The San Francisco call., 1895-10-17
VERY ANIMATED DISCUSSIONS.
QUARANTINE OFFICER CHALMERS
TOLD THAT He WAS INsUB-
ORDINATE.


ments, and the charges of DR.. Titus against
Miss Patton. head nurse of the City and
County Hospital, together with certain
milkmen's charges against Milk Inspector
Dockery, were tabled. This virtually pock
cts the charges.
Mayor Sutro has been very indignant
with Quarantine Officer Chalmers ever
since he learned that the latter allowed the
steamer Australia to dock without being
fumigated. Yesterday was the first op-
portunity offered since the occurrence to
officially question DR.. Chalmers on the
matter.
The resolution adopted by the board on
the morning of the arrival of the Australia
was read, and Mayor Sutro fatty asked
the Quarantine Officer why he had not
fumigated the passengers, cargo and bag
gage as ordered.
~ reported the matter to DR.. Peckham
of the United States marine service" re-
piled DR.. Chalmers, shifting the RESPONSE
bility.
"Then DR.. Peckham released her9"
Eyes"
But Mayor Sutro was not satisfied with
this manner of avoiding the issue.
''Have you filed the consular reports of
the vessel?' he demanded.
"No," was the reply. "Td like to keep
them in case I'm called before the Grand
| Jury in this matter"
Mayor Sutro eyed DR.. Chalmers sharply
and the latter returned the look.
II want to know if DIR. Chalmers runs
| this board or not" broke in the Mayor.
"It's case of insubordination. If he can
| do as he pleases in a matter of this kind
the board might as well go out of exist
| ence."
DR.. Hart endeavored to palliate DR..
| Chalmers action. He explained that the
| latter had endeayored to do what was
| right in the matter of the consular reports.
But Mayor Sutro knew that ne was right
and insisted on his point. "What objec-
| ton has DIR. Chalmers to filing these con-
sular reports?" he repeated.
DIR. Chalmers answered that he wanted
| to keep them for use in case he was inves-
| tigated by the Grand Jury.
| To obviate any such action hereafter the
Mayor requested the board to pass reso-
| luton ordering the Quarantine Officer to
| file his consular reports with the Board of
Health.
DIR. Hart changed the motion so that
copy will hereafter be filed with the board.
This is a step toward providing the Quar-
antine Officer with secretary. Only the
low condition of the City treasury has
STAYED off the struggle for this appoint
ment.
| DR.. Fitzgibbon moved that the position
of night watchman at the Almshouse be
declared vacant.
| Didn't he perform his duties property"
asked the Mayor, quizzically.
sponded DR.. Fitzgibbon, 'that he was
| only there temporarily, anyhow"
at looks like it,'' said the Mayor,
sweetly; and the four doctors voted to
oust the night watchman. By the same
| united and shoulder-to-shoulder vote
Thomas Kelly was appointed to fill the
place.
On request of the medical faculty of the
University of California, Drs. II. a. L.
Ryxkogel and Robert Crees were ap-
pointed to conduct the post-mortem ex-
aminations of the wards of the City and
County Hospital in charge of the faculty.
On motion of DR.. Fitzgibbon it was re-
solved that hereafter all lnterments and
disinterments in the City Cemetery shall
be made by the authority of its superin-
| tendent, and that in no case shall he be
allowed to charge more than So so for each
| interment and dsinterment.
DR.. Fitzgibbon explained that the motion
| was framed to stop spectators 'going out
| there and disinterring Chinese bodies and
others at cutthroat rates"
! The Mayor thought that if meu were
| willing to do the work at cheaper rates the
monopoly should not be turned over to one
| man.
"But the superintendent gets $75 month
| and pays out $50 of it to graye-digger."
| "What did he take the place for, then2"
| retorted the Mayor.
| Somebody mumbled something about
mot cutting off his rightful perquisites, ~
| and the motion was carried by the four
doctors.
J. Kelly declined the position of first
cook of the City and County Hospital ten
dered him by the board. Frank Nash is
| serving temporarily in the place.
| Milk Inspector Dockery reported that he
had condemned and destroyed 500 gallons
of impure milk. AT present he has forty
samples of milk seized at restaurants in
| the hands of Bacteriologist Spencer for
| testing. In the past week he arrested
| twenty-five offenders for dealing in i'm
pure milk.
The complaint of property-owners
] against the chemical tannery on Four
| teenth and Dolores streets was referred to
| Health Officer Lovelace.
On the recommendation of Health In
! spector Kinne and Policemen Rosekamp
and Madden the matter of the unhealthy
condition of the sewers in Butchertown
| and South San Francisco was referred to
| the Board of Supervisors for improvement.
| The condition of the hogpens under the
slaughter-houses in Butchertown will be
taken up at the next meeting of the board.