The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-05
Some Spicy Talks Made by Mem
beers Last Night.
NJ. p. MATHEWS WAS HEARD
se Urged the Members 10 Action-A
Sharp Tilt Between Two Members.
Wants an Owl Car-Other
Manchester News.
Manchester Bureau. Richmond Times,


inc city should he lose a member Of his
family from sickness. alleged to have
been caused by the filthy condition OF an
tiley In the rear of his home. all Went
h. make the meeting of the Street Com
r.ittee last night one of the most mem
trarlc ones III the history Of tho city.
DR. w p Mathews president of the
BOARD Of Health. brought the matter UP,
Ind the filthy cutters, the chokcd up al
ipysi and the failure of the city to open
alleys in other places were discussed Tor
over two hours. incidentally, there were
some sharp tits between members
.lesSrs Barrett and Wakefield saying
somo spicy things to one another. Eight
tne,nbers met first in The City Engineer s
Office hut later went over to the Council
Cnamber. Mr. r. L. Patram occupied the
chair. DIR. Mathews spoke first de SAID
that in contravention of the Mayors re-
port as to the sanitary condition of the
city he wished to bring TO the attention
ri the Street Committee the condition OF
;,Ic alleys and cutters. Cutters, he SAID,
sia! not been opened for months. Alleys
81 many cases were stopped up, and there
mosquitoes matched and spread malaria
Through the city The month OF SepteIn-
her was the worst. and he wanted 10 see
something done to alleviate the trouble.
H., then cited case after case whore the
c.Ittets We're stopped up and alleys were
almost entirely closed He said the or
dInaEccs Of the city were not being en-
forced The proper authority should see
- it that the CUTTERS should not be in
elrch condition that parsons have TO hold
their nosfrils when passing. II vas
ELAINE and the Street Committee should
.aItc action at once
CITED SPECIFIC CASES.
Then branching more specifically into
The question. DR. Mathews cited the case
on Porter street. An alley between
In-rteenth and Fourteenth and between
Perry and Porter was ordered opened
a long time ago but has remained as it
Is Between thirteenth and Fifteenth
streets, on Porter Street. there have
been cases OF typhoid fever every year
Tor the psst twelve years. Cess pools
stand here all the time and the most
slckening green, muddy water drains
Town into the peoples yards. Between
thirteenth and Fourteenth and between
MoDonough and Perry Streets there was
an alley which needed opening. Between
Decatur and Huh and between Thir-
teenth and Twelfth one end OF an alley
was stopped.
AS to cleaning HUI Street, Dr.
Mathews said that the cutters should
be flushed at least once a week. Garbage
was being removed all right, but the
streets were not being swept we'll. Grass
was growing in many places in the gut
ters. making It nearly an i.npossibilty to
wash the filth from the curbstone.
Dr. Mathews was followed by Mr.. G.
People. who lives on Porter. between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth. Mr.. People
presented a petition from most Of the
citizens along the street asking that
the alley be opened. and they would
give the land. One or two lots
Of the land belong TO minors and
as to those the petitioners could not say
otherwise they would not help in any
manner. The city physician president
OF the Board Of Health, and citizens OF
the square named signed the petition.
WOULD SUE CITY.
Mr. G. W. Jones, who also lives on the
square, said that some of his family had
suffered from fever Tor every year since
he mad lived there. and that he was
forced to send them away in the sum-
mer Should he lose q member of his
family by the disease, he would bring
suit against the city, and he felt con-
naent he would recover damages.
Estimates of the cost of the alley be-
tween Thirteenth and Fifteenth and Per-
ny and Porter will be presented to called
meeting by Captain Lipscomb. city en-
gineer
Mr.. Barrett fought for tho opening of
the alley and the cleaning Of the cutters.
He received a bitter opposition from Mr..
Wakefield, who thought that the bust
ness Of cleaning the streets belonged to
the Health Committee and not to the
street Committee. BY vote ii was fin
aliy decided that the Health Committee
should have charge of cleaning the gut
ters and judging from the tone of DR..
Mathews voice, the streets WEI be cleaned
In a short time.
Mr.. Wakefield and Mr.. Barrett had
hot controversy over the question of the
cost Mr.. Wakefield contended that there
were other alleys in the city which needed
opening. and it might cost 5000 to open
the one named. lie wanted to see the
81 Ma cot TS-a
mi,tee. he contended. did not have any
money TO throw away, and should be care
fiil in expenditures. Mr.. Hooker asked
Mr.. Barrett 10 tell him what amount
the Street Committee had at their dis
posal II don't care d continental no"
much we've got / want to preserve the
health OF the citizens ahead of every
hing eles.'' replied Mr.. Barrett.
Mr. REAAiS RIIEARD
Than Mr. Reams had a say. AT a
former meeting of the Health Committee
and the Board of Health the cay I'm
Eneer had been instructed 10 11ush hun
Street at least once week MI. healns
commended this had not neen cone 90 ' "a
residents of lower Hull Street wou!c
have been run from their business Grass
had grown in the cutters until they mao
been almost completely stopped ana !"
Hush lot of water on this would Simply
make matters worse.
Captain l-ipscomb sad that stitSe w.
Instruction 10 flush the street had been
riven there had been rain every
week. and on Saturday he had gone
10 Superintendent Sharp and asked TO be
allowed to open a plug The water pres
sure was so low at the time that il coula
not be done.
Nv pa1ram. from the chair, asked the
o,,estion IL there was'a street in the city
that did not need cleaning. II was not
In this chair I'd tell you something about
the unsanitary condition of your city;
It is worse than it has been Tor ten
years" said Mr.. Patrar
IN A HOLE.
Mr.. Barrett. speaking again said he
wanted TO get out of the hole the old
Health Committee had placed them IN by
spending nearly all the appropriation.
want TO tell you that it, not so sane
AIR Wakefield, referring to the old COM
nittce having placed the new one IN
hole or in debt. The heated discussion