The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-10-26
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.

THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Met last evening In regular session. Present.
DR.. Chopin, president, DR.. Taylor, secretary.
and DR.. Austin, Mr.. Mott, DR.. fancy, and Col.
Samuel Boyd.
The minutes Of the public and executive ses-
sions Of the 18th inst, which were laid over at the
last meeting, we're read and adopted.
The proceedings of the executive session re-
lated to the charges made against DR.. Finney,
the resident physician at the Mississippi Quarsn-
tine Station, with reference to the detention Of
the steamship Alabama and other grievances
complained Of letter from DIR. Finney was
read which stated that the delay in the case Of
tn Alabama was occasioned by the refusal Of the
crew of the barge at the station to fumigate the
vessel on Sunday unless they were allowed extra
pay.
The minutes Of the executive session also dis
closed that DR.. Finney was peremptorily ordered
by resolution OF the board to discharge the crew
and employ another, and that committee was
appointed, Of which Mr.. Mott WAS chairman, 10
investigate the charges Of irregularities made
against DIR. Finney, and TO inquire concerning
the Of carbolio acid in the dsinfection OF ves
sells, and the method OF examination OF crews and
passenger lists
The minutes Of the public and executive ses-
sion OF the 18 inst. were also read and adopted.
The board manifested considerable sensitveness
at the criticisms OF the press on star-cbamber
proceedings, and the disposition was to have no
more executive sessions, the motive for those OF
DR.. FinDey. Since he had declared his indiffsr.
encs % to the secrecy OF the investigation, there
was no LONGER any reason to keep the proceed
ings secret.
FIN
devoted to the reading and consideration Of the
report OF the committee OF investigation ap
pointed at the preceding meeting. This report
set forth the manner In which carb0lic acid was
used and the general method adopted by DR..
Fnney in the fnmigation OF vessels. With refer
ence 10 the charges made in the case OF the
steamship Alabama, and the charge that Walter
Jones, servant OF the resident physician, WAS
placed on the pay roll as a bargemsn. the report,
after reeiting the testimony ELECTED by the COM
mittee, MIR. Nott and DIR. Chopin, from DR.. Ryan
and the employees at the station announced the
following conclusions
/. The resident physician was absent from the
Quarantine station on the 9th OF 3, ptember (the
Date Of the steamer Alabsma's detention) with
out the knowledge or permission of the Governor
OF the State or the Board OF Health, and Ia viola.
ton OF section ten OF the act creating and de-
iping the duties of the Board of Health.
2. The Board OF Health, by a resolution passed
on the 1911 September. peremptoriv ordered the
resident physician to discharge the crew that 70.
fused to fumigate said vessel which resolution
was based on letter from DR.. Finney, which
stated that the crew had 30 refused unless paid
for so doing. which order was received and dis
regarded.
3. y Is established by the testimony Of Dr.
Ryan, the assistant resident physician, and the
crew, that the crew did not refuse % fumigate
the steamer Alabama
a. The barge crew at the station was in no wise
responsible for the detention Of the steamer Ala
bana on the 9th OF September.
5. That Walter Jones, entered on the pay roll
as bargeman, does not discharge any duties as
bargeman, but 10 employed as servant of the
resident physician.
The minutes OF the executive session further
disclosed that after the reading Of this report the
following action was taken by the board after
hearing the confession of DR.. Flnney, who was
present In obedience to the summons Of the
Board:
Whereas, DIR. Finney has admitted that the re-
Elections contained in the analysis OF the report of
the committee appointed to examine into rtain |
irregularities at the Quarantine Station are cor
rect:
Be IL Resolyed, That the statement and explana-
ton OF DR.. Finney be received by this board, and
that while expressing disapprobaH n Of bis n.
duct In the premises, that they express the belief
that hereafter he will act in full accord with al
the wishes and orders emanatjng from this ard |
After the reading aud adoption of these min- |
utes, Mr.. Mott, as chairman of this finance COM
mittee, submitted the following report:
New ORLEANS, Oct. 25, 1875.
To the President and Members of the Board of
Health OF the State Of Louisiana
The undersigned finance committee beg leave |
to submit the following report Of our investga.
ton:
The chairman OF your committee, while visit
ing the Mississippi Quarantine Station on the 9Th /
inst, in company with the president of the
Board of Health, was furnished by the assistant
resident physician with the amounts collected
and received at the Mississippi Quarantine Sta
ton for the months Of May, June, July, August
and September, as follows: