The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-01-10
HEALTH OF CITY
HAS BEEN GOOD.
Or. Mathews Report to Manchester
Board.
CURVE PUT IN LAST MIGHT
dood Progress Being aade on Electric Line.
City carts at Work on the streets.
Personal aaa Diner s,u.a
Side Items.
CURVE PUT IN LAST NIGHT
Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. liu2 HUI Street. J

Manchester Bureau, Richmond Times,
No. 1lo2 Hull Street J
The Health Committee of the Man
chester Council met last night at so
+ o'clock with Messrs. Wakefield, Broad
dus. and Abbott, OF the Committee, anu
DR., w. p. Mathews, president OF .ile
Board of Health. in attendance. ne
total amount spent by the committee iae1
year was sS!9.S2.
DR.. Mathews presented ms yearly
uort. which was very gratifying Inc
total number OF smallpox cases mas
eight. and not a person died from Inc
disease There were two cases of dlpf-
iberia and two of scarlet fever br-
Mathews says iii his report: "A great
many cesspools and cellars have peei
drained cutters opened and paved, Va
can't lots filed to the street level, ana
many other nuisances gotten rld OF. nc
affairs of the Board have been cohductec
iud5ciousiy and with very little expense
The methods OF keeping the records iaNe
been enlarged and improved. The ny
rienic condition of the city has been
greatly improved and With the improve
nientS now in contemplation, with tiie
aid of an educated, effective co-operatioi
OF the citizens. will materially aid US IN
the further PRODUCTION of our znortahtE
rate, which issnow very iow.,4Ia he Boar"
will this year put forth strenuous efforts
to rid this community of nalarial in
fuences. which can be done absolutely.
ST the citizens will follow our suggestions
The whole number of deaths for the
year were $50. OF these 149 were white
and 1o1 colored persons. After a reading
OF the report the committee received
many suggestions from DR.. Mathews,
which, If followed out, will greatly bene-
fit the city. Possibly the most important
Of these was making it a penalty FOR
person owning a vacant lot to allow stag
rant pools of. water to stand Oh it. Or
dinances will be drafted which will pro-
vide for this, and the written notification
from all physicians attending a case Of
contagious disease 10 the president OIL
the Board OF Health. Tho condition Of
the streets was discussed, and every
place which would lie detrimental to the
interest Of the city and the good health
of its citizens made note OF. and some
OF the committee will look into it.
CURVE PUT IN.
Looking from Manchester, the new
road to connect the citizens here with
those in the Cockade City is completed,
with the exception of :. curve WIRE at
HUI, Street and the e. which was
put in last night. A large force OF
hands were kept at work until u O'Clock
and succeeded in finishing the connec-
tions with The Hull Street line OF the
Passenger and Power Company The
grading af7fS curve have been pat down
and the work OF cleaning away the dirt
and stringing the trolley wire in the
curve is all that remains to. be finished.
The superintendent said last night that
they fully expected to enter Petersburg
by Monday but in going under the Belt
Line, about two and q half miles from
that city, quicksand was struck and
some time was consumed in finding
foundation.
With all the obstacles the cars will
likely be started by the 10th Of the month.
dr. Frese, the rice-president of the
company, has been sick for some time,
and no definite statement as to the exact
time the road will be in running order
can be obtaiped. but from present out
look it will, not be later than the Goth.
CARTS ARE EUSY.
THE city carts were kept busy all day
yesterday, being at the disposal of a mem
in the streets were filled up. and prob
ably the best work done for some time
was accomplished. The members of the
Council had taken a trip to all the Tad
places and made notes of them. In some
places holes six inches deep We're filed
mp. very much to the pleasure OF persons
With vehicles. The carts will be kept
busy for some time now, for the Commit
tee on Streets are after them, and each
member wants TO help the.eondition of his