Show RICH OBJECTS TO BEING onsted gerves notice lie Is still county physician the ex claims the board had no right to remove him A legal battle will follow and county attorney peery will be called on to defend his opinion there ie trouble brewing for the incumbent of jhb office of county physician and it wont blow over until dr rich learne through an order from ahe court who is entitled to do the work and win the emoluments of the position last evening he filed with the county clerk a notice to the county commissioners that be was the county physician and he did not recognize the right of the commissioners to him his notice further stated that be was ready and to perform the duties of the office to which he was appointed by the old board and would continue so and that be considered himself the only authorized county physician to perform the duties of the place this action on the part of dr rich arises from the appointment of dr conroy to the office of county physician dr rich was appointed by the preceding board and has served for about two year just prior to the expiration of their term of office the old board appointed rich for a period of two years from date this was done for the reason given by ibe board that appointments aop ointments should be made for two years and as no time bad been given when rich was first appointed the board still bad a riat to reappoint him for two years when the present board took the reins of county affairs they kept an eye to windward on the action ot the old board out before doing anything desperate they asked for and obtained an opinion from county attorney peery in regard to the matter mr peery held that the power of making and rescinding appointments was vested in the county board and that an employed of the county could be removed at any time under the spur of this opinion it did no take the commissioners long to wield the official effi cial ax and dr rich woke up one fine morning to find that his services would not be required after march let and that dr conroy would be appointed 0 o succeed him rich did not take kindly to the cheerful abandon with which the commissioners toyed with his position and that is why he does not intend to step out without a legal dash of arms the method of procedure will probably be that dr rich will put in a bill i for salary for march chieh the corn will turn down then rich will in the legal battle that will follow county attorney Att orcey peery will hia opinion that the board bad ft right to remove rich while E M allison will advocate richs right IQ the place it will be a test case and the decision will berve as a text in Eina ilir cases |