Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-10-05
Properly-0wners Along Mosquito
Breeding Marshes 10 Be NOtl-
fled by Health Board.
TO DO AWAY WITH PEST,
All Plumbers Must Sign Bonds
to Do All Work According
10 Rules of Board.

At an adjourned meeting of the
Board of Health last night in the
council chamber at city hall, three
communications We're received from
State Entomologist John B. Smith.
making note of the mosquito breed
ing marshes in the northern and
western section of this city.
AS stated in the NEWS a few days
ago. Mr.. Smith has sent plans and
instructions to the board, in which
he states that 27,I60 feet of thirty
inch bitches are to be dug. as out
lined in several sketches, now in the
hands of the board 1t was decided
to notify all the property owners
along the marshes, to dig or cause to
have dug the required bitches to
drain off the surface water. The
property owners will be given thirty
days in which to have the work done,
after which, the matter will be re-
ferred to the council, who will have
the work done and charged to the
property owners. In his letter of in
structions, Mr.. Smith allows sixty
days in which to have the work done
but the board last night decided that
thirty days would be sufficient.
In another communication. Mr..
Smith recommends that the work be
started the first of the ensuing ve9r.
Clerk MacWiliam read copy of the
laws of 1906 in regard to the ex-
termination of mosquito breeding
pools.
Plumbers Must Sign Bonds.
The plumbing work was thorough
ly discussed. Thus far the follow
ing plumbers have signed bonds:
W. A. Miller, A. NJ Smith, Cunning
ham Brothers and J. S. Hanson. On
motion the four bonds were granted
by the board. 1t was decided to have
the city attorney notify the other
plumbers in the city to sign bonds at
once. Inspector Brewster was in
structed to hereafter look yer all
buildings in the course of construct
ion and see that the proper plans
are filed and the work done proper
ly. The board will equip the inspec-
tor with books and the necessary of
flee supplies for this work. He will
keep daily reports and will also file
plans of work done.
The board discussed the various
tests used to ascertain whether the
plumbing work was tight or not The
| SlllOht anu ar ltSIS were UbuLlOHeu.
Inspector Fithian stated that if the
plumbing work must be so thorough
| ly looked after, Mr. Brewster had
better do nothing else, as that is
more than enough work for one man.
Typhoid Conditions.
Inspector Fithian gave a report OF
the conditions regarding tphoid cases
| in Cortlandt street. He stated that a
we'll cistern. which had been ordered
closed by the state board, had not been
| The inspector stated that the people
| We're poor and could hardly afford .tC
have the well and cistern closed. The
police have been asked for assistance
in the matter and the patrolman in that
district is keeping watch that no water
| be drawn from the contaminated wei
or cistern. The board recommended
that all wells be closed. 1t was latel
stated that it would be proper to tes
| all wells in the city and, if they showed
| the slightest signs of contamination
thev should be closed. Various meth
DDS OF closing the well and cistern now
! in Cortlandt street We're siven. 1t was
| finally decided to lei the matter rest
until the next meeting. In the Eea:-
| time the inspector will make note OF
other wells in the neighborhood which
may be closed.
| 1t was reported that certain milk
dealers in that neighborhood had been
stopped and of late there have been
| few reports of the disease.
Inspector Brewsters report was as
| follows: Number of nuisances the past
month IS; abated. Is; places visited, 81
| reported to the city. 6; placarded. II
diphtheria. 13; scarlet fever, 4; fumiga
tions, Ia dphtheria. II; scarlet fever
.. The inspector reported that copie
of bonds had been sent to all plumbers
Commissioner St. John recommends
that something be done with scaven
gers who drive open wagons. Nj
Brewster said that all the wagons h
knew of were closed. In discussing tn
matter it was recommended that out
door closets be done away with. Thi
may not be done at present, but tn
board means to have them removed.
Commissioners Quick, Hanson and 81
John, together with President Mai
and the clerk, were present.