Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-13
ALL NUISANCES
TO BE ABATED
City VIII Be Given General
Cleaning by Board
of Health.
ENFORCE SALE OF
PURE FOOD HERE

Steps were taken last night by the
Board of Health to do some extern
siVe cleaning in this city. As the
commissioners are of the opinion
that one Of the deputy health in
spectors Is incompetent, they will
take the health department rig
some afternoon and 60 to clear UP
numerous inspections that have been
hanging fire for months. The board
declares that the work has been pill
Ing up at such an alarming rate that
this action Ia necessary.
The commissioners saw that be-
sides cleaning up numerous nuis-
ance cases of old standing, they are
going to put ban on the selling of
impure butter in this city. They
VIII also investigate the purity Of
Ice cream cones and will see that the
plumbing rules of the city are ad-
hered to more strictly than they
have been recently.
The board states that It does not
want to injure the business of ice
cream cone sellers, but for the ben
eft OF the public and the venders
as well, they want to analyzs sam
pies from the various sources of sup
ply to this city. In the discussion
last night 1t was asserted that the
product sold by the larger dealers
was not to be feared as much as that
sold by push-cart venders on the city
streets. The management of Wool
worths local store has conferred
with the health board and states its
cones are secured from firm whose
products are passed upon by the
New York Health Board. 1t is like
ly that several samples will be gath
cred in this city and then sent to
the State Laboratory at Trenton for
analysis.
Letters From State Board.
Several communications from
officials of the State Board of
Health, principally from r. B. F.,
Randolph, chief of the food and
drug department, were received and
read. They concerned the licensing
OF slaughter houses and prohibiting
the sale of impure butter by New
ark vender. The substance OF the
documents gave the local board to
understand that 1t has power to
prosecute vendors of impure food in
this city and also that 1t has power
to regulate and control slaughtering,
despite the fact that by new law,
slaughter houses throughout the
state are now being licensed by the
State Board.
Power To Regulate Food Sales.
According to the law giving the
local board power to regulate food
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food inspector and an analyst. The
naming Of these officers was referred
to committee of the whole, with
power. 1t is probable that DR.. j. L.
Lund will be made drug and food in
spector and that Ralph Seaman will
be chosen as the official analyst.
Samples will be gathered of the but
ter sold by one Silverman, OF New
ark. II found impure on analysis by
Mr.. Seaman, special counsel will be
engaged by the local board to prose-
cute the offending seller.
Complaint Against Plumber.
]. P. Goldsmith appeared before
the board relative to alleged defect
I've plumbing and sewerage work
about building owned by him. He
said the defective work had been
done by Edward Stahl, plumber
The board will deal with the matter.
w. A. Miller. plumber. had a
representative present to testify rel
ative to work done without the re-
Quired permit. He pleaded guilty
and sentence was suspended until
next Tuesday night. Relative to
Mr.. Miller's case, Commissioners Ka-
letsch said he knew that sewers were
laid and house connections were
made at night. The board believes
that these tricks practiced by some
property owners in outlying dis
tricts of the city, where house ser
vice pipes are connected to a cess
pool, which is against city laws.
Work Without Permits.
Jacob Petersen appeared relative
to the installation of plumbing work
In buildings at First and Gordon
streets, without the required per-
mits. He explained that the appli-
cations and SO had been given a
cousin several months ago to be ta-
ken to the city clerk. The applica-
tions and money failed to reach
their destination, he said, and the
board asked Mr. Peterson to
personally file the applications to-
gether with the required fees.
Commissioner Kaletsch told Of an
alleged nuisance at Cornell street
and Compton avenue. He said waste
water from house was permitted to
run on the street. This will be
looked after when the board goes on
its tour in few days.
Licenses Are Granted.
r. B. Smith & Company, of this
city, and Reuben Fischer, of 296
East Third street, New York, were
granted plumbing licenses. Mike
Schonak was granted permit to
keep cows and sell milk in this city.
The board decided, on motion, to
Samuel Carlton for keep
ing cows in an alleged unsanitary
stable.