The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-28
SWUNG THE OFFICIAL AK
New Appointments Made by
the Board of
Health.
THREE NEW OFFICES CREATED.
Several Public Schools Declared
Nuisances and Sanitary Plumb
ing Demanded for Them.

The Board of Health met yesterday and
officially carried out the programme of
appointments as published in The CALL
yesterday morning.
Three new offices were created: Bacteri-
ologist, Milk Inspector and Messenger to
the Quarantine Officer. Mayor Sutro Wig
orously opposed the action on the ground
that there was no money on hand to pay
the appointees, but was regularly voted
down.
Drs. Moore, Fitzgibbon, Williamson and
Hart stood shoulder to shoulder through
out the proceedings and regularly wedged
the Mayor from every point of opposition.
They answered the Mayors warning
against creating new offices at this time by
declaring that the officers were necessary
to protect the public health. Mayor Sutro
replied that he did not think the board had
the right to arrogate to itself the power of
creating offices. The three new officers
were appointed just the same, and one of
the hardest jobs in their positions will be
to collect their salaries.
The resignation of DR.. Titus as Superin-
tendent of the City and County Hospital,
to take effect October 10, was accepted.
On motion of DR.. Williamson DR.. f. III.
The Office of Psychologist was ordered
created, and on motion of DR.. Fitzgibbon
DIR. John @. Spencer was elected to the
place at salary of $3.50 month.
The position of druggist to the City and
County Hospital was declared vacant and
DR.. Morse had W. M. Hickman given the
place.
DR.. Fitzgibbon's turn came again, and
he had J. P. Dockery placed in the Office
as IL Ing OF col ryy Of q
month.
In his turn DR.. Hart nominated J. j..
Hilliard to the position Of messenger to
the quarantine officer at a salary of $50 a
month.
Then the engineer of the Almshouse
was onsted from his place and the job given
to w. Groney. Bakers one, two and three
of the City and County Hospital were given
their walking papers and DIR. Fitzgibbon
saw to it that Thomas Kelly, James McIn-
tosh and Thomas Sealy were given their
places.
DR.. Hart called the attention of the
board to the fact that the germs of disease
thrive in old water-tanks on private
houses. Sometimes even the bodies of
animals accidentally drowned remained in
them for long time without any one sus-
pecting. He suggested that law be
passed requiring property-owners to clean
their tanks once month. The board de-
cided that all that was necessary was to
instruct the Health Officer to notify the
people to clean their tanks.
Health Officer Lovelace made the follow
ing report on the public schools, which
was adopted:
Lincoln Grammar and Webster Primary
Buildings old and dilapidated; yard planking
worn end rotten; closets open and offensive.
Sutro Primary-Building old and shabby,
and situated below street grade: yard plank
ing loose and rotten; closets have wooden
vaults and no sewer connection. On account
of grade it is impossible to obtain drainage.
Therefore recommend that the school be con-
demned and removed to another lot.
Everett Grammar Open cement vaults,
which should be considered nuisance.
Mission Grammar-In sad state OF decay |;
buildings old and shabby; yard planking rot
ten and worn out; roof said to be leaky; out
houses worn out.
Marshall Primary-Building old and shabby;
open wooden vaults; drainage pipes Leak and
therefore the floor OF the yard and walls of the
buildings are saturated with foul discharges.
Buena Vista Primary-Open wooden vaults (;
the seepage from them soak through the walls
of the building.
are directly under the sidewalk on Bryant
street and constitute constant nuisance to
the residents.
Paramount Primary-Same style faulty vaults.
Bernal Heights-Same faulty vaults and no
sewer connection.
Horace Mann Grammar-Outhouses in very
bad condition and very foul odor; yard
planking rotten and worn; roofs leak into the
classroom.
Irving Primary-Leaking sewer from Pres
colt street; yard and walls of school are sat-
urated with the discharge from broken sewer
on Prescott street. The sewer should be
changed.
Cooper Primary-Open wooden vaults; no
sewer connection: The school is situated in an
excavated lot and should be raised or moved.
In view of the facts as above related recon-
mend that the open vaults in all OF these
schools be declared nuisance and that sani-
tary plumbing with proper sewer connections
be substituted for them.