Show MAYOR MAY SUBMIT NAME OF HEALTH j NOMINEE EE Denies Report That Paul Would Would Not Be Even Second Choice I I SIGNERS WITHDRAWN P Pauls Paul's ul's Record Shows That He Tried to Improve City Crematory It It is is possible that I will s submit the name of my nominee nominee nomi nomi- nomi-I nomi I nee for health commissioner at Monday nights night's meeting of II I the commission said Mayor W. W Mot Mont Ferry l last st night It is also I possible he continued that I may find that it would be impractical to do doso doso doso so at that time and the appointment may go over Mayor Ferry took occasion to deny the report that in the event the commission commission commission com com- coma a mission should fail to confirm the appointment appointment appointment ap ap- ap- ap 1 of any man other than Dr c Samuel G. G Paul that he would refuse to reappoint Dr Paul This report has s been in circulation for nearly a week b In substance it was that Mayor Ferry falling failing in the appointment of his candidate candidate candidate can can- c would refuse to reappoint Dr Paul and merely retain him in office c cas as would automatically be the case un unless unless un- un less he was removed by act of the commissioners That Dr Paul has many times recommended recommended recommended rec rec- C o to the city commission that the the present crematory be abandoned a and a new one built further away from the city was a fact called to the attention attention at at- ath h of the city city ity commissioners yes yes- f t tIt It was shown by the records in the J city recorders recorder's office that Dr Paul had n many times attempted to persuade the city commission to do away with the s present building and build a larger f fand and more modern one Even less than thana a aa a year ago when this subject was under un un- un unu u der discussion Dr Paul advised ed the city commission that the present location location loca- loca locan n tion fion Is undesirable and that he deemed E EIt e eit it advisable to abandon it The plan 1 f always met with disfavor because of c the lack of the necessary funds In his 1911 report to the city commission commission com corn cornn comI I n mission Dr Paul Pau said The crema crema- crematory I tory now In us use ty oy the city is wholly 1 unsuited for the work required of or it I and extensive repairs are needed on the building before it can be used much longer It has been operated at ata ata ata a very small cost with no expense whatever for fuel the combustible t matter delivered there being utilized to burn all organic matter The buildIng building build- build Ing however is inadequate for the work required and unless garbage incinerators incinerators in in- are installed the plant must l be almost wholly rebuilt With the installation installation in in- of garbage incinerators this plant could be done away with It lIt It was pointed out that the recommended recommended mended action was never taken by the commission and no repairs beyond a afew afew t few made by men employed at the t crematory have ever been made Nor were the garbage Incinerators in in- i stalled t In the petition purporting to be signed by many persons favoring the removal of Dr Paul the crematory point was one of the principal charges made against the efficiency of the present health commissioner It was said that he is directly responsible for forthe forthe s the existing conditions and it was was' for c this reason that Dr Pauls Paul's repeated t recommendations on the question were call called d to official attention Another point called to the attention atten tion of the city commissioners yesterday yesterday yesterday yester yester- day was a comparison of the 1911 report re reo re- re port of health work under Dr Paul t with the report of 1909 when Dr M. M R. R f Stewart the mayors mayor's candidate for the position was in office t Despite the fact that the health department de de- de extended Its work under Dr t Paul Daul Paul employed more Inspectors and enlarged the garbage districts to take taken o in n the entire city the expenses for the a year were while for the year 1909 1909 the last year of Dr Stewarts Stewart's t term tenn erm of office the expenditures totaled c more than This shows a reduction reduction re re- t of approximately THE TELEGRAM received calls caUs the of yesterday withdrawing names d the petition that leven more signers to J was circulated by discharged f of Df the health department and backed t by y those with promises of jobs if it Dr Paul Jaul is replaced with another i Continued on page e 2 2 MAYOR MAY S SUBMIT r Continued fro from page page ige 1 L dan cian Mr and Mrs eJ J. J H H. H HIggins Higgins HIg HIg- gins C G. M M. Gregory 0 W. W McDonald Usa Miss Maud McDonald and Leland Judge Judg were the names given to THE TELEGRAM as having gone on the pe pe- pe- pe titian through a a misunderstanding of its motives and purposes |