South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-12-21
FREYERMUTH SAYS.
CITY CLINIC WILL
NOT CLOSE DOORS.
Health Officer Defies Boards
Action - Claims Admins
tration's Support.

In the belief that the new city
administration Will stand back OF
and support the city clinic and at
tho same time denying that his &C
tion brooked an open break between
himself and the board OF public
health, DIT. E. G. Freyermuth, sec
Rotary OF the health board. Tuesday
served notice that eviction proceed
ings instituted against the clinic
would be defended and the clinic
saved 20 the city.
Previous announcement, given out
following a meeting of the board OF
health last Wednesday, declared the
closing Of the city clinic on Dec. 81.
More than 200 patients, receiving
treatmeE. at the clinic, were af-
fected. it was said.
Gets Kings Opinion.
Action by the boards secretary re-
scinding the order OF the board and
determining TO fight the suit for
eviction OF the clinics offices came.
according to the secretary. as the
result Of a letter received Monday
from DR.. ". F. King. director of
the United States Venereal Disease
bureau ia Indiana, declaring the
order of the board was not final. In
addition TO the King communication.
which called for the federal public
health service TO be heard on such
matters before final action is taken.
the secretary indicated the clinic
would have the support of the in
coming administration.
The order given out Tuesday by
the health board secretary follows:
Notice Is hereby given that the
venereal disease clinic at 312 8. La
fayette blvd, will not be closed on
Dec. 81, as previously announced.
"A personal letter from DR.. w. F..
King. director Of the venereal dis
ease bureau in Indiana, brings in
formation that the action OF the
South Bend board of health in or
dering the clinic closed on that date
Is not approved by the United States
public health service nor the In
diana state board OF health.
Therefore, all coming TO the
clinic up to the last clinic hour Of
this year will receive attention as
usual and the equipment and furni-
ture will not be disturbed nor re-
moved from the building.
"On Monday morning. Jan. 2,
1922, the clinic will be turned over
10 the new administration which has
assured the county officials that the
clinic will and must be maintained.
&C. r. Pattee, the county attorney,
has been instructed by the proper
authorities to defend the suit for
eviction now pending in the superior
court
(Signed)
DIR. E. G. FREYERMUTH.
The eviction suit referred TO in
the secretary's letter was fled in
superior court Dec. 5 by John Z.
Fisher, agent for the owner, Mrs.
J. +. Lingard. The purpose Of the
suit was to make the rooms now oc-
cupied by the clinic. vacant. The
cost to the city of maintaining the
clinic for this year is estimated at
about $1,000.
Order Not Final.
I The letter from DR.. King. which
was referred 20 in the secretary's
order. is a lengthy communication,
which calls the action by the health
! board members as not final. He
said:
4 do not believe you should at
tempt TO carry out that part OF the
order of your health board requir-
/ ing the notification OF the owners OF
the building that you will give pos
/ session of the building by Jan. 1.
Continuing. DR.. King said: THE
I order OF the board cannot he final
and because OF this. their order is
\ Of no effect and cannot be put in
force"