Show HEALTH DEPARTMENT T J GETS EXTRA EMPLOYEE 1 and Red Encountered EnI Encountered En En- Promotions ns Tape I countered Before Staff Is Completed 1 0 On account of a stand taken by th the city auditor backed b by the legal department de tle- that no rio city department can car employ help In excess of ot the number of or employees provided pro b by ordinance for tor forthe the department it was necessary yes yesterday CS tenIa for or the commissioner of health in order to get gel an Additional nurse for fol service in his department to appoint on one of his Inspectors to the position of or registrar of or vital statistics Th The ordinance governing go the health department provides for only twenty twenty- two inspectors and the nUr nurses e are arc rated as Inspectors Jt R was found nece necessary sary whon when school opened to have have- two nUr nurses CB on Oil school work and this l left ft only oneto one ono oneto onoto to take care of ot the milk station work worl and she is worl working only half halt time The rhe commissioner loner decided that it would be necessary to employ another nurse for 01 full time to care for the work but hut Imme immediately im Im- me mediately encountered the ultimatum tutu of ot the auditor that he lie would not parthe pay par the salary because it Jt was not authorized b by ordinance The legal department backed him hini up The ordinance of ot the department calls for one registrar of vital Ital statistics and this position has nevet neol been Jell filled In Inconsequence Inconsequence consequence the health commissioner simply promoted one of his Inspectors S S. C. C 1 to the position of registrar and appointed Miss Alma Uma Carlson as 38 an inspector and assigned her to tc duty lut as one of the nurses of or the department nt At yesterday mornin mornings morning's R se session slon of or tho the city commission tho the ma mayor or brought the matter mattor up and asked that the commission commis commis- Ion sion get et together anti and find out whether or not it ha has authority to authorize employment of ot extra help when needed without amending an ordinance every even time or r whether tile the auditor is running running run ning things in elt city affairs lIe Ho declared declared de de- de- de dared that heretofore the commission has employed people when needed by br rc resolution an and he ho cannot son lien why win It hasn't the same samo authority now |