St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-08-05
CHASE GOT GAY.
A Lively Meeting OF the Board of
Charities and Correction.

Charities and Correction.
The Board of Charities and Correc-
ton met Ill regular session yesterday
morning and considered several matters
of Importance. The Chase-Bard matter
came up as was anticipated, but al
though it enlivened the proceedings
to even an unexpected degree
for a few moments no settle
men has as yet been reached.
The difficulty in settling the question
ARISES from the previously mentioned
conflicting passages in the corrections
and charities" bill, which leave the
powers of the board and those of the
city physician shrOuded in uncertainty.
The matter has been laid over until a
special meeting to be held TOMORROW,
and in the meantime Mayor Win
ston and President Merriman
will consult an attorney tor a
strict Interpretation of the law.
If it be found that DR.. Chase has full
authority to discharge and employ his
subordinates the board will be power
less to interfere, but in case it be de-
cided that he is amenable to the board
in such cases considerable fun may be
expected, and in ali probability his
oficiousness will eventually leave va
cancy in the medical department of the
CITY government. DR.. Woodward shows
disposition to uphold DR.. Chase, but,
with this exception, the members OF the
board feel that he has overstepped his
authority, and appear inclined to dis
cipline him.
The matter came before the board
Yesterday in the form of brief COM
munication from the city physician, in
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improve the service and increase the eff
ficfency of the corps, asked for the resig-
nation of Mrs l.. Ii. Bard, matrOn of
the city hospital, for good and sufficient
cause. Further than this he did not ex-
plain, but he said that If called
upon by the board he would give
a verbal statement. of reasons for
his action. Capt. Merriman OBJ
jected, for the reason that Mrs. Bard
was not present to hear the charges
against her and reply to them. Dr..
Woodward moved that the board go
into executive session, but TO. this
Mayor Winston and Mr.. Cloutier OBJ
iected on the ground that. as the board
was engaged in public business, the
meeting should be an open one. Mayor
Winston then said that he did not con-
slider that this matter had been properly
physician. The fact that Mrs. Bald
had been asked to resign had been her
aided through the press and state
ments had been made that he could
not indorse. He felt that, while
the city physician should have certain
powers in his department, his authority
should not be allowed to encroach upon
that of the board. The doubtful sec
tionS of the law were then referred to,
and, as the board could arrive at no
satisfactory Interpretation, it was de-
cided to seek the aid of an attorney.
AT this point Mayor Winston took oe-
casion to explain to the members of the
board that this matter was not an en-
tirely new one, as might perhaps be
supposed. DR.. Chase had endeavored
to depose the matrOn year ago, and
the matter had been brought before the
supervisors of the poor and the health
and hospitals committee, but DR.. Chase
had met with no encouragement. Here
DR.. Chase interrupted the mayor with
the statement that that report was false.
At this the mayor flushed perceptibly,
and, turning squarely toward the doc
tor, said in clear and impressive tones:
Il want to say to DR.. Chase that am
! not accustomed to telling what is false
or to hearing men tell me that do so.