Milford chronicle., 1920-01-30
HEALTH BOARD
FOR GEORGETOWN
A BOARD ELECTED 10 REPLACE THE
MEMBERS WHO RESIGNED OVER
THE VACCINATION ROW.
A GOOD REGIME PROMISED
CITIZENS ARE ASSURED THERE WILL BE
NO REPETITION OF NOTORIOUS
SMALLPOX EPISODE.

A new board of health was elected
at a special meeting of Council al
Georgetown Monday to succeed the
old board, which resigned in a body
because Of criticism growing out OF
its handling of the smallpox situation
attributed by many citizens to be re-
sponsible for the disorder that cul-
minated in the driving of Chester H.
Wells, State health commissioner,
from the town.
The new body consists of Joseph G.
Green, John Abbott and John 7. Carey.
The first two were members of the
board two years ago, Mr.. Abbott hav-
ing served as secretary and executive
officer. They are all prominent citi-
zens, Green being ng'manager of the local
gas works; Abbott timber dealer and
farmer, and Carey an undertaken.
Immediately after its election the
new board gave out a statement in
which it promised that there would
be no recurrence during its regime of
the episode of several weeks ago.
The members stated they would be
able to cope with any situation with
out the interference of the State
board and would take all necessary
precautions to safeguard the health
of the community.
Statement by Board of Health
The following statement appeared in
the Every Evening:
Editor Every Evening: On the first
page of your issue of the 22d inst,
there is the report of an interview
by an Every Evening reporter with
a citizen of Georgetown, most of
which, apparently, Is intended to re-
fleet upon the former members of the
local Board of Health. AS members
of that Board we wish to state through
your columns that every word and
syllable therein, so far as they con-
cern the Board OF Health of this town
as it has been constituted since April,
1918, are false. During the whole of
its existence there has not been the
slightest friction or lack of harmony
among the members Of the board and
its every action, covering nearly two
years, has been unanimous.
As to the testimony of the president
If the hoard at the hearing last Satur- .
lay afternoon, it was perfectly true T
n every respect; neither he nor any /
lLueI mEuDGI Oh TIE UOdIu GOulu nave D
estified differently without swearing
alsely. The designations of the mem
)ers of the board were not brought
bout, directly or remotely, by the
estimony given at that hearing. nor
" any friction, lack of harmony, or
feeling of any sort among
he members of the board. This action
lad been contemplated for several
months and did not take place earlier
ecause of the insistence of members
+ Town Council that we remain.
Under ordinary conditions we would
ot take the trouble nor use your val
able space to notice a matter of this
ind, but in view of the unpleasant
otoriety which our town has attained
ecently because of the smallpox sit
alton and incidents growing out of
:, we feel that we owe it as a duty to
he community, as well as to our
elves, to show to those of the public
Tho might accept the report Of the
at its face value, the falsity
( the statements it contains.
Frank M. Jones
w. Elwood Wright
John F. Kaiser
Joseph B. NAPLES, Jr. !
Mrs. A. P. Townsend 4
Former Members Georgetown \
Board of Health.