Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-06-07
PLUMBERS ARE
WARNED AGAIN
One Before Board of Health
Last Nisht--Is Given
Severe Rsprimand.
REVISE SANITARY CODE
Johan Jenssn's Letter Is
Read at Opening Meeting
--Dafies the Board,

Differences between the Baord OF
Health and plumbers and sewer
contractors, who begin work without
securing permits, reached a head last
night when a member of the firm of
A. NJ. Smith and Brother, plumbers,
appeared before the commissioners
and e~ndeavored to explain why sew
eral Jobs had been started without
first securing permits, as deemed
necessary by the sanitary code. Al
ter a severe reprimand and warnings
of drastic measures If the incident
occurred again, Mr.. Smith was ex-
cused and the permits for the work
at 317 and 319 Kirkland place were
granted. The application for a per
nit in connection with the work at
430 Smith street, was referred to
the Judiciary committee and the ap-
plication for 312 Kirkland place, to
the plumbing and sewer committee,
Mr.. Smiths work has been done
in connection with contracts held by
Johan Jensen, who defes the board,
according to the commissioners last
night. There is no other plumber in
the city, according to commission
ers, who will touch work in connec-
ton with Jahan Jensen's contracts
For this reason, all claiming Mr..
Smith is UNFOLDING Mr.. Jensen in his
fight against the department, the
board last night was disposed to be
harsh but finally agreed to show
clemency.
Accusation Against Board.
During the hearing Mr.. Smith &C
cused the board, several times, of
picking on me-" but this the com
t. $50, lA-;ol Observation-Disclosures d
NJ. Kennedy, chairman of the plumb
ing and sewer committee, informed
Mr.. Smith the department was not
partial or political in any way,
despite the fact Mr.. Jensen, in a let
ter to the board, had so declared. Mr..
Kennedy followed this by declaring
the board would be more strict In
the future on these questions, and
remain so while he Is a member.
1t was about this time that Com
missioner Leo Schwartz called atten-
ton to the letter received from Mr..
Jensen two weeks ago and dis
cussed at the last meeting. He wish
ed it read, and said so. Mr.. Schwartz
also referred to the article in the
EVENING NEWS, which complained
of the boards action in not making
the letter public. At the meeting
last Tuesday a reporter asked Pres
ident Justus Keltesch for a copy of
the letter, but was refused on the
ground it was not yet a public mat
ter.
Letter Is Read.
The letter was read last night. Mr.
Jensen's letter called attention to
the fact that he is not a plumber
and therefore Section 2, Article 10,
of the sanitary code is not applicable
to him. The following extract closed
the epistle:
"As my time tonight (the letter
was written or May 23) is more
a~greeably and proftably occupied
than In trying to enlighten you in
constituting the meaning of Section 2,
Article 10, of the Sanitary Code, /
take this e to inform O OF
my position in the premises. I am a
business man and a taxpayer of the
city of Perth Amboy for over twenty
years and shall remain to be such, l
hope, an equal length of time, If the
permission form of government will
permit me, and I give warning that
any attempt of interfering with my
personal or business rights, for po-
litical or other reasons, will be re-
sisted to the best of my fighting abil-
ity."
Mr.. Jensen, 1t appears, is laying
sewers at the places mentioned, In
connection with which Smith and
Bro. are installing a plumbing sys-
tenn. Mr.. Jensen's letter was re-
fered to the Judiciary committee.
Very Little Disease.
DR.. John L. Lund, health officer,
made the following report for May:
Diphtheria, IL; scarlet fever, Z; tu-
berculosis, 6; chicken pox, /;
measles, 2; fumigations, 20; plumb
ing Inspections, rs. DR.. Lund said
there was no diphtheria in the city
at present and the total number of
contagious diseases this month did
not exceed the total number of tu-
~berculOsis cases reported.
Secretary Wilbur LaRoe report
ed the following receipts for May:
Plumbing, $3.50; barber licenses,
81; milk licenses, 20. Commission
er Leo Schwartz reported twenty
seven ponds in this vicinity had been
covered with crude oil, in connection
with the mosquito war, and the in
spector was instructed to start work
at once to refill the receiving basins.
Rarbers Before Board.
Several BARRIERS appeared before
the board and gave various. reasons
why they had not secured licenses.
One man had been away, another
said his wife was sick, etc. But they
all decided to apply right then AMI
there-so their licenses were grant
ed. The shops are at $50 State
street, 531 State street and 431 State
street. Ten other BARRIERS were sum
moned, but failed to appear.
Hans Sorensen appeared with a
request that a sewer be laid On
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