Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-09-28
Health Inspector
Fithian Gets
After Them.
SOME TO Be TORN DOWN
PrOprietOrs Declare that Cost Of
Alterations to Make Buildings
Conform With Law Would be
Too Great Detailed In
spectiOn to be Made.

Health Inspector Fithian In tfa
past month has received numerous
complaints in regard to unsanitary
buildings in different parts of the city
and on account of the condition OF
some of them, wrote to the state ten
ement house commission at Newark,
and requested that one of their Off
GERS be sent here to make an exami-
nation. Inspector Bruce Drummond
was detailed here, at once, and was
given list by Inspector Fithian OF
the places that had been complained
about. The state inspector has been
here a number of times during the
past week, and has now completed his
Investigations and will send his re-
port to the commission in Newark
early in the week. The cases that are
reported to the state authorities will
be given their attention at once, and
the owners will receive notices from
them what changes are necessary in
the buildings. Failure to comply
with the orders means that the at
torney general will be given the cases
and the houses condemned, or the
tenants refused admission.
Inspector Drummond, whose home
is in Woodbridge, in only making an
inspection of the cases reported to
the local health board, who have no
authority to order the changes neces-
sary. Mr.. Drummond, in conversa-
tion with NEWS reporter yester-
day, said that he has seen many 9TH
er tenement houses here besides those
on DR.. Fithian's list, that are unsan-
itary. and not fit for habitation, but
that he would not report them at
present. Mr.. Drummond also said
that this city is badly in need of
hAjlding code, and a building inspec-
to-.
Local builders say that the code
would be- an excellent thing in this
been started to have one established.
AS was told in the NEWS some
time ago. Woodbridge hall, owned
by the Rosett Realty Company, is to
be torn down, and a new building put
up in its place. Inspector Drummond
said yesterday that the reason he
thought it was to be torn down, was
that the sum required to put 1t in
sanitary condition would be almost
as great as the cost of new house.
At present there are about eighteen
families living there, without the ex-
ira boarders. The building is one
of the number that Is to be reported.
The other houens that have haan in a
spected are, Joseph Gadek's tene.
ment house on Pulaski avenue, tds
Armstrong house on Prospect stress
T. Diamonds tenement house a, he
vision street, a house at .Wi1tLtQ
lane and Smith street, and,<a place
at De Kalb avenue and High street,
The last named place Is opposite the
cable works, and has been reported
a nuie5ance to Inspector Fithian many
times. The owner of the building Is
not known, but the tenants say they
pay their rent to Pierce & Watson.
The other buildings named were also
complained about to the health
board, and from the present c.. ,olc
the state is to see that they s' lat
in proper condition. These Ms
were inspected under the IL Il x.
1904, 1905, and 1906.
1t was said today that a pfse
seven members of the state ten.
house commission are to m:s
thorough inspection of the city,
Tuesday.