The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-29
POWERS DEFINED.
Joint Meeting Of the City
and County Boards of
Health Yesterday.
END OF A PR0TRAcTED DISPUTE
Inspector Benjamin's Report on the
Third Street Sewer Crafty
ing to Mr. Feeney.

po4L 49,.
~. ! '-i.ts l'au Siey Poaros OF Heaith
= s or some Time past there
mas oeen some doubt as to the jurisdic-
conclnsion hath hoars. s -,s l :
,V,.+ - . 81 "eeAS aso'
- 80 aso oiaieea plan. Illis plan, IN
at Yesterday sfsa.,aass = pe'ssss'
boards 4 so,ns l.slayo' 'i'es'ins = oo'h
It gives. of course. the sole jurisdiction
of matters nerfain;no, - t<,4.. .4,.
II, = peies'inihs 70 heaftn within
ene eisy boundaries to the local Health
~ "4lne an outside OF that INIT
.,.' tsaara - '''e s''o'iders OF the County
The ordinance agreed - hv bot,, ,s,a,,,s
is al fo,lous.- = D0'i' o'a' '1's
ITO provide fer the prener rap,strati.,n
OF .,;as Al physicians, nurses and inidwiyes.
births, deaths and MARIA ges in sai1 e.n a.
by physicians. nurses. raIidw.ves. ~clergy-
men, ts,, magistrates and others
lo regulate the keeping of a. regis
Try OF the vital statistics Of the said eIfv
nected with the regisTratjen s ,f vifal ~ To-
tisalcs. .ilss
10 Tegulate and cl5strat ALI h,a-aaI
PLACES, morgues, etc. within the CITY
20. 70 ald N The enforcement OF the law
and drink and 4o 2 ,1g or az k'nds OF food
posure. for sale of any kind Of neaf "a A.
fer fsssesaoaes fa that is unwhoiesome or uAt1f
..,To define and DECLARE .,hat ebo,
stitute nuisances in lots. streets dael<s
wnaryes. nary vessels and piers.
t,ees,,s,- iVs tlid1 e, control or prohibit The
= 81 ,,aag p1as u siaushteTihss o. all kinds of
syTn sI11,'-, Tao,,,.to oa...,
the acc1m1Iafion Of a} ana prohlpt the
Nv, nr9bib.t o,,a -
rnaifter or aha,t, .'ia ~, 4silvxe any oHSnssVe
public highwav snS ~ ti.ilsallceS "a any
owner S''ias At the expense OF the
ITO secure 4ha saritar,, ,,,.,,,s.... =
tenement houses iasls nrsore as'1 ma sIvn III II
public buildings '.7' pt.Soi99 anu All
ITO reguIate elearnSno- of ssv,ar
method Of ernp,ovsrs and ~ ,Iss,sir SswerS aId
pools.
To regulate the eonnection of bo,,sa
drainage and plumbing with outside sew
ers '7'ee
To protect the public water s,,nn,,,
and rrevent the pollution of any ssrep,:,
OF water or we'll the water of which IS
used for domestic purposes and II. or17ar
rot to be used or closed anv well fhe
" "stleI OF Wh.ch IS polluted or detrimental,
ieo puDllc neafth:
ss;o4a,,s compel 5he proper return of ply
f. rini,s rlsls daa elners Of all cases of con-
= 7.o'ss diseases IN SAID city,
The members passed a resol,,fion rez
guessing the BOARD of p,,,,,fa -
i, t'eits tsofhs not
= aie pe1iiits lor any public sewers
until the requirements OF the Board of
HeaIth's code had been comnIiee7 r,;+t
Then M. ya+o,- - p,tso "ith.
: 'aeeAy' ehe gentleman who
- uhder contract to remove dead ami
llals from the streets, sent in a piteous
appear. he said that there were so many
latahtles among animals during the hot
speii, two weeks ago, that he could not
remove them fast enough. Some of his
own horses had died from the heat and
ms Iofce was consequently crippled. He
hopeo the city would not deduct any
ainount from his salary for the extra
hlfe OF carts.
Dld we have to engage wagons to
remove the animals?" asked Conmis-
sloner j. p Feeney.
Yes, replied President Abernethy
don't think we ought to grant this
mans request, said Mr.. Feeney sHe
Is under contract TO remove the animals
By the way. how much is the bill for