The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1892-02-19

Board of Health, and shall be an elector
and taxpayer in said city, and a licensed
physician of not less than two years. He
shall hold his office during the pleasure
OF the Board of Health, and must see
that the laws and ordinances of the city
III relation to the public health and the
regulations and orders of the Board of
Health are properly enforced. He shall
keep full record of all the transactions
of the Board of Health, as we'll as all
| records appertaining thereto. Shall, by
himself or his deupty, issue all permits
Tor burials or removals in any of the
cemeteries belonging to the city. and no
lnterments shall be made therein unless
SAID Health Officer is satisfied of the cor
RICHNESS and reliability of the certificate
of death presented for his inspection.
lie shall have the powers of police otfi-
Ger, and shall make an extended annual
report TO the Board of Health of the at
fairs pertaining to his office, including
mortuary and 'Other statistics with such
observations and recommendations in re-
IatIon to the sanitary condition of the city
as he may deem proper On motion OF
Mr.. Smith, this section was amended SO
as to provide that the City Physician
must be regular practicing physician,
and on motion of DR.. Simmons it WAS
agreed to assert proviso that the City
Physician must not be less than 30 years
OF age.
WHAT HE MUST DO.
Further sections provide that the City
Physician shall attend to the INDECENT
sick and wounded of The city, and shall
have charge of the Receiving Hospital
and Dispensary. He, as Health Officer,
shall once in each quarter visit all the
public schools and examine particularly
as TO their sanitary condition. Whep
cases of contagious diseases are reported
| to him he must at once notify the School
Superintendent, and must place yell
low flag or conspicuous notice" on the
premises where the disease exists. In
cases of smallpox, he may remove the
patient to smallpox hospital or pest
house, and he shall give personal atten-
! ton to gratuitous vaccination.
Section Is provides for the appointment
by the Board of Health of Sanitary
and Building Inspector, who must be an
elector and taxpayer, resident OF the
city Tor two years, and must not be less
than % years of age.
Some of the Freeholders wanted to
amend the section to make the age of the
Inspector 80 wears instead of 90 but Mr..
! w hite came to the rescue Of the young
men and the amendment was Withdrawn.
The next section provides for the APP
polntment Of a Plumbing Inspector, who
must be master plumber.
NOT YOUNG MAN.
In this case those who favored men not
less than 30 years of age in Office sue
ceeded and the section was made to read
that way. The duties of the Plumbing
Inspector are about the same as those re-
quired under the old charter.
On motion of Mr.. Johnson the section
was amended SO as to require the Plumb
ing Inspector TO pass an examination as
| to his qualifications before taking Office.
Mr.. White offered an amendment cloth
ing the Plumbing Inspector with the au-
| thority Of police officer, but the amend
ment was voted down.
There was some objection to the pro-
vision in the section which empowers the
Board of Health to employ competent
nurses at the Receiving Hospital.
DIR. Simmons made vigorous speech
in favor OF the section. 1t was very
necessary, he said, that competent nurses
should be had. Under the method now
in vogue in sacramento, prison TRUSTEES
and police officers acted as hospital at
PENDANTS, and naturally could not render
proper service in serious cases. This was
probably the only city in the United
States where such a loose system was in
vogue.
The section, after some further discus
sion, was left SO as to leave the matter of
employing nurses in the hands Of the
Board of Health.
DOESN'T WANT IT.
DR.. Simmons announced at this juno
ture that it had come to his ears that he
had been spoken Of as candidate for the
vacant place in the Funded Debt Com
mission. He wished to publicly say that
he was not candidate, and could not ac-
cept the place if offered to him. A great
many people had asked him if the Free
holders were not going to recommend
somebody for the position. If he was not
out of order, the speaker desired at this
time to make recommendation. His
choice FOR the vacancy was G. II. Cum
mings, and he eulogized that gentleman
highly.
MIR. Johnson said he did not think it
was in the province of the Freeholders to
recommend anybody.
The subject was finally dropped with
out any recommendation being made.
Taking up the health report again, Mr..
White offered an amendment to the
effect that the Mayor. in appointing the
Board of Health, must have the confir-
nation of the Board of Trustees. This,
he said, would be check upon a Mayor
who might select certain persons on the
Board of Health, not because of their
qualifications, but in order to control the
three appointments to be made by the
Board of Health.
The board then adjourned until this
evening.