The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-25
NEW HEALTH BOARD
Drs. f. w. Hays, ]. 0. Stillson and
f. j. Hammond the Members.
DR.. Hayes to Be President-Councilma
YOung's Vehicle and Brewery 0rdi-
nance-0ther Municipal Matters.

terday as he announced his Board Of
Health. It was a worry well over, for the
rivalry between the two colleges had given
the Mayor but little rest in the last few
days. The board he named Is an excellent
one, however 1t was not question OF
who should be on the board that agitated
the two colleges; it was question of rep
resentation. Both colleges wanted the very
best men to represent them. The new
Board OF Health as 1t now stands is COM
posed Of Drs. Franklin w. Hays, repre-
senting the Medical College OF Indiana;
DR.. Joseph o. Stillson, representing the
Central College of Physicians and Surgeons.
and DR.. Francis J. Hammond, representing
no college interest. The three gentlemen
stand very high in their profession and
will give wise administration of the de-
partment which they are to have in charge
They will probably qualify this morning,
as the designations of the old members
have been accepted.
The Board Of Health has a number of i'm
portant appointments to make in the hos
pital and dispensary service before it's
term of office expires, and these appoint
ments brought about the rivalry between
the two colleges in the matter of securing
representation on the board. Life has been
burden to the Mayor. as a result since
he began to consider the makeup of the
board. Delegation after delegation called
upon him and used the strongest persua-
sion in behalf Of their candidates. Several
times has the Mayor determined on a
board, only to change the makeup under
the pressure. He was trying to please the
doctors and at the same time give the city
an excellent board. Yesterday morning it
was reported that a board had been Sc
lected, but the names as given out did
not give the Medical College of Indiana
representation. This aroused many of the
prominent physicians of the city, who felt
that the high standing of the Indiana Col
lege and the advancement it had given to
the profession in Indiana merited a repre-
sentation on the board. 1t developed that
the report however, was entirely incor-
rect The Mayor told the delegations that
called on him that he would reach final
the gentlemen that he would name a
physician representing each college and
choose as third man one who had no
man was DR.. Hammond, who has no inter-
est In either Of the institutions. He has
only ay ed IN fr Indianapolis seven years
ated from the Royal College of Physicians
and Surgeons 1t was generally under
of the indiana Medical College, was to be
a member or the board. The Mayor had
determined to appoint DR.. Kimberlin, but
after the fight grew so bitter DR.. Kimber-
lin concluded to make a sacrifice. so he de-
clined.
DR.. Franklin W. Hays, the representative
or the Medical College of Indiana, is now
the secretary of the faculty of that college.
He is one of the best known physicians in
and his APPOINTMENT is oe credit f o the ad
ministration. He was born in Eldorado, o..
in 1858. his parents afterwards removing
to Columbus, Ind, where the son received
common school education. He afterwards
entered the Kentucky University at Lexing
ton. After leaving college he read medi-
came TO the Indiana College. Here he grad
uated with distinction in 1880. He took a
post graduate course in the medical depart
ment of the University of Pennsylvania,
and returned to Indianapolis. Three years
later he was elected a. member of the fac
death of DR.. Charles E. Wright was elected
to succeed him professor of materia
menlea ana TIN tnerapeHIcs ne mas nf 10, neen ta
Dispensary, st. Vincents Hospital and the
City Hospital. and for several years was the
understood that DR.. Hays will be presi-
dent and DR.. Stillson secretary of the
board.
DR.. ]. o. Stillson was born in Bedford,
Ind, in 1850, and graduated from Hanover
College in ISL afterwards studying med
T 1Jlv wstH MS pr stiIison also gradnated
from the Miami Medical College at Cincin-
natl He also attended the school in connec-
ton with Bellevue Hospital, New York.
A number of years he spent abroad In
eye and ear hospitals. On returning to this
country he began practicing at Evans
vile, but afterwards came to Indianapolis.
In 1884 he was invited to the chair of OPP
Technology at the Central College, of this
city, and he accepted. In 1885 he was ap-
pointed oculist of the Blind Institute. He is
a member of a number of medical societies
and now lives at the corner of PennSyl-
vana and Michigan streets. For a long
time he was secretary of the faculty or the
Central College. He is the Democratic men,
Der of the board DIT HAYS is Republicatn n
1t was not incumbent upon the Mayor 10
appoint a Democrat on the board, as the
charter provision does not affect the Board
of Health in this particular, but Mr. Denny
+ decided to do so in carrying out his nom
partisan idea The Board of Health con-
trolls the appointments at the city HospltaI
and the dispensary DR.. Frank ferguson
1t has been a custom to allow the super1n-
tendent to fill out his term of office. 1t is
stated that Dr. Ferguson's term will not
van Board of Health included two repre-
sentatiyes of the Indiana College, Drs-
Morrison and Cook but the majority di-
vided the two principal appointments be-
tween the two colleges, putting an Indiana
Medical College man as superintendent at
the hospital and Central College man as
superintendent at the dispensary. This ar
board. There will probably be a meeting of
the board this morning. after the new mem
bers qualify. In speaking or the seiectlon
of a board the Mayor said last night;
az have consulted nearly all the doctors
i'm the city in regard TO this board, and
have done but little else in the last few
DAVIS except receive delegations. 1t has
been my earnest desire TO make a poa al,
lege Dr. Hammond is an outside man,
i'm no way identified with either college.
he Is a physician who has a. tnorougn
schooling and is fair minded ! think 1t
is as good a set of men as | could get to-
gether and be fair to all the dlferent inter-
ests."