Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-04-19
TO KEEP TABS
ON INSPECTORS
Health Board Want General
Supervisor Of Department
more Money Necessary.
WILL WAIT on ALDERMEN
Say Work Warrants Anothsr
Man--Lack of Funds Is
Preventing Progress.

For the purpose of securing an in
crease of at least $1,000 in it's ap-
propriation for 1911, a committee
was appointed by the Board OF
Health last night to wait upon the
Board of Aldermen at its next COM
mittee session to present the needs
and claims of the health board. The
health board is desirous of appoint
ing an Office supervisor of the work of
the department, stating that its work
has grown to such a degree during
the past few months that it is i'm
possible for the health commissioner
to keep up with the work they have
undertaken, without giving their
whole time to the department. As
| the position of health commissioner
is mainly an honorary one, they do
not feel that they can make this sac
rifice.
! Work of Sanitation Committee.
| The matter was brought before the
board by Commissioner George
! Wustefeld. Mr.. Wustefeld is chair
man of the sanitation committee. He
states that when he took Office the
early part of the year that he had
| fifteen or twenty complaints in
| hand He now has about $50 COM
plants which he is taking care of,
representing nuisances in various
conditions of abatement. To keep
track of these nuisances Mr.. Wuste-
field says that considerable amount
of work is entailed. He states that
it has now come to the question of
appointing a clerk to devote his eLl-
tire time to the work of the depart
ment or else the alternative of drop
ping many of the complaints which
have been taken up for the abatement
of nuisances.
| Movement to Hamper Board.
| Commissioner P N. Kennedy
stated that while a clerk was needed,
he was of the impression that city
finances would prevent further ap-
propriations to the health board.
Commissioner Wustefeld called at
tention to the fact that only $4,000
had been appropriated to the Board
of Health this year as compared with
ES3, 900 last year He said that he be-
lieyed that there was a movement on
foot to hamper the work of the
health board. He cited numerous in
! stances Why an Official head Of the
ployed TO keep in touch with the
work hourly
He showed how many plumbers
were violating the sections of the
health code and should be called to
the letter of it's provisions; he
showed how the city was paying s2,-
600 yearly for health inspectors who
were acting without a head. 1t
needs another 81 200 to put man
| in Office as supervisor, he said, to get
the best results from the $4,000 now
spent for health inspectors. There is
no system to the work Of the depart
ment and there should be, he af-
| irmed.
President Kaletsch Talks.
| President Justus Kaletsch stated
that he understood that all the de-
partments in the city with one excep-
ton, were approached by the alder
men in making up their appropria-
ton list and asked what they would
need for the ensuing year. This one
exception, President KaIetsch said,
was the Board of Health, and they
came around after it was all over, he
stated, and told him that they had
cut the board down this year from
$4,000 TO $4,000. President Kaletsch
appointed Commissioners Wustefeld,
Kennedy and Schwartz to wait on
the Board of Aldermen. Although
ex officio member of all committees,
President Kaletsch said that he must
mot be counted in this one, he wished
to have no personal dealings what
ever with the Board Of Aldermen.
President Kaletsch stated that the
aldermen had informed him If more
money was needed in the health de-
partment this year they would see
that it was apportioned to them.
! Endorse Private Sewer.
Action was taken by the commits
sioners endorsing the recommends
ton of the Board of Aldermen that
the private sewer planned by the
residents in Colfax street, be twelve
Inches instead of ten inches. The
board also recommended that the
sewer be laid as soon as possible.
The board extended the hearing to
p. J. Monahan, plumber of South
Amboy, to show cause why his Ii
cense should not be revoked for al
Ileged violation of the local code, un-
til the meeting of May 2.
w. H. Dunham, of Grant street,
was before the board in relation to
a sewer outlet supposed TO be too
near the floor of his cellar, He will
open the ground to allow the board
opportunity to inspect the main.
Milk license No. 142 was granted,
as were several plumbers licenses.
Final plumbing inspection certif-
cates Nos SS4, SS5 and S86 were
Iconfirmed.
Members present at last night S
meeting were: President Justus
Kaletsch and Commissioners George
Wustefeld, Leo Schwartz and P. n.