Evening journal., 1910-04-14
MAYOR NAMES
HEALTH BOARD
DrS. Beck and CIeaVer and
MeSSrS. Hall and HiIIerSOhn
the AppOinteeS
MAYOR SEES NEED OF
MORE EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

Mayor Spruance to-day announced
the new Board of Health. The men
selected are Drs. Charles A. Beck, No
1910 West Fourth street; DR.. Henry A.
Cleaver. No. 1907 West street; j.
Thomas Hall. No. 1902 French street,
and Lewis A. Hillersohn, No. 217 Mar
ket street.
Mr.. Hall is the plumber member Of
the board. and Mr.. Hillersohn the busi-
ness man. All the appointees are ac-
tive Democrats. The fifth member of
the board is Alexander J. Taylor, chief
engineer Of the City Engineering and
Surveying Department He is a mem
Der of the board by virtue of the Of
flee he holds.
DR. Cleaver is A years of age and
a graduate of the University of Penn
sylvania. He has had considerable
practical experience in his profession,
having spend considerable time In hos
pitfalls in Berlin and Strausburg, Ger
many. Vienna, Austria, and Paris,
France. He has been practicing in
Wilmington since 1904.
Dr. Beck originally came from Ham
mondsport, n. Y. He is 36 years OF
age and was graduated from the Uni
Nersity Of Maryland. He came to Will
mington ten years ago and located
in Second street between Scott and
Lincoln streets. He married since
coming TO Wilmington.
A. rT.u a.. ..I.,,,,1,,v v,,a,,,I,,,. 80 fl,r
board, is well-known in the Sixth ward
He is engaged in the plumbing busi-
ness Mr.. Hillersohn is the Market
street tobacconist.
The new board will go into Office OF
May /. when 1t viii organize by elect
ing a president, secretary and executive
officers Of the department Just who
will be president will not be known
until the members get together. Two
men are mentioned for secretary Of the
board. They are William p. Malcolm
of the Eighth ward, and George Std
ham. of the Seventh ward 1t is saic
that the former is slated for the plac'
although friends of Stidham are max
ing a strong fight TO land him
There are any number Of candidate
for the positions of executive officers
In the First Representative district
John Mcmahon and Augustus Welcl
are spoken Of. In the Second Repre-
sentative district. Daniel McGranner!
and William Smith are mentioned
Daniel AIahoney and II. d. Smith ar
candidates from the Third Representa-
tive district. and in the Fourth are JOIN
i. Shockley, William Maloney, Edwar'
Begley and Edward Reagan, while j
the Fifth are Michael Scully, Jane
AfcNally. BENJAMIN +. Green, Richar'
Fox and Michael Long.
Mavor Will Not Dictate.
In announcing his appointments to
day Mayor Spruance said he woul
dictate no appointments in the Boar
of Health, leaving that matter entirel,
with the members of the board. ii
said he thought he had selected goo
men and II they did not make goo
appointments they would have to bea
the consequences
Mayor Spruance paid a tribute to tn
present Board of Health and its execu
tive officers He said the board wa
one of the best the city ever had. H
added. however that the work of tn
hoard was handicapped by the lac
Of executive officers to properly loo
after the health of the city. He sal
he did not think six men were 10
many. and intimatcd that he woul
bring this matter to the attention
CITY Council in the hope that the bod
could make provision for the appoint
ment of two additional executive OF
fcers.
More Executive Officers Needed.
Mayor Spruance said that under pres
cnt conditions the quarantine law is
dead letter because there are NJ
enough executive officers to enforce
He said that in many instances frol
the time a quarantine card is place
on door until somebody telephone
TO the Board of Health office TO CON
and take it off. the house is not visite
bv the executive officer because h
time win not permit him. "A quaraI
tined house should be visited at lea
twice a week by a health officer" !
said. "and I will endeavor to do whi
can to have the present force
health officers increased TO six men
hers.