Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1898-04-14
BRIDGEToN, N. j., THURSDAY, APRIL u. 1898.

Davis wanted to know where they were
located.
DIR. Sites couldn't remember. Mr..
Souder wanted to know WHY the work
oI Tie Medical Inspector was not reported
to the Board. LETS have the analysis.n
SAID he, "and we can pick out our own
cases. You are the servants of this Board.
not its masters.''
Dr. Jacob Streets gave things a little
push by saying he had been informed
that these proposed suits were to be
brought under the pure food law. He
mad thought the wells were to be con-
demned because it could be shown they
were disease producers. If the cases
We're brought under the pure food law.
why not take up milk, soft drinks? In
iact, 1t was opening up gigantic field for
active work.
President Sites said that it must be
under the pure food law, as it would be
impossible to prove disease traceabIe to a
well.
souders wanted to know where the
money to prosecute was to come from.
Counsel Ware said ultimately it
would come from the person against
whom suit was brought.
MIR. Davis said the Board had an ele-
phant upon its hands. The bills for ex-
amining these wells had not been paid.
and Council refuses to give more money.
"Oh, that's CHESTNUT" said Mr.. Bel
lows.
1t is not chestnut" replied Mr.
Davis. The gentleman who SAYS that,
does not know what he is talking about,
l am opposed to leaving this prosecution
to the dictation of anybody. / don't pro-
pose to vote for the prosecution of 377 per-
sons. Let the Board select the cases.
President Sites said that would be a
hard thing to do. Mr.. Davis thought it
would be very easy
Mr.. Souder then moved that the ply
sician's analysis report be produced be-
fore the Board.
Mr.. Ware said it would be unwise to
give record publicity before trial.
DR.. Streets declared that this was not a
star chamber. The whole matter should
be aired. The people have a right to
know everything.
Mr.. Souders followed with, "I feel that
l am representative of the people, and
the people through me have right to
know all of the analysis"
Dr.. Sites said he wanted to win his
cases, and he didn't think it would be
wise to give the case away before it was
brought. The Board decided it didn't
want to know what was being done, by
defeating Souder's motion by the follow
ing vote: yeas-J. Streets, Davis, Souders,
Nays, Sites, Ballenger, Bellows, Sharp.
On motion of Mr.. Sharp, the president,
the Sanitary committee, the physician
and solicitor were authorized to select
the cases to be reported, and report at a
meeting, to be held next Thursday night.
This motion was finally carried.
Mr.. Sharp then moved that the inspec-
tors bill of S124l2 and physician Sites
i bill of 1886 be paid, and orders drawn and
endorsed to be paid when there was suffi
cient in the treasury to do so.
Mr. Sender questioned the legality of
paying Stites's bill in its present shape.
He said the bill was made out by Sites,
sworn by Sites, and approved by Sites
as member of the finance committee.
only two members of the Finance com
mittee had approved the bill, and one was
Sites himself.
President Sites said that was not a
question to come before the Board. DR..
jacob Streets thought it should.
Mr. Souder moved that the motion of
Mr.. Sharp be laid upon the table, and the
opinion of the solicitor upon the point
obtained
President Sites promptly ruled that a
motion to lay on the table was debata BILE,
and member David Streets made an
address. Mr.. Souder's motion was finally
voted upon. DR.. Sites being the only
one to object to a decision from the So
licitor. When Mr.. Sites voted, Mr..
Souder objected to his being recorded in
matter in which he was interested, but
Mr.. Souder's point was promptly over
ruled by President Sites.
Mr.. Davis moved that the President
and Secretary be directed to license
subject to the rules of the Board all per-
sons who applied to be scavengers This
motion was carried after several OBJ
jections of Mr.. Bellows.
Several bills were ordered paid, and
the salaries of officers were fixed the
same as last year.
The Board took recess for few
minutes while the Finance Committee
audited the accounts of the Treasurer for
the past year.
The closing act of this eventful meeting
was the appointment of Standing Com
mittees by President Sites. He very
generously gave himself two chairman
ships of the four, and Mr.. Sharp the other
two. The other members were judici-
ously scattered. This is the way the Pres
ident fixed things up:
Sanitary Committee-Sharp, Streets.
Bellows.
Ordinance and Printing-Stites Ballen-