Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-10-07
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Health Board 10 Notify kIlThrOugh
Secretary Before Enforcing
the Ordinance.
OTHER MATTERS TAKEN
Applications for Slaughter House
Licenses We're Refused-P umb-
or Licenses Have Expired
Sanitary Conditions.

The matter of licensing milk
venders was settled at the monthly
meeting of the Board of Health last
night in their room in the city hall
building. 1t was decided that the
milk ordinance, together with the
penal section, shall formally take ef-
feet November 16. The ordinance
has In reality taken effect, but for
the benefit of the dealers who have
not yet been properly notified it was
decided to notify them through the
boards secretary SO that they may
clean up their stables and have am
pie time to take out the required
license. The secretary will first no.
tify the dealers, of whom there are
about fifty, to register with the
health board. They must do so with
in ten days. They will then proceed
TO take out their licenses. The sec
retary reported that he was pasting
copies of the ordinance together and
was sending them to the dealers of
milk and cream.
Attack Present Conditions.
When the matter of notifying the
owners to clean up before taking out
the license was brought up, former
President Main stated that there
were not three reasonably clean
milk-dealing places in the city.
The question arose as to what
should be done with people who own
a COW or two and sell in small guam
titles to neighbors. This matter was
not settled, but according to the gen
eral opinion of the board, they will
either have to take out the required
license or stop selling.
The secretary was instructed to
notify the State Board Of Health to
make reports on dairies and milk
dealing places about the state,
knowledge as to the condition of
which will be required by the local
board. This action was taken to
control the dealers who live outside
of the city limits but sell in the city.
Slaughter House Licenses.
The two applications for slaughter
house licenses, which had been ten
dered by Gustav A. Sorenson and
Abraham Werthe elm at a previous
meeting, were refused by a motion
made by Com mission Main and sec
onded by Commissioner Hansen. In
connection with the refusal of these
applications it was said that killing
was being done in the cellar of one
of the places for which application
had been made.
Plumbing Licenses Expired.
The secretary was instructed to
notify Cunningham Brothers and ].
S. Hanson that their plumbing licen-
ses have expired. The one held by
w. Miller has also expired, but he
has moved from the city
A report was made on the stag
nant water nuisance at 112 Division
street. Mayor Bollschweiler had been
seen regarding the matter and he
said he would instruct the street
commissioner to rem edy It. The
street commissioner had previously
been seen by g member of the health
board, and it was said he refused to
act.
Commissioner Main, who is chair
man of the sanitary committee. re-
ported that he had seen Alderman
stable nuisance. President Reynolds
reported the place in good shape af-
ter the last meeting of the board.
Other Matters Discussed.
f. 2. Lam bertson was granted a
CeIJluCdIe IoE plumDlHS WOrK uOue
in his own building. There was some
doubt among certain members of the
board and the deputies whether the
work had been done properly. After
a brief discussion the certificate was
granted.
1t was reported that the nuisance
at s High street, in the place occu-
pied by Douglas Mcfarland, was un-
changed. 1t was said that McFar-
land does not occupy the stable any
more and fish refuse is not being
thrown about as heretofore.
Secretary Brewster made a request
that a telephone be placed in the