The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-26
BOARD OF HEALTH
WILL BE ASKED ID
MAKE THE REQUEST
Chief Health Officers Efforts
to Avoid Undesirable
Publicity Fail
OTHERS IN FAVOR
OF COOPERATION.
Mayor Ainslie and DR.. Open.
heimer Express Themselves
Strongly and Request May
Not Be Granted

~
Not Be Granted
/, Feeling that the trend Of develops
ments in the typhoid scare" (occa~s
| stoned by unnecessary ,publicationsl
! has been directed towards the. con-
duct of him as chief health officer OF
the city and that the board OF health
of Richmond has been placed under
fire." DR.. E. c. Levy. chief health of
ficer, last night decided to call for m
investigation Of the entire affair.
Whether DR.. Levy will be successful
/ in his demands for an investigation
remains to be seen. There arc at
| those, who are of the opinion that IN
investigation is not always desirable
and is not the most satisfactory meth~s
cd of ending an unnecessary dis
turbance.
| Mayor Ainslie's Statement.
| Mayor Ainslie yesterday issued the
| following statement:
| Now, let us quit all this criticisms
and cross-firing. The interest at stake
is the public health, and that is far
interest of any individual or any dee
| partment. sgx
| Whatever has been done. has been
done. We cannot change that. ALL
though the occurrence is regrettahiA2
yet we have learned some things, and
we should take prompt advantage-c
them to prevent a repetition In ~ Z
future of what we have just passet
through. We probably know how We !
can throw further safeguards around
our water publication system and
thereby prevent even a temporary
contamination of the supply, such ~
we had in May.
| I'VE at least have the assurance OF
all the health experts. State and city
that our water is now pure and whole,
some. / shall endeavor to harmonix0
all individuals and departments con-
nected with the system into renewed
teamwork in behalf of the safety OF
the people of Richmond"
Hypochlorite Plant Installed.
1t Is admitted by the health au-s
thorities and maintained by the city
/ employees at the water plant that tho
water of Richmond is and has been
for some time pure and wholeSome-s
The installation yesterday OF tenn.
porary hypochlorite> plant, to be foI~
lowed by the installation of perma-s
nent one, insures the purity OF they
water In the future and the recent
actions OF the administrative board
and the health board, looking to cO-E
Operation in the future, seemed to be,
all that was required for the reas-s
surance of the people OF Richmond.s
DIR. Levy's Statement.
DIR. Levy last night sent the fol~i
lowing statement to The VirginiAn:
My efforts to have a dangerous
condition corrected promptly. CONF
pletely and without any unnecessary
and undesirable publicity have failed,
lin the latter respect at least. and have
furthermore given rise to statemental
wholly incorrect and misleading, and
as am unwilling TO enter into n0Ws-l
\ paper constroversy on this subject
4 there seems to be but one way Tor
me to show convincingly that every~]
4 thing possible has been done by thu
board OF health and myself to sa1o4
guard the welfare of the people.
i II will therefore endeavor to have
/ at once a called meeting OF the boaH6
/ Of health for the purpose OF reQuaok~s
ing the mayor to order an immodiAt4s
Investigation of this entire mattoTs ~
/ order to determine where the -
/ sponsibility rests for the fact that tn
citizens Of Richmond were furniahe4
( with dangerously polluted water Ala@
for the delay In taking action to px@s
vent a recurrence Of such cond1t1QM8
''E. c. LEVY, M. IN
"Chief Health Ofhcer.
! DR.. Levy will today consult W1e
/ DR.. w. r. Oppenheimer prest0oaeM4
the board of health. and Request IT.
I a meeting OF thar body b. cGt116 H.
as soon as will suit the convonio
. board win Meet.
When asked last night when
board meeting would be called. =
! Oppenheimer stated that he hA0
previously been advised OF Dr. I41N
wishes Tor an Investigation ~
department and that he presuma4
DR.. Levy would confer with h3M
day IF DR.. Levy desires . uaNe
1 of the board for any purpose 49,
ever, will call 1t as soon N ne1
i to SUIT The convenience OF tina ~
bers,'' stated DR.. Oppenheimer.
Questioned further as 70 WAM1
ton the board might take o. 1M
quest OF DIR. Levy for an inveGe9
by the mayor. Dr. OppenhNimG
not certain. II have not had t.
give the matter the proper IT,
ne stated, ito express dect6oM
ion. / do notknpw that muntc1
designations are always the h0e
Il cd Of procedures In the matfaF
ing such cases.
Significant Renaax1Is WI
4 DR.. Oppenheimer than md
niflcAnt remark when ~ GC5
4 would seem to ma that tn
for all Of US to do n to ~ ri
Tour best At what We m
Pace SSly