The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-21
TO TRY To KEEP
DR.. FOSTER HERE
Committee Recommends lncreas-
ing Salary of Medical Inspector
to $4,000 Annually.
CITY IS RECONSTRUCTED
Plans Drawn Up by School Board
Endorsed Despite OPP
position.

In order to forestall the probability
of the loss of the services of Medical
Inspector w. BROMLEY Foster. who
is said to be considering an otter
from Roanoke. and resolution in
creasinR his salary from $1.j00 to
$4,000 annually was recommended ~
the Finance Committee Tuesday
night.
DIR. Foster IL known to have been
offered the position of Health officer
for Roanoke, and his acceptance or
rejection of the offer may be said 70
be hanging fire.
according to several men, promi-
nent in the council the resolution
recommended Tuesday night viii DC
rushed through Common Council and
the Board Of Alderman, in all effort
TO offer Or. Foster the sIme salary
in Richmond that he would receive
in Roanoke.
Dr. Foster himself ia having moth
ing to do with this movement. He
did rot even know that the resolu-
ton was to be introduc ID.
Health ONCE Levy and Councilman
r, NJ. Reade, both approa 2hed before
the committee and made strong APP
peals In behalf of the reso'utien,
They declared that whether Or.
Foster goes to Roanoke or remains
here. the office of Medical inspector
should lie placed on a higher basis
as regards salary
| DIR, Levy told the c)mmitt % MEM
| aers of the excellent work Or Fos-
| ter mas done for the local Hea In
| department.. As a result Of. his ef-
! forts. the death rate in typhoid fever
! cases has been reduced from 30 in
! I,000 10 les than rs in 1000
Approve Redstrtcting Measure.
| Several other matters we're brought
| up for discussion among them being
! the recommendation of an ordinance
redistrictine the school areas of the
city.
! The new districts were mapped out
by the school board. They separate
the $4,000 children of school age in
the city into three districts of 5000
each. Citizens of the east end, pro-
tested against the arrangement
through Councilman Lynon. They
claimed that straight lines had been
drawn in the West Emo, while crook
ed lines" were drawn in the East
End Councilman Lynch requested
that action in the matter be held
over that East End tax payers might
be given an opportunity Of explaining
their opposition. His request was dis
recommended
VIII Hold Public Hearing.
The petition OF the Rennie Dairy
Company for permission to build
stable on North Seventh street he
TWEEN Leigh and jackson streets wal
tabled. 1t will be considered Monday
when residents of the section con
cerned will be given an opportunit!
to voice their protests against the pro
jeot. There is said TO be violent OPP
position to the construction or the
stable.
An ordinance granting the board ot
police commissioners power to regu
late all traffic by such rules as they
may see fit to promulgate was pre-
vented by Councilman Lynch and wa,
also laid over until Monday. when tbs
city attorney will be present. The
latter recently drew up an ordinance
granting the board power to regulate
| trafflc only on those streets where
building material is placed. Mr.. Lynch
does not thipkrathis latter measur,
broad enough.