Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-11-06
HEALTH BOARD
BUYSSUPPLIES
FOR ITS WORK
Commissioners Take Action
in Several important Matters
institute Rsforms.
PROJECT THE DEPUTY
Matter Of Exsosed Fruit In Stores
and on Stands Also Brought Up
Goods Must Be Protected from
Gust-Inspect Milk Supply.

The Board of Health decided last
night to lay out some money and Sc
cure a stock. Heretofore this board
has not been In the habit of expend-
ing much money, on account of the
fact that they discovered 1t no easy
matter to make their allowance ex-
tend through their fiscal year.
They decided to purchase a rub
Der coat. rubber boots and an entire
fumigating outfit for Deputy In
spector Brewster. so as to protect
him from exposure to contagion. A
complete stock of potash and for
maldehyde, for fumigation purposes,
was ordered. Five hundred copies
of the boards code, together with a
suitable amount of contagion dis
ease cards and postal cards, were
ordered printed.
A suggestion offered by President
Reynolds that the code book be
printed in two volumes was not
adopted. Three badges were order
ed for the inspector and deputies.
Antttoxin Is Ordered.
1t was also decided to lay in a
stock of fifteen 3,000-units of Led
cries antoxin., The inspector will
place a quantity of this in the po-
lice station. SO that It will be ac-
cessible ut all times. A motion was
passed that the secretary be instruct
ed to petition the council for tele-
phone in the boards room.
A motion was adopted that the
board secure one of Mason & Smiths
city maps at q price of $40.
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censing milk dealers was discussed
A motion was carried that Deputy
Inspector Brewster go to Trenton be-
fore next Wednesday to investigate
the source of supply of milk of this
city's venders. Mr.. Brewster will al
SO investigate the inspections made
|of these places by the State Board
of Health. Should no such inspec-
tions have been made of late, the
board will take trip through the
northern part of the state and IN
|spect the places themselves. Until
such places have been looked into
the local board will not grant H.
|censes to dealers who secure their
milk from them. The board ad-
journed until a week from last night
to receive the report of the deputy's
Investigation in the matter.
The new milk and penal ordinance
take effect on November 16.
Exposed Fruit.
President Reynolds spoke of fruit
which is exposed to dust and dirt In
many local stores. The president
did not object SO much to apples and
the like, but he particularly objected
to the uncovered state in which figs
and the like were kept in. Inspector
Lund aud Deputy Frost will look af-
ter the matter and order the pro-
|prietors Of all fruit stores to cover
up such articles.
A communication was received
from the principal of school No. 6,
regarding the notification of cases
of contagion. After reading the
communication, Secretary Brewster
was instructed to communicate with
Superintendent Shull. 1t is the
boards intention to have the super
intendent notified of all contagion in
the city, SO that children attending
school from place containing the
diseases may be sent home.
The deputy inspector reported ap-
plications for plumbers licenses from
]. L. Albeetle, of Newark, and Zail-
ey Cohen, of this city. The licenses
were granted, upon condition that
the applicants bondsmen were prop
erty-owners.
Deputy Brewster reported that
$66 had been collected In plumbers
fees for the past month. Since July
this has netted the board about
$48 q month on an average. Mr.
Brewster reported that a man had
asked him for license to sell brew
ers' grain for cattle. He told the
man to wait until after the milk
ordinance took effect. The matter
of feeding brewers grain, the refuse
from breweries, to cattle, aroused
discussion. II the pro-
duct is clean and wholesome, the
board seems In favor of 1t. Secre-
tary Brewster was instructed to Sc
cure the state boards opinion.
President Reynolds, Commission
ers Kreielsheimer. Quick, Hansen
and Snedeker, together with In
spector Lund and Deputies Brewster
and Frost were present.
The board will meet again next
night.