The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-23
THE sMEIzER COMMITTEE.
Investigating the MANAGEMENT OF ths State
Board OF Health.

Investigating the Assagement OF the Stat
Board OF Health.
ALBANY. Feb THE special committee o
the Senate. consisting OF Senators Sm elzsr
stapleton. and o'Donnel. this afternoon tool
up tho Investigation OF the State Board o.
Health. Senators smelzer and Stspleton were
present owen Cassidy Of Havana was chosen
counsel for the committee.
President Florence Donahue Of Syracuse wal
the first witness He said that the Board was
first organized in 1880 and that the appropria-
ton for 1t had increased from SIS. 900 to s4o.-
600. He thought that more work was done
roy than h,n ten Years C sgo: he vas not m.%Ss,
The scisney Of the once during the first
b. Esson q N.s YoTf ee city offered G ressu
tion OF investigation. which was adopted. The
The report q this in1ssts atom ion
was made at the first Meeting in January. He
spent parts Of three DAYS in the once maxim
erick Carman OF Albany. an ex.smployes OF
the Board who acted as bis stenosIapher.
why Mr. Carmsn had been removed
Q-By Mr. Ca,sidy-wAs he friendly to Or. Baich
.Q;ISid yoa notice any hostility between them A.
We'll hey didn't embrace each other vsIy much
ODr BslsSi X.NNO. sir / did not 49, ~
The report Of the investigating committee.
asne Rtnss. ssa that b BSeh was IN
once while the Investigation was going on and
had been consulted whonevsr necessary.
Odd you show Dr. BAleh the evidence taken whis
ssw. q. 81, "a and ANY sirs him chance to reply sS a
s,%op Sa 81 n .mpiuy..s Of the One. 'hs 'es
Odd you refuse to show 1t to him' Al did.
DR.. Donahue said that the facts stated IN his
behind in the registry Of deaths, he could
proved It About g. 700 reports were received
every month
Q-Doe. tn. Board max. an annual report A.
Q.-Do.. not the Board pass upon ti A.-rns Law
SUBMIT ed to the Board
Mr.. Cassidy then took up the report OF the
Stale had lost 81 $50 through Mr.. Haas OF
Buffalo. who was discharged
saved that amount under the present system;
Under the old system there was no fixed
They We're paid VIII stSer they did anything or
lions ana were allowed sick isayss but they
work done during vacation
Q-By Chairman smslSsy-Thsy we're entitled to
iIiv Al excuses were allow cd When q com isint b..
comes chronic ia about time resignation was asked
0zTowhsm DO you .,tr,Su,. 'his state of thinss'
yea s. .:o: :G !. sSi.y ,s III. so. an;
hoard was 20 blame The inersss. in the expense Of
sOrE on IaOsrcuiOsis In which The STATE had taken
the lead.
DR.. Donahus said that there had been frlc-
ton in the Board for long time between the
Commissioners and the Secretary. The Board
had power to remove the Secretary, but had
not done so. One OF the IN en- bers who resigned
told him that he thought that DR., Baleh had
assumed the authority OF the Board DIR. Mill
bank told him that . cont lnation existed In
the old Board. consisting Of DR., Nsw6old DR..
Perkins. and DIR. BAlch. and that they and DIR.
Dawes OF sAugerties did about what they
wanted. DIR. Millbank had always been in a
minority, and asked him TO look into II. He
went TO DIR. Baleh and told him that he must
more. Since then he had not assn N cd any Of
the Boards functions This Was ali the cause
for friction in the Board that he knew OF. He
had heard Tumors from outside, but knew per-
sonally Of nothing else.
The hearing Was adjourned TO next Thurs
day afternoon at 80 o'clock.