The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-12
ADOPTS
HEALTH \ MEASURE n !: Is; i [.
The Amended ordinance.
Goes Through In
a Whirl.
ONLY FOUR VOTES
in OPPOSlTlO N.
Goes to Board Tonight, Where
It Will Win Another Victory.
Resolutionto Inquire Into 4.
Expediency Of Audi
torium at Second
Market.

BY vote OF "a to 4. the Common Coun-
ell last night adopted the compromise
ordinance to reorganize the Health De-
partment as It came from the Joint Com
mittees on Ordinances and Health, with
only one amendment. which Is imma-
#terial. 3s5 II II 335,. e :; KS
This was to strike out the provision
for an assistant plumbing Inspector. and
I to provide that one OF the four sanitary
officers shall be practical plumber.
While there we're only four votes against
the ordinance, Messrs. CARRIER and Dick-
erson made vigorous speeches in oppo-
5sition. $ssc "a. st, ss3s n B, -
They denounced the measure and said
4 to vote forait would be base ingratitudc
to the present; Health Board, who had
been faithful
The ordinance goes to the Board In
regular session tonight, and vill go
through In Whit It Will rnen require
only the approval a: the Mayor. in order
to be erectiye as !! July 1stf OF this year.
Captain Masurier%Snsred resolution.
which WAS referred, Mracttne lie Com
mittee on Grounds and Buildings to In
auire into the expediency OF having an
auditorium over the Second Market. The
resolution Will be found elsewhere.
Only Three Absent. 4
President Peters presided, and there
was a large attendance OF members. IN
Messrs. Mccaw. Woodburn and witt
shire. 5
After theSordinance was read. Mr.. Pol
lock offered the substitute for the first
section. which was recommended by the
Joint committee. and 1t was adopted.
The amended section changes the COM
position Of the board. so as to have at
least three doctors upon 1t, and to have
"a majority chosen by each succeeding
Council A "a # sS ss i335
ICE The sonly new Famend dment Il adopted swas
sstha pfrareds hys .sssbi tnsssxtdEa
Out he sprovision n for an nssistantf plump
ing insre ttor5 at - 70 per year n and to
require that b I itast one of p tie four
Ssanitary officers s::al! & be- practical
plumber. u. 81 liF .s.559;; .s.559s;; " 3ls #3ss
This carsed some debate. but It finally;
,''tsr went through. Alessrs. CARRIER and Dick
*erson, who. with Messrs. Grimes and
Gates. cast the only votes against the.
ordinance, spoke earnestly against 1t.
:rafr. CARRIER seemed to show some feeling,
He said he did not care for newspaper
criticisms. and. II any considerable NUM-
ber OF his people objected to his position;
he was ready t. get out and let some
one else have his seat. 4: sz| a
II am voting from conviction, he said.
Ing. as incompetent and unfaithful such
admirable mem as now constitute our
board Of Health. ss
1T would be therbascst tngrattude to
thus treat faithful servants, and shtll
never vote to do It,!
With Equal Vigor.
y Mr.. D!ck4 rson was equally vigorous
in las opposition. He pictured DR.. Open
|himer a $ man who had rendered the
city valuable and faithful services for
eighteen years. and declared 1t was now
proposed to kick him out when even
the investigating committee Said he had
done the best he could with the means
at hand.
He declared that 3 arrs ago when 5000
school children were Yep. from school
on account OF sypntlieria, Dr.56 Open
himer. though 9 young g man, took scharga
OF theS& .uation and had them all safely
back liz short while. 5is
tGive these men the means" he said, !
''and let them go on with their work.,
you are proposing here to create a
machine for the new Council and I say.
the best thing to do is to down the
whole matter and Sivn the present board
more money
= Mr.. Dckerson warned the Council that
s"the finances of the city ould not Jus
ss.!';- all the extraordinary appropriations
that 70 being proposed. q
Wins in a Walk.
81 Without further debate, the ordinance
as amended, was adopted by the .ollow-
s.,g vote: III & i Ef
ayes-Mcssrs. iAtktnaon, Batk.ns, Davis,
Curtis, Dom. !.eavy, Elicit. FERGUSON,
Green. Hobson, Huber. Lea Lynch, Ma
surfer, M,ils. Miner, Morton. Pollard,
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