Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-06-02
HEALTH BOARD
WILL KEEP THE
CITY CLEAR
Take Action to Prevent Dump
ing Throughout City Un-
less Permission Is Given.
BILLS FOR SERVICES
OF PHYSICIANS HER E
important Discussions at
Monthly Meeting--TO
Meet Again Soon.

At the meeting Of the Board Of
Health last night one of the most i'm
lportant moves was the passage of a
motion prohibiting the dumping of dirt
or refuse of any nature within the city
limits without special permission from
the board. The commissioners voted to
have 100 placards printed to warn the
public.
Their action was the outcome of a
communication from Mayor Bollsehweil-
er, which read as follows:
g Board of Health,
Gentlemen.
l would suggest, inasmuch as the
place known as the Second Street
Dump is In bad condition, owing to
continued depositing Of garbage and
refuse there, that your body cause to
be placed in prominent positions on
that spot, notices, that no dumping
will be allowed there except by special
permission of your body.
A. BoLLS0HWEILER,
Mayor, ("
A lengthy discussion followed and a
dumping place In Cortlandt street was
discussed Health Officer Lund said
that the latter place had proved troub-
lesome. The levelling OF streets in
North Amboy has caused stagnant pools
of water to form. Chemical refuse has
been dumped there, causing a bad
stencil and also a fire nuisance. The
health officer said that the stagnant
water was as much of a menace to pub
lie health as was the dumping of refuse
there. The board will endeavor to have
such places filed with clean dirt when
the new dumping placards have been
issued. The printing committee was aus
thorized to procure the signs and do
the necessary advertising.
From State Health Board.
A communication came before the
Commissioners last night from the
State Board of Health, asking that all
local physicians be notified to inform
the state board of any contagion or
communicable disease at any milk de-
| pot or place vending milk, within twelve
hours of the time it was first recog-
Epized as contagion. Health Officer
Lund said that this matter was impor-
tant and the board voted to notify the
physicians
Complaints regarding the condition
of the open sewer, in Grant street were
discussed. A sewer win soon be CON
structed there.
Commissioner Henderson reported
that there was an important matter rel
ative to the milk question to come up
at the next regular session of the board
on June 15. The board viii meet twice
monthly starting this month, during the
summer season.
Chairman Henderson, of the santa
tion committee, reported that his com
mittee had allowed Mr.. Donehue to
place an eight-inch earthen drain pipe
in his new market building.
The matter of out houses in back
yards developed considerable discus
sion and the board practically decided
to do away with them. At least, those
who maintain them, must move them
twenty-five feet from their rear lot line,
SO that offensive odors will no longer
annoy complaining property owners and
tenants
To Inspect Junk Yards
Health Officer Lund reported junk
yard nuisances throughout the city and
recommended that the yards be inspec-
ted, as to their sanitary condition. He
referred particularly to a place in Am
boy avenue, near Neville street, where
old bones, rags, and refuse were often
sive to neighhoring residents. The
health officer also reported on the con
dition of three houses that were en-
dangering human life, being in posi-
tion to fall at most any time.
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