New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-26
AIMED AT DARLINGTON.
Bill for Ne1c Health Commissioner
Called Politicians Work.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany, March 25-Friends Of DR.. Thomas
| Darlington, Health Commissioner Of New York
City. declare that behind the bill recently intro
| duced by Senator Cooper and Assemblyman
Bowling to provide a separate health depart
ment and health commissioner for Brooklyn and
| Queens lies a campaign Of those dissatisfied
with the rigid enforcement Of the health regu-
lations by the present commissioner. Working
through the Legislature, politicians who have
been forced 10 abate nuisances and whose
friends. used to immunity from supervision as
to their business methods, have been compelled
to reform their ways. have determined 70 re-
move themselves from DR.. Darlington's jurisdic-
ton and eventually get him out Of Office. There
will be hearing on this bill before the Assem-
bly, Cities Committee on Tuesday. DR.. Darling
ton will appear against il, ana submit Rrgu-
ments and brief showing many reasons why
1t would be unwise, and even foOlhardy, to
divide the jurisdiction Of the officer responsible
for the city's health.
Although this measure has been up here for
nearly three weeks it was introduced so IN
ostentatiOusly and has been manRuvred so
quietly that until the last two or three days
nobody realized its importance. Then few
friends Of DR.. Darlington got word from him as
TO the real purpOrt of the bill and are organizing
against it. The measure Is sweeping in its pro-
visions. It removes the Police Commissioner
from the Health Board which, it specifies shall
be made up as follows:
Said board shall consist of the health ofHcer
or the port and two commissioners of health
one for the bOroughs of Manhattan. The Bronx
and Richmond and the other for the boroughs
of Brooklyn and Queens Each of them must
nave been q duly qualified physician. residing
and practising within the portion of the city
Tor which he is appointed for not less than ten
years preceding his appointment The Mayor
snail designate one of the members of the Board
or Health to be the chairman Of said board
ubIil the designation OF his successor in such
CHelI UldnSnlp- The commissioner OF health re-
siding I'm and appointed for the borouehs OF
Manhattan, The Bronx and Richmond shall be
the executive officer Of the Health DeDartr1eDr
IN and for the said bOroughs for which ne is an
pointed; and the health commissioner residing
IN ana appointed for the bOroughs of BROOKLYN
ana Queens shall be the executive Of the Health
I pSlLllehI IN ana Tor the said bOrOughs of
Brooklyn and Queens And. except when other
wise expressly stated, every provision i'm this
NtIap'tI' OF elsewhere IN the Greater New York
charter, OF the laws of this state contained for
me performance or discharge of any duty or
junction, or the exercise of any. mower i1riSdic-
ton or authority by the connisstoner ~
health, on behalf Of the Health Department or
III lne execution Of its orders or the administra-
non OF IS business or affairs Cor otherwise)
such provision shall be construed and under
STOOD 10 mean and refer to the particular com
missioner of health residing i'm ana appointed
L"l IIe oofouShs IN respect of which Cor one or
more OF which, or i'm respect of persons places
OF mugs IN winch, such duty function is TO
% lotlu"H or discharged. or such power
jurisdiction or authority is to be exercised Ir-
der any such provision as aforesaid
Inc principal or central Office fp The Porolgn
Oh manhattan shall be the Office OF the Health
board and Of the commissioner or health an
pointed Tor the boroushs of Manhattan The
Bronx ana Richmond and the Headquarters OF
the department of Health I'm and for said bor-
0ughs; and the principal Office in the Borough of
BROOKLYN shall be the office OF the commissioner
or heaiih appointed for the borouEhs o. Brook
lIn and Queens. and the headquarters OF the De
par'ment OF Health i'm and for the said two
oorQushs last named. for the executive and ad-
illustrative management ana execution of the
business or the department i'm and for said
ooroughs OF Brooklyn and Queens
friend OF Or. Darlington declared.
The real point OF this bin is that his crusade
against the milk dealers throughout Queens and
the outlying sections Of Brooklyn and his strict
enforcement or the health regulations hurt many
politicians over there and the influential friends
or these politicians. They are trying to get back
az MN ana at the same time provide conditions
where they can 60 back 20 the old system It's
clever way 10 work %. and they've got the poli-
ucians OF both parties pulling the wires
/ happen to know that when Or Darlington
began 10 round mp the milk dealers and make