Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-10-19
WILL NOT RESIGN
SAYS DR.. KOLLOCK.
President Of Newark Board
of Health Defies Town
Council
RESIDENTS TAKE SIDES
AND ISSUE IS KEEN

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK. Oct. 1s.-The Newark
Town Council ana Boare of Health
are still at loggerheads with appar-
emily no possibility Of an adjustment
pl The troubles between the two bod
les. At a special meeting OF Council
cfrly last week a resolution was
aCorted calling on members Of the
Board Of Health to-resign. The reason
for this action il was stated, was that
the board had condemned seventy
seven properties and recommended 10
Council that they be ordered to CON
meet with the sewer within thlrty
DAYS Such action. under the sewer
act. makes It practically compulsory
for Council TO order the properties IN
the sewer Members Of Council say II
would be physically impossible under
existing conditions, there being out
two plumbers In the town to connect
so many properties within thirty days
and that the board knew that when
the action was taken. but made the
recommendation largely TO embarrass
Council. Members of Council claim
that il the board had recommended
few properties I'm the sewer at time
there would have been no trouble
while the Board Of Health members
point out that Council has ignored the
boards recommendations in this re-
spect in the past
Or. RAYMOND c. Reed and Louis T.
Curtis. two members OF the Board OF
Health. who we're not present at the
meeting when the seventy-seven
properties were condemned and recon-
mendations sent to Council that they
be ordered TO connect with the sewer
within thirty days, sent their resigna-
lions TO Council as members OF the
Board OF Health some days ago. THESE
two members were not in accord with
the majority Of the board relative TO
compelling such large number OF
properties to connect with the sewer
on such short notice.
DR.. II. G. NJ. Kollock. DR.. Herbert }.
Watson and Sergeant Frazer the
other three members of the board,
have not resigned. Some Of them
stated last week that they would re-
sign as soon as they had completed
some important work that had been
started. but have evidently changed
their mind. DR.. Kollock president OF
the board. stated yesterday that "he
will not resign" and will not get of the
board unless kicked out.
Mayor Joseph H. Hossinger, one OF
the members OF Council. who claims
that the Board OF Health asked for
something that they knew II was i'm
possible to do and voted for the reso-
luton asking FOR their resignation,
when asked il he had any statement to
make. replied that Council had not
held meeting since the resolution
calling on the Board Of Health mem
bers to resign was adopted and that
until Council took some further action
he would have nothing to say.
Council appoints a town Board Of
Health in April OF each year TO serve
one year The present members were
appointed by Council last April. There
is much speculation as whether or not
Council has the authority TO compel
the Board OF Health members 10 re-
sign and at any rate II looks as though
the three members who have not re-
signed will test the authority OF Coun-
ell in that respect before they get out
The entire AFFAIR is causing much
comment among citizens of Newar'
There has been more or less friction
among The Board OF Health members
themselves and between the board and
Council for months. Citizens are tax
ing sides In the discussion which is
attracting much more attention than
even The presidential campaign