Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-08-17
Outside interference Voiced
as h!nderance Of Progress
--Blams Not Fixed.
JACOB KRElELSHEiMER is
ANXIOUS TO QUIT

oahoW Ing IhO 60 IOSie hAtetOhS "
Richard Henderson, Ambrose P
Kennedy and Justus Kaletsch, jacob
Kreielsheimer last night rendered
his resignation as member of the
Board of Health. This will leave
but three of the old members on the
board and it is stated that one o1
these may resign. The reasons fol
this action are obvious. The mer
who have resigned infer that their
hands have been tied while in the
discharge of their duties.
Commissioner Kreielsheimer, wher
seen by NEWS reporter this morn
ing, gave the inference that the
board has not received the support
from the city authorities that il
should have. He stated: "You have
been at our meetings and you must
have noticed the feeling between the
board and those who worked for us.
With that he gave his opinion OF
the inspectors and told the interview
er to await formal statement from
those who had resigned.
Interview With Members.
During an interview this morning
by an EVENING NEWS reporter
with the former members of the
Health Board who recently resigned
the following statement was made
and reasons given for their reslgna
ton from the board. The members
who resigned were Messrs. Kreiels,
heimer, Henderson, Kennedy ane
Kaletsch.
Those interviewed said that in
view of the great diversity Of opin'
ion as to the cause, and the conflict
ing statements made regarding theiI
resignation, they felt that the public
was entitled to true statement as
to their. reasons for taking such
action, and that justice to them
selves demanded the following state
ment:
Amongst the statements made
are that our designations were re
quested by Mayor Bollschweiler and
that disagreements with the medical
profession prompted our resignation
both of which statements are false
We have no knowledge of any un-
pleasant feeling with the medical
profession and we take this oppoftu-
nifty of rendering sincere thanks for
the assistance rendered us in the
performance OF our duty by said pro-
fession.
when we were honored by ap-
pointment as members of the Health
Board we with pleasure accepted
such appointment, realizing to the
fullest extent the responsibilities OF
the office and we entered on our
duties with the determination to
carry out the work Of the board and
to enforce the requirements as set
forth in laws and ordinances govern
ing public health irrespective of per-
son or party.
"In all our actions we have en-
deavored to serve the best interest
of the citizens of this city
"As to our reasons for resigning
we would state that our appointment
as members of the board was con-
sidered by us as sufficient evidence
that confidence had been placed In
us to aid In conducting and manag-
ing the health matters of the city,
and we have always felt that we
were entitled to the courage of our
convictions and that the conducting
of health matters should be left en-
tirely to the Health Board, and that
the progress of the board should not
be stopped by outside interference
and that party politics and interest,"
should not have any bearing on our
actions.
"a number of unpleasant Incl
dents have come up from time to
time where we have felt that the
wheels of progress have been stop
ped, or nearly so, by outside inter-
ference and as we felt that as we
were members of an appointlVe
board that said board should be in
accord with the city administration,
and as we had no desire to be antag-
onistic to the administration, and in
any way be party to hampering the
best interests of the city; therefore,
our reasons for taking the action
which we have done.
"This is not to be considered as
reflection on any person or party,
but Is q plain statement OF faet by
those who have endeayored to at all
times serve the city's best interests. ="
No Meeting Last Night.
President C. C. Sibley and Mr..
Kreielsheimer were the only COM
missioners on hand at the regular
meeting of the board last night who
could act. Former Commissioners
Henderson, A. P. Kennedy and Ka-
letsch were present but could not act
and there thus being no quorum at
hand, the board adjourned, without
convening, to meet next Tuesday
night. Some property owners were
heard relative to sewerage, etc, but
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