Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-07-29
HEALTH BOARD
SOUTH AMB0Y
HAD MEETING
Special to the EVENING NEWS.

'DNOJ July 81 lie I6S-
ular meeting of the Board of Health
was held last evening in the city
all. There were present Messrs.
OConnor, Miller, Woodward and
Buckelew, also Secretary DeGraw,
Inspector Partsen and Registrar of
Vital Statistics Maggie.
The. secretary stated as the pres
ident had resigned he would call the
meeting to order and it was neces-
sary for the board to elect a tenn
porary chairman, or If they chose, a
permanent president.
Mr.. OConnor was unanimously
elected temporary chairman of the
meeting.
fhe inspectors reports for June
and July were read and ordered re-
celVed and filed, certain items mem
TONED therein to be taken up later
IN the meeting.
me secretary read communica-
ton from Clarence l.. Perish, of New
brunswick, chemist for the Board Of
Health of that city, offering his SER
vices in making examination of milk,
etc. 1t was received and filed.
The resignation of DR.. Albright as
AShhbOl VI thc Uodlu Was uGAt lOI-
mally read. 1t was received and
filed and his resignation as president
accepted.
Mr.. Buckelew inquired if the city
council had passed an ordinance es-
tablishing the Board of Health, and
II not, If We had a right to spend the
finds of the city.
MI. OConnor stated we had a
right to do business under the laws
of the state and that his recollection
was that Mr.. Buckelew had SO stated
In a meeting some time previous. Mr..
OConnor further stated he was I'M
der the impression that at one of the
first meetings of the present council
a resolution was adopted creating
the various departments of the city
including the Board of Health, they
to be governed by the old borough
ordinances.
Mr.. BuckeleW stated il a resolu-
ton had not been passed we had a
right to make use Of the health laws
passed by the state of New Jersey.
Bill of Thomas McCarty, s1.75;
James Smith, $5.25, and Joseph
Quinlan. $1.75, for flushing cutters,
ohh l. L. DCbl uN oaidlJ as oCttC-
tary, $500, weer ordered paid.
The matter Of tenants of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
throwing refuse in alleys instead of
placing same in boxes, was taken up
and the inspector instructed to COM
municate with Mr.. Ensign of the rail-
road company requesting him to call
the attention of his tenants to the
necessity of complying with the rules
of the Board Of Health.
The conditions of Augusta street,
Nwhere the drainage runs to the rear
Sf. the houses, etc, was taken up. 1t
was stated this had recently been
aggravated by the large number of
laborers Quartered in certain houses
on the street, and residents were
complaining in regard to the matter.
The condition of First street below
Broadway was also brought forcibly
to the attention Of the board. After
discussing the matter at some length
it was ordered that the matter Of
Augusta street be referred to the
city solicitor for him to take legal
proceedings, the required notices
having been served but nuisance not
dDdICu. me hidlISI Va AAASt otAOSL
was also ordered referred to him for
similar action. AS 1t is up to the
city to remedy the conditions in
First street, it places the solicitor in
the position of having to take steps
against the council.
On motion of Mr.. Miller a draft
forx$10 was ordered drawn In favor
of the inspector as an emergency
fund to pay for flushing the cutters,
1t being impossible to get men to
wait for the money until regular
meetings Of the board. Mr.. Buckle
lew4raised an objection to this, as he
did not think the board had author
ity to draw such a draft.
The secretary was authorized to
arrange with the printing committee
for supplying of notices for calling
meetings.
Upon motion of Mr.. Miller the in
speetor was instructed to notify the
street commissioner to either remove
or have the contractors remove the
dirt from the various cutters, partic-
ulanly in First street, so as to allow
water to run and admit of the gut
ters being thoroughly flushed.
Mi. mduS moliOu lilat
the temporary chairman be constitu-
ted a permanent chairman until such
time as a new appointee is made and
a president selected.
Upon motion of Mr.. Miller the Sec
Rotary was instructed to commune
cate with DR.. Albright, notifying him
of the acceptance of his resignation
and-a at the same time express the ap-
probation of the board for his SER
vices while q member, and also
their regrets at his being compelled
to sever his connection with the
board.