Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-12-29
THE CITY GOVERNMENT.
Important Meeting of the
Board of Health.
DIR. REESE FOR HEALTH OFFICER.
The Police Force as IT Will Be
Delinquent Personal Prop
erty Taxes.

Bryson's chambers yesterday at P. NJ.
The new regulations having gone into
effect, Police Officer Lenox was stationed
at the door with orders not to admit any
one except members of the Board and
representatives Of the press. There was,
however, q constant stream OF callers
who desired to see the Mayor, and the
policeman was kept busy bobbing in and
out with messages for His Honor from
persons who desired interviews.
Previous to calling the Board to order
Mayor Bryson gave his private ear to q
number of gentlemen who came to consult
with him presumably on State subjects
He talked to a man now in this corner
and now in that, and it seemed as though
he was not to be given an opportunity to
join the rest of the Health Board and
get down to the business of the after
noon. But by and by he succeeded in
getting the chambers cleared of all in.
truders and the meeting proceeded. All
the members we're present, and at the
instance of the Mayor, Clerk Kubel lost
no time in laying before the Board the
unfinished business in hand.
The first matter acted upon was the
petition Of o. A. Moore, of East Los An.
geles, for the privilege of locating a
cesspool under the sidewalk at 900 Dow
ney avenue. Upon the recommendation
of the Health Officer, the petition was
denied, as there is no sewer connection.
The contract with John Farrell for re-
moving dead animals was approved
In the matter of the petition for ex-
tending the limits of the territory IN
which the keeping OF COWS is rest tied
to two to each householder, it wa rec
commended to the City Council that the
ordinance be amended 80 as to embrace
all the territory bounded on the north
by College street, on the east by Alame-
da, on the south by Washington and on
dinance prescribes only the territory in
cluded between Main, Pearl, Temple and
Sixth streets. The petition presented
had for its immediate object the abate-
ment of nuisance created by cow
yard at Second and Pearl streets.
A number Of bills were audited and
allowed.
Assistant Health Officer G. M. Hay.
den, who had been specially appointed
as inspector of meats and slaughter.
houses for the term of forty-fve days,
was allowed full pay for his services al
the rate of 50 so day, and his Office dis
continued, the markets being pronounced
free of infected meats.
1t was decided to retain Sanitary In.
spector Dolanty in office, for efficient
and necessary services performed.
The important business of the day
having been reached, namely, that o.
nominating Health Officer and the Po
lice Surgeon for the ensuing year, DR.
Reese withdrew, and nominations were
declared in order.
DR.. Bryant presented the name of DR..
L. S. Thompson and gave a high testi
monial to the gentleman's professional
ability and standing and his meritorious
services as Assistant Health Officer dur.
ing the smallpox epidemic of two years
ago. He believed the city needed q
Health Officer who would "get out and
rustic" and who would from time to
time furnish sanitary reports that had
some information about them. and by
which the Board and the public would
profit. He believed DR.. Thompson pos.
sessed these qualifications; he was in fa-
vor of rotation in Office, especially as be
thought the present incumbent, although
a very good man, failed to great extent
in repressing the spread of smallpox
when it was in this city.
Mr.. Humphreys spoke very favorabl y
of both DIR. Thompson and DIR. Reese,
stoutly upholding the record of the latter.
Mayor Bryson believed DR.. Thompson
to be q very capable man for the place,
but the fact of his being interested in q
drug store, disqualified him in his view,
and besides he heartily endorsed the
record of DR.. Reese, and would vote
for him again.
Mr.. Humphreys stated that it had
been limited to him that DR.. Thompson
was not a registered physician, but he
discredited the report.
DIR. Bryant stated that DR.. Thompson
was a registered physician, but that DIR.
Reese was not a registered voter of Los
Angeles, and that he owed allegiance to
San Diego.
Mayor Bryson dissented from this
charge, and claimed to have knowledge
that Or. Reese is voter of Los Angeles.
Mr.. Shafer stated that he had been
told that DIR. Reese claimed residence in
San Diego county. because he was prov
inc up on Government land there, but
he placed no confidence in the rumor.
Mr.. Kuhrts said he was sorry that he
could not vote for both men, as he knew
each of them to be eminently worthy OF
the place. But in view of DR.. Reese's
satisfactory services, he felt obliged to
support him for reelection.
A vote was taken and stood 4 for DR..
Reese and for Thompson.
The nomination of Police Surgeon be-
ing next in order, Mr.. Humphreys
named DR.. Choate for reelection.
Mr., Shafer, without refecting on the
present incumbent, proposed the name
of DR.. VIM. Dodge and warmly recon-.
mended him for the place.
Mr.. Kuhrts said DR.. Choate needed nc
better recommendation than his record
Every man on the police force, and every
patient ever treated by DR.. Choate
would say that he was the mos
courteous, most efficient and mos
punctual surgeon that ever officiated al
the Police Station.
Mayor Bryson heartily concurred ir
this statement.
The vote was: Bryson, Humphreys
and Kuhrts for Choate; Shafer and
Bryant for Dodge.
The Board then adjourned.
THE POLICE FORCE.
Felix Curran TO be the Next
Captain.
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