Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-02-09
HEALTH BOARD GETS DOWN TO
WORK IN BUSINESSLIKE WAY.
Long Session Was Held Last Night
MANY Questions Considered.
THE COMMITTEES NAMED.

At the meeting OF the Board of
Health in the council chamber last
night, many important things were
discussed, some We're attended TO at
once and others were put up to com
mittees TO be looked into. The board
means 10 take hold of everything
possible and make the health board a
body in action and not in name only
When the meeting was called to
order Commissioner John n. St. John
moved that a new inspector be ap-
pointed to succeed the present in
spector, DR.. William E Ramsay. The
new inspector to take Office on July /
when Dr. Ramsay's term expires.
Commissioner St. John said that the
rest OF the officers had been appoint
ed and this one should be looked af-
ter He made a motion that G. W.
Fithian. of 1S1 High street, be ap-
pointed TO the position of inspector.
This motion was seconded by Com
missioner Shragovitz, and when
vote was taken on the matter all
voted for Dr. Fithian and he was ap-
pointed
Committees Named.
President Main announced that he
would appoint his committees. He said
that he considered the matter of san
itation very important, and while he
would appoint a committee of three
he wanted every member of the board
hal y, ld
committees appointed We're as fol-
lows: Sanitation, Joseph 3. Quick,
John Parr, John \. St. John: print
ing, Joseph Quick, John Parr and Hy-
man Shragovitz; accounts, Math.
Hanson, Hyman Shragovitz and R.
Ernest Comegys.
The president further said that he
wanted every member to help along
on all committees and, with the aid of
the inspector, to look into all mat
ters. He said that he would consid-
er a motion that a committee be ap-
pointed 10 revise the present rules
and regulations and the sanitary
code.
Rules Out of Date.
The present rules and regulations
which the Board of Health is work
ing under are not up with the pres
ent population Of the city. This mo-
ton was made and the following
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the matter: Commissioners Han
son, st. John and Parr. The commit
tee on sanitation was appointed to
look after the new sanitary code
A letter received from the Letter
l. Company, of New York, was read.
1t was to the effect that they We're in
terested in building crematories and
would like TO interest the Board OF
Health in this matter The letter
said that the company had helped the
street commissioner of New York in
regard to this matter. / was order
ed placed on file.
Protest Against Dump.
A petition signed by George NJ.
Adair, of Madison avenue, and many
other people living in Madison ave-
nue., Gordon street, South First street
and Paterson street protested against
the way city garbage was being
dumped in the old gully in that sec
ton of the city.
Commissioner Quick said that he
had brought the petition in at the re-
quest of the citizens of that district
and as the matter was an important
one he hoped that the board would
take it up at once and do all that was
possible to abate the nuisance. He
said he knew for a fact that the way
garbage was being dumped in the
gully was enough TO make any one
sick. that in the summer the residents
of these streets could not sit out
doors or hardly have their windows
open for the stencil from the garbage.
MIR. Quick's Plea.
Commissioner Quick further stated
that the dump was infested almost
every day by a band of rag people
who dug into the garbage, turning
over the grease, fats and other ma
terial. for the few rags and bones that
they might get and sell for few pen
nies 10 junk dealer Mr.. Quick
made a strong plea for the people OF
that neighborhood and it is thought
the rest OF the commissioners will
help him in the matter He brought
out the fact that at night the old pa
pers in the dump are set on fire and
pointed ont the danger. This part of
the city is building up. 1t is no long
er farm and the residents have
great hopes that the matter will be
looked after.
Commissioner Quick thought that
it would be a good idea TO go into the
matter of a crematory and Commits
sioner Parr made a motion that a
committee of three be appointed to
attend the next regular meeting Of
the Board of Aldermen and put the
matter of the DptitiOn to do away