The morning call., 1892-07-21
BOARD OF HEALTH.
4 Discussion Regarding IA Hos.
pital Gardener.
Guaranteed Passengers Will Hereafter Be
Transferred From Steamers 10 Hulks.
Routine Business.

AT the meeting of the Board of Health
last evening. Mayor Sanderson presided and
Drs. Long. Regensburgerand Bucknall were
in attendance.
The session was a long one, and was de-
voted principally to the proposition as to
whether Superintendent Lefevre OF the
City aud County Hospital had the right TO
discharge j. II. DOugherty. the gardener Of
the institution. and appoint in his place L.
+. Parry.
DIR. Regensburger maintained that DIR.
Lefevre had no power to dismiss any one
sithout consulting the board.
DIR. LefevTe said that he had only sus-
pended Dougherty until the meeting of the
board, when he had intended to refer the
matter To the members. Il WAS a mistake
on his part reporting Dougherty as dis
charged. as he wanted the board TO pass
upon his action. lie gave his reasons for
dispensing with Mr.. Dougherly's services
Mr., Dougherty spoke in his own behalf,
and denied some of the statements which
DIR. Lefevre had made against him. One
was regarding the removal of a mattress
without the suDerintendenfs permission
Mr.. Dougherty said that he could not sleep
in the cellar where the employees of the
hospital were required to slumber, and he
was only taking the mattress to quarters
outside of the hospital which he had
engaged.
REGESsBURGER's MOTION LOST.
DR.. Regensburger made an effort to have
the action OF the superintendent reversed
by moving that the discharge be not an
proved by the board. The motion was lost.
Another discussion ensued over a COM
munlcation from the Oriental and Oceanic
Steamship Company regarding the trans
feTTlng Of passengers from steamers TO
hulks under the direction of the Quarantine
Officer and health authorities in case of
quarantine, In order that the steamers yould
not be. detained, as was the custom before
the establishment OF the Government mar
antine station. Quarantine Officer LawIor
spoke upon the matter. and, as a result, il
was decided that the steamship COMPANY
be granted permission to transfer qnaran
Ii ed passengers from steamers to hunks
when necessary, and when the hulks are
properly stationed in the bay and guarded
by the Quarantine Officer.
In connection with this same matter n
communication was read from the Mayor Of
Victoria. b. c., asking that no quarantine
be placed on vessels arriving here from that
port, and that it be not declared an infected
port on account OF rumOTs of smallpox he
ing prevalent there. The matter was left To
the Mayor ana Quarantine Officer LayIor TO
pass upon.
THE COUNTY HOSPITAL.
The report of the superintendent of the
City and County Hospital, which was read
showed that the expenses of the institution
for the past fiscal year were SIG. 4S6 so The
II,
cents. Suggestions for improvements AT the
Institution were incorporated In the rerort
The report of Superintendent Weaver of
the Almshouse for June showed that ,iur
ing the month Go PATIENTS were discharged
and "a were admitted. There are now ia
inmates.
Health Officer Keeney reported that dur
ing June there were 526 deaths, as against
49, for June. 1891.
DIR. Bucknall reported that he was still
pursuing the investigation of the diaries
where II was alleged milk from diseased
cows was being sold. be was not prepared
to make full report regarding the matter
and was given further time.
On motion of DIR. Long. Dir. Hislop was
appointed assistant to the resident phvsi
clan at the Almshouse.
Mrs. Newell OF the Society for the Pre-
yention of Cruelty to Animals made an ar
peal to the board TO endeavor to stop the
brutality which she claimed was practieed
in the local markets in the killing of poul-
Try and other animals. 1t was decided to
send an inspector around with Mrs Newell
and investigate the matter.
After passing upon other routine bust
ness the board adjourned.