The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1912-11-23
BOARD OF HEALTH PUZZLE.

itht titif, VI ttic LILY bOdl u VI
Health, with Chairman Shaw ane
Mr.. Victor J. Erath absent. Tn,
minutes appear in another column
The Board proceeded to declare
the Thairman's position vacant anc
60 refiit il hy the election of DR.
Il. =. F1iton.
On thursday Or. Fulton was
served with a writ OF injunction
estraintng niIl rom attampting &c
office Of Chairman The writ =
cites "that Dr.. T. S. Fulton, a resi-
dent OF Iberia parish, without leg
al qualifications or right or Dret.n-
siOns whatever, has assumed, or Is
about to presume to assume to per
form the duties of the Chairman
Of the Board of Health office oi
the Iitv OF New IBERIA, and is thus
nnG 1taking to invade the rights
nrivi.eg and prerogatives OF
your petitioner.
Il Is lGerstood that Dr. fulton
lot1s HFt 1 OIL tax receipt, and
th.a III tne vial force OF
yn ~ J HI54retion. The Doc.
Io ltl1I5s 4 I5iAlft lIilS vi tbIil9idfltN
ta.t his position IS hardly tenabie
n III position, rs a member OF the
Board OF Health, is also affected
DN iilis defect, if We are correctly
informed.
The present differences of opin-
lon Woui5 have to go back beyond
Hr Shaw $ administration as Chair
man for Is beginning. At the
meeting ~ the Board on April Sth
tGii, ,nc salary OF the Chairman
-8 raised to 800 per month, and
llIat Of Inspector 10 S75 This was
brought to the attention OF the
iss Council at the meeting held Oh
Nav fst, 1911, when the Mayor VAS
Instructed not to sign salary
aunhers in excess Of $40 for the
Chairman Of the Board OF Health
4nd Of $50 for Inspector.
At the meeting OF the Board OF
Tcalth, held on June %, 1911, bud
eet was adopted, providing as fol
lows.
@Sa tty ot Officers of the
H1 IA lof fiscal year, be-
gianng July 1st, 1911, and
ending june 80, 1872, = 1920 OF
Working and Emergency
fund p 600.0t
Total 1890. .ot
at was then moved, etc, tina.
the City Council be demanded tC
furnish the amount Of This budget
subject to the orders OF this Board
as provided by law"
As the Council ignored this de-
nland the Health Board threatened
suit
DR.. Shaw became member oi
the City Board OF Health 5v The az
ton o. theCity Council a; its spe-
cial meeting, held on October 21th
1o11. On November 18th, follow
ing, at special meeting OF the
Board OF Health, over which Dr.. II
A. King presided as temporary
chairman, DR.. w. G. Young naving
resigned both the Chairnansni
and membership on the Board, DR..
J. w. X. Shaw was elected Cnair-
man. At this same meeting, or tbs
motion OF DR.. Shaw, the salary OF
the Chairman was fixed at $40 an;
that OF the Inspector a. so.
Dr.. H. A. King, DR.. waite, J. Car
stems, DR.. j. w. X. Shaw, Mea5rs.
Louis Indest, Sr., and r. il. Della
houssaye constituted The pefso l.
mel Of the Board at this time.
Subsequently,, several Of the
members Q. the board resigned and
their places We're filled by new APP
Iointments. Eut the public was
uniformed Of the growing differ
ences till it was announced tho,
the Chairman had appointed j. O
Hcbert, Inspector. The claim i.
made that the Chairman has moi
the authority TO dismiss nor ap~
point an Inspector these are tho
prcrogatiyes Of the Board.
If the Injunction is sound, it vii
have The effect of nuilifying the
act OF the Board in electing DR.
Fulton the successor OF DR.. Shaw
If the sane defects obtain to DR.
Fulton continuing on the Board
this viii ave Dr.. Shaw the only
phvs.fit.i on the Board as present
Iy constituted and the only one
eligible to the Chairmanship, al
least till some other physician vii
accept AN appointment to member
shin on the Board.
On the other hand DR.. Shaw
claims that the Board, having ap.
ointed him, cannot retire him il
the manner BY which it wa
attempted. Attorneys have beer
employed ~ both sides to thi
contest and the promise is tina
several interesting moves will b'
made before it is finally conclud
ed.
| a good part Of tho public, regret
/ ting the contest, is congratu'at!n'
/ itseIl in the hope that these trou
\ bles will pass away and be very I'm
probable after the end OF next May
/ hen the Commission Form Q
/ co. ernment will go into effcrt.