Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-05-03
HEALTH BOARD
AND PLUMBERS
South Amhoy Man to BE-
Barred from Doing Busi-
ness in This City.
THE MOSQUITO CAMPAIGN
Oairies in Woodbridge Town.
ship VIII be Inspected fer
Alleged Violations.

For failing to secure a plumber 8
license and for alleged violation of
the local code of the Board of
Health, that body took steps last
night to prevent p. j. Monahan, of
South Amboy, from doing further
business in this city. 1t was report
ed that about ten plumbers were
several months behind In filing ap-
plfcations for licenses and filing
bonds with the board. Clerk LaRoe
was instructed to notify the firms in
question that unless they file their
bonds and secure licenses before an
other meeting they will be prevent
ed from doing further business in
this city.
To Prosecute for Nuisances.
City Attorney Hommann attended
a preliminary meeting of the board
early in the evening and the matter
of prosecuting local people who
maintain nuisances was gone into
thoroughly. The Board of Health
code was gone over carefully and
the boards power In each case out
lined. Prosecution Of local violators
of the code may be expected In the
future.
Two men are now busy carrying
out the boards compaign for the
determination of mosquitoes. On
Monday and Tuesday they treated
the following number of receiving
basins in the streets as named:
Water, 8; Front, 8; Rector, 16;
High, 25; Kearny, 10; King, 8; Lin
den, 1; Lewis, 1; Mcclellan, 15,
and Hartford, /. The Board of AL
dermen, it is understood, has ex-
pressed willingness to stand the
expense of the present campaign
against mosquitoes but will make no
appropriation toward salaries to
maintain a permanent clerk or su-
pervisor in the health office every
day. The report of the financial
condition of the health board as
given last night showed a balance of
s2,500.
Prof. Smith Endorses Work.
A communication was received
from state Entomologist J. B. Smith
endorsing the local campaign against
mosquitoes. In Prof. Smiths opin-
ion Perth Amboy is well qualified to
take care of itself along these lines.
Health officer John L. Lund made
the following report of conditions in
this city in April as6ollows: Cases
of diphtheria, IT: tuberculosis, Ia,
scarlet fever, 10; measles, 4 I; chick
enpox, 3; total, As. Fumigations by
inspectors, SO; plumbing inspec-
tions, so.
Clerk LaRoe reported the follow
ing amounts collected in license
money: Plumbers, s61.50; milk,
s12; miscellaneous, So; BARRIERS,
s19. Total, S9450.
To Inspect Dairy.
An inspection was ordered of the
dairies of l. Feldman, of Wood
bridge township, and Isaac Flood, of
Fords. The licenses of these men
were revoked last January for not
being up to the standard required
by the board. Later they improved
conditions and had new licenses
granted. II 1t should prove neces-
sary to revoke their licenses again
after the contemplated inspection
they cannot go into the milk busi-
ness again under the state law.
The attention of the board was
called by Commissioner Schwartz to
alleged unsanitary Jewish butchers
In New Brunswick avenue. 1t was
said that newspapers are used in
lieu of wrapping paper. The deputy
inspectors will investigate the mat
ter. Members present at last nights
meeting were President Kaletsch
and Commissioners Schwartz, Ken
nedy, Wustefeld and Macan.