The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-10-24
IT'S ONLY A SMALL FEE,
But Two Boards of Health
are Fighting
Over 1t.
HOBoKEN AGAINST THE COUNTY.
Meanwhile Undertakers Are Obliged
to Secure Two Permits for
Every Funeral.

The City Clerks Office in Hopoken has
been besieged by undertakes during the
past few days. They all wear look OF
anxiety, and ply Assistant City Clerk
Fosdick, who is also clerk to the Board OF
Health, with questions. After some in
vestigation I learned that the liveliest
kind of row is in progress betw cen the
local Board of Health and the County
Board, and the undertakers are in di-
lemma. An ordinance creating Board
of Health was passed by the Hoboken
Council some months ago, and when
Mayor Stanton was elected he appointed
the members of the Board, and they were
confirmed by the Council.
Palmer Campbell, well known Dusi-
ness man, was chosen President of the
Board. AS time rolled by the Board be-
came noticeable for It's inactivity No in
terest was shown at the meetings, and 1t
was very primitive affair. indeed.
At meeting held about two weeks ago,
however, new life was infused into the
Board. Tony Granelli, a policeman, was
his appointment he visited several fruit
stands and confiscated some alleged pois-
onous grapes. This was the first sign OF
activity displayed, and 1t was hailed with
delight by the taxpayers. who hoped that
existing nuisances would be abatsd.
MORE ACTIVITY.
The Board now was particularly active.
Assistant City Clerk Fosdlck was APP
pointed clerk to the Board of Health, and
was kept busy until late at night. He
was also at the desk Sunday morning.
A large amount of stationery was pur-
chased, and Health Officer Granelli wore
an air of Importance and arrested several
scavengers. The next move of the Board,
and the one which at present is creating
lively rumpuS, was the notlncatlons
sent TO every undertaken in the city,
which stated that in every case OF death
a permit from the City Board OF Health
would be necessary.
The County Board learned of this in
due time. A neat source of revenue was
about to be snatched from them. AT the
present time the County Board grants q
burial permit for every death, fol- which
| it receives twenty-five cents
The Hoboken undertakers received
another notification from the County
Board. reminding them that 1t was still
doing business at the old stand. Both
| Boards are obstinate, and the undertake
ers will be the sufferers so long as the
| fight lasts.
Clerk Rooney, of the County Board Of
| Health, telephoned from his Office to the
superintendents of all the cemeteries IN
| The county cautioning them not to re-
cefve any body unless permit from the
| County Board is presented with IL.
A well Krown undertaker on Washing
| ton street had funeral TO Flower Hill
| Cemetery day or two ago. He had a
permit from the Board of Health OF Ho.
boken. Mr., Butts, the superintendent OF
the cemetery, it is said, refused to recog-
nlze it. aud said he wanted County
| Board permit. After vexatious delay
the matter was adjusted by the under
- ,fryV ~
nit in the future. The Hoboken Board
is full of fight, and claims that the Coun-
| ty. Board has no business to interfere
| The act under which the Hoboken Boaro
was created was passed in 1883. BY It's
provisions boards of health can be created
| In any OF the second-class cities. Mos1 q
the undertakers, to avoid trouble, are
SECURING permits from both boards.