The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1896-05-08

1.-THE words "any Of the aforesaid dis
eases" and insert in its place the words
ANY contagious diseases
In Section $50 the change suggested
was to insert the word INDECENT" in
the clause requiring the Health Officer
to vaccinate gratuitously 'aIl persons
applying to him.
Section 1S4 was changed by adding
that the Board Of Health should elect
a Milk Inspector and specifying his
duties.
DR.. Strader spoke in relation to a
change suggested in relation to Section
169, explaining the provisions in the
section.
Mr.. Irvine asked why the change was
advocated.
Mr.. Julian said that, as one of the
committee, he was opposed to the
change, as the position was one of
honor, and he thought the physicians
should be willing to give little of their
time for the good of the city. The
Board of Education does considerable
work and receives no salary. AS long
as the city can get men who are willing
to serve it should do SO, and remove the
temptation for less competent physi-
cans TO seek the position.
DR.. Strader thought that Mr.. Arnold
was not qualified to speak on the sub
ject Of physicians compensation. There
was no reason that a physician should
serve merely for honor any more than
the Mayor should. He would like to
know why physician should serve the
city for nothing while everyone else was
paid.
Mr.. Beckwith agreed with Dr. Stra-
der. He thought it far better that the
physicians should receive good sala-
ries than the Trustees should. He sug-
gested that the board could in turn
serve as Health Officer and receive pay
as such They should have an object
| for doing earnest work for the good of
the city las their work is very import
| ant to it. He inStanced the work of
General Butler in the sanitation of New
| Orleans after it's capture to show what
the work of the Board of Health might
| become
| Mr.. Waring thought it devolved upon
the city to either pay the board a good
salary or none at all. He thought that
| the board had done good work in the
| past
Mr.. Baker said that the provision for
many officers serving without pay was
a relic Of the common law and of the
! times when it was considered merce-
nary in physician to charge for his
| services. He thought that to attach
salary to the office there would be a
scramble for it, and the best physicians
would not take it.
| DR.. Strader replied that there were
| many old customs that were fortu-
nately obsolete. He wished to correct a
misanprehension that physicians prac-
tice was lucrative. One-third of the
people do not pay their doctors bill,
and the physicians have to pay the
lawyers % or 80 per cent to collect their
hills.
Mr. Kaufman said that the proof
that the board should not be paid was
the fact that they had never been paid.
He believed that it was wise to let well
enough alone.
Mr.. Carmichael believed that a man
should always be paid for whatever
work he did, and should not be ex-
pected to work for nothing.
Mr.. De Lew agreed with him.
Mr.. Arnold produced much merriment
by pointing out the fact that the best
physicians had left the city and gone
elsewhere, and he said he was afraid
that the salary would lead inferior men
to strive for office.
Mr.. Irvine thought that the Board of
Health had some one to do the work for
them and only directed the work, and