The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-03-05
WORKED Her OWN ruin.
Jennie Wiley's SANDERS on
Her Parents Answered
by a Relative.

Ex-Judge Seymour came to the front
yesterday as the champion OF widows.
That is, of the genuine article. Grass
widows are excluded
The ex-Judge sent letter to theBoard Of
Health in which he intimated that it was
unjust to charge poor widows 81 for a cer-
tiflcate Of death when the paper was to
be used to aid in securing a pension. He
recommended that the fee in these cases
be remitted.
Dr. Mcneil commenting on the letter,
said that some widows were not poor W no
applied for pensions.
Clerk Rooney disagreed with the doc
tor. He never heard a widow mentioned
unless as poor widow" The clerk
said that about 500 of these necessary
evils applied TO him each year for certlfi-
Gates of death and in consequence the
county was made $500 richer. After DIR.
Gordon was informed OF this he moved
that hereafter pension certificates should
be given to widows in needy circum-
stances free of cost. The clerk was di-
rected TO ascertain in each case II the aD-
plication was made by poor widow.
The motion was adopted.
The county losses $500 year by this
action OF the Health Board but that Is a
mere trifie compared to some things it
loses.
THE BOARDS ULTIMATE DESTINY.
Andrew ID. Kilkenny of No. 90 Beach
street complained to the Board that the
waste aad surface water from a stable
adjoining his property was the source of
much annoyance. Inspector Saltonstall
reported that he had examined the prem
ises. He found that leader from the
stable roof carried rain water to a man
rrne. r.fta =
use the water made its way to Mr.. Kill
kenny's property. The Inspector said
be had directed the woman who
owned the property to have this
changed two weeks ago. and when he
called on her to ascertain If the change
was made she said she had removed the
manure heap, but would not change the
flow Of water. When told that the Board
Of Health insisted that she must, the
woman replied:-
1.-THE Board OF Health be damned"
DR.. Gordon appreciated this foregone
conclusion. and asked the other members
il all questions involving the damnation
Of the Board ought not be referred to the
counsel They agreed. and Mr.. Winfield
is in charge of the matter now.
A MATTER OF BUSINESS.
The Rev. J. krause, with the clergy
mans characteristic lack of knowledge
of things not spiritual, asked the Board
Ol ntdliH Il ~ Was necessary lOE VIII
nesses to sign their names TO marriage
returns to the health Office. Counsellor
Winfield was requested 10 inform hun.
The Eagle Tube Company of No. Il Dey
street, New York, complained TO the
Board that company occupied the frame
building corner or Green ard Bay streets,
owned by the Patent Water and Gas Pipe
Company. The building, the complaint
set forth, is used TO grind eocoRnut shells
in TO extract the oil. This operation ere
ates very diSagreeable smell. DR.. Cor
don said the complainant was correct, for
he had frequently been annoyed by the
odor. The matter was referred TO counsel
for consideration. The name signed TO
the complaint was Clarence Stevens.
The Board decided TO notify the six
families on Nelson avenue who permit
waste water to run in the yards Of their
neighbors that they must have q sewer
built. If the six people 90 not the Board
will proceed against them il any law can
be found to justify such action.
THAT AWFUL SCHOOL.
Inspectors Saltonstall and Allen re-
ported that they had examined Schools
No. S and 10. No. s they found in a good
condition. It accommodates l 800 pupils.
In regard to No. 10, the inspectors said
that the only repairs that had been made
were to create several holes in the foun-
dation for ventilation and to repair the
leaking water pipe. The matter will be
further considered by the Board.
Clerk Rooney made the following COM
parative report of contagious diseases
during February Of this year and of the
past one: