The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-21
DR. TITUS HAS RESIGNED.
He Requests the Board of
Health to Appoint His
Successor.
a HOT FIGHT FOR Els PLACE.
Many Democrats Ambitious to Sue
Deed Him as Superintendent
of the Hospital.

DIR. Frank H. Titus has resigned hi:
position as experimenting physician O.
the City and County Hospital. He called
at Mayor Sutro's Office yesterday and
handed to Clerk Rodgers an envelope
which contained his resignation. 1t was
brief, simply announcing that his term O
Office would soon expire and requesting
that lie be relieved from his duties as
superintendent of the hospital at the
earliest convenience of the Board o.
Health. Mayor Sutro is president of the
board.
at will be relief to me-" said DIR
Titus, ''to get out of Office, not that 1 have
not always found my duties agreeable, but
the task of experimenting an institution
like the County Hospital is no easy one
1t is a trying position. Besides everything
was not to my satisfaction, but l did the
best 1 could under the circumstances by
sim ply performing my duties without fea1
or favor.
"What will I do?" continued the doctor
IN answer to question as to his future
"Oh, l will continue to live here in San
Francisco among my friends and practice
my profession"
It had been mooted in political circles
that DR.. Titus would eventually resign, as
the pressure the members of the Board OF
Health-the Democratic members had
brought to bear against him would neces-
sarily force him to retire. At secret ses-
sion of the board, held in the office of DR..
Fitzg1bbon after the silent hour of mid
night, some three weeks ago, the question
of appointing a successor to DR.. Titus
caused split in the 'solid four" of the
body.
DR.. Williamson, who is the only Republic
can on the board, insisted on the reap
pointment of DR.. Titus. He made the
matter personal one, and thought that It
was only fair that he should name the
Superintendent of the hospital. since he
had stood firm on all other appointments
suggested by his medical associates.
Mayor Sutro was not present at this
meeting. He had become disguised with
the wholesale removals from Office by the
heretofore .solid four" of the board, and
refused to attend any more of its meetings.
Drs. Hart, Morse and Fitzgibbon succeeded
in stroking DR.. Williamson down the back
until they had worn his coat about thread
bare. When it come to the Titus matter,
however, Williamson entered a vigorous
protest. In fact, his vigor broke up the
meeting--tore up everything about DR..
Fitzgibbon's Office except the carpets.
DR.. Titus was much dissatisfied for some
time past. In his annual report filed with
the Board of Health a few weeks ago he
intimated that his term of Office would
soon expire and he would be in readiness
to be relieved. He took occasion to de-
nounce the management of the County
Hospital since it was neither under the
direction of the Board of Health nor the
Board OF Supervisors. This conflict of au-
thority made it difficult for the Superin-
tendent in managing the affairs of the
institution. The Board of Supervisors
purchased the supplies and controlled the
expenses of the hospital, while the Board
of Health filed the orders, created much
OF the general expense and made the APP
pointments.
DR.. Titus also drew attention to the lack
of accommodations at the hospital and
urged the erection of additional buildings.
He drew attention to minor grievances, all
of which tended to fill his cup of disap-
pointment to overlooking.
The resignation of DIR. Titus will proba-
bly, be accepted at the regular meeting of
the Board of Health, which will be held
next Wednesday, and his successor ap-
pointed. There are hundreds of Demo-
Gratis anxious TO step into DR.. Titus official
shoes.