The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-13
NEWS GATHERED
ROM S0UTH5|DE
The Sanitary Ordinance Mil
Remain As It Was
Passed.
nc MEET IN REGULAR SESSION
TOSMEET.IN REGULAR SESSION
Some Political Happenings
Stricken With Paralysis Per
sonals and Briefs.
Manchester Bureau, Times Dispatch,
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Manchester Bureau, ~ Tm mes, psis q rsat
@If the members of the Health Commits
tee OF the City Council, together with the
members Of the Board Of Health, can
prevent any change being made in the
present sanitary ordinance, the Assem-
bly,, which is to meet in regular session
tonight, will not touch the municipal
law that has long since been advocated
and which has only recently been en-
acted.
81 1t was the sense of tho joint session Of
Sthe Health Committee and the Board Of
4 Health last night that the ordinance
remain us ii u.s. and that the president
Of the Board of Aldermen call special
Joint session of the Council for next
& Tuesday night 10 elect sanitary officer.
This is, provided of course, that Patrol
man NJ. J. Moore declines to accept the
IL position. offered him, and to which he
was elected
But there will be no tumpering with
q the present ordinance. II was suggested,
y and has been suggested by many members
A or the Council, that the ordinance be SO
changed as to place the election Of the
sanitary officer In the hands OF the police
commissioners While there was no
% direct opposition to this, the health au-
liberties thought il an unwiset move
a to have the ordinance tied up, perhaps,
4 for several months, in the committees,
and the two branches OF the municipal
"A government, and for this reason q reso-
luton was adopted setting forth the opin-
ion of the joint session last night along
"a this line.
II Bids for the erection Of pest house
were opened in the joint session. but
& nbne OF them were received. The entire
x matter was referred back to the special
committee and further bids will be OBJ
tanned
Alderman Hooker brought TO the atten-
Il ton of the body petition from many
citizens of the First Ward protesting
against ihs unsightly and alleged unsani-
tary condition a. S:xth and Decatur
Streets where a pond Of water stands.
Dr.. NJ P. Ruckcr. president of the
EpasGl o; Health, had examined the pond
and found THAI. r:hley il might bc un-
slightly it was moi .Insar,ftary for the rea-
s son nat the water vas flied with lime.
Csrnis could not ike in IL. The only
question in the mind Of the physician
was whether or not mosquitoes would
breed In the pond Thls would have
10 ae istt oPan for the time being. The
petition was referred 10 the Health
Committee and This committee Will turn
ii over 70 the Council, AS nuisance the
YsIace xiii BE- abated.
Those present last night at the meet
ing were Messrs Hooker, Moore. Petit,
Eeams Lindsay and Taylor, from the
\ Health Committee. and DR.. NJ. p. Rucker
il and Messrs. R%ams. Jones and Clcaton,
+ from the Board of Health
New Candidates Probable.
There are; signs upon the horizon that
there Will be something doing in the
First Ward this spring when the pri-
mary Is pulled off. Alderman a. r.
Hooker and Assemblyman ]. S. Wake
field are to be reelected. One or the
other will have opposition. Several names
have been mentioned az probable oppo-
nents OF Mr.. Wakeheld's, but thus far
no one has been suggested as candidate
against Mr.. Hooker for the seat III The
upper branch,
Both Mr.. Hooker and Mr. Wakefield
are popular IN their ward, and the men
who defeat them win have 10 make n
good fight. Mr.. Leroy Brown. has been
mentioned as Il probable canddnte for
the lower branch against w present
president Of that body.
The political situation in ,Eo other
wards Is yet a lively topic of interest.
IL has been suggested that perhaps
r there WOuid ne SpI!ls livery tilles III tile
Third Ward.
Mr.. II. l.. Toney was elected 10 fiji the
5uneXpired term Of Mr., Dafiron in the
Assembly, ana the question has been
E ,.ai scd az to whether or not he will have
10 stand for election by the people IN the
next regular election. or whether he
holds over until The term Of Mr. Daffron
would have expired,
In Police Court.
Mayor II. A. Maurice had two Of his
old time friends before him in Police
Court yesterday morning, aud 1t was such
Y treat for him that both sinners got
away without leaving any donation for
the sinking fund,
I .eslie CARRIER. a young white man, who
has often looked with bury eyes into tho
face OF the Mayor of tho city, stood again
Yesterday morning and pleaded for mercy
He said that he had been working In
Baltimore, and promised to hike 1t back
10 that city II allowed to-, His request
was granted.
Willie Grlhlth a white man Win a
wife and several small children, was
drunk, and sorry for it. His family saved
& him for tie Mayor didn't like 10 put Il
man IN Jail II there was any hope OF
his reformation.
ia David Robertson, the negro who shot
y Yopsy Jorles. another negro. some weeks
ngo. was called 10 answer the charge,
< hut the case was again postponed The
eoudiLAn Of Jana& i somewhat worse.