The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1906-01-18

or other governing body to provide the
money necessary to enable the board to
abate such nuisance IN the manner pro-
vided by law.
1t shall thereupon become the duty of
such governing body to act upon such
certificate at its next meeting and to con-
sider the appropriation of the money
necessary to abate the nuisance so GER
tilted. If it be decided that the munich
pality has no money available for such
purpose. such decision shah be transmit
ted TO the Board of Health making the
certificate. which said board shall there
upon communicate such decision forth
with to the director of the agricultural
experiment station or his executive Of
fcer r.f
sFiye-If in the judgment Of the diree-
tor aforesaid public interests win be
served thereby, he may set aside out Of
til >sAoneys appropriated by this act such
an amodnt as may be necessary to abate
the nuisance found existing and to abOl-
ish the mosquito breeding places found
in the municipality which has declared
itself without funds available as. pre-
scribed in the preceding section. Notice
that such amount has been set aside as
above described shall be given to the
Boardsof Health within whose jurisdic-
diction such mosquito breeding places are
Situated, and said board shall thereupon
appoint some person designated by said
director or executive officer, special in
spector of said board, for the sole pur
poseeof acting in its behalf in abating
the nuisances found to De existing, and
all acts and work done to abate such
nuisances and to abolish such breeding
places shall be done, in the name of and
ON behalf Of such Board of Health.
"Six-If the proceedings taken under
section of this act the Common Council
or any other governing body of any mu-
nicipality appropriates, to the extent of
fifty per cent or more of the money re-
quired to abate the nuisance and to albol-
ish the mosquito breeding places within
its jurisdiction, it shall become the duty
of said director of the agricultural expert
ment station to set aside out of the mon
eys herein appropriated such sum as may
be necessary to complete the work, and in
all cases preference shall be given, in the
assignment of Observation-Disclosures
to those municipalities that contribute to
the work and in the order of the per-
centage which they contribute; of those
contributing the largest percentage to be
in all cases preferred in order.
''Seven-In all cases where munici-
pality contributes fifty per cent. or more
of the estimated cost of abolishing the
breeding places for salt marsh mosqui-
toes within it's jurisdiction, the work
may be done by the municipality as
other work is done under its direction,
and the amount set aside. as provided in
section 6, may be paid to the treasurer
or other disbursing officer of. such mu-
nieipality for use in completing the work;
but no payment shall be made to such
treasurer or other disbursing officer un-
til the amount appropriated by the mu-
nicipality has been actully expended nor
until a certificate has been filed by the
director or his executive officer stating
that the work already done is satisfac-
tory and sufficient to obtain the desired
result, and that the arrangements made
for its completion are proper and can be
carried out for the sum awarded.
Eighth all investigations made un-
der section 2 of this act, the report to be
made to the Board of Health requesting
the survey shall state what mosquitoes
were found in the territory complained
of, whether they are local breeders or
migrants from other points, and in the
case of migrants, their probable source;
whether the territory in question is dam
gerous or nuisance because of mosquito
breeding, the character of the work
necessary to abate such nuisance and
abolish the breeding places, and the
probable cost of the work. Said Board
of Health must then proceed TO abolish
the breeding places found under the gen
eral powers Sof such boards, but if it
shall appear that the necessary cost Of
the work shall equal or exceed the value
of the hand without increasing its tax
able value, such board may apply to the
director aforesaid, who may, if he deems
the matter Of sufficient public interest,
contribute to the cost of the necessary
work, provided that not more than fifty
per cent. Of the amount shall be con-
tributed in any case, and not more than