The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1880-04-27
THE BIG FIVE.
Election Of Officers by the New
Board of Health.
Mayor Jacob and Mr.. Hornberger Left
Out In the Cold.

rather unex pected meeting OF the Board of
Health was held this morning. A meeting had
been announced for tomorrow afternoon. but as
some of the members wished to 60 to Columbus
this evening, meeting was called for this morn
ing. Shortly before 10 o'clock the members met
In executive session in the Mayors Office. The
motion to go into the election of officers fell like
thunder-bolt upon Mayor Jacob and Mr.. Horn.
berger. who saw at once that a combination, COM
posed OF Messrs Setter, Metz, Bleichart, Klayer
and Dr. Bramble, had been formed and that they
(the Mayor and Mr.. Hornberger) had been left out
in the cold.
THESE two gentlemen were unaware that the
meeting had been called for that purpose. The
first election gone into was that of Health Officer.
DR.. Minor was sent for and the position was ten
dered him by every member OF the Board, but the
Doctor declined. DR.. Minor was pressed
TO accept the position but he stead
lastly declined, whereupon DR.. A. J. Miles and
Dr. g. L. Armstrong were nominated.
The voting commenced, and the Mayor and
Mr.. Hornberger seeing that the Big Five combina-
ton were voting for DR.. Miles, and that there was
no use for them to vote against him, cast their
votes also for DR.. Miles.
The election of a Secretary being in order, John
L. Murray and B. Chapman were nominated.
The combination voted as unit for Murray, the
Mayor and Hornberger voting for Chapman.
AT this stage of the meeting, Hornberger got up
and made things howl. He protested to the cleo
ti0n on the ground that the rules and regulations
governing the Board had not been adopted. He
| sroke about the combination that had been
formed, and about everything being cut and
dried before the meeting had been called to
| order. He asked for time to write out protest.
This he was granted when motion to adopt
| the rules and regulations was made and carried.
It was too late then for Mr.. Hornberger's protest
The election then proceeded for First Assistant
secretary. Andy Hoffman and B. Chapman
were nominated. Hoffman received the combi-
nation vote and Chapman the other two
For Second Assistant Secretary, Peter Kelly and
Nicholas Martin were nominated. Kelly got the
| big five vote and was elected For Milk Inspector
DR.. Manley and Captain Dean Wilson were noml.
mated. EbersOle was not even nominated, which
is bitter disappointment to him, as it was under
stood that Setter would place his name before the
| Board. Dr. Manley received the combined vote,
as did the others elected.
For Market Master. Jacob Mathers, Henry
Schloltman and Henry Snyder were nominated.
Before the ballotng proceeded, however, Snyder's
name was Withdrawn. 1t is hardly necessary to
say that Mathers was elected by five votes to
Schlottman's two
Other elections were to be made, but Mr..
Blechart thought that the majority had done
enough work for one day, and moved to adjourn.
The motion was opposed by Mr.. Setter. but the
question being put the motion was carried. ereat
ly TO Mr.. Settlers disgust who seem d to be very
anxious that the rest of the appointments should
be made The Board will meet at the call of the
Mayor