The Jersey City news., 1898-09-28
THE HEAL TIL BOARD.
Good Showing for the Month
Mrs. Schwartz's Tan
merry Must Go.

The city Board of Health held meet
ing yesterday afternoon. The City Fhy-
sicians submitted the following reports ol
cases of free treatment for the present
rnonth:-F'irst district-Dr. Rector, y
cases. Is visits cases attended at poiice
station. sent to the hospital. Second
djstrict-Dr. Wolfson, 20 cases, 45 visits
cases sent to hospital, deaths Third
district-Dr. Hoffman. 81 cases, 46 visits
sent to hospital 5, attended at police sta
ton Z. Fourth dstrict-Dr. Henry. 22
cases. q visits attended at police station
3. Fifth dlstrict-Dr. Brinkerhoff, l5
cases. 43 visits. sent to hospital |. sixth
district-Dr. Everett, 22 cases, % visits'
sent to hospital 2, attended at police sta7
ton g. Emergency Hospital-Dr. Rector
5 cases. 2s visits; cases membranous
Group, i; diphtheria. I; scarlet fever, T.
Health Inspector Benjamin presented
this report of the business Of his offlee
for the month. as follows Number OF
nuisances complained of, 24S; nuisances
abated. 22a: notices sent. 4o7; contagious
diseases. diphtheria TO- scarlet fever So
tvphoid fever s, measles 1, meInbranous
croup /. total So Permits granted for
cleaning vaults, 12l; to keep dogs. lo4; TO
keep COWS. J.; unloading vessels, l; trans
porting swill. /; building vaults, q trans
nortine manure. 2; killing chickens, J.
Plumbing perraits-Flrst district extern
sions 81; new work, 80 Second district
Extensions, 2S; new work, .. Recelpfs
for plumbing permits. SsoS. Premises M
spected. 366: dogs drowned, 3oS; vessels
arrived IA: premises disinfected, 50; per-
sons vaccinated, 40; dead animals re-
moved. 5s6; notices sent to exclude chill
dren from school on account of sickness,
81; permits issued for return to school,
26 total receipts, $6s2.5o.
The Inspector also reported in regard 70
the tannery at Nos. 1lS and l20 Grimtn
street owned by Anna Schwartz. VINO x
the last meeting of the Board was allowed
three weeks to wind up the business, tnat
sanitary officer called there Two r
three times q week and ne reports lildl l
the tanning and dressing of skins mas
been completely suspended and the place
Is now used simply for the cutting ana
disposing of the leather on hand. Lawyer
Sehurnan. attorney for Mrs. SCHWARTZ, re-
gleyed his former application for license
or permit to continue the tanning bust
ness promising that the building WIN pc
put in good order and nothing allowed
calculated to make the place nuisance
Commissioner Walter said complaint
had been made to him by many residents
of the neighborhood about this estab-
IlSnnent ana ne HdQ Deef req uGStSO " ~
ali he could to prevent license being
granted He was satisfied this was not
a fit place for such business, in the
midst of residences. and If allowed, appli-
ca ton would be made for permits to run
other similar places. Back of the Hill
would be more suitable location. The
sooner this matter was disposed of the
better
Commissioner West and Health Inspec-
tor Benjamin agreed with Commissioner
Walter and a resolution was adopted
that no permit be granted for continu-
ance of the business.
Permission was granted to Carl Ruemp-
Ter to use a bottle trap for vent purposes
in building on the northwest corner OF
Newark and Oakland avenues, 1t appear
ing to the satisfaction of The plumbing
inspector that any other system is pro-
hibited, the owner to assume all risks for
use Of same.
DR.. Albanesius requested permission to
let the plumbing work in a house he
owns at No. 116 Bowers street, remain as
at present, as he is informed by his
builder that 10 change the system in ac-
cordance with the present code, which he
has been notified to DO. but which was
not in force when the house was built,
would destroy the building. He was sup-
ported in his plea by his builder and the
matter was referred to the Health and
Plumbing Inspectors to Investigate.
The ordinance requiring the cleanings
of all vaults, cesspools. etc. to be re-
moved in alright receptacles, was passed