The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-12-27

discussion, struck out the paragraph
placed there by council. and sent tbs
resolution back TO common council
That body h~id special meeting 10 dis
po9o of ina resolution. last Tuesday
night on call engineered by Coun.
s.imAn Atkinson.
The PAPER was discussed for nearly
.wo hours Mr. JTmisuf endeavoret
TO have his section reluserted in the
resolution. and one or two minor
amendments were suggested. Finding
Itself hcpelessly entaneled the body, on
motion OF Mr.. Haddon, referred the
entire proposition to the administra
tive board. where 1t now lies
IT was said by Mr. Haddon and
others that as the administrative
board under the city code has control
of the City hospital. that body should
frame up some mode of procedure in
the pending question, and report back
to council.
The Uuilauf amendment gives to any
"indigent patient in the hospital the
right tn call his family physician"
II WAS stated BY President Whittet.
Of the administrative board that the
question would be considered at a
special meeting CT the board early
next week.
The section " the code giving the
AGHGlIa&AAAANt NEAi q NHEthlRA tt tAAE
City home says;
THAT all the duties OF an exc
,utiva or Administrative character now
exercised by any of the several com
mittees Of The council Of the city of
Richmond under any law ar ordinance
aow Ia force are hereby expressly con-
erred upon and required 10 be ex
ausiyely exercised by the said admin
strativs beard and the management
markets. alushouses crematories .
All property, both real and personal
lsed in connection with the said works
" public Improvement OF ownership,
md general control management and
Jurisdiction over 4nF ard all depart
v1ents Of the city government, except
The police. fire and health depart
1lents and over all other public utth-
lies, works aud improvements belong
ng to or controlled by the city not
1erelr specially enumerated and such
as may hereafter be acquired by the
city are hereby placed under the
management and control OF the said
administrative board the said
board may mike and promulgate rules
and regulations for the government OF
the officers and employees in charge
u departments under their control
This section Is taken from the
amendment code by which the ad-
niuistIatlve board Was created.
A section 81 chapter "a Of the city
code, concerning the conduct Of the
City home, says
- There shall be appointed by
the committee on relief OF the poor
rhe following offcerA. ten doc
tors, who shall constitute a visiting
STAFF composed OF specialists in the
different departments of medicine, and
who shall serve without compensation.
The committee shan designate from
the visiting stan appointed under this
ordinance. a chtef practitioner OF medi-
cine ard a surgeon, who shall be held
responsible fer the professional con
duct of the hospital In the institution
during their term designated by the
con- rrljttee and who shall he required
TO visit the institution daily or oftener
IL nece ssary The chief practitioner
shall have supervision and direction
Of all that relates To the sick within
the Institution. ard the sanitary CON
dition OF the same, four resident ply
sicianE. whose terms Of service shall
be so arranged as 10 overlap SO that
there may always he two experienced
men as resident physicians in the hos
pItR1 and 4 lnarrOU. The EupETtT-
tendent shall. BY virtue of his office, he
superintendent Of the CitS hospital. the
keeper Of Shockoe cemetery and su-
perintendent OF public charities,