Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-12-06
FILL IN EVERY
POND IN CITY
Board Of Health Will Try
and Accomplish Task by
April !, 1912.
NOTICES WILL BE SENT
Lehigh Valley Railroad Given
Time--Expert Needed to In
spect-- Reports Received.
NOTICES WILL BE SENT

Effort will be made by the Board
of Health to have every pond in this
city filled before April 1, 1912, 1t
was declared last night by Commis-
sioner Leo Schwartz at the meeting
Of the board in city hall. Mr..
Schwartz had charge of the mosqui-
to campaign last summer and be-
lieves IL every pond in the city is
filed before the next breeding sea-
son of these little pests begins that
considerable expense will be saved
the department and the health of.
the city much improved. The COM
mosquito increase will decrease
disease.
Given Time to Comply.
William T. Meredith, of New
York, was given until March / to fill
in ponds on the westerly side of
Pulaski avenue at the board meet
ing last week, and last night action
was taken against Florence e.
Cahill, of 500 Broad street, Newark,
and Paul Walezanski, OF this city.
owners of property also in Pulaski
avenue on which ponds are main
tanned. The owners were given ten
days notice In which to abate the
nuisance, and, upon failure to do SO,
they will be summoned before the
board to show cause why legal action
should not be taken against them.
They were notified to appear last
night but both failed to comply.
Lehigh Valley Must Act.
On resolution offered by Commis-
ssoner Kennedy, 1t was unanimously
decided to notify the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company that they will be
given until March / to fill in ponds
on State street, on both the norther-
iy and southerly side of the trunk
sewer. II the company refuses to
comply with this order the depart
ment will fill In the ponds and
charge same to the railroad COM
.pany. A copy of the resolution viii
be forwarded to the company
Inspection Next Month.
Although the state Board of
Health replied to the letter from the
secretary of the local board that in
spection OF bakeries and butcher
shops In this city comes under the
Jurisdiction OF the local board, an
effort will#be made to secure an ex-
pert from the Department OF Labor
to come here and assist fn an IN
spection of the bakeries during the
next month. d. B. Fritz Randolph,
chief of the food and drug division
of the state board, will receive the
appeal from Clerk LaRoe.
Health Officers Report.
Following was the health report
made by DR.. John L. Lund for
November: Diphtheria, Is; scarlet
fever, 6; chickenpox. Q; tubercu-
losis, 4; typhoid fever, 5; fumiga-
tions, 1e; plumbing inspections, rs,
Report of collections during Novem-
ber by Clerk LaRos follows: Milk
licenses, S76; milk wagon plates,
81; scayengers' licenses, 81; plumb
ing permits, SIS; total, $156.
II. Greenspan, OF 372 Prospect
street, was given until March to
abate a nuisance. w. H. Woglom,
of 14s Rector street, was given until
January / to abate u nuisance at
that address. Hans Nielsen Conn
pany. agents, informed the board
that Charles H. Dey was abating
nuisance at 459 Compton avenue.
Following are alleged nuisances un-
abated: 419 New Brunswick ave-
nue., 2O6 Gordon street, 666 State
street.. 326 Kirkland place, 239
Meade street, 2s6 Smith street.
Permit for Plumbing.
Richard B. Larkin, of 496 High
street, was awarded a special per-
NIT for plumbing through John s.
Hanson, who was before the board
s. s. Semin, of 374 Mechanic street,
was given a permit to keep a COW
The following complaints referred
to judiciary eommittee: Steve Hol-
iinka, 52S Johnstone street; Mike
Yasko, $40 Johnstone street; John
A. Danner, SO Fayette street; e,
Gross, 332 Watson avenue.
Following bills ordered paid: 7.
Anderson, s22.75; t. West & Com
pany, $19.25. Bill of DIR. M. S.
Meinzer, returned from Board of
Aldermen, referred to committee on
accounts. Bill of Il. West & Conn
pany for s5 referred to Board of
Aldermen Those present were:
President Justus Kaletsch, Commits
sioners Leo Schwartz, Robert Macan
and p N. Kennedy. The board adj
journed until December 10.