The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
Or. EMERY AssAlLEO.
schieren Asked by Citizens TO Re-
move the Commissioner.
Say He Was Respons be for the
Late Small-P.x Scare.
Incompetency About tho Mildest
Charge Against Him.

The fact leaked out this morning that
petitions we've being circulated in all
parts Of Brooklyn, asking Mayor Schie-
rem to remove from Office DIR. H. Taylor
Emery, Commissioner Of Health. Al
though these applications for DIR. En-
erys removal have been in circulation
for several weeks, the Mayor had not
heard OF the movement until to-day,
when he received the following letter
from DR.. Charles NJ. Bellows OF 1873 Nos
trand avenue.
Dr. Bellows's communication was on one
OF the printed blanks which have been
distributed for signatures:
To The Hon. Charles A. schieren Mayor OF the
city Of Brooklyn
complaint. oil the ground that ! am not aware OF
any thing but a successful administration. And |
hope the citizens Of Brooklyn will use discretion
before signing any such document They must
lake In consideration that Just Commissioner
is liable TO appear severe.
The taxpayers OF brooklyn ought TO be thank
full when men are appointed by you who honestly
and Justly MI their respective places ~
your administration IL would have leen more ap-
| propriate
his administration, and doctors know the I'm
management Ra en- Of he Department Of Health and
with credit to himself, and the earnest effort
that is being made to protect the city from
CiiAs NJ DELLows, NJ D..
+33 Nostrand avenue. Brooklyn.
1t will be noticed that DIR. Bellows
fails to mention the name of ex-Health
Commissioner Griffin, DIR. Emery's i'm
mediate predecessor, who prevented
1.-The Evening World from relieving
| ha Iisfr nf hirfv hD
| had been quarantined in a Prospect
street tenement, and left with nothing
to eat.
During the epidemic of smallpox last
Spring, just after DR.. Emery came into
Office, he took stringent measures to
compel the inmates of tenements to be
vaccinated. BY his action he raised
well. In fact, several doctors got to-
gether and formed what was known as
| the "Anti-Compulsory Vaccination
League" 1t is believed that some Of the
members of that association are inter-
e3ted in the present movement to GUST
Dr. Emery from office, The petition
| lows:
Though he is usually present during one hour
he day IL hin Office from 10 A. NJ. to IL A. M,
he strives TO surround himself with such pomp
md circumstance as 10 hedge a king by stationing
| posce oficer at his door to bar the way to the
ordInsr! citizen who might have business with
Il suit his aristocratic tastes. II was he chiefly
| that created the recent smallpox scare which
! proved 81 disastrous to the material interests OF
| our city. involving a needless and unnecessary
expenditure OF stS. 600 OF the public money, and
for which there was not the slightest foundation.
During the first four months of the
present year. says the petition, there
were only 1856 cases of smallpox out CT
| a popula ton of 1000 900 persons: In 1876,
when the population was less than rie-
half. there were 800 cases. The report
adds:
these figures are most significant ns attesting
fussy incompetency on the one hand and the en-
pl0yment OF sensible and eicient measures on the
| ether IN staying the progress Of great public
calamity. He totk advantage Of this Fictitious
right to violate the sanctity OF the domicle an
| force thousands into being vaccinated against
| their Will, in plain vioalton Of personal rights.
when the security OF the public health did not
| IN the least Justify such high handed measures.
His unjuetihable conduct in dismissing reputable
| physicians and other attaches OF the Health de-
| partment upon trumped up charges, implying
| the gravest violation Of private and public duty.
ani blackening their characters in the eyes Of the
community, Is too well known and has been too
| often discussed TO have 1t brought again to Your
| Ilonors notice. Sufice II to- say that his base
and slanderous accusations have had the effect
Of debarrine the dismissed officials from the ad-
vantages Of the civil Service act for two years to
! come, and have thereby deprived them OF such
| privileges and rights as citizens.
Commissioner Emery Is absent from
| the city on vacation.