Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-04-11
Board Of Health and Mayor a||
City kitOrney Confer On m
fOrcemeni Of Code.
TO NAME DEPUTY INSPECTION.
A Uniformed Man viii See That tho
Provisions of the Health Code are
Lived Up to-Some Portions Of
the Code Conflict With City Ordi-
nanccs, but the Health Laws Take
Precedence Over All the Others.

The members of the health board,
together with Mayor Bollschweiler,
City Attorney Hommann and Health
Inspector Fithian held private con-
ference in the council chamber OF
city hall last night. The meeting was
called chiefly for the purpose of dis
cussing the contents of the mayors
recent communication to the health
board The mayors communication
dwelt particularly on enforcing the
present health code, which was large
ly discussed at the meeting last
night
1t was stated that many of the
worst nuisances which should regu-
larly be enforced are the dogs and
ash barrels, which have been profuse-
| ly discussed of late. In one case the
residents are to blame for not sep
arating their asnes from the rubbish,
some for not setting out their ash re-
cepticles at the proper time. while on
the other hand the contractor Is to
/ blame for not regularly collecting the
refuse In some cases it has been
stated that the cans remain on side
streets for weeks without being att
/ tended to.
Another matter which aroused
much discussion was the stable nui-
sance, in which it was claimed that
local stable owners do not live UP to
thehea1th code in allowing stable re-
fuse to lie about in heaps. All these,
together with several other Disregard
ed parts of the Local health code,
were brought up last night
For a Uniformed Inspector.
Tt was the suggestion of the mayor
that the code should be strictly en-
forced, especially the parts of greatest
importance, as anything that was OPP
posed to the health of the community.
should be done away with, and it was
determined that the only proper way
to look over the offenders would be
to have a uniformed deputy inspector
make the rounds daily and see that
matters were regularly enforced
Where they were not the offender
should be fined accordingly. This
met with general favor among the
members and mayor, and at either the
next meeting of the health board or
the following meeting in June, un-.
iformed man will be appointed. Ac-
cording to their present allowance
the health board claim that they can
not pay such a man. The mayor.
however, is of a different opinion and
rests that the extra 5000 which
IS allowed the board yearly should
used toward this purpose, as it was
with that intention tht the board was
given the extra money. At this rate
the deputy would be paid $50
month. which Mayor Bollschweiler
suggests be done.
In the work of enforcing the pres
ent health code of the city, the board
intends to work gently and with the
tco-operation of the citizens, but every
, effort will be made to have the rules
) and regulations of the board enforced
: properly.
Code and Ordinances Conflict.
Another point of discussion, last
night. taken from the mayors COM
munication was how the local health
code conflicts with the city ordin-
, ances, as Mr.. Bollsehweiler is OF the
opinion it does. In discussing the
subject properly with the city attor-
ney last night, it was found that In
slight forms the code does conflict
with the ordinance, but as the local
code is taken from the state coue, thc
laws of the local code supersedes the
ordinances, and in every case the
health board laws, where they do IN
any way conflict with the city ordln-
ances, are used and given precedence.
1t is the intention of the mayor 70
q have the city's streets and lands
= clean. All rubbish is to be removed
5 from the streets, and the loose paper
and beer keg nuisance, which does
Y not come under the health board 5
jurisdiction, will be regularly en-
IS forced by the mayor through Street
Commissioner Fullerton and the poll
: ice force.