Show WEBER COUNTY i I MAY ORGANIZE HEALTH UNIT I II I WITHOUT CITY I Commissioners Discuss I Subject i Physicians I ISO SOME SO IE fE AID IS LOST I Mayor Believes es Dr Sav Sav- Sav-I Sav Savage Savage 1 age of Logan Is Eligible for Post I Following a conference this I morning between members of ot the hoard board of ot count county commissioners and andI I the city commissioners It was nn- nn an announced by John M Child chair chair- chairman chairman I man nuin of ot the count county board that It I I ii hoped that the situation In the I health department can be cleared up soon and an agreement reached I thich would be satisfactory to all n alli Before any action Is taken b bithe I the he county In regard to ing log participating In the future with tl e the te city In finances for the conduct of ot the tin health health department we are goIng to let the matter malter go for Cor a short time Mr Ir Chile Child ChIki said I belie that we shall then be e able 10 to reach I satisfactory arrangement That ThatIs Thatis Is Ii all there Is to sa say at pros pres present cot ent The meeting this morning was wall held behind closed doors CONlAn n WIlH HIl I nt PHYSICIANS Before the tho meeting at the elty hall the board bORre of ot county commis commis- commissioners met with Dr Joseph P Morrell member of ot the state board lot of health Dr H f Earl Belnap who I Vall as remo removed ed yesterday from the health department and ane Dr Roy it H I Wilson former health commis commis- commissioner commissioner Dr Morrell notified the board that Dr T B Beatty all Be-all secretary of oC the state board of ot health had In- In informed In Informed formed him him him- that the National health Institute which aids finan financially In hI the thc conduct of ot health work In the county will 11 not par par- participate par participate further urther as tt tie the matter now stands stans He Ht said aid that Dr was the sole judge of ot whether or orI I not the thc money was wall being spent Properly and after Dr Beatty had Informed the Institute officials ot of rile I situation they had answered that they were wera prepared to with with- withdraw withdraw draw raw their fund SEI n SEPARATE UNIT Commissioner Child that Dr Beatty had communicated with him and suggested that the county continue with the present health work as a separate unit and the money which Is coming cornIng Into Weber eber county from the various arlous foundations and the state would I IThe continue The proposition of ot having a sep sep- sepI separate separate sep separate I arate county unit was then dis- dis discussed discussed dis discussed cussed and it was contended that the count county could proceed with the present work with the additional expenditure of ot but a few tew hundred dollars donars a year Dr Belnap was mentioned as ashead ashead head hlad of ot the proposed ed health unit unitI and there would be a county health I officer a public health nurse In in addition to th the present county who tho would as at pres pros present ent nt handle the sick cases while the health unit would participate I In the general health work lu the hiL county t nt m c LIKELY Dr Wilson Dr Morrell Morren Dr Bel- Bel Belnap Bel nap Bel-nap nap and the members of the board an all agreed that Ihl th be organIzation could be he formed and the work ork which has bas progressed so tar far would not have havo to be discontinued This arrangement would mean that a month would be taken away from the tha present salary ot the head of ot the city health de- de department de department leaving him hint 2 0 a month salary a It w was was s then suggested that the county commissioners first meet with the city board and determine their attitude before further eon con con considering the proposed organization A meeting was Immediately ar- ar arranged arranged ar arranged ranged and the commissioners commissioner went to the city hall hail The only announced outcome ot of the meeting w s was that It was that an agreement could be reached with the tho city elty to continue I all as at present The board lisa has di- di de decided to let the matter go tot for a afew afew few tew days das at least betor before any deli definite nite steps were ta taken It was as SI BLOW At AI the Ihl meeting at the county the members ot of the county count commissioners said bald that the removal of ot Dr Belnap was a a se- se ere e ere tere blow bLot to the health work In iii Weber county They commended Dr Belnap for tor his hla work and talked over o the details of ot his hla assuming the head of or the new county unit If It 1 I It 1 Is III formed formed- All three county commissioners declared th they y did not kno know the newly appointed health commis commissioner abner Dr N N H Savage and that tte they would not confirm his hl ap- ap appointment ap appointment and appropriate county i funds to his use Commissioner Harman W Peery I A b ia iii 1 I I I salO b LUG UV tion of ot whether wh-ther Dr Savage was wasI wasa wa R a resident of ot Ogden and could legally assume his new post was being investigated Mayor Georg George E B Browning Drowning gave his hll opinion that Dr Savage W was I eligible to accept the office In view ot of his hi residence In Ogden for a year despite his leaving for Cache Cach Vaney aliey to assume practice ther there City Attorney A W Ages Age In an- an answering an answering of eligibility the question be an to said that a person ceases Continued on raKe rage Nine c WEBER COUNTY DISCUSSES UNIT from P Page Par One ODe elector wh when en n he ha h moves move his hla rul- rul resl dence from a precinct V 0 G Gill newly sani sani- sani sanitary sanitary tary inspector who was Yoal wa also o men men- mentioned mn d as a not being eligible on the ground of ot not belof being an elector said aid thi this morning that In tn his recent visit In tn Wisconsin he be h had not changed d his hla residence e fro frem n Old Ogden n had hd not net voted there and he h was waa still stilla stilla a resident of ot Olden Ogden In tn his hla opinion Dr Or Belnap today was nir Ie his hili hi Inoculation of children to in city schools alaiD against t diphtheria op 00 |