Show C WANT STATE SlATE TO PAY PA Y FARES L Health Officers Association Favors Legislative Appropriation Appropriation Appropriation for Expenses The State Health Officers ls association asso held its annual meeting eUng yesterday in the council chamber of the th city and county building members were present and the entire day was given up to the discussion of public DubUc health ques questions I The attendance was small i It was decided that an attempt would I be made when the legislature le meets to have the bill passed which was defeated I last year appropriating money for trans transportation transportation to Salt Lake to attend the an annual annual annual nual meeting The officers of ot the asso association draw no salary from the state and included in the bill for the appropriation for expenses will be a provision re requiring requiring quiring the health officers from every district in the state to attend the meet ing Officers for the ensuing year were elected Dr D C Miner of Nephi was chosen president by b unanimous vote He succeeds Dr J S Gordon of Ogden who acted as chairman of the tho meeting yes yesterday yesterday es esterday W H Barratt of oC Salt Lake was elected secretary and treasurer of the association His predecessor was Horace H Smith The question of contagious and diseases in the public schools was open for general discussion yesterday Dr T B Beatty led the discussions He also talked on the water system of some of the largest cities In the state He ad advocated advocate l a more sanitary r system than that In use In many of the cities Reports were read on vital statistics which have been registered since sn e the adoption of the special registration bill which passed the legislature two years ears ago Dr Beatty said that there was a marked Improvement over the former sta The report Is much more com corn complete complete and all necessary data and information information information mation covered in the statistics |