The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-19
WILL THE CITY
HAVE A M0RGUEc
Council Committee Not a Unit in
Favor of Peerman Co.'s Petition.
REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE
Coroner TAYLOR Thinks Plan Good
One--City Physicians May lie kc-
quired To Wear Uniform,
Almsbouse Statistics.
REFERRED TO SUBCOMMITTEE

The petition Of the Peerman Burial
Company for permission 10 establish
morpue I'm Richmond. was the subject
OF interesting discussion at the regular
monthly meeting Of the Committee on Re
lief Of the Poor held at the City Aims
house az o'clock last night The petition
was opposed by one or two members and
the fight over the question OF consideration
by the full committee or a sub-committee
was decided In favor OF those who favored
the latter plan, the petition being referred
to such committee The question Of uni
forms for the city physicians was also
a matter that provoked some debate. A
LOT OF routine business was disposed Of.
The members present were: Messrs. COT
! trell chairman. Drewry Gunst. Ho0son'
Smith. Snead. Teefey and Williams.
The superintendent OF the Aimshouse
submitted his report for the month Oh
August showing that 2l3 persons We're
admitted into the institution during the
month. 10 were discharged, and Is died
and that the number remaining August
gst was 22l, an increase over last year
OF Z.
In the hospital &c patients were received
| C. DISCHARGED and 10 died. The number
remaining August 31st was GO, an increase
over last year OF Q.
The payroll OF the department amount
Ing 10 $3.50 and bills amounting 20 Sl29A,
were audited and ordered 90 be paid.
THE PETITION DEBATED.
The petition Of the Peerman Burial
Company. which was referred by the
! Common Council September 9Th, was then
taken up and considered. The PROPOSE
ton contained in the petition. the text
Of which was recently published in The
: Times, IS 10 the effect that the said COM
pany agrees 10 take charge of the bodies
of All white persons who die on the
streets or elsewhere IN the city. and are
unidentified, and 10 convey them TO their
! undertaking rooms and properly emoam
ana care for the same until friends Of the
, deceased persons shall identify and claim
! the bodies. No expense Will be charged
! the relatives or friends of any deceased
( person. nor the city, for caring for bodies
! in this manner when relatives or friends
| do not appear to claim the body.
After the petition had been rad Mr..
| Gunst took the floor and said that he con-
/ sidered the proposition very liberal one
/ but that il should not be acted upon hast-
/ had been approached by several citizens,
: who did not approve Of the plan. He,
therefore moved, in order 10 hear from
: all interested. that the petition be referred
| 10 a subcommittee OF five with power TO
send for persons and papers, 70 inform
/ themselves fully Of the plans Of the COM
pany, and whose duty II shall be to re-
! port at the next meeting such recon-
mendations az they deem proper and ad-
visable. This motion was opposed by Mr..
! Williams. who said that he thought the
matter Of such great Importance that II
| should be acted upon by the committee
| as a whole and without delay
CORONER TAYDOR'S VIEWS.
! Before the motion was put. Coroner
| William H. Taylor. who was present, was
! invited 10 address the committee. Inc
! Coroner said he was not present in the
! interest of the Peerman Burial Company.
! or any other undertaken, but inasmuch
as the said company was the originator
| of the plan. and as he considered their
| proposition a very liberal zone. he sup
| posed the advantage was I'm their favor
| over others in the same line Of business.
| The Coroner spoke AT some length upon
| the need of some suitable place to re-
/ move the dead bodies OF unidentified per-
! sons than the present miserable city
. morgue. where no convenience existed
and said that the only possible objection
that might occur would be that other I'M
dertakers might want TO secure the same
privilege.
After some further discussion, the mo-
ton as made by Mr.. Gunst prevailed.
UNIFORMS FOR PHYSICIANS.
Mr.. Drewry stated that he had been re-
ouested 10 bring TO the attention Of the
D
the resident physicians. This question
provoked an animated discussion. II was
said that the former City Attorney had
given as his opinion that the committee
rad no right to purchase an ambulance
I outfit which consisted Of apparel or uni
| forms for the young doctors, and this
resulted in the abolition Of the rule which
had been so long in vogue.
Mr.. Cottrell thought the young doctors
! should be required TO wear uniforms, and
several other members favored his sug-
gestion. Il was finally decided TO recon-
mend TO the Council an amendment 10 the
general rules providing that the resident
physicians shall wear suitable uniforms
and caps. with an emblem OF red cross
thereon. the said uniforms TO be supplied
by the department.
OTHER MATTERS.
On motion. It was decided that hereafter
| at the quarterly meetings OF the commit
tee. when contracts are awarded, that no
persons bidding or interested in the bids
for supplies to the institutions, shall be
allowed to be present when bids are being
considered and contracts awarded.
in order 20 settle dispute as to the
manner in which the plumbing in the new
stable shall be done, a special meeting
will be held Thursday evening al o'clock
to decide the question. The contractor
claims that he Is not required by the
specifications TO make connections with
the city mains. and il is the opinion Of
some Of the members that this was in
cluded or understood TO be I'm the con-
tract.
The committe disposed OF a considerable
amount of routine business before 1t ad
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