The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-12-18
HEADS CHOPPED OFF
The GuillOtine of the New Health
Board i'm Motion.
Twenty-one Positions Declared Vacant After
the First Of the Year and as Many
Appointments Made.

Twenty-one times the political ak fell,
twenty-one heads rolled into the Health De-
partment basket. and twenty-one men. who
will draw salary from the city after the
first of the year, vera made happy.
Such, in brief, was the work of the new
Board of Health at its first official meeting
last night. Three score and ten hungry
office-seekers cooled their heels and whstled
in the new City Hall corridors while the ak
was being welded.
When Secretary John Hoesch called the
roll Drs. Martin Regensberger. S. f. Long.
w. II. Mays and G. j. Bucknail promptly
answered to their names. 'Im fred" NUT
tered Secretary Hoeseh as he winked at
Mayor Sanderson. Later developments
verified Secretary Hoesch's predictions
Reports and routine affairs were disposed
OF with rapidty that was exceedingly re-
freshing.
With a sarcastic smile the Secretary said,
81 have a small dose here of applications fol-
positions" Then he read the list of those
who sought positions from Market Inspec-
tor down to anything in sight
AT the suggestion of DR.. Bucknall the
board went into executive session, but rep
resentatiyes of the press were permitted to
remain.
OFF WITH THEIR HEADS.
When the room had been cleared each
member of the board drew from his pocket
to be decapitated or appointed 1t had been
arranged that the newly elected health
guardians should take turn In reading
from the "slate." DR.. Long started the
ball rolling by asking how many votes it
took to declare an office vacant.
Four" said Hoesch, Except for the
Secretary, and that requires seven" and
Hoesch winked violently at the reporter and
smiled upon his Honor.
"Then," said DR.. Long, I" | move that the
position of Superintendent OF the City and
County Hospital be declared vacant, to take
effect January /, 1892"
Second the MOTION" shouted DR.. Re
gensberger,. and it was carried, the
man excused himself from voting all
through the session, except in two instances
where friends were being elected.
DIR. Long then nominated DR.. j. P. Le-
fevre to succeed DIR. Healey as Supernten-
dent of the City and County Hospital, and
the election was unanimous.
1t was then Dr. Regensberger's turn and
upon his motion DIR. Bradbury, Resident
Physician of the City and County Hospital,
vas removed and DR.. A. ii. Mays elected to
fill the vacancy.
Upon motion of DIR. Long Druggist Hick-
man of the County pital was decapitated
and p. Moulton given the place.
The next 10 pull the lever of the guillotine
was DR.. Mays and the sharp blade fell upon
the neck OF Steward Berman of the County
Hospital, who was removed to make room
for James C. Cousins.
THE SECRETARY A VICTIM
Secretary Hoesch fairly grinned as DR..
Buuknall took his turn at the machine. He
knew that his head was next to fall. but he
did not quaver as he recorded DIR. BucknaipS
motion declaring vacant the position of Sec
rotary OF the Health Department after jan
uary LIST. II knew it," said he gayy as
he wrote carried" on his minutes.
Jacob Steppacber, who has held the DO
sltion OF Secretary and Assistant Secretary
of the Republican State Central Committee,
was elected to the vacancy.
Upon motion of DR.. Mays Police Surgeon
Robert T. Williams was removed and the
position given to DR.. George b. Summers.
DR.. Long read the entry from his slip re-
moving DR.. Yeamans as City Physician and
appointing DR.. II. r. Brown.
So it went on for half an hour longer,
each member OF the board taking his turn at
declaring positions vacant and naming sue
eesSors with the following result:
DIR. A. p Brien, removed as Assistant
Police Surgeon and DR.. w. z. SIMPSON
elected.
DIR. Tennson Deane Jr. appointed Third
Assistant Police Surgeon. new office.
Disinterment Inspectors Jones and Fur
long removed and DR.. A. L. Regensberger
and Richard \. Jones appointed.
MORE INSPECTORS.
Market Inspector j. Wray removed and
Simon Newman appointed.
Assistant Market Inspectors BOVINE and
De Vail removed and John ii. Dooley and
| Henry Baronselected.
Plumbing Inspector Burns removed and
| W. K. Allen elected.
Health Inspectors r B. Bartlett, II. j.
| Burns ). J. Davidson, II. L. Kincaid. John
| Boyle and a. G. Hallett were removed and
the following appointed to fill the vacan-
cies: Grant Israel, F. Koegel, c. r. Tay-
lor. d. L. Dunlap. j. f. Curtain and Milton
| Heynemann.
All of these appointees will 60 into Office
on the LIST proX.
Drs. Mays, Regensberger and Bucknall
were appointed a committee to consider the
question >of increasing or decreasing the
number of internes at the County Hospital
and report at the next meeting. 1t is said
that all the small fry positions will be
filled at the next meeting of the board.
which will be some time before New Years.
and that clean sweep from stem to stern,
with the exception of Health Officer Keeney,
may be expected