New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1911-04-29
ANENT THE HIGH SALARY.

lIle action Nf tle New slDpTii
Board of Health salary erasin,
meeting. S~s atated that. nothinl
more woulJ Re said in Ire c'o,f
umns sfvtlse Enterprise were-tite,
to resdind Their resolution raisin.
the salary ef-~ihe President From
$40 to 300, which we eonsidcre,
beyond all reason and Aequity y, Il
comparison to galaries paid, il
more prominent cities sof*I)ouisi
ana. Eat the request Of tn,
President of TINT body we repro
duce the 1rfinutrs IN sfull whcl
appear r. On our first page. part Of
which was omitted last weak To-
want hf space. fer the extended
proceedings. This Board since
lis indlit ton into office has done
comparatively nolhing, yet nortA;
~ has drawn from the public
treasury for -its different officers
800 a thc peoples money and
very probably would have con
tnued Into further slumber, had
not thq STATE Board Of Health or
ficials visited our community
recentlyi yve rtE vgrvtyI
Fearing to rekfndle theSpoliti-
cal bit terness i hat has existed as
the result Hf former political
contestsl and Vl,apihg tbe highest,
opinion .of the President lof the.
Board Edf Health personally, We
utterlys ! bstained from comment
ing upon their iethargy, erG these
many months ,The6past .asheyery.
taxpaypr is aware las been bar
rem Of lnny accomplishment. Save
few sfforts along Nsa1iitary slihcsI
and the scollection of vital stats
ties. vahch has cost HE people
800 ntbbthly for the services qef 1
the Prf@dent, Secretary and In
spectolI now ~we lraseFthe prom
Use that spmetfinF WITT b ,done. !
and on the strength Of that state /
I1eAt the Boat,t sees fit. 10 raise
theAxalary of the Si'rcsitlent to
&140And the City's Inspector to
$500. allowing also $40 addi-
tional for the further services Of
a Secretary. when the law specil I
fically states that the Inspector
shall fila both offices. 'Ges'"
1t seemseto be the Intention Of
this Bonrdto have erected for this
City public slaughter pen where
post-mortem and anti-mortem
examinations will be % made.
Should this materialize. in order
to get competent service. neces-
sarily a Veterinarian will have TO /
be employed This will mean the
outlay of an additional 1856 o,
more monthly. as Alexandria paysl
$1,000 annually for such service.
and we hardly think our Inspector
or the President can do this work,
If this slaughtering pen PROPOSE
ton mAterializes. e' We acknowl
nnrterinarian doing these
earn his salary; too. |
woA0olII1e the City Inspector will
deserve consideration II he does
his duty bt,tl we fail 10 'sohceive1
how il is poySihle' for. the ofresil
dent, whose duty will be solely to
see that these. men faithfully earn
their salafias cail.s possibly bel
worth tha. salary voted Il him
Alexandria. much larger than
New iberia pays It's President
$40 months; Monroe $500 and
l-3c per month. inspector $50 ;llnke
Charles $500 per month. IN
spector. $40; Baton Rouge, Pres
dent and CitsAlshy sciaii. jointly
$3.50. We mention-xthcse cities.
because according tcathe last EN-
sus their population was n,uclf
greater than o,,rs and we cannot
conceive whensby there Is any ned
cessityfifor anyailigher raising OF
for duties 10 be perform,dI !;
in filling these eftcrs!sl ~ ass aM,I,
The depleted condition OF cari !,
City Trc8sarya calls for consid. ]
arationl and il what ia collected /
from one already heavily, tavedl !.
citizens is to be spent as IL seems !
he local Board Of fiealth de- :
mands.a we can hardy ask thai :
more takes be voted for improve j
nents as now contemplated. If (
he City Council sanctions these /,
absurd salaries the public will !
ose cenfsdenccl in them ind we /,
eel assured these gentlemen havrls
he welfare bf New Iberia al heart
md have no intention Of giving j
heir srrrovalsfof higher salaries Fl
IS created W the Board Of Health. /,
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