Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-21
Santa Fe Surgeon Declares He
Exceeded His Authority in
Connection With Funigation
in Smallpox Case
CITY OFFICER HOLDS HE
ACTED UNDER ORDINANCE
Another Medical Man Claims
Municipal Doctor Quaran-
tined Case as Smallpox
Where None Existed,

The city council nc ts meeting last
night listened to two sets of COM
plants directed by Albuquerque ply
ziclans against the city physician, Dr.
u. H. earns, one of these complaints
charging tnat On earns had exceeded
his authorit, in conducting rmlgatlon
in connection with one Of the recent
small onx cases ana tho other alleg-
ing that the city physician had quar-
antmcd case as small pos when the
disease did not exist
The city physician replied to the
FIRST charge with the statement that
he had merely performed his duty un-
der the city ordinance and to the
latter by a direct contradiction of the
statement made by the physician
bringing lhc charge and insisting that
the patient ia question had been a
mau poy victim ana had been treated
accordingly
Tho eounpa showed no inclination
Is dcal directly With either set Of
ehurges and referred both TO tn"
hoard Of health which will hold
meeting at o'clock Wednesday az
ternoon when the charges VIII be taxi
On up
The incident was an unusual one
and was not without It's sensational
features one Of the physicians offer
Iae to produce his patient TO the conn
"a u order to prove the statements
he had made.
Tho mutton was introduced to the
council by lpr James II Wroth sur
geou here for the main line of tn"
SANTA Fe railway and ilL connection
Wlth a railroad ease. pr Wroth pre-
sentcd formal statement to the coun-
rM which. with ICES accompanying afli-
daylt- follows
To the Mayor and Council
or the city OF Albuquerque,
Gentlemen
hereby appeal from the decision
uf-tbc city physician regarding the
rumbattou of the small poX case al
Ig2 North Edith street Tho facts in
the cnsr are stated in the afhdayltS
attached hereto,
object to Dr earns ruling as
claim the right as Santa Ice surgeon
under the same ruling that this board
Of health has made towards hospitals,
that | possess the same right as hos
pitfalls as far as the Santa Ife railroad
men arc concerned and all buildings
or residences connected with tho san
ta Fe employees and under my juris-
diction as Santa re surgeon.
object TO DR.. earns ruling on the
ground that 1 was prepared as Santa
Zee surgeon To pay him through the
railroad the cost Of fumigation, which
he declined.
] claim the right to be treated with
ordinary courtesy BY the city phys
clan as | believe as member of the
board Of health Of this city that | am
his superior officer, and ! am forced
TO the conclusion that after | made
the statements did. which statements
are contained In these affidavlts thar
II wna simply the fee that influenced
him.
This council Is aware that thc su-
Ia Tu Hospital association takes care
of is employees by virtue Of Il certain
sum paid 10 t. and holds IL
self responsible for an hlls contract
ed by me. and / claim that Or. earns
should have taken this matter up with
me aa Santa Fr surgeon, aud that he
had no right under the conditions to
Insist upon this man, Mr Ray bor-
rowing the money for the purpose Of
when I held myself re-
spousDie ana liable for the same
o.