The San Francisco call., 1898-05-19
T TakeS O'Brien'S Place,
 but Not His Salary.
HELPING HAND TO A FRIEND.
DIR. PILLsBURY FINDS POISON
 IN SHRIMPS.
The Butchertown Variety, He Says, Will Kill Rabbits, and He Sug- gests That Their Sale Be
 Stopped.

pr. John Gallwey was appointed Health Officer yesterday to fill the vacancy made by the enlistment of Dr. A. r. v brlen as one of the surgeons of the First CallIornla Volunteers. The appointment was made in pursuance of an offer of serVlce on the part of Dr. Gallwey, and the conoitlons imposed are an object lesson ln the militia circles of this State.
 Both Dr. Gallwey and Dr. OBrien are members of the Sanitary Corps Of the N. G. C., pr. Gallwey on the division stair and Dr. O'Brien on the Surgeon Corps or the First Regiment. When the First was mustered into the service as volunteer regiment Dr. O'Brien took his place With the others, giving up his position as Health Officer and also the large practice which he held. pr. Ga1lwey has not been ordered out, so to make the sacrifice of his brother surgeon as light as possible, he has volunteered to take O'Brien's place as long as he is away, but the salary at- tached to it will go to O'Briens S family as if O'Brien himself were holding the posi- tion. He also stipulates that II he IS called out there will be other members of the Sanitary Corps who will follow his example and take the place Of the same terms.
 Dr. Gallwey's offer of services was made in the following letter:
 To the Honorable Board of Health Of the r Owing to the necessity for moving troops to Manila at once. the sanitary corps of the Ma nonai Guard or Cail1ornla IS @ caIleo it upon eo force. AS Dr. A. P O Brien is one of the medical officers assigned to duty with the First Regiment, and in common with every ofncer of the corps. volunteered his services, 1t will be necessary for him to depart with the first
 It is therefore incumbent upon him to resign his position as health officer, and as this step will result in a material hardship on those depending on him, l hereby take the liberty Of rendering my services to your honorable body as health officer during pr. O'Brien's absence, upon the express condition, however, that the salary of the position shall be paid
 The sanitary corps will highly appreciate the cooperation of your honorable board. and in the event that shall be called upon while this will be able to supply another substitute for pr. O Brien upon the conditions herein named
 Trusting that this matter will receive favor able consideration at your hands, remain your obedient servant, JOHN GALLWEY. Colonel and Chief Surgeon of Division Sanitary
 Corps, N. c. c.
 The offer was gladly accepted by the Board and by Dr. O Brien. A leave of absence for six months was granted to pr. O'Brien, but this will be extended should the service of the regiment keep him in the field longer than that time. In the meanwhile his place will be ably filled and in such away that he will lose noth- ing by his willingness to serve with his command.
 In the case of William H. Tobin, laun- dry inspector who is also an officer of volunteers, a leave of absence for three weeks was granted in order to allow him to draw full salary for the month of May. His successor was not appointed:
 E. $. PillSbury, M.D., in reporting upon his investigations made in pursuance of a petition from the Fishermen's Associa- tion asking that the sale of Butchertown esting facts regarding the capabilities of the shrimp when he feeds on sewage; 1t makes him poison personified, for the doc tor announces that he was able to kill some rabbits and make others very sick by merely injecting under their skins a few of the microbes he obtained from the Butchertown shrimp. The San Pablo variety, he found, would not hurt rab- bits, so he concludes that the Butcher town variety is poisonous and should not be sold. The matter was referred to Dr. Spencer, the boards bacteriologist.
 On petition from a number of occupants of buildings adjacent to q sausage fac tory at TOT Market street. the HeaIt.- Of hcer was instructed to take steps neces- sary to abate the nuisance.
 On suggestion of Dr. John Gallwey a valuable disinfector was loaned to the volunteers by the Health Officer, the sol diers not being able to procure one before they are ordered away. Dr. O'Brien asked the sanction of the board for what he had done. and 1t was given him.
 The suspension of Richard M. Jones. disfnterment inspector, was reported and as his successor J. W. Cameron was ap- Cameron's successor as bakery inspector Neglect of duty is the cause of Jones' sus- pension.
 On the suggestion of Food Inspector Dockery the regulation prohibiting the using of berry boxes more than once was modified to allow their use more than once. provided the berries were placed in little baskets made to fit the boxes.