Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-16
HEALTH BOARD
PASSES NEW
REGULATIONS

Another midnight session of the
Board of Health was held last night
in the jury room of city hall. Fol-
lowing lengthy caucus the board
convened at 8 o'clock They ad-
journed about IL o'clock. The new
rules governing the board and it's
employees were taken UP and passed,
| following a few minor changes. The
ordinances providing for quarantine
| in cases of scarlet fever and for the
| licensing and inspection of barber
shops were read and passed upon the
second reading. The matter of pla-
| carding also came up and arrange
| ments were made for public meet
| ing.
Central Railroad Matter.
Regarding Improvements at the
Central railroad depot, Chairman
Henderson of the Sanitation Com
mittee reported that the matter was
| now left in the hands of Local Agent
| Garris. 1t is likely that this dis
grace, termed "hog-pen," and a
place only eft to be burned down."
| by a commissioner, will be remedied
| in the near future. The last thirty
day notice given the company will
expire n about two weeks, after
which the city will proceed against
| it,
The new rules governing the board
were taken up and passed section by
| section. They are now in force and
in accordance with them, many new
committees will be named shortly
when the board reorganizes. Among
| the new committees will be the Com
,, mittee on Vital Statistics, Commit
| tee on Infectious and Contagious
| Diseases, Committee on Food and
Milk Supply, etc. The rules provide
for regular meetings on the first and
third Tuesday nights of each month
and for adjourned meetings on the
second, fourth and fifth Tuesday
nights. They also define the duties
of the various new committees, the
board and it's employees They pro-
vide for records of various kinds to
be kept. During the reading of the
rules, the Rule Committee held
short caucus and decided to have
clause inserted in them providing for
rules of order. That clause will de-
| fine the mode of procedure in case of
discharge Of an employe of the
| board.
BARRIERS Licenses.
When the ordinance providing for
the licensing of BARRIERS came up,
Commissioner Kreielsheimer suggest
ed that the annual license fee be re-
duced and accordingly motion was
| passed that II be changed from 50
to 81. The majority of boss BARRIERS
have voiced their opposition to the
| payment of any license fee. They
seem otherwise in favor of the ordi-
| nance, which provides that shops
shall be swept clean of hair, dust,
ETC., at least once day; that all
combs, raZoIts and instruments shall
be sterelized in boiling water or a
solution of sixty per cent alcohol;
that a clean towel be used on each
person and that the operator shall
clean his hands Immediately before
attending to a person, etc. This doc
ument was passed on the second
reading, Its form having been ascer-
tafRed from the city attorney. 1t
will be published IN the daily papers
and five hundred copies will be print
ed on slips for distribution and post
ing.
The ordinance providing for the
quarantining of scarlet fever as with
other contagious disease, was passed
upon it's second reading following
brief discussion. 1t provides that pa
tients must not leave the house with
in four weeks from the time of noti-
fication to the board of health, un-
less a physician is sent by the board
or the health officer to view them. 1t
developed in the, discussion that
many cases are allowed out of the
house a week or two after they be-
came stricken. This will also be
published SO that the public can take
notice and 500 copies will be print
ed on slips.
Chairman Kennedy, of the supply
committee, recommended the pur-
chase Of sectional files, the cost not
to exceed ss5. and the printing of
1000 letter heads. The Supply
Committee was empowered to make
the purchases.
Routine Business.
Thirty-day notices were granted
lin a number of nuisance cases.
Some of these were final and at the
expiration OF the thirty days notice
will be forwarded the city attorney
to institute legal proceedings against
the offenders. Deputy Inspector s.
T. Frost reported few nuisances
| abated.
James NJ Kennedy, Edward Stahl,
William L. Hoffner and George w.
Hoagland made application for reg
istration as plumbers. Nineteen
plumbers certificates were issued.
President Sibley, Commissioners
Kreielsheimer, P. N. Kennedy, A. P.
Kennedy, Henderson, Kaletsch, to-
gether with Health officer DR.. Lund
and the deputy inspectors, were pres
ent.