The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-07
DOCTORS VOTE TO PROTEST
UNANIMO USLY DISAPPROTE OF CITY CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Resolutions Passed Last Evening to bo Presented ln the Senate Com mittee Appointed to Prevent If Possible the Passage of Objectionable House Bill

About thirty members of the New Haven Medical association were pres- ent last evening at a meeting held at the association rooms in the Young Mems Institute building to protest against the passage of house bill Mo- S29, a bill to provide for an amendment to the New Haven city charter to per init the county health officer to perform certain duties and exercise certain pow CTS now vested in the New Haven board of health. The charter at present pro- vides that the board of health shall perform the duties that ordinarily would be performed by the county health officer. The proposal to change the present order of things has provok- cd storm of disapproval among the city physicians, which was emphatical- ly expressed at last evenings meeting.
 Dr. Frank H. Wheeler, president of the association, presided over the meet ing and the session lasted about two hours. Some of the speeches were punctuated with hot shot, and applause was generously bestowed Among those who took an active part in the discus- sion were Drs. Bacon, Lindsley, Mall house, Tleischner Wheeler, Cahill Eli ct, Moulton, Maher, Seaver, Gompertz, Nader, Townsend, Hawkes. and Whit ney.
 Following the informal speech-nak- ing committee consisting of DTS. T. M Cahil, Gustavus Eliot J. H. Town send, Max Mailhouse, James H. Maher and Frank IT. Wheeler ex-off1cio, was appointed to appear before the senate in Hartford next week and enter pro- test against the passage of the bill. The following resolutions were adopted by unanimous vote:
 Whereas, House bill No. 329 has pass ed in the house of representatives and is now pending in the senate; and Whereas, Said bill amends the char ter of the city of New Haven (section 94) by striking out the clause "and no town health officer nor the health off, cer for the county of New Haven shall have jurisdiction over any portion of the town of New Haven" and
 Whereas The operation of said amendment, if passed, would give to the health officer of the county of New Haven, person not, by profession and training. qualified in matters pertaining to health, the power to veto and to neg ative the work of the board of health of the city of New Haven, body con- sisting of five citizens who, by profess sion and training, are especially quali- fled in matters relating to health, and would give rise to that friction and conflict of authority between said coun- ty officer and said board of health which the framers of said charter strove to avoid; and
 Whereas, The passage of said bill would be fragrant affront to the in- telligence of the people of New Haven and a reflection on their ability to gov ern themselves in matters of health, and violation of the principles of home rule; and
 Whereas, Be it furthermore empha- sized that the corporation counsel of New Haven has in his official capacity appeared against this measure; there- fore, be it
 Resolved. That the New Haven Med- ical association hereby emphatically protests against the passage of said house bill No. 329.
 Resolved, That the senator from this district be requested to use his best en- deavor to defeat said house bill.
 Resolved, That the secretary of this association shall send copy of these resolutions to the senator from this dls- trict and to the governor of this state.