Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-04-08
SAY YDOGSCANB Be
EXTERMINATED
Health Board Finds Law Which
Gives Mayor Power to Take
Action.
CANNES RUNNING AT LARGE

Licensing of Milk Dealers Through
Local Board Is Observation-Disclosures
of Building Inspector Has Not Yet
Developed-An But Two Plumb
ers Have Filed Bonds and They
Are Allowed Two Days Longer.
The Board Of Health Commissions
ers held a two-hour session in the
patrolmens room in city hall last
night, at which a resolution was
passed, notifying the mayor of his
power to act In exterminating dogs
which run at large. The board re-
quests that he cooperate with the
common council and take the laws
of 1906, on the question, into con-
sideration. The mayor has the pow
er, it is declared, of ordering all
CANNES running at large exterminat-
ed within twenty-four hours.
Licensing of Milk Vendors.
The matter of licensing milk ven-
ders through the local board, was
taken up and thoroughly discussed.
Commissioner Main told of his dis
cussion with the city attorney on the
matter, who says that he can find no
law giving the local board jurisdic-
tion to take such a matter into their
own hands. President Reynolds ap-
pointed himself and Commissioner
Main as a committee to see DR.. Hunt,
member of the state board, In re-
gard to the matter.
Building InspectOrship.
"a. I'll. ~sk
of his discussion with the members
of the Board of Aldermen in regard
to having a building inspector ap.
pointed to cooperate with the health
board. He said that this matter was
was not far enough advanced yet.
Inspector Fithian reported that
two plumbers, Theodore Zangenberg
and P. j. Monaghan, were still In
default with their bonds. They were
given two more days to file the bonds.
In event of their failure to heed this
final notice, the city attorney viii
start proceedings.
Plumber Question.
The inspector also reported that
| five plumbers who had filed bonds
did not heed the boards rules by
filing copies of plans for work under
construction. The board did not act
In this matter. The president stated
that their action in filing bonds in
| dicated that they were in earnest
and would live up to the code. Here
after Deputy Inspector Brewster Will
consult Commissioner Quick in re-
gard to the approval OF plumbing
| plans.
Elihu Lambertson presented plan
| of some work he wanted to do upon
his own house He was requested
to have the drawings modified.
Mosquito determination.
Commissioner Main spoke on the
matter of digging bitches for the ex-
termination Of mosquitoes in the
western section of the city. In
spector Fithian reported that the
property-owners, with one exception,
have done the work or are doing 1t.
1t was decided to give the Staten Is
land Clay company, known as the
Anderson & Lyle company, fifteen
days to comply with the boards or
ders. In event of their default to
start in that time, the board will do
1t at price not to exceed 800. This
will be charged against the psopertsgf i
together with taxes and other lncum-
berances. The sanitary COMMITTEES
Will act.
Say Old Building Is Nuisance.
| A communication was received
from Christian Miller and eight cth-
ers, in regard to an old and delapi-
dated building at 231 Washington
street. They claim that 1t is men-
ace to health and public safety, az
children play about it, The inspec-
tor was instructed to cooperate with
the street commissioner to fill In the
cellar and abate a pool OF stagnant
water.
Inspectors Report.
The report of Inspector Fithfan
for the past month, was as follows:
scarlet fever cases, 15; diphtheria,
8; typhoid fever, /; tuberculosis, 1.
The report Of Deputy Inspector
Brewster was as follows: nuisancea
reported. 6; abated, Z; visitations,
so; placards, 23; scarlet fever, 15;
diphtheria, 8; fumigations, 10.
The plumbing bonds were referred
to the committee on accounts for
approval.
The deputy inspector was instruct
ed to purchase a card system for fil-
ing information. At the opening OF
last nights session, @. %. Brewster
was elected secretary pro TEN.
| President Reynolds and ComTnis-
sioners Kreielshiemer, Hansen, Quick,
Main and Kennedy were pressnt last
night.
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