The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-09
HEALTH MEASURE
IS SANCTIONED. ].
With Amendment BY Mr..
Pollock Committee
Adopts 1t.
FEW MATERIAL
CHANGES MADE
Will Now Go to Board and Cour-
Gil and Will Undoubtedly Be-
come Law-Votesin = avor
OF Pollock substi-
tute is Olr11ost
Unanimous. M

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Unanimous. 8s
That Richmond will have changed
health conditions Is evident from the
action Of the Committee on Health and
the special health Investigating commit-f
tee last night, when the joint bodies, by,
n vote of thirteen to two, voted for the
ordnance proposed by pr. Ennion G. VIII
iams, with an amendment offered to
the first section by Mr.. Blair, at the in-s
stance of Councilman Gilbert K. Pollock
Tho only votes In the negative were cast
oy Messrs. Snttcrficld and Gates, and
there was not great deal of debate.
The amendment adopted relates mainly
to the first section OF the ordinance and
IS as follows: si,s fss.
That board, to be known as the sE
Board of Health be and the same Is #
hereby created, to be composed Of ES
five members, all OF whom shall be @
citizens and voters in the city OF sssss
Richmond, and ut least three OF whom
shall be doctors OF medicine, to be a
elected by the Council OF the city Of III
Richmond In Joint session. as soon a
as may be after the passage Of this s#g
ordinance. sE 5ssll 4 l5ss
Terms Changed. sgs
The members OF said board shall
hold Office for q term Of three years s
from the date Of election, except the s
members first elected under this orr
dinance, who shall hold oaice-two 8
for one, one for two and two for three
8 years. spectivcly. from the 1st day
OF July. 1905. and thereafter until 8
their successors arc elected ana ~
qualified. the respective terms Of S
/ whom shall be ascertained at the S
first meeting Of the said board, at
I, which the board shall proceed to Nv,
Z ascertain by lot the length <f term 81
each shall serve-that is to say, that #
fthestWo members drawing the lowest n.
one drawing the next lowest number
II two years and two for three yea rs. Il
& The NJ rahers 4ofs the board shall not IN
M be zen titled { to any compensatl Ion. ~ ss
Mr.. Pollock Speaks. sE,sS,.
Mr.. Pollock said ho objected to a. com
mission Of five MEMBERS which could
not be reached by any one Council /. N a EIa
feared the proposed commission Wouli
become an oligarchy He favored, In;
stead of the commission, board OF three
to be elected every two years.
The plan as proposed, he argued, would
take the commission too far from n the
people, and he believed that would ha
an unwise and unpopular measure Fs
z THE people should be heard he said;
''tho people should have the power to
direct and control the board: the people
should have the power to make changes
when they want them. The people are
always right and this commission should
not be a. governmental body beyond their
rcach."J IA tS!;st yt
A I'll y
the original ordinance. directed attention
to the fact that the city was constantly.
growing, and tho responsibility for the
public health expanding The functions
Of the health department would expand.
He expected to see the street cleaning
department under the health boards su-4
pervison In the course Of time. Ho.
thought that too much power should NOT
be placed in the hands Of a commission
Of three men. Mr.. Blair said lie did not
wish to be understood us sfavoring the
control of the street cleaning department
by tho health board. He mentioned IT.
powers of the health department.
Wanted Mayor to Nominate.
Councilman Umlnuf said 1t was in,n,n-
terlnl whether the board was to consist
Of three or five members. He favored
the nomination Of the members, however,
by the Mayor and their election every
two years. His Idea was to have the
Mayor namc twice the number Of men
to be elected. and have the Council choose
from the nominations submitted by the
Mayor. EGf
This suggestion met with little favor
Mr.. Gates offered MS Il substitute for the
whole that the hoard be composed Of
three members, all physicians. the presi-s
dent to receive salary OF $1,000, the
others 500 a year, to be elected for q
term OF years. This was rejected by e.
vote OF II to 3.
Tho compromise measure originating
with Mr.. Pollock, was eventually adopt-5
ed, the vote being 13 to 3, s5
The most serious objections We're ot-i
fered by Messrs, Bates and satterfleld,i
who finally voted mo.
Stood BY Pollock. n
Mr.. Pollocks statement OF his posi-
tIon was received with great consldera-s
tion, and members OF the Special ms
Committee We're quick to-
second and accept It, q ~
Mr.. Umlauf got through an amendment
providing for an assistant inspector OF
and this was the only ono adopted save
the ono offered through Mr.. Blair by
Mr.. Pollock. who Is not member o.
either committees i3 ss
MIR, Pollock is very happy over what
7e terms victory for the people, IN that
the board, as constituted under his
will not be too far removed y
rom the people. 1t should be stated
hat a vast number and probably ma. a
iority OF the members OF the Council have
urged DR.. Oppenhlmer, the present pres,5
dent OF the Board OF Health. to remain
on tho body. and II he shall desire
.e-election his road will be an easy one.
Not Yet Decided.
DR.. Oppenhimer said last night that
"a felt grateful TO his friends for con-
,idering him In this connection. but hS
vas not prepared to say at this time That
no. would he q candidate. It Is belieysA
that Drs. Garcln and Hoge would also!
be readily chosen among the five, II they
shall desire to retain their positions on
no board aa,s si
Mr.. Flair made manly fight for the
ordinance In the committeA,
and he had the support OF M6ssSs, VII