Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-05-17
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF HEALTH.
They Organize and Elect 4. III. Snyder
Health Officer.


Health Officer.
The newly-appointed Board of Health
met at the Office of DR.. Lame Saturday
evening present Drs. Glow, Snyder, Bruno
Lame and Nichols. Dr. Nichols, the Secre-
tary of the old Board, called the meeting
to order, and it organized by the election of
DR.. Lame as President and DR.. Nichols as
Secretary.
The Board found large amount of work
on hand, the result of the quarrel between
themselves and the Board of Trustees, the
city having been practically without a
Board OF Health for several weeks.
The reports of the Superintendent of
City Cemeteries for March and April were
read. The same are embraced in the mort
uary reports that are weekly published in
the RECORD UNION.
Health Officer Ferraps report for March
and April, also those of City Physician
Parkinson covering the same time, were
read an FLED.
quite number of communications and
petitions relative to the health OF the CITY
and proposing additional precautionary
sanitary measures were read by the Secre-
tary, discussed and placed on file
Ii being suggested that the election of a
Health Officer was in order, DR.. Bruno
a.. il j
the son of a member of the Board. and he
received the unanimous vote of the Board.
Or. Snyder IS Democrat, but members of
the Board state that his selection was made
upon the ground of his being a physician,
and without reference to his politics.
The election of an Inspector of Plumb
ing was next considered. Several plumbers
were present and urged the election of II.
W Decker. On motion of Dr. Nichols.
the matter was deferred to the next meet
ing.
DIR. Nichols, in highly complimentary
speech, offered a resolution indorsing the
official acts of the retiring Health Officer.
They were seconded by the other members
OF the Board and adopted unanimously.
MIR. Ferral responded in a few brief re-
marks saying the resolutions were entirely
unca!led Tor, that he had always performed
his duties, rs should any servant of the
people, and that a sense of having been
true and faithful in the discharge of the
many unpleasant and arduous duties that
fell to him in his official capacity, linked
with the fact that he had the Endorsement.
that approached almost one of unanimity,
OF the people of Sacramento, regardless of
politics, was Of itself a compliment far
greater and entirely sufficient
IL would seem to the general public that
this Health Officer imbroglio was now
AT an end, but 1t is generally be
lleyed that such is far from being the case.
The Board of Trustees have to confirm the
selection of the Board of Health, and that
they Will do so in this case is hardly prob
able. The only objection to Walter B.
Ferrai by the majority of the Board of
Trustees, who are Republican, was that he
was Democrat, " an offensive partisan"
In order to secure that office with its sti-
pend OF 500 per month to the Republican
party, the old Board of Health which was
iaN orable to the retention OF Mr.. Ferral,
was replaced by new Board the majority
OF which. 1t was understood, would elect a
man whose Republicanism, past party serv-
ices and future political influence would
be welded In the interest of certain am
bilious Office seekers Various contigen-
cies arose which have been frequently
spoken Of in these columns, whereby some
proved ineligible, and others refused to
serve or participate in a Board whose sole
object IS that of regulating sanitary mat
tiers, II by SO doing, they must be ruled by
parties who have an eye single to the spoilS
of Office and future political preferment.
Trustee Jones has openly stated upon the
street that he would not confirm the APP
pointment of Or. Snyder's son, should he
be chosen by the Board of Health, and
added that no Democrat need apply He
said there were hundreds of competent
Republicans in the city who would and
could fill the position and he proposed to
stand strictly by the party IN this matter
1t is said that Trustee Ryan expresses SINH
lar views, and that DIR. Snyder will not be
confirmed. If this proves TO be the case
the Board must make another choice-one
that meets with the approval of the ma
iority of the Board of Trustees.