The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-19


nayoy dad sens patsenss 20 him 20 BE- sent
10 the hospifG; his only authority Vas The
rFevious custom Of charging the city fees-
ssWh<re did you iesrn OF that custom :.
asked Councilman Jones.
II made the tisi oat The Efss month and
the council allowed II. ! supposed IL rss
right" He vas told shst DR.. Ames re-
e<5vexi tgfJ month. He did NOT remem-
Der who told hsna. but that the city had
paid $50 Tor smallpox lie did not con-
alder hts services worth that, but charged
what be ssourht they we're. He charged
for sxelve visits % the psss-houss and three
to the Logging camp
Did you do anything TO prevent small
pox except ~acciBate7" ASKED Councilman
Jone.
Dr. Grant related that he san the chief.
and took police officer ont there Hehzd
collected ~ for vaccination.
Why did you charge s visit In Jacob
son = cax 20 asked the mayor
There was more than enc case there
Replying 20 Councilman Darie. he said
he thought Mr.. Siesz told him the city had
been paying extra for smallpox cases.
That was before he went into ofhcs.
He exnIasned that his charge OF Is vista
each day i've times il one month.
amounting 10 So. 20 Grace hospital was be-
cause Il took him 50 long to go there. He
charged Uniform charge OF So in each
cAse OF typhoid fever.
..Yeu charged 80 for attending a man
who felt intoa hold. Why did You not
charge the shSpss asked Mr.. Ronald.
Because ! supposed would not have
got it,
.Iisre isa blank. $sD; what does that
mean r.
'.only that did not get his name"
The mayor asked Mr.. Ronald 10 give his
opinion of the evidence offsrei.
Your honor. ! hate to give my opinion. !"
said he. sbut III do IT, 1t seems 10 be not
msifeasxnce. but misfeasance- There's
been plundef aIi around. know OF no
authority ny which the city can pay for
attendance on patients. ] don't know
where you get your Law to make contract
with Providence hospital.
III Il not the business OF the health OFF,
Ger 10 treat Tom. Dick and Harry. He has
a right to charge fees but not TO charge
them 10 the city. He bad no right to
make these charges and sio tell the truth,
the city had no right to pay them"
Mr.. Ronald then read ordinance 80,
showing what duty the health officer must
perform without pay beyond the salary of
$500 year. He went on to say that he
might - we'll. - city attorney. put in bill
for clients who could not pay him. IL
might not be maifeasance but IL was cheek.
IL was gall. lie repeated his opinion that
IL was niisfeasance but not nalfeasance.
Replying to Colonel Haines he sad the
city had no power to punish bat might dis
charge the health officer. lie was not an
elected officer but appointed by the coun-
cil That does not go into The question OF
getting hack that money. but the power
that appoints can remove him.
Colonel Haines said he took the position
that the council vas only inquiring into
the facts. but they could not remove the
doctor. There Is no provision authorizing
the removal OF the city physician who,
sitter being appointed. Is a city official.
whose term lasts as long as the councils.
In the case OF the women. IL Is evident
they are mistaken rs 10 the arrangements
made. but even II their testimony were
correct there was no question ms to the
doctors honesty, and the entire matter is
outside the councils Jurisdiction. As to his
charges against the city. the
health oiiicer need no. be physician at
cit. he was Ia look after the health of the
city for $500. lie WAS not required to visit
patients. but he did attend panp~rs. pre-
seated his bills. and the council paid them
rs they had right TO under the Law on the
general good OF the city. In conclusion he
said that the council should not condemn q
man because they had changed their mind
~ 10 the propriety OF paying these bills
Councilman Mckenzie moved that DR.
Grants services be dispensed with. His
opinion was that Dr. Grant had charged
the city for private patients who were I'M
able to pay him.
There was no second and Councilman
Jones moved that Dr.. Grant he invited to
meet tire city council al its next meeting
and sho~ cause why he should not be sum-
MARTY discharged. Seconded by Council
man Hall.
Councilman Mckenzie did not desire to
do an injustice to pr Grant, but he saw no
reason to hasrle about IL.
Councilman wallingford moved that DR..
Grsut be asked 20 hand in his resignation.
Councilman Jones said his motion would
not prevent pr. Grant from resigning q
giving hins chance to make defense.
Councilman nrFie thought IL would be a
little harsh to push the matter tonight
The doctor did not know the charges until
tonight.
Councilman Jones' motion prevailed.
n.seE Fos THE wATsswoHKs.
Mr.. r. Shepard. superintendent of The
Spring Hin Water Company. submitted a
communication io the council stating that
tn. barge now used by the company vas
almost entirely worn cut. ard recon-
mendinr that there should be built two
harges OF about the following dimensions
Twenty-Five feet wide. ~ or s. feet long.
and ass feet depth. 60 carry about is tons
each. sufficient coal Ia last about five DAYS.
as the consumption viii he about twenty
i've tons per day. lie suggested that steam
power be used.
The cost. he estimated, will he 81 90 To
81 to each. tho steam power 5000 to
s. SO each, making tolsi OF ST.o0 The
company IS now paying 81 cents per ton
for towing aud be believes il could be done
with better harges for y cents per ton or
Ns7.sa. With Steam power ne estimates a
monthly cost Of si7s. with the advantage
that II would cost no more for |, 500 tons.
while BY hiring the cost increases proper
tionateiy.
This matter. added Mr. Shcnard, -
should be attended 20 at once. n il will be
impossible 20 keep up supply OF coal for
the rev pumps.
EsfstKR ayESgE
W. & Hal presented petition showing
that Ia his proposed subdivision he has
provided ios an aTeaue eighty feet vide
running from the Arsi bridge on Jackson
street, and 70 he called Rainier avenue He
SAYS that she benefit viii hs sach that the