Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-04-25
TO SPEND $500.
IN PEST FIGHT
Plans for Active Campaign
Against mosquitoes Made
BY Board OF Health.
TWO MEN ARE NEEDED
President Tells of inspect
Ion--0iI to Be Used--Will
Notify Railroads.

Plans for the fighting Of mosqui-
toes in this vicinity were taken up by
the Board of Health in special
meeting last night which will en-
volve the expenditure of between
$500 and $500 from the present In
tentions of the board The board
seems to have the matter well In
hand and with the elimination of its
present plans Perth Amboy should
be practically free from mosquitoes
during the summer.
Special Session Held.
President Justus kaletsch called
the special session of the Health
Board last night particularly to
handle and COMPLETE plans for the
fighting of mosquitoes in this vicin-
lty. He gave an account of his in
spection trip last week, with Herman
E. Brehme, of the Agricultural Ex-
perimental Station, New Brunswick,
over the sections of the city which
were likely to breed mosquito larvae
and upon the sum and substance of
his report the board decided to order
some oil for the treating of infested
pools, etc, and to employ two men
at $50 month for practically the
next four months, to treat the receiv-
Ing basins in the city with oil. 1t
may be necessary to secure a horse
and wagon to assist the men IN get
ting the oil around the city.
President Kaletsch stated that Mr..
Brehme Is of the impression that
there will be no mosquitoes from
the salt marshes to the west Of the
city this year as they seem to be In
good shape. Around Maurer two
pools were found which upon request
were treated by Superintendent John
Pfeiner, Jr., OF Henry Maurer & Son.
To the east of the Central railroad
tracks below Gordon street several
pools were found which the railroad
shows a disposition to eliminate
The railroad will be asked to level
off the land with piles of dirt lying
in the immediate vicinity of the
pools.
Pool at Copper Works.
Another pool was found on the
Raritan Copper Works property to
the west of the Central tracks. The
copper works has shown it's willing
ness to assist the board and Presi-
dent Kaletsch will visit them and ask
once, filling In with ashes OF other
material. Pools were found on Le-
high Valley railroad property west
of State street and east of the Gen.
trail and Pennsylvania railroad
tracks. The Lehigh Valley has shown
no disposition to assist the board In
It's present campaign and the board
will fill in this land itself.
After t8yin0 cpra nF tho pliDair1o
ton Of mosquitoes from pools
around the city, the board took up
the proposition Of their breeding in
receiving basins. Mr.. Brehme told
President Kaletsch that more mos
quitoes would breed in receiving
basins than anywhere else in the city
II the proper precautions were not
taken. He said that $4,000 mos
Quitoes would breed In each basin
every three weeks II undisturbed.
AS there Is an average of a receiving
basin on each corner In the city the
magnitude of mosquitoes which can
be breeded from this source Is enor-
NOUS
Treat Receiving Basins.
1t is stated that half pint OF
fuel oil put in each receiving basin
every three weeks will prevent the
mosquito from breeding In these re-
ceptacles. Fuel oil, it is understood,
costs about eight cents gallon. An
order will be placed for quantity
OF 1t at once. Commissioner P. N
Kennedy has the matter in charge
and also the power of employing two
men to keep 1t sprinkled upon the
receiving basins during the warm
weather.
Commissioner Leo Schwartz sug-
gested that the board cooperate with
the street and sewer committee of
the Board of Aldermen in regard to
the sprinkling of receiving basins
President Kaletsch preferred that
the board handle the matter alone,
however. 1t had been thought that
the employees OF the street depart
ment might be assigned to the work
of sprinkling the receiving basins,
with the cooperation Of the Board of
Aldermen, but President Kaletsch
favored not deferring matters in any
way beyond last nights meeting.
Gully Needs Attention.
Commissioner George Wustefeld
reported gully west of kirkland
Place which would need attention
The board will give this location at
tentton also in its campaign against
the mosquitoes.
Upon suggestion of Commissioner
Schwartz the board will advertise In
local papers asking the cooperation
of local householders in the fight
against mosquitoes. They will be
asked to destroy any stagnant water
which might be on their properties
In cans, basins, ETC., and will be re-
quested to burn formaldehyde In
their cellars, which are understood
to be a great breeding place for
mosquito larvae.