretion, may issue such
copy without charge.
THE BOARDS ORDINANCE.
The remarks OF DR.. Stratton started
discussion as TO the consideration Of the
ordinance recommended by the Board
OF Health.
MIR. Rountree stated that he was not
prepared to go into the ordinance
drafted by the Board OF Health, as
there was n lot Of new matter en-
bodied therein which he thought should
be thoroughly considered. especially in
connection with ordinances on the sub
ject now in force and pending.
MIR. Jones said he was Of the opinion
that the committee should at once go
into the consideration Of the ordinance
referred by the Board of Aldermen, as
that was. properly speaking, the only
matter before the committee.
on motion OF Mr.. Rountree, the ordi-
nance drafted by the Board Of Health
was laid on the table for future con-
sideration and the ordinance to create
.al.a ,.,ff, md
provide for its management taken up
and considered seriatim.
THE MEASURE RECOMMENDED.
The committee then proceeded 10 con-
snder the ordinance by sections, ana
adopted the following ordinance, which
was recommended to the Board OF Al
dermen. to be adopted in lieu OF the
one referred:
Section l. There shall be elected by the
CITY Council q superintendent of the De-
partment for the Cleaning OF streets ana
the Removal OF Ashes and Carriage, VINO
shall enter upon the discharge OF the du-
ties of his Office on the lst day of Jan
uary. 1898, and who shall continue IN
Office until the Goth day of June OF mat
year, or until his successor shall nave
been elected; and thereafter on the LIST
of july In said year. or as soon thereafter
as may be, the said Council snail elect MS
successor, who shall continue In once
Tor TWO years, OF unlil MS SuCctSSOI snail
have been duly elected. Said superintend-
ent shall give q bond in the sum OF $l,JOO
with some guarantee company acceptable
10 the Committee on Finance; ne snail re-
ceiVe for his services the sum OF SSVU
payable monthly.
Section 2 Said superintendent shall take
charge of the hands and carts, sweepers,
sprinklers teams, tools, and all other
properties heretofore used by the Board
of Health in the cleaning of streets, ana
the removal of ashes and garbage; he
shall have direction and conrol or the
said force with power and authority 10
employ and discharge the laborers and
drivers and hostlers thereof; he shall
superintend and manage the stables ana
teams, and be responsible for the care ana
preservation of the property ana snail,
under the direction of the Committee on
Health, conduct the operations OF the
force in the cleaning of the streets ana
alleys of the city. and in the remoYaI Oh
ashes and garbage and the destruction OF
garbage; and he shall also have entire
control Of the crematory.
AS TO NUISANCES.
Section 8. Upon notice Of the existence
of any nuisance or company IN any
street or alley said superintendent snail
at once proceed and as far as he may,
lawfully. TO abate the nuisance or satisfy
the complaint.
partment shall be required during their
hours of work TO wear a uniform OF white
duck and each man shall also wear
suitable badge with number thereon, by
which number he shall be known IN the
force and the Committee on Health shall
prescribe the style of uniform and badge,
the badges TO be furnished by the Com
mittee on Health.
Section 3. The said superintendent shall
have the use of a horse. which shall be
furnished and kept at the expense OF the
department.
Section G. The Department for the
Cleaning of Street and the Removal OF
Asbes and Garbage shall be generally
under the control of the Committee on
UeaIth. and Immediately under that OF
the said superintendent, who snail be re-
sponsbIe for Its S IorK d ana report u INC
Section Z. The said superinte ndent shan
make out all pay-rolls, ana Keep an ac-
curate account of the expenses OF me
and render seml-monthly
etatements thereof to the Committee on
Health together with duplicate thereon
10 the City Auditor; he shall make requl-
sitions on the Committee on Health TOT
ali supplies necessary for the depart
ment .,.,,,e, ,,<,,,,,,,,
HEALTH COMMITTEES POWER.
Section 8. The Committee on Health
shall have the power 10 discharge sald
for neglect OF duty inefh-
cheney. or any otnep isc an said oi CONF me
n,itfee shall report their action under this
section with full information as 10 me
rea sons therefor TO the Council, ana NIL
said Office until the Council shall elect
Section Q. All ordinances. parts Of ordi-
eoces resolutions or parts or resoiu-
lions in conflict with this ordinance are
hereby repeater. ,, .Lo,, - AZ
Section %. This ordinance shail pe III
force from it's passage.
mr. Oppenhimer then called the attsn-
t,on OF the committee to the fact tnat
unon the adoption of the ordinance there
yyould be no provision for the employ