The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-01-06
THE HEALTH BOARD.
DR.. Newlands Makes a Demand
for His Office.
NO SETTLEMENT is REACHED.
DE-. Sparkling Prepares His Annual Re-
port-Low Percentage of Mortality
Practical Suggestions.

Inc question as to the time when the term Of
once oil members OF the board OF health expires
was revived yesterday when Dr.. Newlands pre-.
sented himself as member. On the construe.
tion that the term OF DR.. shannon ended las.
January, Mayor White appointed DIR. Newlands
10 succeed him, but DR.. Shannon maintained
that his term did not expire until January,
Io92 Dr. Newlands made his appearance sew
erai tunes, but finally, 1t seems, gave IN
the contest. By virtue of that appointment and
confirmation by the city council, he now claims
the seat as there is n vacancy Mayor Hall
apparently took the view that the appointment
was null, and nominated DIR. Dawson. but he
mas not yet been confirmed. Drs. shannon,
NOBLE. Churchill and Newlands attended to-
gether with Health Officer Sparkling.
Dr. Newlands said to DIR. Shannon: 81 did
not expect to see you here"
Nor replied shannon. 81 consider myself
member of the board until some one is ap-
pointed and confirmed to I'LL my place.
This conversation was interrupted by Dr.
Noble calling Dr.. Churchill to act as chairman
of the meeting.
Dr. Newlands took up the remark, and said
that as he considered himself legal member OF
the board and authorized to take part in its
proceedings, he would concur in what DIR.
Noble hal said.
Dr. Churchill said things were in a mixed up
state, and that he did not know the exact
SoOisc W iOlloW as ne Olu not take the clalr
until Dr. Shannon's term expired.
DR.. Noble was of the opinion that when Dr.
Newlsnds was appointed DIR. Shannons term
was not out but when it did expire Newlands
became regular member of the board and DR..
Churchill took the chair
81 think my appointment was regular" said
Dr. Newlands. 81 have legal advice to that
effect and propose to take my seat. / am de-
termlned to make a contest for the seat"
SIT maEns M n lv
said DIR. Churchill, shut want to see the thing
settled as it should be-"
Dr. Newlands turned TO DR.. Shannon and said
do you refuse to give up the chair?''
81 refuse to give up the chair until someone
Is appointed" replied DR.. Shannon.
81 do not pretend to pass on legal points, +"
said DIR. Churchill, ''but do not understand
how ex-Mayor White could make an appoint
ment TO take place at some future time"
81 think / should keep the chair until some
one is appointed said Dr.. Shannon, and turn
ing to DR.. Newlands, "What do you think,
doetor?"
81 decline to express an opinion" replied
Dr. Newlands
"Dr Newlands is member of the board and /
do not see how We can proceed with DIR. Shan
non in the chair" said DR.. Noble.
SIN view of the present condition of affairs"
said DR.. Newlands 81 will withdraw from the
meeting
81 think" said DR.. Noble, 'that we had better
adjourn
All agreed to this and the motion was made,
seconded, put to the meeting by DR.. Shannon
and carried.
Although the report OF DR.. Sparkling was not
read. copy was given to the newspapers. 1t is
very carefully compiled document, and makes
some excellent suggestions. The total number
OF deaths was twenty-seven, decrease OF eleven
as compared with December of last year.
Only three deaths Were reported from
typhoid fever, against fourteen for
the same month last year. The grip has not
been fatal here, but has been complicating
trouble.
The report shows the plum bling and sanitary
inspection to have been very satisfactory. DR..
Sparkling calls attention to the extent to which
diseased meat is sold, II 900 pounds of food hav-
ing been condemned during the past year.