New-York tribune., 1915-03-14
u,,lth Commissioner Is
ANXIOUS TO Return to
Hospital Work
CHAMBERLAIN SEEKS
torrTER OPPORTUNITY
,.,,ss Present Office Useless
p,oOrts of Friction with the
Mayor Are Denied.

,.,-er OF -lt~i''''
'' W. ch,nterlain to leave the
~. ~ cabinet. The time Of their re-
- -. Is not certain. 1t may be a
=, weeks and they may remain until
4. sr,, Of next year.
~, viii make the first gap in the
-, 4 department heads completed
"a =, Ysvor soon after he went into
-, ~ January /, 1914. 1t does not
s.r,,.r. , mean any break in the ad-
.,i.,ution. In neither case was the
~. taken with the idea Of holding it
,...urh the Mayors term.
r,lOuch the facts in each instance
,.,,,,.d to come out at about the
sn, time yesterday, they are entirely
'...l,..d. It is stated positively that
..,,ion has nothing TO do with the
Giss.ion.
VI, rsye Dr.. Goldwater leave Of ab-
Wv
,.,,. wish him TO return as the super
ns,den. Of that institution.
Sees No Reason for Job.
NJ Bruere, who for fourteen months
l., h..n holding a job the reason for
4. existence Of which he has doubted
sd who actually has been spending
,o,. Of his time in hard work on con-
s,o,tjye ideas for other parts + the
,s-ipistrst.on. has, it is believed, be-
rn, tired Of his anomalous position.
q shall devote all my time to civic
v,,k. and it is about time settled
,,rn 70 some steady employment" was
Il. way T. Bruere put it yesterday.
4 shall not remain until the end of my
tam. But | have no specific outside
enjoyment, although l have had sew
rL offers. When ] reach the point
Essn ny job holds me instead Of the
yt.sdOn being reversed. shall quit,
bui can't tell when that will be-"
Dr.. Goldvater, who seemed unwilling
to talk about his position until he had
talked over the matter with the Mayor.
sid be was not planning to resign, but
acknowledged q It he had several times
alksd with the Mayor about being re-
H,Ved TO return to the work from
yhish be had obtained a leave Of abb
Slce. lie tried for several hours to
ct in communication with the Mayor.
Then some important business came up
nd he gave it up for the day.
When the Mayor urged DR.. Gold
slisr to become Health Commissioner
te at first refused. AS superintendent
u Mount Sinai Hospital he had be-
cone an authority not only in hospital
Management, but in the planning OF
tospli buildings His advice was
seught all over the country, and it
SAaidhis income was at last $4,000
sysM
Oh he plea that there was great
sork 70 be done in the reorganization
o. As Health Department and by Sc
sahng for him d years leave of abb
senee from the trustees, the Mayor
nscseded in getting him 10 take hold
v ne task at $500 year. Six weeks
W the Irust-es prolonged the leave
sd made II indefinite. But recently
n'y have decided to begin the erection
NOOO000 addition TO their build
~ and they want Dr.. Goldwater to
RUIN to oversee that work.
Wants Build Up Hospital.
While Dr.. Goldwatcr is enthusiastic
I bis work as head Of the Health De-
-Hnent, he realizes that it is only a
<ap'fary job, probably lasting not
vvagef thar the present administratiC g.
mas his future 10 look out for and
.'S not want {, Be- obliged TO give up
= connection with Mount Sinai, which
4 nss the ambition 70 make one of the
~1sN opltals in the world.
Asyor Mitchell had a conference at
s'oa with Philip J. Goodhart, the act
PRESIDENT Of the board Of trustees,
he absence Of George Blumenthal in
s.'Ope. He asked Mr.. Goodhart if ar
gements could not be made to have
~ ~ Eo!dWater remain in the service of
u'y at least until January /. The
~Ste SAID he would take the matter
= slM tne board. There seems to be
u0uot that Dr.. Goldwater will re-
.M after April il he secures tn,
1seI' OF the hOSnital authorities, as
a Hoke IN the most enthusiastic terms
hls work.
y, .. en- up to my neck in n great num-
VI interesting problems" he said
p,''nork s1 WORK Is most interesting. 1t is
ts.ST IN mat II gives one a combina-
,ov,s egiSlatlye, executive and police
n,S- | have done a great deal al
~ ent not all started out 70 do.
r,,ss lOr the future, can make no
S,s S,saeht .h until after ! have conferred
n, commissioner added there was
n .Me slightest basis for any stories
n.enon between himself and the
rass.,. ra, ~ Is true that there have been
D. cgISS protests against the order Of
s,J Ss,..uWater s, for the muzzling of dogs
e.t S'"sr measures introduced by him.
Il ie declared he had always received
/, Earliest support in every detail of
e,.,S sS0,k. TX -he Mayor himself sug-
SjeSs S sne most recent order Of note,
euxS; was directed against the over
Jung OF surface cars.
COolness Denied.
as ssy s,y Bruere, who had been one of
Rl p.seIors OF the Bureau of Munici.
Iss ssseSreh, at $4,000 a year, went
as,sse. Se Mitchell administration to be
q sxnI .i,al hand Of the Mayor, il was un-
.srSa .srcctiSSal The Mayor wanted his con.
Camhss, genius. The job of City
D,pOO OO,slain ,alain offered a place paying
&c. .ss more than Mr.. Bruere was then
dits s, and with so little real work
trs 10 SSa " that the incumbent would be
ssrs. " oevOte much time to other mat
sutrs Sc y was realized that Mr.
We could not indefinitely int inter- e. !;
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