The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-27
ROBT CAREY BUSTED.
Board Of Health Abolishes
the Position Of
Counsel.

Mr.. Robert Carey who was appointed
counsel to the Board of Health, February
"a, 1899, by the Republican Board Of
Health was bounced last night by the
Democrats. The Office was abolished as
being an unnecessary expense. The dis
missal was made on a motion of Com
missioner Walter.
Mr.. West, who now represents the
minority in the Board, opposed the action
of his colleagues. He insisted that the
board requires the services of an at
torney to attend to the legal cases. Com
missioner West also claimed hat the
expenditure was but trifling when taken
in consideration with the duties to be
performed.
Commissioner Walter insisted that the
| appointment of Carey was illegal and thal
if the board needed the services OF a
counse it could call on the Corporation
| Counsel, whose duty it is to look after the
| city's law cases. The Board of Health
commissioners never had a counsel until
the Republicans secured control.
Commissioner West replied to his coli
league that the services of the counsel
were not required to advise the members,
but to look after the court cases winch
Corporation Counsel Queen could not at
tend to.
Mr.. Carey was eusted by the votes OF
President McGill and Commissioner wal
ter and DIR. Brinkerhoff. COMMISSIONS
West and Inspector Benjamin voted in the
negative.
Health Inspector Benjamin after COM
planning against the Dye Works on Grlf-
fifth street for nearly a veal, last night
surprised the commissioners by asking
that the place be allowed to keep open.
He said the proprietor of the place MAD
asked him if some arrangements could
not be made whereby he could continue II
he secured suitable quarters. The IN
spector said the company gave employ
ment to about twenty hands, all of whom
were married men.
Commissioner Walter said that he
thought the proprietor of the place was
trying to jolly the members OF the Board
He has made any number OF promises
which have never been fulfilled. Inc
Commissioners insisted that he vaeate the
remises on Griffith street by the first OF
May, without fail.
When Inspector Benjamin saw his little
game did not work, he promised the
Democratic majority that he would see
that the works closed up by May !.
The report of the officers of the Board
for month of April were as follows;-
Cases of contagious diseases, diphtheria,
81: scarlet fever, 81; typhoid fever, 81
measles, 1879; membraneus Group, 3; total
235.
Permits granted-Ta clean vaults, 19p'
dogs, $50; cows 10; to unload vessels, q
to transport fat and bones, g. transport
swill. q; transport broken eggs ?; trans
port glue stock, 1; transport hog hair,
2; to store rags and bones, 3; to collect fat
and bones, 8.
Fifty plumbing permits We're granted
In the First district for new work, and ~
in the Second district; 1928 premises were
inspected, 1913 dogs drowned, q vessels
arrived; Al premises disinfected, 81 per-
sons v%accinated, BIG dead animals re-
moved. SOB notices to exclude children
from school, and BAL to return were sent
out.
The total receipts Of the board for the
month, including 800 received from Bay
onne for the use of the scow, were $2,0s4.74
hi city physicians also reported the
number of visits made and the nature of
the diseases attended.