Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-11-18
HEALTH BOARD
GETS SHAKE UP
Or. White Wanted to Resign as
he Was Disguised with
the Board.
BOROUGH MATT RS.

last night. Present, Mayor Mulrhead,
Councilman Hillman, Hoffman and
Gordon, Clerk Birmingham and Coun-
selor Pearse.
kemonstrance from Professor Stein
regarding change in stree, received
and filed.
Resignation of DR.. J. L. White as a
member of tho Board of Health, re-
ceived and upon motion of Council
man Hillman it was tabled.
Under the head of unfinished bust
ness Hoffman moved that the Central
New Jersey Telephone ordinance be
continued on its second reading till
the next regular meeting. Hlllman
moved that the matter of the Jersey
Central Traction Company be carried
over until the next meeting. Moved
by Hoffman that the ordinance be
accepted On its first reading and laid
over according to rules, carried.
Report of Committee on Finances
received and placed On file.
N1ONOu UAlbu OtO OblOCu oOLuIlk5bAOAC1
be authorized to purchase one hundred
tons of paving stones on approval of
the mayor, carried. Hillman wanted
to know how much the stone would
cost. Hoffman thought it could be
purchased from the Traction company
very cheap.
Chairman of the street committee
reported that he had seen the superin-
tendent of the Traction Company and
gone over the line with him and that
it would cost both the borough and
the company a great deal to fix up
Washington avenue. by VOLTS store,
as it is a bad corner. He said that he
had seen Mrs. Dill and she said she
would sell the fifteen feet of the pro-
perty wanted by the borough for three
hundred dollars and as the traction
company was willing to stand half he
would see Mr.. Walsh and get his
check for it and purchase the pro-
perty.
Then, q former resolution that had
been made at n of the last meetings
regarding tho purchase of the Dill
property, upon motion was taken up
and adopted.
Resolution by Gordon that the coun-
Gil prepare a contract for the paving
OF Church street and that Mr.. Wilbur
be made to give a bond for 81, 500 was
adopted.
Moved that the resignation of DR..
White be taken from the table, car
ried. DR.. White then asked permits
sion t. take the floor for a few min
utes. His request was granted.
DR.. White then stated that he had
been a member of the Board of Health
for seven years and five years of that
time he had the honor of being the
president. That he had been working
for the past year under difficulties.
That the members of the board seem
ed to be practically dead. That in
the present year they had only had
two meetings and he had time and
time again asked the clerk to call q
regular meeting Of the Board Of
Health, but it did not do any good.
If the clerk had issued the call he had
not seen any evidence of it. He,
special meeting, but could not get q
quorum present. That the houses
where contagious diseases had been
were not properly q%uarantined nor
fumigated. That South Amboy was
one of two places on the mortality
list, that he was ashamed to see. 1t
was the most unsanltary town in the
county. That there were certain
streets on which, when walking, he
had to hold his breath and lie was
thoroughly disguised with the mem
bers of the Board of Health and he
would consider it q personal favor if
they would accept his resignation.
Councilman Hillman, to help the
doctor out, moved that tho resignation
be accepted, but the mayor and the
rest of the council wou1dn't have it
that way.
Councilman Gordon said he hoped
that the council would not accept it
The doctor was a good man for that
position. The motion was then put
before the council by the Mayor and
lost.
Councilman Hoffman said it was
just exactly as the doctor had said,
and it was time thatt he council should
take the Board Of Health in hand
and welded out the dead members
He thought 1T was somewhat the fault
of the council as we'll the Board of
Health, ON account of not looking