The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-29

..B:UTlFEW B CHANGES ARE MADE.

e BY a vote Of sixteen to two the Board
Of Aldermen last night adopted the ordl-
nance reorganizing the Health Depart
}iment, with some few immaterial amend
8ments. 81 II u s
The matter caused a good deal OF dis
cussion and it was considered carefully by
sections, many amendments having been
presented and discussed It Is now on a
high road to final adoption and VIII likely
be law by July 1st, the date fixed Tor
its becoming effective. It goes to the
lower branch next Monday night. ana IN, n
3dications are that it will pass with great
ease. }3 g-3
The chief amendments adopted by& the
g Board were striking out the clause al
lowing the Health Board to employ dag !
snosticians at per diem compensation, and
Increasing the pay Of assistant food sin-
spectors from 5000 to s72O per year. me
composition OF the board was changed
~ TO some extent. The language now reads reads
that or the five members "at least two
shall be doctors Of medicine. rms MS.
leaves the choice OF tho other three 70
be made from any class OF cltlzens Sthati maj
may be later determined. NJ
In5bits present form the ordinance Is
quite satisfactory to Its friends, and Mr..
Blair. who had charge Of 1T on the floor
last night agreed in tho main to nearly
I. ali the amendments that were adopted. Y.
Down to Business.
President William NJ. Turpin called the
hoard TO order Mt S:26 P. NJ. and moro
nan 4 n,,orllm of mer.pers Responded to
their names. %
The clerk laid before the body the or
d,nance reorEanizing the health depart
ment. which was reported from the Joint
Committee on Health and Finance, and
1t was read.
The clerk read the amendments put on
Nv the toint committee. the principal
ones being that three Of the members
OF the board shall be physicians. one a
business man and one civil engineer,
and that the board shall have power
to appoint diagnostlcians at per diem
compensation. A
Mr. Dabney moved to suspend the rules
In order to consider the mhtter.without
reference to the Finance Committee, and
this was adopted.
A Mr.. Blair moved to adopt the commit
tee amendment making three Of the
members or the board physicians and
Mr.. Dubney moved as q substitute that
5at least two shall be physicians, As a
substitute for tho whole, Mr.. Washer
moved that the board be composed OF
ono doctor one civil engineer md thrs>
business men.
Mr., Turpin (Mr. Whittet in the chnir)
advocated Mr.. Dabney.s mqtion. All the
others wore withdrawn, was some-
what enlarged by Mr., Tprpin, 50 as
to read "at least two OIL whom shall
Va doctors of medicine"
Would Not Reject.
This was adopted, and Mr. Gnnst moved
10 strike out shat the members of Tho
board shall be entitled to Q compensa-
7tion'' Mr.. Turpin opposed the amend
ment. and said II the ord lance was 50
amended as to provide 70 paying tho
members, he would vote aFainst IT, 10
wns unwilling to pay them a slnl<, dol.
lar. Mr., Blair likewise opposed the
amendment, and y was loH.
The committee amendmih1ts providing
Ithc number of assistant fpod inspectors
and sanitary officers were adopted, mo
number nf tho assistant POD Inspectors
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