The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-03-08
Not in Line with Growth of
City. and His Reputation is
Threatened
MFANTILE PARALYSIS
EPIDEMIC MAY COME
Not Asking Increase In Own
Salary, But Failure in His
v DIRK viii Injure Him. he
Urges

health officer of Richmond. Viii
resign his position unless further
appropriations are made for the
upkerp of his department, was
established yesterday afternoon,
when lac appeared before The III
aancc committee to ask that niorc
funds he included in the city ac-
counts for the safeguard of public
health. DIR. Levy emphasized ,hc
fact that Inc ia not AK th.! his
salary he increased, bnt that his
work WIS hampcrcd. anti the
health of citizens WAS endangered
because he was not given ~u'i,-
cient means to pursue tho ncts--
sars work incident 10 the depart
ment Of health.
As have told the committee ON
numerous occasions" DIR Levy aid,
the health department Is not Keep
ing pace with the growth OF The city.
] have built up the department step
bS step for eleven years. and il -
now crumb bling before my eyes b~e4use
OF lack of funds. The department
cannot do its work with the funds at
hand. / sacrificed my income 10 the
work and have given all my lif" and
all my thoughts to its conduct. but
unless more provisions nrc maie /
cannot continue. This budget takes
away ali nope " the succe~~ OF the
wnrk and not Only my income. con-
cern.nE Walch I nave NO complaint
hut my population an that I have, is
taken away,
infanIi'c P9rafs SIS Coming.
Or Levy further stated ghat at.Y1ces
in medical circles we're Ia the eject
that an epidemic Of infant'le pEraiy-
MS yxtu .Nxpan Tins aactto9 ueNt sum
mer. and that with his means he
could not hope to handle the -iua-
ton i don't want to give ~ the
work, heaven knows. he said. but
] cannot afford 80 lose nay stan Hog IN
the profession by allowing the work
to deteriorate because Of Lack of
means to pursue II.
The camtaiitec told Dr. Levy that
they were in sympathy with him an
his work, but that they could not ap~
propriste money when 1t Is not - me
treasury The expense account pro-
vision, in which he Is allowed StA.=
$50. but IS deprived ~ ono ~urSe.
she committee said could be RENE
died. and that hia nurse COULD he
paid from the expense account a. an
emergency pr Levy deplore The
fac, that lives are being sacriucc6 and
public health is being constantly on
dangered because of lack OF money,
lie stated that the question ~ his
own salary did not figure particularly
sn his work, since when he came here
eleven years ago he was receiving
more income from a new medical
practice than he now receives as chief
of the health departm ont
His Men Must Go.
-Four of my best men VIII have TO
go" pr. Levy toil the committee. in
case his appropriation stood A. Is.
lie further show Cd that thr prov sion
snat no empioyc should l,c raid oct NJ
she expense account would worS as
loss of money in his department IN
AT least one particular Tho lairy
Inspector ts now paid st.Noo per wear,
and has been offered So 600 elsewhere.
II he should resign. his successor
would have to be paid 81 500 Just tho
same, Or. Levy pointed out. bu, de-
c,ared that new man in this place
would not he worth over $1,000, and
she other $500 would be wasted when
A. is pitifully needed in his work The
money appropriated for his expenses.
he said could not possibly all be Used
except for salaries and wages of en-
moves but he is powerless to rise 1t
1or this purpose
Pay Roll Is Short.
The pay roll in the health DEF art :
ment provided for Is $3S,S50 with
$1,000 for special vaccination hcsides
The expense account. This brings the
total amount for the department mp
e,1t-i0 which T)r pyy declares
A.. % - sbnr, of tho amount needed IN