The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-27
DEPOSE VANDERP0OL.'
City Board of Health Votes to
Gust Sanitary Sergeant.

By a vote of to the board of health
last night decided to request the mayor
to appoint a new man to take the place
of c. S. Vanderpool, sanitary sergeant
The vote was what might be called
Strictly party vote" the new members
of the board, Griley, Nichols and Mas
sey voting against the old members,
Judd and Davis.
Mayor Parker will probably try to
appoint a man to Vanderpool's place.
VanderpoOl says that he proposes to
continue to run the office. The result is
that there is likely to be a clash Of au-
thority within a short time, and To-
peka may have two sets of sanitary
officials both doing business, or at
tempting to do business, in the present
Office at the city hall.
The trouble is that Mr.. VanderpoOl
occupies a job which the mayor and his
friends claim exists only be precedent,
and not by law. They say there is no
law providing for such al official as
sanitary sergeant, which appears to be
a. fact If this is the case, then Mr.. Van
derpool must be subject to removal at
the discretion of the mayor.
Mr. Vanderpool claims that he was
appointed to his position by Mayor
Hughes. and the appointment was, as
is customary, confirmed by the council,
and that he can not be removed except
for cause, and then only by the council.
He says that when NJ. r. Mitchell was
Z city physician, the council by reso1u-
ton authorized the appointment of a
man to the position of sanitary clerk,
which position he now holds
It is not likely that the council would
vote to remove Mr. VanderpOol, and so
| he feels quite secure IN mis- position for
/ the time being at least. If the mayor
appoints any one to the place, the city
| physician would probably refuse to
! recognize the appointment
In making his motion that the mayor
| be requested to name new sanitary
sergeant, Councilman Gr1ley said last
/ night that Mr.. VanderpOol had refused
to answer questions and had treated
persons coming to his Office without
IF Mr. Griley can bring one person
who win say that" retorted Mr.. Van
| derpool. who was present, i Will re
! sign my position at once" There seems
| to be no serious charge against Mr.
| Vanderpool, except that he IS holding
/ to his place and supporting Judd, whom
| the sanitary committee cannot touch as
yet
/ over the payment of the salary o.
/ Charles Lindsey, who was appointed by
Mayor Parker and claimed to have
served a month before he reported t
the health officers. The board decided
to recommend to the council that th'
bill be paid. This action was also b.
a 8 to ? vote.
Nothing was done about the city pes
house idSL night except 70 I1dtAS q AOA
NAL proposition to the county commits
sioners that the city and county eacl
pay one-half of the cost of building
the hospital and one-third Of the COS
of maintaining the hospital after it i
in operation The selection of a sit
for the building is deferred.
Thomas. the man who used to operat
the crematory, was al the board meet
ing last night and wanted permission
to erect a crematory to compete witt
the one now attempting to do business
The request was referred to the coun
Gil. DR. Davis last night tried to hav
the license of the present crematoT,
company revoked, but this motion wa
deferred on account of the objection
Of Mr.. Nichols.
The anti-hOg ordinance was also dis
cussed, and the inclination seems to b
to allow the ordinance to go withou
enforcing.