New-York tribune., 1886-02-10
HEALTH OtFIOE FEES.
AIMING A BLOW AT DIR. SMITHS REVENUE.

A BILL IN THE SENATE TO ABOLISH HIS TOLLS AND
PAY HIM $4,000 A YEAR.
,v,o,, ruE REGULAR CORRESPONDENT THE TRTBUNLl
ALBANY. Feb 9.-For two months politicians
have said that a bill wouli be introduced 10 deprive Dr.
william NJ Smith Health Onlcer OF New-fork OF the
large he is reputed receive To-day senator "
void, Republican, presented such measure AS III
Smith Is Republican, Senator Griswods Dill cannot DO
cons dered partisan one Dr. Smiths fees are said by
his friends to to $50 900 yearly wnle MS oPPo
nents think they amount to 100000 Senator drls-
wold's bill says that after the passage Oh
this act no fees charges whatever sha
be collected by SAID Health Officer in the performance
of his duties" While aholishing DR. smith lees 'uo
writer OF the bill evidently seeks to give nm ample
compensation for the loss by providing that he sh"
have yearly salary OF 10000. equal to mat OF the
Goyernor Dr. Smith Is also authorized TO pay MS hrSt
assistant the sum OF $4,000 yearly and his secohu
assistant So 600 The SUN or $4,000 is also appropr
ated to pay other expenses OF the Health Ohcers DO
partment The bill Is to go into effect AT once
Senator Girls void introduced the bill IN the interest OF
the commerce OF New-York, regarding the
fees OF the Health officer tax uDon
shipping which restricts the prosperity OF the
city, Lieutenant Governor Jones referred the Dill
To the Committee Finance. Senator Grswold said
that he thought bill ought to be referred to the COM
mittee on Comne and Navigation, aud lie made mo
on to that effect Senator FasSett objected TO this as
position OF the bill there former invesuga
tion OF the Health Oniccrs Department the flhah'e
Committee had made the inquiry. Moreover senator
GriswolI's bill was proposition to increase me taxes
of the state so ODO making new burden without re-
turning any equraienL Surely such bill Olght 10 DE
considered by thr Finance Committee. Senator Urls
wod', motion defeated by vote of seven 10 ' a.
(rsepublicIns Roman. Democrats IN HAtcS :
-tugsrshiIl. Ftssctt Hendricks Mcmillan, Mar
van Pdrkcr PItt- lIinrs mi h, Nrddcr. AytH "Ht"
D0iy F,fgdu, tirI,wOd. Hu'DhU Hiu'EiH. irGphIg,H.
senator Fa.-ctt, Republican, who ~ mein"cI OF tu
Finance Committee, to which the blll was reIerrel eA
pressed the opinion aiterwari that the measure Is u
constitutional that Attorney General Russell IN l79[
declared that the fees OF the Health Ocer msht De-
changed but canuct diverted to any oth"r purpose
the office Furthermore that the largest shippns con
Germs mad approved DR. smiths management ana tnrhr
vet II there was any desire To alter the present system II
should be- dour by having tOn-rrNs pass
law fixing equitable Tees on
inc basis ~ the tonnage OF all the ports OF tue Chte9
states senator Cnggrsua Republican, also eApl"H.tu
hostility 10 the bill gtOuud that irse Tees 1" tLo
Health officer necessary order 10 insure INV
-Nurk- health and the health Of the entire couhr'
-hould bc protected n ia" Health Olhcrr was gwen
merely A snl iry hc would strictly attentive 70 ms
duties aud q pr-tlrucr might enter the lhn senator
Cnrgc-hn also Thought that Congress should act ia the
matter AMI the Legislature. ,
Attorney General Hus,rl m MS opinion said that tue
r cannot appropriate To lts own ue Tor general rev
ruuc fees now collected hy the Health oihc"H lHS
may hr rruuccd changed but cannot be diverted from
the support OF ull,iA at quarantine 10 eHl"l't
sanitary regulations That opinion, % ." clear, docs h"t
h rms arrt Air Grswod does mol divert the Iees 10
any other purpose: hc Abulishcs theu