The San Francisco call., 1896-04-16
A Deadlock Still Exists in the
Board of Health Over
the Matter.
THE FINDINGS WERE ACCEPTED
Mayor Sutro Is Given a Week to
Look Over the Testimony
Before Voting.

Three members of the Board of Health
Drs. Hart, Morse and Fitzgibbon-strove
yesterday to oust Superintendent Weaver
| from his position at the Almshouse, and
| the remaining two-Mayor Sutro and DIR.
Williamson-succeeded in defeating the
project. After mass of routine business
had been disposed of the findings of the
com mittee appointed some time ago to in
vestigate the Almshouse management were
presented and motion made that they
be accepted.
The report found that there were seven
teen separate reasons why Mr.. Weaver
should be removed, including mismanage-
ment, incompetency, lnhumane conduct,
| untruthfulness and other matters.
Mayor Sutro objected to the acceptance
of the report on the ground that he had
not been given an opportunity to look the
matter over and decide how he should
vote. He offered an amendment provid-
ing that he should be given weeks time
| to read the testimony and gain better
| understanding.
The amendment was lost, and then the
| report was accepted on the votes of Drs.
Hart, Morse and Fitzgibbon. Then the
| report was taken up count by count and
accepted In that manner, Mayor Sutro
and DR.. Williamson declining to vote. DR..
| Fltzgibbon made a motion that the posi-
| tion of superintendent be declared vacant,
but it was finally decided to postpone the
matter for one week to give the Mayor q
chance to read the testimony and find ngs.
"All right" said the Mayor. you
can't come games on me-"
| 1t is not probable that the meeting at
which the Mayor will announce his de-
cision will be productive of anything new.
40 SIrfrn oh, To-
| Defrlend the Weavers, and with the back.
ing they have received from prominent or
| carnations and individuals in the City,
will probably adhere to his intention of
refusing to vote for their removal DIR.
| Williamson is still less likely to change
his mind, and without either of these
votes Weaver cannot be removed.
| Milk Inspector Dockery made startling
| report at the close OF the meeting regard
ing the cows and milk at the Aim shouse.
! he stated that out of herd of thirty-four
COWS nearly all were suffering from tuber-
culosis and that the inmates of the institu-
ton were fed on skim milk. The report
was accepted and placed on file.
The Journeymen Bakers Union sent in
communication asking that the board
appoint an inspector of bakeries. The let
| ter named half dozen bakeries that were
said to be in a filthy condition, without
ventilation and totally unfit for the pur-
! poses Tor Wnlcn taey are used.
The communication also stated that
there were large number of bakeries that
use tainted eggs, or in lieu of even that,
! poisonous coloring matter in the baking OF
cakes. The board will consider this mat
| ter.
A petition was presented by the en-
ployes of the Health Office, asking that the
waiting room for patients desiring TO be
taken to the City and County Hospital be
removed from the rooms of the depart.
ment to some more suita bic location.
They declared the room to be nuisance
and menace to the health of those who
were compelled to work near it. The COM
munication was placed on file.
DR.. Stahie, the Superintendent of the
! City and County Hospital. sent In com
munlcatlon denying that the meat at the
hospital is bad. He asked that the board
| satisfy itself thoroughly on this point.
Professor Wenzell, the chemist of the
board, reported against the use of forma-
line IN the preservation of milk and canned
foods. He said that it was detrimen entail to
health and should not be permitted