The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-03-06
MAYOR ON GALL
 TO BREAK TIE IN
 CHARITIES BOARD
Commissioners in Annual Meeting Not In Agree
 ment on Candidates.
ELLIS OPPOSES MOVE
 TO DUST DIR. -BEAUDRY
Walter Clarity, Bridgeport Brass Go. Clerk, to Sue
 ceed Thomas F. Cox.

oAS~NO OOGS of charities is likely to elect, at annual meeting, which was called f late this afternoon at the police al charities building:
 Superintendent, Spencer R. Cor
 don, reelected for one year.
 Clerk, Walter Garr1ty, 505 Park
 avenue, to succeed Thomas F.
 Cox.
 Investigator, Alexander F. Nor
 rissey, reelected.
 Outside poor physician, Francis
 P. Carroll, Bridgeport hospital,
 succeeding Dr. George B. Gar1ick.
 Superintendent of Lakeview
 Home, pr. John J. Macdonald,
 reelected.
 Stenographer, charities head
 quarters, Miss Elizabeth Merry,
 reelected.
 Family visitor, Mrs. Mabel l..
 Goldman, reelected.
 Family visitor (new), Mrs. Jo-
 hanna SiIvey, 153 Lewis street.
 Chi1dren's agent, stationed at
 Fresh Air Home, Fairfield, Miss
 Clara Fouper, reelected.
 Druggist, Alexander MacPher-
 son, at present transfer ambulance
 driver and assistant pharmacist. Ambulance driver, Aubrey F.
 Burlison, reelected.
 Eye and ear specialist, Dr. D.
 c. DeWolfe, reelected.
 Emergency hospital nurse, Miss
 Kathryn Hehir, reelected.
 Night ambulance surgeon, Dr.
 B. B. Weldon, reelected.
 Day ambulance surgeons, John
 F. Canavan, succeeding Dr. Jo-
 seph H. Beaudry; Dr. George B.
 Garlick, succeeding Dr. John H.
 Finnegan.
 Lakeview Home staff, no
 changes.
 It is understood that there are sex sra1 of these offices in which tn commissioners are not wholly in at cord, and that there is a Ike1ihoo of the calling of Mayor Wilson break ties, especially in the cases ( Dr. Joseph H. Beaudry and of tn ,lerkship, scheduled to be filled b Sarrity.
 There will be 8 new order of thing It the emergency hospital. Fac physician of the ambulance staff wi work six days a, week. pr. George I Garlick will be the chief of staff md will regulate the substitution ( physicians for members of the regu ar staff.
 The c1erksfip vacancy grows out C he busting of Clerk Thomas F. Coz Cox is both pharmacist and clerk ( he department. Cox and Gordo nave not worked in harmony.
 The salary of Cox is $1,425 annual v. This salary will be split betwee 4arrity, a young man, at present em 1Ioyed in the Bridgeport Brass Co.,. office, and MacPherson, who, thoug employed as transfer ambulance driV 1T, has been acting in the pharmac 1nder Cox. MacPherson has had experience O work. He is not icensed pharmacist, but the commis ;ioners have been advised, that it lot compulsory for them to employ icensed pharmacist. When preScrip ions are called for, which MacPher on will not compound, they will b filed at the drugstores near the ener ,ency hospital and dispensary. Gar ity and MacPherson will share a par if Cox's salary, and the remainder vii ,e used towards defraying the ex ,ense of a new family visitor.
 The post for which Clarity is slate las beer sought on behalf of severa ,oung women. It is not unlikely tha me of these will be nominated thi Lfternoon-
 The possibility of a tie vote on sev ! dent F. w. Behrens and Mrs M. H Ford, according to report, are favor LbIy inclined to Canavan for Beau Iry's post Commissioner Ellis is no likely to look with favor on this plan Commissioner Harris views are no lnown, but it was reported this af ernoon that he planned to attend tn meeting. in spite of Ill health, to cas lis vote for Dr. Beaudry. This vii make a, tie vote, and it may be neces ary to break the tie through the in ervention of Mayor Wilson.
 Another position which may pre- ipftate trouble is that of physician or outside poor. For this Dr. Ellis is favorably inclined toward )r. Edward w. Paine, 871 Park ave tue. Dr. Carroll is said to be tn hoice of President Behrens. D1 Carroll is a Hartford man. He is o1 he Bridgeport hospital staff.
 This forenoon Mayor Wilson, Presi lent Behrens and Alexander J. H Robinson, the city clerk, and chair nan of the Republican town com nittee, spent. several hours in con erence.
 The salaries of the positions are $2,400; investigator 1'oOO' SCeHoSFdpHeF' $foo' OulSIu' GOT physician, $1,5OO Praised by ta7 oard at last meeting from $1,2O0) amily visitor, $75O; superintendent O D <eview. $1.50O: children's agent 'resh Air home, $7.5O; day physician i emergency hospital, $750; nigh hvsician, $99O; emergency hospita urse, $780; ambulance driver, $1,15O ye and ear specialist, S300-
 SHELTON STRIKE QUIET.