Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-05
C. C. Siblsy Chairman of
Sanitation Body Which Is
Most Important.
Mr.. KALETSCH In CHAIR
New President of Board
Names Members to Serve
on the Branches.
PLENTY OF WORK TO DO
Health Officers Report Re-
ceived--Action in Several
Nuisance Cases.
PLENTY OF WORK TO DO

New committees were named and gen
eral activity was resumed at the regu-
lar meeting of the Board of Health last
night. Justus Kaletsch presided and
named the committees. A number of
matters appertaining to milk depots,
licenses and 80 forth received attention.
All commissioners, but Messrs. Burke
and Schultz, were present.
The meeting convened at S:15 clock
Clerk LaRoe read the minutes of the
last regularly adjourned meeting, which
proclaimed that Justus Kaletsch had
been elected president and that he had
been nominated by Commissioner Burke.
Following the word nominated" last
sight there appeared in pencil writing
the phrase "by Mr.. Burke -
President Kaletsch made former Pres
ident @. @. Sibley chairman of the san
itation committee, which is adjudged to
be the most important committee. The
other members of it are Messrs. Burke,
Hughes, Kennedy and Macan. The
other committees follow: Milk and
food, Hughes and Macan; infectious
and contagious diseases, Burke and
Sibley: plumbing and sewerage, Ken
nedy and Schultz; accounts, Macan,
Hughes, Burke; printing and supplies,
Macan, Hughes, Burke; vital statistics
Schultz and MacaI; laws Macan and
Kennedy.
There Is considerable work ahead for
the various committees, but mostly for
the sanitation and milk and food com
nittees. A large number of nuisances
cases have collected since the disrup,
tion of the board. These came before
it last night and were referred to the
sanitation committee. Two applications
! for the position Of clerk for the board
were received and laid on the table for
later action.
Health Officer Lund s report for Sep
tember received and placed on fle, was
as follows. cases of typhoid fever, IA;
measles, s; diptheria, s; pulmonary tu-
berculosis, l; scarlet fever, s.; scarlet
ina, i; chicken pox, l fumigation made
by deputies, !, plumbing inspections
by deputies, 90.
Israel Kaufman appeared before
the board in an effort to have his land
lord compelled to furnish him with wa
| ter. He was referred to a lawyer to
seek redress through the courts.
Joe Goinci was granted permission to
keep COW IN Lawrence street. James
De Lalla was granted a BARRIERS IL
cense. The matter of an improperly
| covered well in the dairy of Mrs. Black,
in Woodbridge Township, was referred
to the milk and food committee A
communication was received from
Emma F. Speer, Of Metuchen, relative
to the condition of her dairy. She re-
ceiyes milk from G. Speer at this time
as her own place is not yet completed.
She will be granted license at the
completion of her new place. The mat
ter was placed in the hands of the milk
and food committee with power.
A rubber stamp was ordered purchas-
ed to stamp milk licenses so that they
might be transferred.
Clerk LaRoe reported that $40 had
been received for plumbing work and
81 for a milk license during Septem-
Der; and that eleven plumbing certif-
Gates had been issued during the past
week.