The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-03-30
ACTION OF BOARD CAME AS SURPRISE
 STATES BOWLING
Following Raise of Salaries of Health Department By Dr.. Bowling, Board RescindS
 Appropriation

Every step taken in increasing sal aries of employees of the county health department was taken under the im- pression it had been approved by every person bearing any responsi- bility in regard to the matter, de- clared Dr. J. D. Bowling, county and city health officer, yesterday after noon. Dr. Bowling made this state ment following action of the board of revenue in revoking a $36,00o appro- priation for health department use.
 Stating the policy of the board of health and the health officer 10 be one of trying to work in harmony with the board of revenue and the city commits sion, Dr. Bowling said he hoped the af- fair could be amicably adjusted without hardicapping the progress of the health programme.
 Action of the board of revenue in with drawing the appropriation of $Sso00. made February 25. to be available as follows; $1G,O0O on March 1 and $20,000 on Novem- Der 1, came as a surprise to pr. Bowling. He declared he thought the entire pro- gramme had been approved by the board
 RAISING SALARIES
 Use of funds made available March in revising salaries of members of the health department preclpitated the action of the board of revenue. When Dr. Bowling submitted his statement of March expenditures to the board Mon day, increases were shown in salaries or health officer and other employees Of his department all the way down the line. The board of revenue took no action on the budget Monday. When they met yesterday morning a resolution rescind- ing the $36000 appropriation and fixing salaries at the original figures was In troduced by w. B. Copeland. It was adopted by a vote of 4 to 1, Jere Gwin being the lone opposer. The resolution provided also that in future pr. Bowling submit all changes in compensation and other matters pertaining to approprla- tions to the board before putting them in operation.
 NO DECISION REACHED
 Future action of the board regarding a new appropriation is nebulous, With no decision reached yet, according to D. c. Ball. president The matter is up to the whole board, and he is not in position to state what steps would be taken.
 In further defense of his action in sub hitting the increased salary budget pr. DCWllnS StdteQ IlS WdlitCNt thS pO"hN revenue to feel at all times that it could approve all things done by the health department which could be justified by the department. He also declared a rela- lively small amount of the appropriation was to have been used for salary ln- creases
 SALARIES FIXED Under the resolution passed by the board of revenue yesterday, salaries of county health officials were fixed as fol- lows:
 Health officer 1875 per month and trans- portation. Chief sanitary officer, s275 per month and transportation.
 Director of nursing, s200 per month.
 Chief clerk, a75 per month. Ne
 Director of laboratories. $275 per month. Assistant director of laboratories, s2cO per month.
 Nurse and laboratory assistant, $loo per month.
 Assistant chief clerk <25 per month
 Clerk and stenographer, ,s12o per month.
 One clerk, $100 per month.
 One clerk, s65 per month.
 One public health nurse. $l65 per month. One public health nurse, $l30 per month. One public health nurse, $i0 per month One public health nurse, s95 per month.
 Thre sanitary officers, each $2S per month.
 One clerk at Bessemer, $225 per montn. One clerk $10o per month.