Milford chronicle., 1921-08-05
HAS WRONG CONCEPTION OF A DUTY

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Chronicle last week. which acknowledged having read the
the health conditions of Milford and
that time with incidental sugges
tions. However will print the entire communication,
with comments thereon fully show the fact
which necessary for the members of the Board of Health
Milford well members of other boards of health
other towns, realize fully what their duties
as well importance all boards of health
shall closely watch that encroachments be made on
public safety health. The writer of the letter is
very highly regarded young for whom have the
greatest respectand do not intend criticism as
personality. We regard him excellent citizen He
happens be the Secretary of the Milford Board of Health
the Secretary is intended to be the Ex-
ecuive Officer that the stipend paid is
in only for the service he is ex
pected to render. The writer member of Town
Council when the payment of small sum to very eff
cent person position first started and has been
continued present 1t not thought to make
salary the amount but to cover expenses incurred in
looking after the changing conditions in all parts OF the
town Milford the year progressed In other words
instead of the Secretary of the local Board Of Health be-
ing "S1 per year man." expected to work for
nothing and his expenses previous to receiving the
fifty year. He still works for nothing Dut the
money paid by Council is to for the time and
whatever might be incurred in making inspections
during the year. Members Council receive for
their service School Boards receive neither
pay service of far greater expenditure
of time inconvenience than the Board of Health is
put Milford other towns This Will make II plain
that the writer has neither personal grievance or is
making personal criticism of the Secretary OF the local
Board of Health What do hope to make pa1n is the
fact there is clear understanding OF what the
duties membership of the Board of Health carries
with it. The same may be applied membership in Town
to both of these bodies in other incorporated
towns Secretary Mfords Board of Health writes
as follows:
81 have read your Direct Arraignment of the
Board of Health" in last of the Milford II
Chronicle Since 1 the person most severely ar
ragned in your editorial, am constrained to make
answer to what I consider very unfair criticism.
unfair because the present Board of Health has I
tried to do its full duty in every detail Every
plant which has come before the Board a whole d
or before any individual member has been promptly
investigated condition set right without pro-
cess of law and in a manner which has Kept the
good will the offender"
Right here is where the Secretary of the Milford
Board of Health the fact that he does not un
derstand the particular duties of Secretary and xecu
tive officer as between that of a member of the local
Board Of Health understands that only such COM
plants as are presented the Board to be acted
upon-osing sight the fact that there are important
duties inspection, prevent the necessity Of complaints
having to be brought by individuals to the Board OF
Health This what Executive officer is created for
and for which he is reimbursed for the several inspec
be made during the year-which probably never
exceed month, which require less than half OF
day at any them The matter Of dischargng the
duty dplomaticly is to be expectedno one with good
Judgment browbeat offender when the results can
obtained by sensible adjustment between the parties
He proceeds to make report of some of fol
their work. which and reported to an
Town Council it should be- He writes OF OF
this as follows: he
"The Board of Health has corrected evil and tin
maintained sanitary conditions in reference to the YET
public dump Peabody Avenue and the East mo
Street. North Milford for considerable longer
than year. predecessors have been unable to cal
keep these places sanitary for six months at tme he
The success of this particular effort is probably Sh
counted for by the fact that the Secretary employed Rel
along side the first point and daily looked viii
without having to go the way to inspect it. How der
about the public dumps at other pacesst beyond the
incorporate limits? The local Board of Health r
ersand the lawhas adjacent sectors to the
limits He continues follows:
"I admit that conditions in Milford not ideal Cou
for that matter they in any town CITY, and
However, feel that the $4,000 of the Peoples Mon box
ey" which paid to the secretary of the Board fires
Health is not sufficient compensation to justify the row
secretary this Board sacrifice time from his Thu
becoming Health Officer pure and to
simple" pile
This plain acknowledgment of failure to understand not
ully duties and Secretary of local man
oard of Health could not be stated clearly We are
re willing concede that Health body bl
Milford has transacted what business the people se
ook -but so learn, there has been and
thought inspection conditions which affect ngs
public health until some nuisance has forced action
he writer continues: Thes
Therefore, Colonel would to that had ers
Won done your full duty YOU would have notified
Health directly of these noisome pest breed be
ing nuisances of which you seem so familiar prop
than to a public scod of body of men old
in their feeble endeavoring to en- brin
force the of this community to the best
of their ability. gero
"I assure you that you would obtained the efor
same considerate and efficient which have
accorded to other private citizens be they black at
white and that we would corrected these nuis ford
ances of which you speak as efficiently as we have