South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-03
CARSON AND
FREYERMUTH
IN WARM TILT
Executive Opposes Certain
Clauses OF Disease 0rdi-
nance and Warns Board
to "GO Slowly"

Mayor Carson Wednesday morn
ing issued a warning 10 the mem
bers Of the city health board and 10
the members OF the city council 10
go thoroughly into the venereal dis
ease ordinance now pending before
the city council before final action
IS taken on the measure
The mayor appears 70 feel that
there are two or three clauses in
the ordinance that should be amend
ed before the measure becomes a
law. The ordinance was passed up
on favorabiy by the council commit
tee or the whole last Monday night,
and il is expected 10 come up for
final action al the regular council
meeting Monday night
Opposed by Freyermuth.
Mayor Carson's stand on the ordi-
nance is bitterly opposed by Or. Z.
G. Freyerputh. secretary OF the
health board DR.. I7reyevmuth at
tempted 10 prevent the mayor from
issuing any warning 10 the members
OF the health board or city council
men lie told the mayor that il was
a most unwise stand for him 10 take.
There is no use in your ranting."
the mayor told the health board sec
retary. THAT IS the way I feel
about the ordinance The people
should know what they are getting
before the ordinance becomes a
law" The discussion between the
mayor and Or. Freyermuth re-
sembled near break i'm their rela-
tions.
Mayor Opposes some Clauses.
II have asked the members of the
board Of health 20 go into the ordi-
nance Thoroughly before il becomes
"a law" said the mayor Wednesday
morning II am heartily i'm favor
OF the ordinaoce as "a general propO-
sition but there are some parts OF
the present measure that do not
meet my approval in their present
form. he continued.
south Bend is one city and
Washington. n. G.. is another. What
might suit conditions in Washing
ton would not do at all i'm south
Bend. have asked the mem bers OF
the health board 20 closely scruu-
nize every clause i'm the ordinance
before they give their final APPROX
al OF IL.
There are some parts of the
measure that give unlimited powers
20 the health officer. and such pow
ors i'm the hands OF an unscrupu-
lous health officer could De used
acainst the interests of the people.
Must LOOl, TO Future.
"Of course have implicit faith
IN the honesty and fairness and good
Judgment OF Dr Freyermuth. our
health board secretary, but Dr.
Freyermuth viii not be IN that posi-
tion FOR ever. and we must guard
against the future as well az taking
care or present conditions.
The physicians who live i'm south
Bend are better acquainted with
conditions here than are physicians
from elsewhere and they are far
better able 90 judge the Kind of an
ordinance which viii be most bene-
Gcial to the people OF South Bend
than are physicians from another
city
II want to say again that am
heartily iu favor of The ordinance
as a general proposition. FOR we
badly need such an ordinance in
south Bend Iut I ann utterly on
posed 10 giving unlimited power 20
any one man no matter who ne is.
n opens up TOO many avenues for
oppression. with few amend
rlents 20 the ordinance I would be
heartily in favor Of .ts passage bat
little delay now i'm its passas
wou'd be- far better than hasty ac-
ton with much time in which after
ward 20 repent such hssty action
Drawn by Mai. Cobb.
"I hope the members OF the health
Aoard and tho city council viii so
Onto the measure thorouShly before
they give their final approval con-
-luded the mayor.
The ordinance providing FOR the
.-vestigatloR or venercal diseases
tHe quarantine OF cases OF such dis
ease and providing for compulsorS
treatment for persons afflicted with
it was brought here By Maj j. .
cobb OF the T. $ health service
and was presented 10 the city coun-
cu in the exact form submitted hy
Mai Cobb
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