The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-08-06
SUMMONED
FOR SELLING
BAD ICE
CONTINUED from First PaEe.l

sewerage from the Hyde Park Eection
of East Orange, all the house drainage,
barn refuse, together with the drainage
from two cemeteries on its banks, to-
gether with any number Of dead fowl,
dogs and cats each year, and the resi-
dents on the streets near the ponds or
river had to keep their windows closed
in the summer time to escape the doors
that arose from the fetid stream Up
to last year Maybaum's slaughter
into a sink pit that led to the river
and this alone, according TO the state
ment of the State Board of Health,
was sufficient to cause the entire lee
crop to be condemned.
The matter was handled in a lax
manner by the I~rvington Board of
Health at the time, and after getting
into communication with the Iryington
health officials without definite action
being taken, the local board took the
matter up and took proceedings 10 have
the State Board condemn the entire
crop of the different ponds, but the
Waterloo Ice Company, which con-
trolled the ice output on the three
Drake ponds, agreed with the local
board, through their representative and
the former owner of the ponds, Mahlon
S. Drake, of %Irvington, that the ice
would be sold for storage purposes.
With this understanding the local
body gave consent, only to find thai
the agreement has been violated and
that the ice has been sold for domestic
uses in his city and Irvington, some Of
it even finding it's way into 4 public
resort, where it was served in mixed
drinks, endangering the health of those
who drank various beverages.
The ice was put In this resort without
the knowledge of the manager and
when he heard ii he Immediately or
dered the ice thrown away and all
precautions were taken to prevent its
further use.
Inspectors Brady and Shalk, of the New
ark board, were instructed some time ago
by Health Officer David D.. Chandler TO
keep a sharp lookout for any of the ice
coming into this city, and yesterday morn
ing and this morning saw four dealers
selling it from house to house for domestic
purposes.
One-of the most important captures by
the inspectors was of a Newark dealer
who was seen to leave the upper Drakeice-
house with a wagonload, and. when ques
toned in this city, stated that he sold tht
load to a butcher on Springfield avenue
but investigation revealed the fact thai
he had not lone so, but sold 1t for domes'
ktic purposes, and It is expected that his
testimony before the board tonight will b.
valuable. F..
h water from which the ice II
harvested, in the word of the chemist who
made the second analysis last spring, wal
crude fluid sewerage" and this is thu
frozen death" that the people of Newark
have been buying.
The icemen, according to statement
made, are able to buy the Irvington ice s
less a ton than the good ice can be pro
cured for, and, consequently, can give
bigger piece for ten cents than the dealer
who buy good ice, with the result tina
they are patronized more largely, and tn
dangerous ice is being used in many New
ark homes.
The board tonight. after the hearing. |
expected to take drastic measures to Sc
that the practise is stopped. and IL neces
sary will bring the matter to the atter
ton of the State board and have what
I, left of the crops at the various house
! condemned and destroyed.
Mr.. Drake last spring told Health Office
Chandler that he would get rid of tn
> ice by September and not allow any of
to be sold except for storage purposes
and further stated that no more ice woul
i, be cut on the ponds, which he at tina
time admitted were in bad condition, an
since discovering that his promise wa
[ broker the Newark authorities have beel
trying without success to get an explana
! tion from Mr.. Drake but so far have beer
unable to get to him to discuss the matter