The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-29
PURE WATER COMING
So Inspector Benjamin Says
In His Report to the
Health Board.
THE ClTY's SANITARY CONDITION
Notwithstanding All That Is Said
About 1t, This Is a Pretty
Healthy Place.
THE CITY's SANITARY CONDITION

Health Inspector Benjamin has filed
prises the local Board of Health, a re-
port of the business of his office for
the year ending December L. One of the
interesting and important features of the
report is the follow.ng paragraph
sThe people of this city are anxiously
waiting for some definite action on the
water question. I understand from in
formation received that plans and speci-
fcations for a water supply will be ready
in a few days, and they will insure to
the people of this city a pure and
new wholesome supply of potable
water"
l asked the Inspector this morning
from what source he had learned that
new specifications a been prepared,
and ne said thai it was his intention
to report to the board that it was ru-
mored specifications had been prepared
and that definite action was soon to be
taken. of his own knowledge he could
not say that any action on the question
has been taken since the Street and
Water Commissioners withdrew the
specifications originally drawn by them.
WORK OF THE YEAR.
During the year the Inspector has
visited 4.764 houses, finding 2,203 nuis-
ances, and abating 2.1S7. He calls the
attention of the board, with considerable
pride, to the fact that the Health De-
partment is a self-sustaining branch of
the city government. Last year the re-
oeipts- were S4,850. rs; disbursements, 49,
100 = o Nrat;ao- 49,. - II ice n N r. +hara
were 76s persons v~accinated by the de-
.partment's physicians. The number CT
premises disinfected was 3S2.
The Inspector recommends that a.
least once a yelr a house to house in
spection be made. In that way he main
tains he can better learn where nuis-
ances exist and their character. To ac-
complish this work he asks that a sani-
tary squad of one policeman from each
precinct be placed at his disposal. The
Inspector dwelis upon the beneficial re-
suits of maintaining the Emergency Hos
supervision of DR.. H. H. Brinkerhoff,
Jr. He declares that this city was for
innate last year in not having encoun-
tered any severe c%ontagion in view of
the fact that sn1lll pox ragged in New
York, Newark, Hobeken, Staten Island
and Bayonne.
He recommends that the Board of
Finance increase the appropriation for
sewers have much TO do with the preser-
walton of the public health. He also
urges the necessity of making 1t com
pulsory for the street contractor to re-
at least three times a week. He also
asks that the dumplng ground be kept
under the supervision Of his board.
HAS HAD SEWERS BUILT.
Tho IpSnecfnr Hafl4FnE% that the Health
Department has been instrumental in
getting property owners to apply Tor
sewers both public and private. AS an
illustration of that he reports the con-
struction of sewer in Van Wrinkle street
between Tonnele avenue and the Erie
Railroad, Dey street. between ,Tonnele
Erie Railroad from Van Wrinkle street
to St. Paurs avenue; ST. PauHs avenu
from Tonnele ayenu to Nelson avenue;
Fulton avenue from Bergen avenue to
from Bergen avenue to Van Cleef street
and in Van Cleef street from Woodlawn
avenu to Dwight street.
He also states that man. more appli-
cations for sewers will be made in the
spring. In referring to the fire at the
the Inspector reports that with
~carcasses of LOO cattle and 5000 sheep.
In conclusion he refers to the ability
and satisfactory manner in which Al.
Cummings has performed the clerical
duties of his Office. He also reports the
splendid manner in which the sanitary
squad has carried out his Instructions.
The report was ordered spread in full
upon the minutes. The Inspectors re-
has attended IL cases and made 80 visits,
DR.. Wolfson, q cases, 81 visits; DR..
Hoffman, % cases, IS visits; DR.. Brinker-
hoff, 7 cases, 81 visits; DR.. Everett, "a
cases, 40 visits. There were 106 com
plants, 10 nuisances were abated, and
243 notices We're ent out. There We're
% cases of diphtheria, 81. of scarlet fever,
IA typhoid fever, and q of membranous