The San Francisco call., 1897-07-27
The San Francisco Board of
Health Said to Be Dis
courteous.
Councilman Brosnahan Has
Something to Say About
Hoodlums and Doctors.
Another Attempt to Be Made to Draw
Up Tuberculin- Test 0rdi-
nance.

OAKLAND, CAL. July 26-Ths ghos
OF the milk war came UP before the City
Council tonight in the shape of q severe
reprimaud of the San Francisco Board o.
Health for its condemnation of Oakland's
Counc linen. The resolutio rs were intro
duced by Councilman Cuvellier and were
as 70 lows:
WHEREAS The Board of Health of the City
and County OF San Fran cisco has recently
seen fiji 10 pass resolutions of censure con.
dcmnlng the course OF the City Council OF
Oakland because OF the latter's refusal TO pass
q certain tuheTcu in-teSt ordinance as pre-
pared by the Oakland Board o. Health; there
lore be II
BesoIucd, That the City Council of Oakland
sends greeting TO the Board OF Health OF the
Cliy and County of San Francisco and begs 10
suggest that it wou q have been wiser before
naSSlng such resolutions OF censure had the
Board of Health OF the City and County OF
San Francisco first sscer aimed whether or not
Inc CITY Council OF oakland dld not nave Soou
end sufficient reasons for rejecting the tuber-
cplln-test ordinance as prepared by the OAK
lard Board of Health; and lurher, be II
RCsO'red, That the Oakland City council de-
ores this hasty and unwarrauted action on
the part OF the Board OF Health Of the City
and County OF san Francisco, ana looks upon
il as act OF justice, undeserved, uncnIIed-
ior, unwise aug dl>cnurJeouS.
ReSO{Ued, Thst these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes OF this meeting of he City
Cou ell aud mat copy be sent 10 The Board
~ Health OF the C!ty and County of San Fran
cisco.
Another resolution was as follows:
Resolred That the Ordinance and Judiciary
Committee be and it Is herebr direct, TO pre-
pare an ordinance to be submitted for the con-
slderation ut this City Council a its next
regular meeting, the purpose OF which ordI-
nance shall TO provide for taa application
OF the United States Government tuberCul n
test, as presenter by the United States Agri-
cultural Department, TO ali cows within the
limits OF the city of Oakland and TO all cows
IN Alameda or Contra Costa counties furni> h
lag milk fol sale or for consumption wi hin
me city 0. O3Sland; and further, that il the
prrpara lou OF this ordnance the Ordinance
and Judiciary Committee IS directed To iavi1e
2nto con ereuCe the Oakland Board of Health,
the Iu,p pector OF Markets, Meats and Milk and
Veterinary Surgeon OF the city OF Oakland, and
also i've dairymen.
Councilman Cuvellier berated the San
Francisco Board OF Health, and Mr.. Rowe
also said that the original ordinance as
clearly It fault and took occasion to reiel
10 Dr.. Rykfogel's alluslon to Councilmen
as "hoodlums."
Mr.. Brosnahan made speech, in which
he made some pointed references to the
Board OF Health of Oakland. He said
some of them were kindergarten gradu-
ates who were a discrediJ TO The city.
The resolutions were unanimously passed.
II was stated Tonight that Dr. RykfogeI
has not resided in Oakland sufficient time
10 quality for an appointment to the
Board of Health and that his name does
not appear on the Great r sgister.
A resolution was passed ordering the
clerk 10 di- cover the standing OF DR.. Ryk-
tOLel, il being stated that he is not ever g
Ci izen OF the United States.
Councilman Girard created some sur
prise in the Council tonight. He intro
duced a resolution which "whereased'
that il was universally known tnat there
was too much politics in the FIRE Depart
ment. Ii resolved that the Boerd OF
Notks be requested 20. make changes in
the positions OF Fire Chief and Assistant
Chief and to appoint me who would at
tend to their business and not spend their
time doing politics. The resolution was
referred tC the Fire and Water Committee.