The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-30
NO LONGER AT WAR
City and County Health
Boards Define Their
Duties and Their
Territory.
INSPECTOR BRNJAAIN's REPORT
Compelling Owners to Fill in
Their Waste Lots-Vital
Statistics.

The City Board of Health met yester-
day afternoon. Counsel Harry Winfield
representing the County Board. was pres
ent. He was there 10 see about an ordin-
ance which the Boards nave agreed to
adopt jointly defining the duties and terri
tory of the two bodies.
The new ordinance which is passed
in compliance with q law Of last
winter, gives the City Board the power
TO regulate all health matters in the city.
The rights of the Board are made para
mount to those of the county body in
all cases of sickness or epidemic. and in
matters which are prohihitive to the health
of the city. The County Board will con-
t,nue to look after the births. deaths and
vital statistics. control streams which are
utilized as sources of water supply and so
on.
About one year ago the two Boards We're
constantly in disputes relative TO their
respective powers to deal with certain
cases. gan agreement was finally reached
and for the six months just passed every
thing has been working tremendously. The
City Board will continue to make a house
to house anvas for poorly drained
houses, and Will compel owners of prop
erty and tenants TO keep their premises
IN at least a healthy state.
The Board will also continue TO prose-
cute ~violators Of the health rules in the
police courts. Jarvis Atkinson is now
conducting all the cases against this class
OF offenders, and by winning his cases is
bringing a nice sum of money into the
city's treasury.
The ordinance fixing the powers Of the
two Boards will be passed by the County
Board at its next meeting.
afternoon what steps had been taken 70
conpel the owners of the swamp lands
along the fot Of the Hin to fill in their
nounced that Inspector BENJAMIN had
served notices N the several owners al
lowing them thirty days in which 70
pools of stagnant water. If the owners
do not act, In that time the city will
f f,lcb IN ow the lots T ana S snsT E IL, the h sos5 70
ing for three months to have the sunken
lots filled in.
The New Jersey junction Railroad has
trestle crossing Montgomery street. and
three other large owners are arranging
with contractors to I'LL in their lots.
scented to make one more effort to raise
the ground about It's freight station. on
Newark avenue 10 a SUFFICIENT height to
prevent water from collecting there.
Inspector Benjamin is confident that all
the lots viii be filled in before the first
of September.
The monthly report of the Inspector
shows that there were 13S cases of
diphtheria reported to him in fully. There
were also ten cases Of scarlet fever. 81 of
measles and four of memDranous Group.
Contagious diseases are being slowly u
surely stamped out. he says.
Nuisanees complained Of last month
numbered a34. There were 495 abated.
and SIS notices were sent. There were
2A dead animals removed.
DR.. Gray had Is cases, and made %
visits. DR.. Wolfson. II cases, a visits;
DR.. Hoffman,, "a cases. AZ visits; DR..
Henry. 80 cases. 81 visits: DR.. Brinker-
hoff. 20 cases, GA visits; DR.. Everett, 20
cases. AZ visits.