The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1914-06-20
DOCTORS DIsAPPR0vE
PRESENT ORDINANCE

No decision. Tor the present az
least. is expected from the hcal'h
board on the question raised D. th'
complaint against the house on N"ith
Second street. which b. alleged 10 po
o sanitarium by protestins
and W ich the proprietor maintains -
simply % boarding house lhe h"al'h
h,,ra last night held "a hearing on
the complaint. which rs based on the
ordinance forhldding maintenance
of sanitariums within "a radius OF n
mile Of the city.
The board has the matter under
adytsement. Members say frankly
that they hesitate To- rule, ecause
while the ordinance Indicates "A gem
eral coruHe OF action In one direo-
,ton. il Ia realized that n rigid en-
forccment Of h regulation woulu
anect many boarding houses and be
completely 81 tune with the spirit
az the publicity campaign which ~
about TO be inaugurnted ior he eN-
inhalation of Albuquerque as a
healthseekers' haven. Doctors y
other citizens Interested In the ques-
ton raised pointed out today how IN
consistent IL would be for the city
AnInIla hNNNMhM ~ ..
run a sanitarium out OF town,
while through one Of ~ duly accrcd-
tied members Il urged the Moose 20
bring another sanitarium here.
Mayor Boatright. who - president
OF the board of health. said this
morning that he was more than ever
convinced that some revision of the
ordinance was needed. There was
...a. -. s.NE that Ia NU nVfs-
ent form IL was not IN tune with the
community's ambition to make Alhu-
auerque the health capital OF the
United States.
He made a tentative suggestion
along the lines of revision. IL might
help solve the question. he said, to
pass a regulation emitting reference
OF any sort to sanitaria. limiting the
number OF tubercular persons ad-
mitted to each boarding house.
IL was said today hat the present
ordinance was not approved by ply
sleians OF the city when Il was first
suggested. At last nights hearing
Drs. Rice. Reidy. Kaufman and
Frank agreed that u was much bot
ter 10 have boarding houses with "a
resident physician and othef sani-
tarium features for the aceOmmoda-
ton Of hcalthseekers. than TO have
the latter living In boarding houses
of the usual sort.
II Is said 10 be the hope Of the
health board 10 dispose of the pres
ent Ease without the necessity OF rul-
iag at all on the question raised.
which amounts to this. When does
a boarding house cease To be a board
ing house and hecome "a sanitnrium
Dr. w. r.. Murphey. who conducted
the house complained OF, has sub
leased II To a woman. and the latter
may he Induced TO take such action
az will eliminate the Objectionable
sa~nitarium-like aspect which the
place has been said to wear by com
planning neiEhbors.
There Is fear that should tho board.
enforcing the letter OF the ordinance.
rule against the North Second street
house. a half "A dozen other cont
plants would be promptly filed.
leading Ca a sort 81 publicity highly
undesirable in the face If the pro-
posed ADVERTISING campaign by the
Commercial club.
Dr. Murphy. ncighhors who had
complained OF the HOUSE. and several
young men who lived at the place
we're before the board AZ last nights
hearing. II was held "a pr l.. q.
Rice's office. Ueorgo ; Klock appear
ed ms attorney FOR the complainants.
Or Murphy said he NO longer CON
Quoted The house. On Jnne 1. he tes-
Tiled. he sub-leasod 10 10 Mrs. Della
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