The record-union., 1896-05-22
YOUNG MEMS CIVICS CLUB.
Board Of Health Committees Report
Discussed.
Reasons Given Why the City Can.
not Dispense With Its
Assessor.

The meeting of the Young Mems
Civics Club last night was very we'll
attended, and an interesting session
was held, Mr. Weinstock presiding.
The report of the Committee on Board
of Health was taken up again, DR..
Strader reading it.
The proposed amendment to Section
$50 was that the word INDECENT be
inserted, so that the Health Officer
would be required to vaccinate only
INDECENT persons.
The amendment was adopted.
Mr.. Miller moved that, in order to ia
cilitate business, when proposed
amendment was read, it should be con-
sidered that a motion had been made
to adopt it.
So ordered
No amendments were offered for Sec
tions 1S1, 1S2 and 1S3, referring to the
duties of the Plumbing Inspector.
Section 1S4, relating to the City Dis
pensary and City Physician, was pro-
posed to be amended by providing for
the appointment of Milk and Dairy
Inspector. The amendment was adopt
ed
No amendment was offered to Section
1856
DR.. Strader said that amendments
would be submitted in the proper place,
to the effect that no water system or
sewer system should be adopted and
contracts let by the Board of Trustees
until it shall have been approved by
the Board of Health.
Mr.. Miller asked for the consider
ton Of the vote by which the proposed
amendment to Section 169, in relation
to the Board Of Health, striking out the
words, 'They shall receive no compen-
ton was adopted.
The vote was reconsidered and Mr..
Miller said that, as the charter now
stands, the City Board of Trustees could
not, no matter how much they might
feel that the duties of the Board of
Health were such that the members
should receive compensation, grant
them any salary.
w. Winn thought the members of
the board had comparatively little to
do, and the members who are appoint
ed consider 1T an honor; the position
should be q purely honorary one. If
a salary be affixed to the position the
Trustees would Immediately proceed to
fix one and would also find men to draw
it
Mr.. Waring said many of the doctors
are called on 20 do great deal of char
liable work, but the city should not be
expected to help them out He thought
that, as in the past, doctors should be
selected who can afford~la do the work
for nothing.
Mr. Arnold said the question seemed
to be whether the city could get the
best service with or without salary.
With salary the physician would be-
come a politician. There was not much
work for the Board of Health and the
members Of the board get an advertise
ment through being selected. If a small
salary is attached to it the inferior
physicians will be attracted to it and
the better class will not want it; so the
influence of it's work will degenerate.
R. Phinney thought the duties Of the
board were much more than were sup
posed and that there should be COM
pensation for it
DR.. Strader said that the physician
who works for the municipal corpora
ton should be paid as others are who
work for it. The work Of the board Is
onerous and it is responsible for the
City Physician, Health officer, Plumb
ing Inspector and many other things.
Suppose we had an outbreak of cholera,
would not the Board Of Health have
anything to do? How would 1t be in
case of an epidemic in the schools.
Many of the best qualified physicians
in the city have refused to accept the
office on account of the work.
Mr.. Miller said that 1t was not Amer
lean to say to a man, You shall serve
us, but you shall receive no pay" The
man who does his duty should receive
compensation, and the Trustees should
have power, in case of emergency, tc
give the board a salary. He did moi
think the salary should be limited, but
the Trustees should have power to fix
It.