The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-07-06
DIR. SPARKLING rs OUT.
The Health Officer Hands in
His Resignation.
WAS CRITICISED BY THE BOARD.
Some Of His Expense Bills Were o.
3octed to - Unauthorixed-His
Monthly Report.
WAS CRITICISED BY THE BOARD.

Ala regular meeting last evening of the board
OF health DR.. George H. 7. Sparkling. city engi-
neer, took exceptions to the adverse criticisms
OF Two members of the board aud resigned. His
successor has not yet been appointed. The res
lgnation VIII take effect next Sunday.
while Dr. Sparkling was reading his monthly
report to the board DR.. Shannon criticised bill
for IS which the city physician paid an express
man TO drive q smallpox patient from this city
to the pesshouse. DR.. shannon thought the
charge exhorbitant. Drs shannon and Holmes
were also dfspleased because DR.. shannon pur-
chased - worth Of fle cases, In which to keep
the records of the office, without drss OBJ
tanning the permission of the board. Next
the report showed that SO had been
expended in hiring two experts to pass upon
and condemn portions OF . car load OF dressed
beef which arrived in the city on June IL. Dr..
Sparkling explained that inasmuch q there was
no market inspector, and since he made no pre-
tense 70 Be an expert on meats he did what he
considered right and hired two experts, one to
represent the city and another to represent the
denim such portions IN should be found un-
healthy. DR.. Shannon thought the $40 should
be paid by the health officer. but the bill was
finally allowed. During the discussion Dr.
sparing grew indignant and said:
Gentlemen. If you cannot rely upon nv judg-
consider necessary for this department., you
nao nester get some one who viii NIL the posi-.
tiou more 10 your satisfaction. desire RICH
mere 70 tender my resignation
Dr.. Holmes suggested that the resignation be
rendered In writing. whersupou Or. Sparling sat
down and Immediately wrote out his resigna-
ton, and it was accepted. Dr.. Sparkling said
last night:
believe that 1t was put up job to force me
could no, take the criticisms without retalia,-
ing. ana having but one way to retaliate took
that way. have done what consider my duty
IA md ha
members of it. have found fault with my con-
do %.
Dr.. F. A. Churchill, president of the board OF
health, who has all aleng been friendly toward
the city physician, said last evening:
do not think that the board OF health in
tended 70 severely criticise Dr.. Sparling's mode
OF manaSing In resigning the doctor ACTED
hastily. II WAS not put up job at all do
not know who viii be DE-. Sparkling successor.
DR.. Alfred Marion and Dr. James T. White are
spoken of as DR.. Sparlings successor. Both men
are Democrats
Dr.. Sparling's report for June shows that dur
ing the month there were thirty-two deaths
from causes as follows: Appendicitis, L; apo
plexy, 4: bronchitis, ,; Brights disease. 1: can
cer. L; arsenical poisoning, /: cholera infansum.
l; drowning, :: general debility, /; inanitiou,
s: heart disease, 5; consumption. 5. pneumonia,
.: suicide or murder, = Total. 81
The following inserment and shipping per
mits were Issued:
Lake View s., Calvary S. Duwsmish !. Mczns
Pleasant :, Odd Fellows ., shipping Total q
The total number OF births during the month
was sixty SIX. OF which thirty were males and
thirty-six females, and four were sti,lborn.
But nye csses of contagious diseases were re-
ported. and two OF these were smallpox patients
two scarlet fever and one typhoid fever patient
The health ofscer ahated the following rui-
ssnees during June:
Filthy alleys 5 broken aud plugged sewers y
filthy premises, y. althy coops 10, hlthy vaults
- staSnant wafer 5. ovefhowing eesspcols =
dead animals Is no sewer connections IL defec-
tive plumbing 9. manure piles :. total, ~
Nuisances ahste1. lei nuissnees in course of
abatement, 10; sewer permits issued. IL
nr. Sparkling reported that the school heard
had complied with the request of shs health
board and have lie. the contract for the con-
struetioa of aush closets a. recommended