The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-27
AFTER vATCkY
Health Board Says Pick Up
Dead Animals or You
Get No Pay.
REPORTS OF OFFIG Frs
Candle Factory Must Be
Closed-Residents Will
Be Interviewed.

The Jersey City Board of Health has at
sast Welded to popular demand and has
decided to get after Vatcky. the oeao
animal man. and make him live up to his
contract with the city, a thing ne mas
never lone since he secured a monopoiy
of the dead animal business. AL the
meeting of the Board of Health yesterday
DR.. Brinkerhoff called attention 10 the
fact that Vatcky is not doing his duty.
He cited several instances OF the neglect
of the contractor. He told of a number
of cases where dead cats, goats. dogs ana
other animals had been permitted to lie
in the streets for days because Vatcky,
who had been duly notified, did not see nj
to remove them. He knew one case of the
body of a dead dog that lay in the street
for three weeks before Vatcky removed
1t. DR.. Brinkerhoff said that something
should be done to compel Vatcky to per-
form his duty.
President McGil1 said that the only way
he knew to compel him to do the work
was not to pay his bills when they were
presented. He thought that the best way
to bring Mr.. Vatcky to terms was to COM
pei him to sue the city for his money. He
said he would vote for the payment of no
bill until he was satisfied that the work
had been properly performed. Chief
Murphy stated that he agreed with Presi-
dent McGiil that the best way to bring
Vatcky to terms would be to hold up his
pay.
chief Murphy said he was satisfied that
Vatcky wanted the work done properly,
but that his two sons, who drive the
wagons will not go out of their way to
obey instructions given them by the
-olfao Tf a dad 5no ic raportcd in cnna
out of the -way place they will not go
after it.
On motion of Commissioner Walters,
Clerk Robinson was instructed to notify
Watcky that in future his bills will not
be paid until it is known that he has done
his work properly.
A petition was received from the resi-
dents of the neighborhood of No. Al
Sussex street, complaining of the doors
arising from the curing of hides, taken
from the vessels at the river front.
Another petition was received from Will
lam Buschel, of No. 1905 Summit avenue,
requesting permission to lay an eight inch
sewer through his property on Hague
street to connect with the sewer in Sum
NIT avenue. The request was granted.
Th United Building Trades Council sent
MIC OOal0 q wig -
ang that the plumbing inspectors be APP
pointed from the ranks of the journey
men plumbers. The council in the letter
saws that such men are the only ones
competent to enforce the sanitary codes.
The communication was ordered placed
ON file. On a motion of COMMISSIONS
Walters the hours of the plumbing in
spectors were fixed as folows.-Daily,
from 8 A. M. to 70 M. and from l. P. M.
to 5 p. M. On Saturdays the hours for
work will be from 8 A. M. to IL NJ. and
from l P. M. to s P. M.
Before adjourning President McGiH made
a protest against the continuance
Of business in the candle factory on Way-
erly street. as being in direct violation OF
the laws. He. said that he has received
many complaints about the place aad he
wanted to know whether or not Inspector
Ban1amin knew the factory was still run
ming.
Inspector Benjamin replied that the
MACE had been indicted by the Grand Jury
for maintaining a nuisance and immedi-
ately after started work again. The
arm. however, tore down the frame por-
ton of the factory and continued the
work in the brick extension.
President MCOllt SuSScstcu efid 1AS
spector visit the place and note the exact
condition, and also interview the residents
Of the locality to find out the cause OF
complaint. The matter was finally referred
to Inspector Benjamin and DR.. Brinker-
hof with power. They are to report TO
the board at its next meeting.
After hearing the reports of he various
o1icers the board adjourned. The reports
are as follows
city physicians reports for May
FIRST District-Dr. Rector, At cases; So
visits.
second District-Dr. wolfson, 81 cases;
"a Visits.
Third District-Dr. Hoffman, s. cases;
81 visits. =
visits