St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-02-09
WANTS EXTRA PAY.
DR.. Kelley Does Not Want to At
tend Quarantine Patients Free.

The session of the board of health
yesterday afternoon was an unusually
long and busy one, there being several
matters of Importance to be disposed of.
The usual reports from the quarantine
hospital were first read and filed, and
the board then proceeded to the election
of clerk of vital statistics, this matter
having been laid over from the previous
meeting. There were four candidates
for this office, Misses Scheffer, Blum,
sixth ballot Miss May E. Butman re-
ceived the three votes necessary to a
choice, and was duly delared elected
An opinion from the city attor-
ney as to where the salary of
the clerk of vital statistics should come
from was read. This communication
set forth that under the charter the
commissioner of health was not allowed
any extra salary for this purpose, but If
the work of the office necessitated the
employment of an extra clerk, one could
be appointed and the city would be re-
Quired to pay the salary.
The communication from the Engle
Furnace company, requesting the re-
tur:i of its bond was again taken up and
II vas decided 70 recommend to the
council that the request be complied
with.
A request from A Peterson and others
that the pound in the Ninth ward be
removed was referred to the commits
sioner of health.
A communication from the Ryder
Furnace Company of Plttsburg show
ing the condition OF the garbage creama-
tories at Pittsburg and Allegheny City.
and the work accomplished at those
places was received and placed on file.
The question of medical attendance
for the patients at the quarantine hos
pital caused q long and spirited discus
sion, and was finally left in its original
condition. The matter came up in the
form of motion by Aid. BraZie that
the commissioner of health be directed
to furnish proper medical attendance
for the patients at the quarantine hos
pital whenever it shall be needed.
Heretofore DR.. Kelly has attended the
Quarantined patients himself, but that
branch of his practice has grown so
heavy, owing to the large number OF
measles and scarlet fever cases sent to
the hospital, that it has necessarily con-
sumed a great deal of his time, and he
has decided to take advantage of the
power which he claims the charter gives
him and either employ some one else to
attend the patients, or if done by him
self or his assistants to charge extra for
the work. DR.. BraZie and Aid. Gray
fell in with his views, but the mayor
and Aid. Schwartz opposed the plan,
maintaining that the treatment of pa
tients at the quarantine hospital was
part of the duty OF the health depart
ment and should be attended to with
out extra remuneration.
In this connection an opinion was
submitted by the city attorney, who
holds that while it is the duty of the
health department to commit and con-
vey to the quarantine hospital all per-
sons suffering from infectious, coptag-
ious or presidential diseases, it does not
under the charter devolye upon that
department to furnish the patients with
medical care while there. Or. Kelley
explained that during the year just
closed he had made over 100 visits to
the quarantine hospital, using his own
horse for the purpose, and devoting
time to this work that should have been
otherwise employed.
He also explained that previous to his
advent as health commissioner physi-
clan had been employed specially TO at
tend to the quarantine cases. Notwith-
standing the opinion OF the city attor-
| ney, Mayor Winston stoutly maintained
that this work belonged to the health
| department, and should he looked after
| by DR.. Kelley and his assistants without
extra remuneration, and declared that