The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-24
BOARD OF HEALTH PLUMS,
1t Is Expected That Old En-
ployes Will Be Dismissed
To-Day.
GODCHAUX FOR SECRETARY.
DR.. Conrad Well VIII Be Police
Surgeon--Only a Few RemoV-
ais In View.

The Board of Health will meet this
morning for the transaction Of business
and some of the new appointees will be
named. AS has been stated in The CALL,
the boards first care will be to look out for
the doctors and secretary. A little caucus
was held between IL and 1 o'clock yester-
day in the Mayors Office, and the business
of to-day was pretty well foreshadowed.
There will be another caucus this morning
before the opening of the regular meeting,
but it is not thought that there will be any
radical changes from yesterdays pro-
gramme.
The new board is not at all dismayed by
the determination of the employees of the
old board to refuse to resign. "Good and
sufficient reasons will be found for the re-
moval from Office of the doubling ones Just
as their predecessors were removed four
years ago.
The first order of business this morning
will be to declare the Office of Secretary
Lawtor vacant and the appointment of his
successor. This fight has narrowed down
to Edward Godchaux and Joe Dwyer's
brother, but the opinion Of the knowing
ones is that Dwyer will never be heard of,
and that Godchaux will be the secretary.
not know last night just exactly where he
stood. However, there are others who
did.
At the caucus held in Mayor Sutro's
office the name of GodchauX was heard
with oft-recurring frequency. while that
of Dwyer was merely whispered. 1t was
decided to appoint to-day, besides the Sec
rotary, the Health Officer, Quarantine Off
Ger, Police Surgeon and his three assistants.
Unless the earth refuses to revolve on its
axis or something especially extraordinary
happens the names Of the lucky ones will
be as follows:
For Health Officer, DR.. Arthur S. Love
lace; Quarantine Officer, DR.. W. P. Chal-
merS; Police Surgeon, DR.. Conrad We'll .
Assistant Police Surgeons, DR.. Frank
Fitzgibbon, DR.. g. Howard Thompson and
DR.. Edwin Bunnell.
The only doubt which has been expressed
regarding the foregoing appointments is
that of the Quarantine Officer. There has
been lively fight among the friends of
the candidates for the Office, and it was
first conceded to DR.. Miner, whose part
ner DR.. Livingston, was slated for Health
Officer. Governor Budd stated before he
made his appointments that he would
select Board of Health to which no ex-
ception could be taken, and that they
would be free to act as they pleased. He
said further that he would have no voice
in the selections of their appointees.
politicians accepted this with knowing
looks and smiles and argued that every
thing was all fixed. Then came the rumor
that DR.. Potts was to have the waterfront
plum, but the dark horse was kept well
under cover and at the last moment it was
announced that DR.. W. P. Chalmers would
be the Quarantine Officer. DR.. Miner gave
up the fight long ago, but the friends of
DR.. Potts held on to the last minute. Many
OF the gentlemen who aspired for the posi-
ton did not know the arduous duties con-
nected with 1t. When steamer or ship
from foreign port is sighted thestirst man
notified is the Quarantine Officer and he
must tumble out of his warm bed to pass
on the vessels bill of health before she can
dock.
DR., Lawlor has held the position for four
years, succeeding DR.. McAllister. The
latter, Notwithstanding the irksome duties
attending the position. was 10th to resign
and steadfastly refused to give up his
Office. DR.. Lawlor took another office in
the old Custom house building, and finally
froze McAllister out. Now it is Dr. Law
Ior's turn. He has intimated that he will
not resign, but he will no doubt grace
fully withdraw when his Office is declared
vacant. He merely wants the board put
on record as removing him, and no doubt
they will go on record The minor
appointments will be made from time to
time until clean sweep has been made in
the Health Department.