New-York tribune., 1884-01-01
THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT CHANGES
FOR COMPETENT SANITARY INSPECTORS DIS
AussEn-Mun Will SUCCEED TMEM

FOR COMPETENT SANITARY INSPECTORS DIS =
mssED-wHO WILL SUCCEED THEM.
Outsido of President Shaler's Office great disap-
pontment was felt in the Health Department yes
terday i'm regard to the changes among the officers.
Five sanitary inspectors, including some OF the
Oldest and best men in the Sanitary Bureau had re-
Roberts Charles f. Lockwood, Charles 7. Russell,
George f. Morris and j. i. StlllweH. Dr. Roberts
had been in the service of the present department
since its organization. Dr. Morris has been regarded
as one of the most learned and best trained of the
inspectors and his opinion III cases OF c0naglOn mas
been unvarying III its correctness III was an
nOunCcd also that Assistant Sanitary Inspectors
Cowl Hochheimer and MCChcsney had been dis
missed. Perhaps no act OF the Board OF health
ever caused mere regret among the olncoFs III
the Sanitary Bureau than the dlschaIge
Of Dr. McChcsney. For more than year Dr. Me
Chcsnev has been intIusted with the investigation
OF the most dangerous of contagious diseases.
Several times his quickness in recognizing typhus
fever and smallpox, when otheTphysiclans Thought
fbn notIrnts were suffering from less serious
plants has saved the city from epidemcs As an
expert therefore, he was regarded as Invaluable /;
and the opinion was expressed freely III the depart
ment Yesterday that 1t wo9Id be a ong time before
q man could be found TO NIL his place.
Ii was asserted by some of the sanitary inspectors
who remain that feeling OF dlscOurageinent ana
carelessuess would result from the displacement OF
GOOD men TO mako room for a few fayoIites. For
the first time it was said, the Health Department
had been placed at the mercy OF politicians. hSh
President Chandler was IN office there prevailed a
general sense of securi Y and of encouragement 10
perform good work. That has given place TO a fear
O political IndEHdtcS. III was hLONH
the department that Commissioner johnson had
fought against the Encouragement OF the Sanitary
Bureau and the displacement OF any OF the mspec-
tors The creation of divisions in tho bureau, III
order TO provide sinecure positions for three
or four chief inspectors" at salaries OF
SO 600 each, was brought about by union Of
Health Officer Smith and President French OF the
Board of Police with President Schaler.
DIR. johnson protested and voted against the
measure in vain.
appointments would not be announced untll Thurs
day. II was understood, however, that the follow
Ing had been agreed upon: DR.. Cyrus Edison, son
OF the Mayor is to be Chief Inspector of the second
division of the Sanitary Bureau, embracing the
inspcction of offensive trades. DR.. MORGAN Morris
isto be Chief Inspecsor of the first diylSlGni IN IN
which the sanitary inspectors train. Major willard
BuIlard is to be appointed chief of the division for
street inspection OF which the sanitary police make
mn the principal force. There q rumor also that
Louis Brennan, brother of uhe Commissioner OF
Charities and Correction, was TO be made chle1 OF
the division of disnfcctOn, but it was not cTedi ed
number of clerks in tho department were anX-
iOus because il was TuInOIcd also that
some of the clerks were TO be removed on Thursday,
10 make room for the friends of politicians.