Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-02-08
Mr.. kALETSCH
REELECTED BY
HEALTH BOARD
President Returned TO Chair.
COMMITTEES Named--
hins Milk Licenses.
SUMMON is TO APPEAR
FOR NUlSANCES

In reorganizing last night the
Board of Health reelected Justus
Kaletsch as president. Wilbur La
Roe was reelected seer etary but the
board deferred the election of health
officer and inspectors until another
meeting. Mr.. Kaletsch has been
presiding officer OF the board for
about year. With Others he re-
signed about year ago, bat was
afterwards reappointed and elected
president.
Committees for Year.
The following committees, prac-
tically the same as were acting,
We're appointed for the ensuing
Milk and Food Schwartz and
Infectious and Contagious Dis
eases-Silk and Wustefeld.
Plumbing--Kennedy and schwartz.
Accounts-Ma Wustefeld and
Burke.
supplies-Macan. Wustefeld and
Burke.
Vital Statistics Burke and Ma
can.
sanitation-Wu Wustefeld, Schwartz,
Silk. Kennedy and Macans
Judiciary-Macan and Kennedy.
On motion of Commissioner
Schwartz nine milk licenses were
granted, mainly to storekeepers
who heretofore have had no license.
Included among these were licenses
to Julius Levine and Annie Brown.
regular dealers. The license of
Alice Mullen was changed to Walter
Mullen. Israel Flood, OF Fords, has
made numerous changes to his
creamery and wants license. The
board will withhold this until he
gets a rating up to the mark from
the State Board of Health.
Commissioner Schwartz reported
that only one-third of the local
store dealers who have been inform
ed that they must procure milk
licenses ii they continue to sell the
article have done so. He was en-
powered by the board to take the
matter up with Secretary LaRoe and
notify them they will be prosecuted
II they do not at once procure the
licenses In question or cease selling
milk.
Fifteen Nuisances.
Commissioner Wustefeld reported
that there were about fifteen nuis-
Hnces reported on properties which
the owners refuse to abates They
will be notified to appear st the next
meeting OF the board for a hearing
following which IL they do not abate
their nuisances the matter will be
placed In the hands OF City Attorney
Hommann to prosecute. One man.
John Kirk, who Is supposed to rep
resent the Fleming Estate at Pine
Grove Springs, has already been be-
fore the board twice In reference to
the nuisance he Is supposed to
maintain. He has had five ordinary
notices to abate the nuisance and
one final notice. This case was
placed in the hands Of the judiciary
committee to take up with City At
torney Hommann for prosecution.
Two nuisances were reported abated.
Warrants, for President.
Two warrants were ordered drawn
In favor OF President Kaletseh on
motion of Mr.. Macan. One was for
$50 for expenses and the other for
$50 for incidentals.
Health officer Lund made the fol-
lowing report on contagious dis
eases for January: Diphtheria, ~;
scarlet fever, 81; tuberculosis, s.;
typhoid fever. / !: whooping cough.
8: measles, II; chickenpox, TO-;
total. 10. Plumbing inspections, 5s;
fumtgations. 80.
Mr.. Macan made the following
financial report; January expendi-
lures. $310.13; received from lie
ense fees, $108; received from the
Board Of Aldermen for 1911, $2,-
900: balance February $3,117.18.
Bills were passed totaling $58.
The annual report of Health
Officer Lund was read, accepted and
ordered placed on file. A copy will
be sent to the state Board of Health.
The state Board has never yet had
q report of this nature from Perth
Amboy. Final plumbing inspection
certificates Nos. 331 to SS5 inclu-
sive were passed upon.
A woman has been taken from
unsanitary surroundings suffering
from the last stages of consumption
and ordered placed In the emergency
hospital Also man long local
resident, now destitute, suffering
with the same disease, who has been
sleeping in the Jail lodging quarters.
has been ordered placed in the same
institution. A number ofs local
physicians have not been reporting
contagious diseases as they should
and It is possible that the board may
take this matter up soon.
A. Wertheim's slaughter house on
New Brunswick avenue is now COM
pleted and the board spoke very
highly ofsthe way II is fitted out. II
IL desired that the State Board of
Health pass on the place before the
local board grants license, how
ever.
Members present at last nights
meeting were President Ka1etsch
and Commissioners Kennedy, Ma
can. Wustefeid and Schwartz.
Health oficer Lund. Deputy 1nspec-
tors Frost and Kerr and Secretary
LaRoe were also In attendance