Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-03-09

, of the board. At the meeting previ
; ons TO the last one, when Mr.. Shrago
vitz first introduced his antitoxin re
= solution, DR.. Ramsay opposed il
strongly. be had his own personal
ideas about supplying antitoxjn to the
people Of Perth Amboy aud ne did not
r hesitate to state them. The old mem
bers Of the board, who probably had
no idea at all on the subject before
that, at opce adopted Or. Ramsay >,
views as theirs and the resolution was
not wen Allowed to come to a vote.
It seems to be,a case of, what does
DR.. Ramsay think andDnce he has
told them that settles it then and
there,
Then again, at the February meet.
ing, Ira Z. Tice was nominated for
health inspector. Without being at
all egotistical, Or, Ramsay quietly
informed the board that no III could
be elected to that office until he had
passed a very rigid examination,
which, he is quoted rs saying. he
doubts il he il imself, ever a physi.
clan, could pass without special study,
hut this law did not prevent any per
son who is nov health inspector con-
%tinuing in ofics, VITA all respect for
De. Ramsay and acknowledging his
skill rs a lea rued physician it would
seem thai Perth Amboy is in a pretty
bad position if cnly Il man can be
health inspector. We do not doubt thu,
there is not q mar in thu city more
capable of filing the Office than the
present incumbent, but we are not yet
persuaded thai M is tho only man who
can fulfill the dutie5 Of that position.
Has Or. Ramsay got q live job as
health Inspector: Ono would think
he has, for when he had Gni red tell.
ing the board about this, tho majority
were duly impressed ant Mr.. %ic''a
namo WAS not even 30 ed upon. Dt.
Ramsay said there was no use Of any
one trying hat examination, LIT alone
a mar who is not a skilled physician,
and that was all there was to il, The
majority of the members, although
they may nevor have known there was
such a law bsforo, thought jast the
same RS DIR. Ramsay on the question
aud he was re -elected. How did the
members of the board know bat wbat
Mr.. Tice had already passed that Cx.
animation which DR.. Ramsay declated
to be so rigid? How did they knaw
hut that he was qualified: What
right bad they TO refuse TO vote on
Mr.. Eice's name : The board had no
evidence before them to show that Mi.
Tic3 could not pass the examination
Even il 1t required the most skilled
physicians in the country to pass that
examination, until the board actually
knew that Mr.. Tics had tried and
failed, he was inst rs much q candt.
date for the position Of health irspec.
tor as DR.. Ramsay was, and he should
have been voted uron, It is probable
he could .uot have been elected for he
is a republican and this majority of
the board is democratic, put there was
no reason for ignoring his candidacy
DR.. Ramsay told the members that Mr..
Lice could not be expected to pass the
examination AMI that settled it. Mr.
Tico's name was ignored. Wonder
that, if Dr., Ramsay told the board
that tie moon was made of green
cheese, the members would take action
10 seoure a piece.
This antjtoXin resolution does not
suit the INSPECTOR, hut lie finds a nov
element in tho board aud things are
not going his Way rs much MS he
would like. Why he should concern
himself 50 particularly a. 80 where
the ant,toxin is bought is hard 10 un
derstand. He is merely the inspecto..
If the Board Of Health shonld decide
to bay ami oEju INN, >lco, it is not
for the irspcc or 10 say YRS or no,
He shoH'I TAX vl,tth- board chooses