The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
Fight FOR HEALTH.
The County Board Has a
Tough Time with Fools
and LaWbreakers.

No one appears to be very eager to
build the new hospital for contagious
diseases. The building is to be erected
at Snake Hill at cost not to exceed 49,
500 and bids for contracts to do the work
have been freely advertised. Every
builder, contractor and dealer in build
ing materials in the county was sent a
printed copy of the specifications, and
due notice that bids would be received by
the County Board of Health yesterday
was given. There was but one pro-
posal received and that came
from John Meighan, who wanted to do
the carpenter work. He bid Sc, 800 for the
contract. When it was discovered that
this bid was just IS, 800 more than the
amount the Board of Health intends to
pay for the entire structure, it was tabled
that was amusing DR.. Converse ex-
planned that he understood the reason
there were no more bids for the work
was that builders refused to build on a
foundation erected by convict labor, as
will be the case of the new hospital. 1t
was then suggested that the proposition
of DR.. Gordon be acted on, and that a
portable hospital be bought at Luysters
of a company. which will build there any
thing wanted and move it where desired.
After some discussion DR.. Gordon APP
pointed himself and DR.. Converse COM
mittee to make further enquiries in the
matter.
The application of Charles H. Gillespie
for permit to manufacture varnish was
granted, and complaint from DR.. l.. w.
Elder was read. 1t was concerning the
unsanitary condition of Hoboken's City
Hall building. DIR. Elder says the drain
ings from the cells in that part of the
structure used by the Police Department
for prisoners forms in pools beneath the
building and breeds disease. He was
reasonably certain that he had traced
several cases of disease to this source.
The matter was referred to Inspecto r
Saltonstall.
Clerk Rooney reported that lar ge
number of persons had failed to secure
necessary permits to conduct their busi-
ness, and counsel to the Board was
directed to make an investigation and
take legal action against delinquents.
NUISANCE TO TWO CITIES.
Counsel reported concerning the nui-
sance at Hoboken avenue and the Della
ware, Lackawana and Western railroad
bridge caused by an accumulation of
stagnant water that it was caused by
Hoboken's extension of Harrison street.
He recommended that the Hoboken Com
mon Council be requested to continue the
street to the northerly end of Hoboken
and that the Street and Water Board of
this city continue the street to the south
erly limit OF Jersey City, and that the
lots facing Hoboken avenue be filled IN.
The Clerk of the Board was directed to
communicate the views of counsel to the
officials of both cities.
William J. Hutton and four others pc
titioned the Board for relief and asked
hot fn a 1pid q i'll
drain st. PauPs avenue and Hopkins ave-
nue. between Central and Oakland ave-
nues Counsellor Winfield said that be-
fore the Health Board could act in the
premises the petition must have
TWENTY-FIVE signers The matter was
obtain the necessary signatures.
Permission was given Charles E. Gott-
schalk TO manufacture kid gloves and
Bryan Smith, of Hoboken, informed the
Board that he had filled in the sunken
lots as requested.
The matter of the encroachments on
Mill Creek was reported to be in the
hands of Corporation Counsel William d.
Edwards, and the Board requested Build
ing Inspector Clarke to condemn the rear
tenement house at No. A Railroad avenue
as unsafe and unhealthy. Inspector Sal
tonstall reported that Henry Warren had
refused to connect his property in Ho-
and counsel was directed to compel him
to do so, and P. Mcconnell was given a
permit to conduct u slaughter house on
Grove and Ninth streets.
CELLAR FULL OF GOATS.
w. A Miller in a cold, calm communica-
tion with an assurance that to ask was tC
receive, informed the Health Board that
he would like a permit to keep seventeen
goats at West Hoboken. DR.. Mcneil OBJ
| jected to the permit and said these goats
had been nuisance to the neighbors for
morepthan a year. Inspector Saltonstal
agreed with doctor and said Miller kept
his goats in the cellar of his house and
that the stencil in that building was
frightful. Inspector Saltonstall also said
that his life had been pestered and tor
tured by an army of Italians who COM
planned that the goats eat up all the tin
cans, scrap iron, paper and decayed vega
tables in the neighDorhood and in con-
sequence the sons of sunny skies were
compelled to go hungry. The Health
Board sympathized with them and re
fused the permit and also directed the in
spector to see that the seventeen goats
were removed at once.
Counsellor Winfield was directed tt
| proceed against David Brown to compel
him TO fill in some Hoboken sunken lots
and permit was given the Monastery
authorities to keep three cows. The ap
plication of Joseph Autenwreith to cart
dead animals and render them was laiC
| over Counsellor Winfield informed the
Board that he had directed Garrett Bro
theirs to close their fat rendering estab
lishment by November l, and the Board
adjourned. A meeting was then held in