Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-04
DISTRICT DOCTORS
GRANTED INCREASE
Will Receive 500 Monthly In
stead of $4o-Health Board
in SquabbIe.

Six district physicians were granted
increases in salary last night by the
Board of Health. The salaries were
raised from $40 to $50 a month.
Health officer David D. Chandler rec
commended to the board that the in
crease be allowed
The physicians in petitioning for an
increase declaredtha their work had
been doubled during the past year, so
that now they were doing twice as
much local work practically as last
year. The agitation for an increase
in the physicians salary has been go
ing on for several months.
A lively contest was held at the
board meeting over the selection of a
stenographer and matron. The ste
| nographer is for the committee on
child hygiene of the public welfare
committee. The matron is for the
City Hospital.
Charges of electioneeringf were
freely made. In each case the high
est one on the civil service list
was not appointed. Miss Mary Nc
Guinness, daughter of Richard Nc
Guinness, warden of the county
Jail, secured the stenographers posi-
ton, and Miss Anna G. Bower, who
was telephone operator at the CITY
Hospital for eleven years, was made
matron of that institution
1t Was stated that the three highest
on the civil service list for steno-
grapher and clerk were: Miss Annie
E. Horn. first; Miss Madeline Grey,
second, and Miss Mary McGuinness,
third. Charles l.. Whitfield, chair
Il
hygiene of the Board of Health. nom
mated Miss Horn, saying that he did
so because she was first on the list
and had, to his mind, the best
recommendations. He added that he
understood that pressure was being
brought to bear in favor of Miss Nc
Guinness, whose recommendations he
declared, we're not half as good as
| Miss Horns.
Commissioner Timothy T. Foyle
nominated Miss McGuinness A secret
ballot was taken when Miss Nc
Guinness received five votes and Miss
Horn four.
IT suppose it was foregone con-
9ln n,. remarked Commissioner
why do you think SOP" asked
Commissioner J. It. Wrightson.
Because there was considerable
electioneeriing done for Miss Nc
Guinness replied Commissioner
| Whitfield.
Were you influenced by it them"
asked Commissioner Wrightson.
mo, certainly not" answered
Commissioner Whitfield.
II guess the others were not,
either" retorted Commissioner
Wrightson.
Miss McGuinness will receive $50 a
month from March t.
For matron it was stated that there
were two on the civil service list,
Miss Jessie O'Donnell, first, and Miss
Anna c. Bower second.
DR.. III. C. II. Herold. president of
the board, nominated Miss Bower and
spoke in terms of highest praise OF
her. Commissioner Whitfield Sec
onded the nomination.
Il object to this procedure said
! Commissioner Timothy #. Foyle,
speaking with some heat 81 am a
member of the hospital committee and
was not asked about the appoint
| ment and I therefore enter a pro-
| test.
THE same procedure was taken in
the case of Miss McGuinness," de-
clared Commissioner Wrightson, who
was in the chair at the time.
THAT was a different case" said
| Commissioner Foyle. Her appoint
ment was considered in committee
| and was left to the entire board.
When this appointment came up in
committee DR.. Herold simply left the
room"
ST knew what / was doing then
and know what I am doing now.
According to Section 6, in the book
of rules, the matron can only be ap-
pointed by the action of the full
board" said DR.. Herold. Commits
sioner Foyle then recommended the
appointment of Miss O'Donnell Com
missioner Mclean seconded the NOM
ination. A secret ballot was taken,
when Miss Bower got six votes and
Miss O'Donnell three votes.
DIR. Herold admitted he had done
some electioneering for Miss Bower,
and with good results. Her appoint
ment dates from March 16 and her
salary is $85 month
The splitting ordinance fixing the
fine at from 81 to $40 instead of $40
was passed finally.
DIR. Ambrose c. Dowd was made re-
ceiving officer at the City Hospital
at a salary of $780, The salary of
Miss Prichette, nurse at the City Dis
napsarV was increa eed from, 9en IN