Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-12-04
REFUND HALF
OF MILK FEES
Board of Health Returns
Fifty Cents of License
Cost to Each Dealer.
WANTS MORE IN BUDGET
George W. Parisen Is Sug-
gested as Man to Test :
Milk for the Local Board.

The last regular meeting of the year
of the Board of Health was held last
night, at which the work of the past
year was reviewed. Each commissioner
told of some of the accomplishments of
the board the past year, such as icens.
ing milk dealers, plumbers, etc. The
matter of maintaining or securing an
increased appropriation the coming year
was discussed at length. The board will
have representatives at hand when the
city budget is to be decided upon.
As the board has purchased quanti
ty of maps, stationery and other sup
plies, it was decided to hold an adjourn.
ed meeting Tuesday, December 29, to
pay those bills.
Rebates for Milkmen.
| At the business session last night
President Reynolds spoke regarding the
remittance Of portion of the dollar
license fee paid to the city, to niiih
dealers. 1t was decided to give each
of the twenty nine dealers back fifty
cents of the dollar they have each paid
to the city clerk as license fee. This
rebate is to cover the period from No
vember /, until the expiration of their
old city license in May or June.
The milk dealers are now under the
control of the city and state boards Of
health. The dealers must now pay an
annual fee of So to the local board, but
hereafter they will not be compelled to
pay 81 to the city through the city clerk
as formerly.
Secretary Brewster was instructed to
make ont a voucher for $14.50 to be dis
tributed between the twenty nine deal
ers, as rebates.
The matter of scientifically analyzing
samples of milk taken from dealers, as
done by the state board, was discussed
and the president recommended that a
man be hired for that purpose, if the
appropriation warranted it. He recon-
mended George w. Parisen as an ex-
perienced man in that line and one who
is in possession of good milk-testing
apparatus. The deputies are now equip
ped with devices for street tests, to de-
termine whether the milk has been dilut-
ed with water. A rule will probably be
passed at some future meeting, that if
a dealer s product is twice found inn
pure that his license be revoked and,
if it is the fault of the wholesaler, the
latter will be stopped from selling milk
to dealers in this city. The board will
visit the dealers and wholesalers at the
Lehigh Valley railroad station some
morning and the contents of each can
will be tested.
State Man to Explain Tests.
A motion was passed that the secre-
tary ask the state board to have a rep
resentative from the dairy department
at the next regular meeting. He will
be asked to give the board and it's rep
resentatives instructions about testing
milk, both in and out of laboratories.
The question of licensing depots again
arose last night. A commissioner sug
gested that it would be unfair to license
la place that sold milk through a dealer
who is already licensed. The president
suggested that resolution be passed
at some future meeting in this matter
1t is not the intention Of the board tt
impose a double revenue on milk, bui
they will not allow any depots to go un
| licensed that secure milk or cream from
out of town. This matter will be lef
to the discretion of the board.
| A certificate was received from DR.
E. l.. Loblein, of New Brunswick, Ger
tifying that the cows owned by Lari
Knudsen were in excellent condition.
Slaughter House Fee, $5.
President Reynolds recommended
that resolution be passed at the mex
regular meeting to license slaughter
house proprietors at the rate of SIS i;
year. Heretofore these places have
been licensed, but no fees were charged
The secretary was instructd to have
application blanks printed for slaughter
house and milk licenses, etc. The blank;
will be SO printed that they may bt
used for any business controlled by the
health board. Commissioner Quick re
ported that South Amboy man want
ed to take ont a scavenger S license
here, but there were no blanks at hand
A copy of the Municipal Journal
Engineer, together with testimonials
recommending a certain make of in
cinerating plants, was read and receiv
ed.
The supply committee reported pro
gress. Bills amounting to about $6l.47
were audited and ordered paid.
1t was decided to notify all physi
clans in the city that hereafter they
must secure all antitoxin for charitable
purposes lFOm Lnt DOdTQ anu noI secure
it from drug stores and charge it to the
board, as has heretofore been the Gus
tom.
President Reynolds, Commissioners
Snedeker, Hansen, Quick, Kreielsheim-
er and Deputies Brewster and Frost
were present.
Favor MIR. Mains Reappointment.
In reviewing the work accomplished
the past year, several of the commits
sioners favored the reappointment OF
Commissioner Main as a member of the
board for another term.
According to his associates in the
board, Mr.. Main has been one of the
principal factors in bringing the de-
partment to its present efficient state
and they say he should be rendered an
other term, whether he accepts it OF
not. Mr. Main was formerly president
of the board and, while in that office,
he urged the board to act in many i'm
portant matters.