The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-23
NOBODY WILL RESIGN,
The New Board of Health Has
a Fight on Its Hands
for a Start.
LOOKING FOR SOFT PLACES.
A Sweeping Change to Be Made In
the Department Hungry
Office-Se eksrs.

The new Board of Health will hold its
first meeting for business tomorrow
morning, at which several changes will be
announced. If the board feels then as IT
did last night, there will be number OF
disappointments for office seekers. The
doctors appointed by Budd have been
besieged with applications and applicants,
but they have decided to name onlya few
changes for the present.
There are in all Ito positions in the gift
of the board from Health Officer down.
The quartet of physicians have secured
copies of the list, and every man in a posi-
ton under the old board has been requested
to resign, and every man, as far as can be
learned, has refused to tender his resigna-
ton. Some of the positions only command
salary of So month, but nothing has
been overlooked by the hungry horde of
place-seekers.
Quarantine Officer Lawler was in no
amiable frame of mind yesterday when he
was seen at the Health Office. His resig-
nation had been asked for, and he had re-
fused to give it. He said that he received
telephone communication on Sunday
while at dinner. One of the new Board OF
Health was at the other end of the wire,
and he broke the news softly to the Quar-
antine Officer that there had been change
in the board, and that he was expected to
resign.
whats that?" roared DR.. Lawler
through the telephone.
"Of course you will hand in your resig-
nation" came back the soft answer.
what for ?"-yelled the doctor. what
have done that 1 should resign2"
ooh, nothing at all, doctor; only you
know it is the custom"
"Custom be bowed! Think I'll resign,
do you, and let you or somebody else say
that had to, Ell? Well, guess not"
''Well, now, DOCTOR" came over the wire
in entreating terms, ''if you don't resign
you know what Well do"
"Firs me, I presume" said the irate OF
fetal "Well, go ahead. I'm not the first
man who had his heal cut off for political
reasons. You go right ahead and do your
worst"
faint tones, and the conversation ended.
mo, sir; will not resign,p said DR..
LawIor yesterday. "Let them give their
political reasons for my removal"
"Nor will I resign" said Secretary
Lawlor.
"Nor l." echoed Assistant Secretary
Kennedy.
ridor down to the Receiving Hospital,
along the road to the A1mshouse and over
to the City and County Hospital, stopping
short of the pesthouse and finding its way
down to Dunbar alley.
The Board of Health lunched at Sutro
Heights on Sunday, Mayor Sutro presid-
ing, and at the table it was decided what
official heads were to be Topped off in the
morning. The Mayor said yesterday that
he knew nothing about the changes to
come, the doctors having that matter en-
tlrely in charge. 1t was understood in the
Mayors office that caucus was to be held
last night. but one of the members of the
new board denied this last evening.
1--WE expect to have a little meeting on
Wednesday morning." said this gentle
man, 'sjust before the regular meeting, and
then we will select the new app ointees.
There will not be many changes, but OF
course the first men to be considered will
be the doctors"
The Health Office is filled daily with as
pirants for new positions, and the list
showing the number of employees needed
is called for hourly. Numbers are looking
| for soft snaps" and the book containing
| the list is now well-thumbed volume.
Yesterday morning one gentleman called
| for the book. and, after looking 1t over,
| asked the advice of Assistant Secretary
Kennedy on something nice and soft"
WELL said Mr.. Kennedy, "there is the
position of assistant secretary"
what does he do?" asked the anxious
inquirer.
Every little. He comes down at 9o'clock
| In the morning and goes away at a, looks
over the books little, takes an hour for
| lunch, and that is all"
Gee! is that all?''
"Ttat's all, except he may be called up
sometimes at midnight to dig up the death
certificate of some one who has died under
| suspicious circumstances"
"Oh, say" said the anxious inquirer
| with RAPTURE; ''that's the position l want.
Isn't it pudding? Who's got it now?"
"That's my position, said Mr.. Kenne-
dy, Ct"
But the anxious inquirer waited to hear
no more. He looked at Kennedy like
man dazed. The muscles of his face
twitched nervously, his eyeballs rolled and
| the knob of the door and by sheer force he
dragged his feet away from the soft spot
and tainted in the hallway.