The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-30
DIR. LIE BOUTILLIER TO STAY,
THE MEDICAL BOARD BILB NOT AsK
MIN 10 RESIGN

re Appealed 10 the BOARD OF Health sus
| the Pebble to IrvsStIrnts BiscH vveirs
| Island Institutlous, snd the Couuission-
| rr- Requested that He ne Removed.
The Medical Board Of the workhouse and
Almshouse Hospitals OF Blnckwelrs Island
met In the Carnegie Laboratory Yesterday at-
tcrnoon and passed a resolution which is prac-
ticnlly Il disapproval Of the position taken by
| the Commissioners otChartics and Correction
] In the matter OF DR.. William q. lie Boutilier.
Dr. lie Boutillier. Who IL Secretary Of the
| Medical board. had appealed to the Commits
sioners TO improve the sanitary condition Of
the buildings on Blackwell's Island. The Com
missioners. acting upon the report Of Superin-
| tendent Dunphy. refused 10 make any altera-
| tions. whereuron DR.. lie Boutillier appealed
| to the Board OF Health and to tho newspapers
| to investigate the condition OF the almshouss
| and hos pitfalls.
The result on this appeal was the following
letter which Secretary Britton Of the Board OF
Charities aud Correction wrote to Dr. Charles
NJ Bruce. the President Of the Medical Board.
| yesterday!
sE ain directed by this Board to request that you
viii call special meeting OF your Medical BOARD for
the purpose Of expressing to your opinion OF the
conduct Of DR. lie Boutuer In addressing commuui-
cation to the Board OF Health requesting that Board to
make certain invesugattons and. failinE In his st-
forts appealing to the press NE action being here.
ofore unknown on the part NJ physician connected
with the department. and which Is considered by
this Board act Of great discourtesy. and which
shows on the part OF pr lie Boutiller an animus
rather than desire to correct abuses
The action Of Dr lie Boutier has placed him in such
position Of antaRonsm to this Board and bis useful
ness Ia 80 much impaired that hts further connection
with the department Is hot desired. q. r BRIrroN
The special meeting was called for o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
:, A resolution was adopted asking DR.. lie
Boutillier to remain in his present Office. On
he report OF the Committee OF inspection the
Board decided 10 postpone action, but they
the correctness OF the conditions alleged in
that report and advised he committee to cons
A resolution to lay tho whole matter before
three medical men. one TO be chosen by the
by the Medical Hoard. and tho third by the
state Charities Aid Association was lost.
pr. Lo BouiilIier. when seen by reporter.
so far MS can see there was nc other step
20 take To improve the conditions of the work.
house and tho almshouse and. while my ao-
tion may have been discourteous. there was no
Intentional disconrtesy. and it may have been
the same steps; bur. nevertheless, the condi-
lions that existed at the time took the action
have not heard OF any action taken by the
Commissioners to improve Thorn.
thing that one would b, justified in making Il
not member of tho Medical Board. 1t was.
der the Colnmissioners OF Charities and Cor
rection but 1t would he u perfectly proper step
ing. and not a member OF the Board believe
that the conditions over there would very
quickly improve II the people OF New York
were aware OF them. and do not sec any way
OF making them aware Of them, except through
some form OF inyestig8tOn.'
President Porter OF tho Board OF Charities
and Correction s nd yesterday:
The trouble with DIR. l." Routillier IL that
he overrates his importance. lie did excellent
work during the typhus outbreak last year
and like him very much but he has tried to
make the Board do things in his way. In the
first place. this ia not tho time OF year to
mako changea or go into extensive i'm
provempnts. We have all we can do to take
care OF the people that nre sent to u.s. In the
second place. Superintendent Dunphy who
has been in the employ OF the Department for
forty-two years tolls us that these improve
mentsi are not Of paramount importance at
present. And as we have n great many other
things to attend TO- DR.. lie Boutiier's persist-
ent Interference is annoying well as dls-s
courteous"