Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1909-12-16 | Page 11 | Dr. Paul Named as Commissioner

DR PAUL NAMED AS COMMISSIONER Mayor Announces Appoint Appointment Appointment Appointment ment of Successor to Dr M R Stewart RECORD FOR EFFICIENCY NEW HEAD OF HEALTH DEPART DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT DEPARTMENT MENT TO MAKE CHANGES S As 8 a reward for his Ide faithful work as assistant health commissioner of Salt Lake Dr Samuel uel G Paul wee named by b Mayor John S Bransford to succeed Dr M L R B Stew Stewart Stewart art present commissioner as head of the department after atter the l e fret of the th year Dr Paul has haa been in charge of the quarantine division of ot the city ard of health and has also had bad charge charce of the work at the emergency hospital though the city pays 76 75 a month to Dr Frank B Steele to at attend attend tend tead to this work The appointment of Dr Paul means a new era for the health depart department men ti according to those who have watched the carelee methods methode in vogue In the past pat It Is hi almost almot certain that F U I 1 Hansing clerk and Horseless Bill Marietta Margette chief chie of the garbage divi division division sion slon will go out with the Incoming of ot Dr Paul and aDd that a new system will willbe willbe be started I During the last two years there has been beeD no DO end of ot criticism because of the tha lax methods method of the board of health especially as a affecting the garbage eye ys tern tem Dr Stewart was again a candi candidate candidate candidate date for the office but Mayor Brans Bransford Bransford Bransford ford decided to place Dr D Paul at the head of the deportment department one of the most important Im of the several everal branches in the government Dr Samuel G O Paul Is J a graduate of the medical department of the Uni University of Pennsylvania and worked In hospitals of Philadelphia before re returning returning returning turning to Salt SaH Lake to take up the Ule practice of medicine He was made as assistant lItant health commissioner and aad placed in itt charge of the quarantine branch of the work with the Isolation hospital as one cn CD of ot the pet annoyances Dr Paul though a young man Is well known In Salt Lake and has attained no small mall degree of recognition in his profession He is known as the lean ean long lanky doctor who has done more than any other man In the em employ employ employ ploy The appointment of Dr Paul Pai as health commissioner makes the second coRd announcement of Mayor Branford Bransford In handing out plums for the heads of departments The other was WIlS that of Harry Mercer as humane officer to succeed Dr A S Kendall Kendalla a