The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-11-13
HEALTH BOARD DEAL
True Reasons for the Dis
missal of the Three
Inspectors,
TWO FREEHoLDERs CONCERNED.
They Wanted Two Of the Positions
and Got Them--"My Personal
Friend"
TWO FREEHoLDERs CONCERNED.

The true inwardness of the cause Of
the action of d.. Varick ana D.. McNsil
OF the County Board OF Health, in dis.
missing Inspector S~altonstall. Allen and
Ksilt last We tuesday, has bean made
known to THE JERSEY CITY NE WIS by a
member Of the Board of F~reenolders.
He tells the story as follows:-
Fiv years ago the LIE gislatnre author
lied the Board of Freeholders to set asids
$3.50 a year for the use of the County
Board of Health. to be expended In the
construc Ion of a hospital for contagious
diseases. These sums were for three
years appropriated and allowed
to accumulate in the hands
OF County Collector DuGAn until the sum
amounted to $40. 500. Tns County Board
Of Health then advertised for proposals.
but the lowest bid received for tia ouild-
ing of the hospital was about $1,000.
The contract was finally awarded TO
Michael Brennan who did work snpuzh
to use Up the $l0. 500. the County Board
OF Health NOT don thug but that the
Freenolders would make a fourt tn APP
preparation Of $500 to complies the
work.
When the Freeholders s.wers Informed
by the County Boar of Healt, last year
hat IS. 500 more would be needed, sevsral
Freeholders objected to making tho ap>
preparation and af err y sharp nesting ia
the committee room these Freeholder+
carried their point ana the appropriation
was not made.
THE DEAL
"In July last when the Board of Fee
holders were ablut to make thu aporo-
~priations for the fiscal year be ~ginuin9
December l, two Freeholie rs held q cou~
versation with DR.. w. w. Varick. P esi-
lent of tho County Board OF Health. The
Freehoiders told DR.. Varick that il he
would consent to the removal o~fIuspectors
Allen and Ksilt and to appoint two men
The Freeholders wanted sp2ointsd to fill
the vacancies. that the appropriation to
flush the CONTAGIOUS Disease Hospital
would be maize. DIR. Varick accepted
tn proposition and the appropriation
WAS made.
1T was decided that the removals
should be made in September. aud tina
Board of Health. during bat month.
held q secret meeting to effect the
change, but some disagreement arose
and 10 conclusion WAS reached. IL Is be-
lievsd that Or. Convarse opposed the dis
reputable scheme, aud that Drs. Varick
nd Mcneil hssitatea to brave public
opiuion without n unanimous action of
the hoard. However, whether that was
the reason or NOT. nothing further W
lone until last Wednesday, it being
deemed advisa ble to wait until after
election, but on that day the bargain was
contaminated at the urgent pressure
brought to bear by the F~raeholders who
were in the deal. Drs. --VArick aud Me-
Neil took advantage OF the absence OF
D.. Converse AMI behind doors clossd to
. H. ~sxb1tn rG0rtad r~ralreiona dfn-,;rnT.m
the three inspectors. DR.. Saitonstnll
WAS dismissed at the reQuest of DR.. Var
lex to make room for DR.. Tomas Bgrne.
Thus it was hat for the purpose of OBJ
{ iniHg money to ronplsts a pubic
improvement. Drs. VarIck aud Mcneil
"The blow to Inspector Allen has been
particularly severe. He has q large
family to support. aud has but one arm
to do it with. His only source of income
was the salary hs receive AS nj inspec~
tor. DR.. Saltonstall also depended on
his salary for his support. having lost all
his private practice rs y physician dar-
county. Ex-Iuspecsor ksiit is y etter
provided for, aud does not feel the unex-
pscted blow SO nue. rs his colleagues.
1.-THE Freeholders interested app ,intsd
IN the places OF Allen aud Ksilt, Michael
Nsvlp, an s~x-trucKman, aui Paul
Decker, O saloon kespsr.". s
DR.. Varick aud DR.. Mcneil have both
refused TO make public the reason for
dismissin9 the Inspectors. aud DIR. Con-
ver.e has said that he knew nothing
about the dismiss lis until altar they
we're made. for lie was not present at the
meeting when the contemplate bargain
was consu minated.
FREEHOLDER H-ENNEssEY's DENIAL.
A reporter of HE NEWS saw Free
holder Hennesssy today aud Rad the
above mentioned story to him. The Free
holder said:-
There is no truth in it at ALL"
But was not Nsvin appointed at your
requsst?" he was asked.
"Dr. John J. Neviu frat spoke to Dr.,
Varick about h wing his father appointed
an inspector, aud then l spoke to DIR,
Varick for Mr.. Nsvin, but there was no
deal In the matter at ALL"
Did pot Freeholdsr Heller have ap-
polluted Paul Decker IA Inspecto ?"
Yes. it was through Frsa roller
Heller hat tho appointments was made.
but there was no deal with DR.. Varick
concerning It,"
DECKER WILL DECLINE.
Paul Decker b s besa called off already.
and his declinatiou will be handed the
Board of Health aud Board Of Free
holders at their next meetings. Decker
now says he does not want the office. aud
refuses to accept It.