The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-29
Or. EMERY AssAIlEO.
Echicron Asked BY Citizens to Re-
move the Commissioner
Say Ne Was Responsible for the
Late SmaII-P.x Scare.
lpcompstspcy About the Mildest
Charge Against Him.

The fact lead out this morning that
petitions were being circulated in all
parts of Brooklyn, asking Mayor Schie-
rem to remove from ONCE DR.. z. Taylor
emery. Commissioner of Health. Al
though these applications for DR.. EN-
ery's 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 ts3 Nos
trand avenue.
Dr. Bellows's communication was on one
Of the printed blanks which have been
distributed for signatures:
J - the Hon. Charles A. sohieren. Mayor Of the
City Of Brooklyn.
complaint, on the ground that am not aware OF
nything but . successful administration. And
hope the eitissns Of Brooklyn will use discretion
take IN consideration that Just Commissioner
10 liable to appear severe.
The taxpayers OF Brooklyn ought TO DO thank
ful when men are appointed BY you who honertsly
and Justly nii their respective places
" the above request had been made before
your administration It would have been more APP
Or. Raymond made a successful effort during
sss.ssm.n. OF Of x. Department ' q Health and
With credit to himself an dthe earnest .nort
'that q being made to protect the city from
sisissns q sro s very G yours
49, CIiKs. NJ. BELLOWS. N. D..
4s3 Nostrand avenue. Brooklyn.
It win be noticed that DR.. Bellows
Fails to mention the name OF eX-Health
Commissioner Grimm. DR.. Emery's I'm
mediate predecessor, who prevented
1.-THE Evening World" from relieving
~ n u.h p
had been Guaranteed In Prospect
street tenement, and left with nothing
During the epidemic of smallpox last
Spring, Just after DIR. Emery came into
once, he took stringent measures to
compel the inmates OF tenements to be
q storm o. opposition. not notion only :" BY many many
well. In fact several doctors got to-
ssther and formed what was as, known as as
League" II Is believed that some OF the
members of that association are inter-
ested IN the present movement TO oust
for his removal reads in part as fol.
lows:
Though he To- usually present during one hour
day In his ONCE tfrom 10 A. II. to II A. NJ
and circumstancs a. to hedge king BY stationins
pobcs oficer at his door to bar the way to the
lin. The aimp,iesS oa RspuSe.n u' Ws,s co.s
not suit his sristocratic tastss II was he chiefly
that created the recent small .pox scare" which
proved % DISASTROUS 10 the material interests Of
our city. involving Q needless and unnecessary
expenditure OF ~. 900 OF the public money. and
tor which there was not the slightest foundation.
During the first four months Of the
present year, says the petition, there
were only 335 cases OF smallpox out of
a population of LOO. 900 persons; In 1876,
when the population was less than Ole
half. there were 800 cases. The report
adds:
These figures most signiacsnt, Us attssting
fuasy incofnpetsncy on the hand and the en-
ploymsnt ct sensible and sfncisnt measures on the
ether IN staying the progress OF q great public
caismity. He took advantage Of this fartitious
fright 70 violate the sanotlty OF the domicis and
force thousands into being vaccinAted against
their Will. In plain violation OF personal rights
whsu the security OF the public health did no,
in the least Justify such high handed measures.
HIS unjustihable conduct In diminishing reputable
physicians and other attaches OF the Health De.
psrtment upon trumped up charges, Implying
the grsvest violation OF private and public duty
and biackening their characters In the eyes OF the
community IL too we'll known and has been TOO
often discussed TO have II brought again TO Your
Honors notice. Sunioe Il To say that his base
and elanderous Accusations have had the effect
OF dsbarring the dismissed ofYicals from the ad-
vantsges OF the Civ-seryice act for two years 10
rome and have thereby deprived them OF such
PRIVILEGES and rights citizens.
Commissioner Emery Is absent from
the city n yacatiOn.