The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-24
HITS HEALTH BOARD
WEST ORANGE COUNCILMAN
MAKES CHARGES.
Cannon Claims No Record Is Kept Of
Money-Lander Blames Pluyabing
Inspector

The West Orange Board of Health was
raped for alleged incompetency by Coun-
Gilman Cannon at n special meeting of the
Town Council of that place last night.
THE members Of the Board of Health
ought to resign he said, ''for they are not
doing their duty by the taxpayers Of West
Orange. They have no record of money
spent and no records to show for 1t. There
Is a member of the board present and /
should like to ask him II this is not true"
Commissioner John b. Lander, of the
Health Board. to whom Mr.. Cannon re-
ferred, replied that the secretary of the
board did certainly have records and re-
ceipts to show for all money expended.
IF you will just specify what you want
to get at" he said, Il will be glad to give
you any possible information"
Mr.. Cannon said he wanted to know why
there was nothing to show for money paid
for sewer connections.
II think l know what you are driving
at" replied Mr.. Lander. plumbing In-
spector Fleming was appointed some time
ago, and Is still doing BUSINESS tried
to have a motion passed by the board re-
curing the Inspector to file with the board
a report. Of money received so that we
might Know just what work was being
done. Fleming said that 1t was none OF
the boards business. NY resolution was
not seconded and ] asked the secretary ITO
make a note OF II.
or the rest you VIII ma q cleHf hc-
count of all expenditures, and will find
Then you hold up your hands on this, /"
replied MI MT: Gannon in justice to the peo-
port Of sewer and plumbing connections
every three months"
; He was nss about Mt to- to speak enS,t further ,n ! II on the the
that he wns out OF order, as the meet
Ing was called merely to act on the resig-
nation of the town scavenger. lie then
aai6 he Wnll0 hiring the fmaffpr I'M at
the regular meeting.
Because the Council refused to grant
him an additional appropriation Of $500
Town Scavenger James Mcintyre asked
to be released from his contract. Nc
Intyre has had considerable trouble in
disposing of garbage, the residents of the
various SECTIONS Of the town obJecting
to dumping grounds in their vicinity, and
because of his inability to dispose of it
garbage has been accommodating until the
matter has reached an acute stage.
The scavenger stated that the only sat-
isfactory way would be to make excaya-
ttons in which the garbage might be
buried. and claimed that he could not do
this under the present appropriation with
out losing money.
On motion of Councilman Stevens his
resignation WAS accepted.
Councilman Kenny then moved that the
ordinance committee be instructed to draw
up an ordinance providing for a five-year
contract with the tow ~scavenger, bids
to be advertised for after the next meet
Ing.
The question arose as to how garbage
would be taken care of until the appoint
ment OF another scavenger. Mayor Condit
said that Mcintyre had promised to do the
work until they got a new man. Nc
1ntyre replied that he had so promised,
but did not mean that he would do the
work at the old price.
IT you pay the expense he said, 1T
will do the work"
1t was finally decided to have the street
commission take care Of the matter until
such time as another scavenger can be APP
pointed.
The ordnance committee was instructed
to prepare an ordinance providing for a
building Inspector and an ordinance in
regard to stray dogs.