Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-26
COMPLAINTS TO
HEALTH BOARD
N ust Connect With Sewer
in South Amboy.
spsoso, to the EVENING NEWS.

dent Eulner, MesSrs. Sexton, WILSON,,
Parisen, Gelsinon, also Mayor Welsh
and City Solicitor Pearse,
Petition was read from residents
and property owners on First street
in regard to nuisance existing on that
street from the flow of foul water In
the cutters. 1t was laid on the table
for future action.
Report of the health inspector COW
eIing period from April 81 to May
20 YVES read and filed.
The secretary reported he had re-
ceived three license fees from milk
dealers.
The ~treasurer's report showed a
balance on hand of $351.12. 1t was
received and filed.
In addition to the petition in re-
gard to nuisance on First street,
verbal reports were made as to con-
ditions on Stevens emf In the mat
ter of dust, and verbal reports Of
complaints from almost every quar-
ter of the city were cited by various
members of the board. 1t was also
stated there was a general complaint
from ell the people in the city In re-
gard to conditions existing on Broad
way where connections had been
q with ~ ~
President Eulner stated he had re-
ceiyed numerous complaints from
people of Main street and Stevens
emu in regard to the dust, that he
had AIKEN occasion to go up these
streets and it is a very great detri-
ment to the people residing o. these
streets; he thought it the positive
duty of the Board of Health to get
busy in the matter. That the atten-
ton of the council should be called
D the matter and they should abate
the nuisance anne as any individual
would have to do. Mayor Welsh
stated Stevens avenue was a county
road and 1t was proposed to take up
with the Board of Freeholders the
matter of having that thoroughfare
oiled. Also that he would take up
with the council the matter Of hav-
ing Main street sprinkled and Broad
way given needed attention to allay
the dust.
Counsellor Pearse was given the
floor and recited In detail for the
benefit of the board the history OF
the construction of the sanitary sew
erage system In the city. He said:
THE city, outside of the Board Of
Health, has NO power to compel the
property owners to connect with the
sewer. In 1895, I think 1t was, a
law was passed which authorized the
Board OF Health, and ! have been in
formed that it was done for the pur-
pose of enforcing sewer connections
In New Brunswick, to pass an ordi-
nance compelling the connection with
the eve Of all houses along the line
of the sewer and in order to carry
that provision out l have prepared
an ordinance which I trust will be
passed by the Board of Health"
The ordinance was then taken up
on first reading. 1t was as follows:
"An ordinance of the Board of
Health of the City of South Amboy
relating to and providing for house
connections with the sanitary sewer
system of said city Of South Amboy.
Be it ordained by the Board of
Health of the city of South Amboy,
first: All owners of property along
the line of any sewers constructed
age matter in any of the streets OF
the city OF South Amboy shall con-
meet all buildings erected upon such
property with the W in the street
adjoining such property upon thirty
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Health to make such connection.
Said notice shall be served by deliv-
ering same to the person owning said
property if known, otherwise by post
ing anne upon the building or build
ings SO to be connected. Second. No.
house or house drain hereafter con-
~structed on any property along the
line of the W in the city of
South Amboy shall be connected with
any privy, vault, c%esspool, catch
basin or any drain entering into any
privy, vault, cesspool or catch basin.
Third. Any owner of property who
fails to make such connection within
said thirty days after notification by
this board shall upon conviction
thereof forfeit and pay a fine of
twenty-five dollars and an additional
fine of ten dollars for each and every
day after said thirty days within
which provisions of this ordinance
and said notice shall not have been
complied with"
The ordinance was continued on
first reading and in order to make it
effective as promptly as possible a
special meeting was arranged for two
weeks hence In order to take 1t up
on second and final reading and have
1t published according to law.
Some discussion followed as to
whether the people would be able to
have connections made In so short a
time. 1t was decided that was up to
the city council to see that their con-
tractor performed his work expedi-
tiously and any failure to have sewer
connections made promptly would
then rest with the council rather
than the Board of Health.
The proposed sanitary code for
the Board of Health was taken up on
first reading. Only about half OF the
code was gone over and will be con
tinued at next meeting two weeks
hence, It Is very complete and is
based on the code In use by one of
our leading municipalities and highly
recommended by the State Board of
Health.
The secretary was instructed to
send a communication to the city
council In regard to the necessity for
abating the dust nuisance on Stevens
avenue, Main street, Bordentown
avenue and Broadway, advising them
that II some action was not taken
the matter would of necessity have
to be referred to the State Board of
Health.
The petition of residents on First
street was referred to the inspector
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