Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-13
Commissioners, in Special Ses-
sion, Discussed Many Cues
tlOns Of Sanitary Importance.
MR.. HoMMANN GIVES OPINION.
Board Advised by the City Attorney
That Complaints of Alleged Mus
ances Must Be Traced to Those Di-
rectly Responsible for the Trouble
and Not to the Owners of the
Property Where 1t Is Located.

meeting last night in the council
chamber, the first meeting that has
been held since October 2. The board
had tried at three different times pre-
viousiy to get quorum but failed.
Last nights meeting was well at
tended Commissioners ]. B. Quick,
Herman Ellis, r. Z. Comegys, Math
Hansen, J. N. st. John and Presid mt
Victor Main were present. School In
spector Or. NJ. s. Meinzer and Health
Inspector G. w. Fithian, together
with City Attorney Hommann we're
also present.
The meeting opened with written
complaint from Philip Geyer. OF
Brooklyn, of the stagnant water that
forms a pond adjoining the Gadok
property in Pulaski avenue. City At
torney Hommann gave his opinion in
the matter, which was TO loos; to the
creator of the nuisance for its abate-
ment. After considerable discussion
of the matter, motion was passed
have a contractor put in about eighty
feet of ten-inch pipe across Pulaski
avenue to drain this property, thus
abating the nuisance. The nuisance
of dumping on the Ford property in
tombstone street near Neville street
was also discussed. Rubbish is
dumped there daily and the contrac-
tor for the dumping, it is declared,
does not live up to his contract, which
is to cover the dump with six inches
of earth twice weekly. Some of the
commissioners made a motion that
the owner of the property, Mrs. Julia
A. Ford, be notified to have the nuis-
ance abated.
Must Get After Guilty Parties.
City Attorney Hommann was asked
for his views of the matter, and said
that this board is entirely wrong in
its work of going after the owners of
property where nuisances are main
tanned. He said that no one else but
the creator of the nuisance should be
held responsible. After a long dis
cussiOn of the matter a motion was
passed that the health inspector no.
tify the contractor to live up to his
agreement.
President Main, who attended the
State Board of Health meeting some
item ago, presented the opinion of the
state board In regard to the smoke,
cement and barking dog nuisances.
He said that health boards have no
Jurisdiction in stopping the barking
dogs, stopping factories from letting
cement and smoke fly from their
chimneys, and the like.
A complaint was received of the
bad condition of the pest house on
the outskirts of the city. The roof
leaks, and other parts of the build
ing need repairs.
Inspector Fithian spoke of various
methods to eliminate contagious dis
eases from the schools. One of his
suggestions was to keep child that
comes from home infested with
scarlet fever from school for six
weeks, and for diphtheria, four
weeks. President Main approved of
the inspectors method but said that
the health board has no jurisdiction
as to keeping child away from
school. The matter was dropped.
DR.. Fithian read his report of con-
tagious diseases in the city for De-
cember Thus far there are about
twenty cases of scarlet fever, twelve
cases of diphtheria, and one case of
measles For November the in
spector reported thirty-nine cases of
scarlet fever, ten cases of diphtheria
and one case of measles. For the
month of October the inspector re-
ported eight cases of scarlet fever,
two cases of diphtheria and one case
of typhoid fever. The inspector said
that the cases of contagious diseases
that have come under his practice of
late are of very mild character, with
little, after effects. He said that the
most cases of scarlet fever are more
like scarletina. He said, however,
that there are many more cases of
contagious diseases in this city than
there should be.
School Inspector Reports.
School Inspector Meinzer gave a
brief report on his work in which he
said that as yet very few cases of con-
tagious diseases in schools have ap-
peared to him.
Following DR.. Meinzer's report va
rious other methods of inspecting
were discussed AS the inspection
now stands the teachers of the schools
sort out the various pupils, that are
affected, and have them looked over
by the Inspector, who orders them
home IL the case is serious, or writes
a note to the parents. Commissioner
Quick brought up another method of
having the children pass by the in
spector once a month that he might
detect symptoms.
More Physicians Would Be Needed.
The suggestion of Commissioners
Quick was dropped after few words
from DR.. Fithian. who said that there