Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-08-28
BOARD Or HEALTH.
S. Roth's Charges Again. iieai'h o"'e'
Ferral,

| Ferral.
A special meeting of the Boa ri OF Health
was held last evening at the Oh &c VI "a
Bruno, for the purpose of hean.'g .ne
charge plade by s. Roth against IL. ai'l
| Officer Ferral, alleging that the latter hA
| him arrested through malice. There were
present Drs. Cluness chairman. Snider
and Bruno. and Messrs Beatty, McNasser
and G. L. Johnson (members of the special
Sanitary Committee), S. Roth, Health Off
Ger Ferral and several witnesses.
Mr.. Roth was called upon to state the
nature of his grievance. He stated that he
had leased the premises at 451 street TO
Mr.. Strachan, and having been notified by
the Health Officer that the closet thereon
was nuisance, he proceeded to have new
| one constructed. Before it was finished
Strachan said he did not want it there, and
knocked it over. He (Roth) had repeat
eddy asked Mr.. Ferral what he should do,
but could get no satisfaction. He finally
had Strachan arrested for malicious mis-
chief Afterward Mr.. Ferral allowed Stra-
chan to maintain the closet in its old posi-
ton Later on Mr. Ferral had complains
ant arrested, without notice, for maintaining
filthy premises. He Roth had no control
over the matter, as the place is occupied by
another party under lease. Mr.. Ferral
had evinced an unjust prejudice against
him by charging him with maintaining a
nuisance, when the real perpetrator thereof
had not been molestea.
Health Officer Ferral then made a state
ment of the difficulty referred to, which
had resulted in the conviction of Strachan
in the Police Court, for maintaining a
nuisance, and said that, the nuisance still
remaining undated, he had, in accordance
with instructions from the Sanitary Com
mittee, notified Mr.. Roth by mail that the
nuisance must be abated, which was not
done, hence the arrest Of which he COM
plains.
Mr. Roth replied that he had received no
such notice. Moreover, while he admitted
that his place was dirty, he could point out
to the Board many places in the city in
comparison with which his Yas rs a
parlor.
Mr. Ferral repeated that he had time and
again been to see Mr.. Roth about having
the place cleaned up. So also had the City
Attorney and Police Judge.
Hon. Grove l.. Johnson, who had been
requested to be present, stated that he had
examined Mr.. ROth's place in company
with a special committee He had found
the place to be in a shockingly filthy con-
ditiOn, offensive to sight and smell. The
whole place was so vile that the committee
were unanimous in the opinion that the
nuisance should be abated by some means
Mr.. Roth said he agreed with Mr.. John
son that he found the place in a bad condi-
ton, and had he been notified thereof he
would have had something done.
Mr.. Strachan. the occupant of the prem
Uses, then told his story. He denied that he
had ever used the cellar. and was not re-
sponsibe for the bad condition of things
there. He stated that the closet referred to
was not built where Mr.. Roth first agreed to
have it located, hence he (Strachan) had it
torn down.
Colonel McNasser said he visited the place
i'll question, in company with Judge Beatty
and Grove l.. johnson, and found the
place in a filthy, horrible condition.
Judge Beatty said he could corroborate
the statements made by Mr.. Johnson and
Colonel McNasser. The Health Officer had
informed him at the time that he had done
all in his power TO have the nuisance
abated
Mr.. Roth then desired TO introduce testi-
mony to prove that Health Officer Ferral
has been neglectful of his duty, but the
Board decided that the meeting was held
for the purpose of investigating a specific
charge, and could not hear any other The
Health Officer had right to be notified of
any charges that might be made against
him, so that he could be prepared to meet
them.
\ Mr.. SCHNEIDER, called at the request of
Mr.. Roth, said he had examined the pre-
misses few weeks ago, and did not think
they were in such very bad condition.
Mr.. Roth admitted that this visit was
made subsequent to his arrest.
There being no further testimony to be
heard, the Chairman of the Board stated
that the matter would be taken under ad
yisement, whereupon the Board adjourned.
They afterwards met and ignored the
charges made against the Health Officer,
and the latter was fully exonerated and his
course in the entire matter approved