The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-05
Medical Men Call on Board of Revenue to Carry Out Fox Plan for
 the County BOARD WIPES OUT REGENT ACTION IN PROVIDING MONEY Dr. Nolan Calls It Dirty Politics." and Says It's Time to "Call Spade
 a Spade"

Despite the action of the board of revenue in resembling it's action of ap- propriating $15,0o0 for, a unified county health system late yesterday afternoon, the Jefferson County Medical society," at special meeting last night at the Birmingham Medical college, elected Dr. F. B. Harrington, a United States health expert, the chief health officer of Jeff ferson county, and also the municipal health officer of all the municipalities of Jefferson county, including the city of Birmingham and of Bessemer. pr. Harrington was elected by overwhelming majority
 The resolution passed by the board of revenue was read to the medical so- ciety by Chairman pr. Thomas D. Parke of the board of health. It was explained that the resolution had been passed unanimously by the board of revenue at 5;30 o'clock in the afternoon, although Dr. R. F. Lovelady did not vote owing to his absence on trip to Montgom- cry.
 PUT SOCIETY ON RECORD
 Following this statement. Dr. Scale Harris was recognized by the chair and he made a motion that the medical so- ciety should go on record in no uncer- tain terms as replying to the action Of the board of revenue and also to call upon the members of the board to do ~heir duty in protecting the lives and health of the citizens of the county. This motion precipitated an outbreak of oratory, in which only the diplomatic facts of what was behind the opposi- tion to the election of pr. Harrington from becoming public.
 Dr Lloyd Nolan said: We might
 as well call spade spade. We
 know that this action of the board
 of revenue is a piece of dirty pol-
 tics and is done simply to kotow
 to certain pernicious element in
 Jefferson county politics. The board
 cY revenue is playing to this element
 and therefore I approve of Dr. liar
 riS' resolution and l do not want any
 delay about passing it, either.
 DR. HARRIS RESOLUTION
 The resolution of Dr. Harris follows:
 Resolved, That the Jefferson County Medical society call upon the members of the board of revenue to do their duty in protecting the health and lives of the citizens of Jefferson county by ap- propriating sufficient funds to carry out the recommendations of Dr. CarroI Fox for an adequate public health system for Jefferson county
 pr. E. F. Hogan strenuously opposed the passage of the resolution and stated that by diplomacy much could be gained as the board of revenue was evidently laboring under misapprehension when 1t passed the resembling resolution. He. urged calmness and delay, at which sew eral of the doctors openly scoffed and urged immediate action. Dr. Hogan then called for an aye and nay vote, which was done. The resolution was carried over wheimingly by a vote of about to l.
 BOARDS ACTION YESTERDAY
 The action of the board of revenue, which caused much excitement at the of the Jefferson County Medical society last night, came at about 5:3O O clock yesterday afternoon. Following a recess at 3 o'clock, when Dr. R. F. Lovelady left for Montgomery on spe- cial mission it became known about the courthouse that something was brewing However. nothing happened until every one had practically left the courthouse, when Frank A, Hewitt started reading the resolution resembling the action taken by the board on November 23 regarding the appropriation of $15,000 to support a unified health system.
 Just before the vote was taken a rep of The Age-Herald casually dropped in and secured copy of the res- olution. The vote for it's passage was unanimous, as Dr. J. B. Vines, Jerry Gwin, Rufe Bivens and Frank Hewitt, all voted aye loudly. President Gwin then instructed the clerk of the board that copy of the resolution be at once dispatched to the secretary of the Jefferson County Medical society.
 TEXT OF RESOLUTION
 The resolution adopted by the board of Revenue follows:
 Whereas, the board did on the 23d of November, 1916. pass a resolution ask ing the board of health to proceed in the election of health officer who should devote all of his time to the duties of the office and fix his salary at $4000 per annum, and fixed an additional appropri- alton not to exceed $1l.000 per annum to the county board of health, so as not exceed total of $15,000; and,
 Whereas, after a more thorough ex- animation into the financial condition. of the county, which Is much worse than we at the time of passing of said resolution were aware of; and,
 Whereas, this board while recogniz- ing the grave responsibilities of this aid in the care of the health of the county, and while we now place ourselves on rec