The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-01-19
WANT TO BOIL R0RSHS
Startling Proposition Of a Brook
lyn- Coneern--A Priests
Queer Idea.

All the members of the County Board
OF Health were present at the meeting
yesterday afternoon. DR.. A. B. Hill of
Gutenberg sent a communication stating
that he had received a notice from Clerk
Pinnell of the local Board tina he must
make his returns to that Board, and he
desired to be informed as to what he
should do about it. Clerk Rooney will in
form the doctor that he must make his
returns to the County Board, and as to the
other he cam use his own judgment.
A letter conveying some startling infor-
nation was received from William A.
Vanderzee. a New York lawyer. by Coun-
sellor Winfield, and submitted to the
Board. Mr.. Vanderzee, informed Nj. VIM
field that McKeever Bros. of Brooklyn hat
been awarded a contract for the removal
of dead horses from that city, and they
proposed to bring them over to Secancus
and lave them boiled up ii they could OBJ
tain a permit. Mr.. Vanderzee feels con-
WINGED that the rendering of dead horses
VIII not be conducive to the health of the
people of Secaucus, and he desired Mr..
Winfield to write a letter stating that the
Board here will not grant any permit.
Such a letter would dissuade the Commit
tee of the Brooklyn Board OF Health from
signing the contract.
why does MI. vanderzee take such an
interest in this case?" asked DR.. Converse,
who probably suspected that the lawyer
was more Interested in some rival dead
animal contractors than in the health Of
the people of Secaucus.
HE says he is retained as counsel by
parties who would be affected" replied
DR.. Council. sd.
Mr.. Winfield said he had written to Mr..
Vanderzee Informing him that the Board
would not only not grant a permit, but If
any attempt was made to unload Brook
lyn's lead horses on this community the
civil and criminal authorities would do all
they could to prevent 1t. sYsr
Inspector Hendricks reported that Father
George Meyer of Bayonne had refused to
make returns of marriages unless the
Board would agree to keep them secret.
I'VE won't do anything Of the kind"
exclaimed DR.. varick.
Inspector Hendricks explained that
Father Meyer believes that the publication
of marriages creates scandal y gossip.
Counsellor Winfield was directed to pro-
coed against Father Meyer unless he con-
sents to make the returns required by law.
William Crane, an undertaken in Harri-
son. reported that he had made arrange
ments to bury a still born child of
Stephen Garrigan, Of No. "A Reynoid
avenue, Harrison. He procured a. per-
NIT, but when he went to the house to
get the body he found it had been taken
away by Callen & Cindon, Newark I'M
dertakers. Inspector Tierney went to
their shop and the man in charge de
MED that there was n child's body in
fhn acta hlishmpnt Tiarnev DerSladed
the man to let him go downstairs. and he
found the body there. Mr.. Crane thinks
that the action of the Newark undertake
ers was not only a breach of professional
etiquette, but q violation Of the law
Newark Health Board to the case. DR..
varick remarked that ne would like to
know what the man at the bridge was
doing. It is his duty to see that no
bodies are takea across the bridge with
out a permit. Mrs. Otto of Constable
Hook, was registered as Il mid wife. DR..
Bergmeyer, who produced a State IL
cense, was also registered.