The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-25
BOARD FINALLY
DECIDES TO KILL
TYPHOID GERMS
Continued From First Page)

installation OF this plant, also the
services OF MIR. Richard Messer SAM
tary Engineer of the State Board of
Health. is desired in this connection.
The Superintendent Of Water is in
structed to obtain plans and estimates
OF cost for the installation of per-
inanent liquid chlorine plant and hypo-
To Install Plant To-day.
Having been authorized to take the
emergency step for the suppression of
the typhoid outbreak. Acting Superin.
,tendent Lawton and DR.. Levy will lose
no time in securing and presenting the
data desired by the Administrative
Board regarding the cost Of a perma-
nent plant. For Immediate use. an
emergency plant. made of whiskey bar
refs ana box. viii be set up some
,lhe 70 day. The hypochlorite of lime
is mixed with the water in the pro-
portion Of about one pound of lime
10 l'oO0,oOO gallons Of water meaning
that about fourteen pounds of the n.y.
pochloritc VIII be required to operate
the plant at the Settling Basin one
DAY. ihrce days supply was ordered
over the telephone yesterday afternoon
10 be sent down by express, the re-
manning portion Of the order to be
forwarded by freight The express
oraer VIII arrive in the city to-day.
The application OF The hypochlorite
to the water to-day viii remove al,
possibility OF typhoid Infection at
once. in the opinion OF the men be-
nind the plan. For the future. all
suspicion Will he removed In view OF
the fact that typhoid fever does not
develop until about three weeks after
the Injected water or milk il taken
INTO the human system. fresh cases OF
TYPHOID reported during the next three
weeks viii be charged 10 the water
where proof OF tho existence of any
other carrier is lacking No decrease
IN the outbreak Of fever Is expected
now until the end OF three weeks, al
though all possibility OF future in
lection from the water supply will he
removed
DIR. Levy Snubbcd.
Although the Administrative Board
addressed request to the Board OF
Health on Monday night to allow the
Chief Health officer TO appear in person
before the Administrative Board and
explain his fears about the contarni-
nation OF the water supply. no oppor-
tunity was given the Chief Health ON
Ger 10 speak 10 the board yesterday
morning when he appeared. Or Levy
has uttered no word Of criticism OF
the Administrative Board since the out
brcak OF the water controversy. vet no
was abruptly cut of when he arose to
supplement the offer Of cooperation
from the Board .: Health made TO tho
administrators Yesterday by Dr. " r
Oppenhimer. president.
state Health Commissioner Williams
and Dr.. Allen ". Freeman. the state
Health Departments typhoid expert.
again appeared before the board. but
did not add TO their previous recon-
mendaiion for the installation OF the
hypochlorite plant. After bluntlv
snubbing Dr. Levy, tho members of
the Administrative Board passed A
resolution thanking Drs Williams and
freeman for urging the adoption Of
DR. i.evy's recommendation. f O.
Baldwin chemist al the Settling Basin.
produced the report OF his twice "a day
tests OF city water for the presence Of
typhoid fever. showing that since June
the water has been practically free
from colon bacilli, only one test being
positive this month. on Saturday he
offered reports for May showing that
IL per cent Of the months tests had
showed the presence Of colon baciili
This Is accepted TO mean that the in
focccn was present In the water more
than three weeks ago. but IS now re-
moved. The possibility Of the recur-
renee Of the Infection at future clean
inss of tha coagulatinE basin is killed
by the Installation Of the hypochlo-
rite plant
Got Cold Reception.
DR.. 0ppenhimcr explained to the
board. in a speech that was not re-
ceived with enthusiasm, that the
Health boards action in asking that
requests by the Administrative Board
for DR.. Levy's services be made through
the president OF the Board of Health
had been misunderstood. The Health
Board never intended it's action TO be
construed into meaning that il wished
70 block any and all cooperation with
the Administrative Board in strictly
health matters. on the contrary said
DR. oppenhimer. the Health Board
would demand an explanation from DR.
Levy If he refused TO consult with the
Administrative Board any time his ad-
vice was asked. The Chief Health
Officer had intended no slight by max
ing his recommendation for the hypo-
chlorite plant through superintendent
Davis. said DR., Oppenhimer and both
DR. Levy and the Health Board re-
GREETED that the MISUNDERSTANDING had
arisen,
Commissioners Hirschberg and Beck
attacked The Times Dispatch for crit
icizing the failure OF the Administers
tive Board TO follow the Chief Health
Officers safety recommendation. Mr.
Beck declaring that the board don't
need advice from anybody"
Mr.. boiling Qualities.
city Engineer Boiling, who has been
drawn into the controversy as an en-
gineerinS bacteriologist addressed n
IeileI 10 tHe administrative board
giving in writing the statements which
he had made in person to the board
regarding the purity of the water sup
ply. His letter read:
Gentlemen,-In view of the wide
spread discussion of the typhoid sit
uation in Richmond, and it's causes,
wish to make a clear statement of
what has been told YOU verbally by
me when your board sought my opin-
ion on this matter:
That from the evidence before me- I
did not believe the water impure or
unwh olesome. IF n hypochlori:e plant
was to be erected. that it should he of
proper design and construction for the
control and mixing OF the lime soiu-
ton. in order that the proper amount
might be applied. Tina, no matter
what the cost. ! deemed it important