Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-10-04
DEFENSE MADE
BY HEALTH BID.
Question of Stagnant Pools
Discussd at Meetings.
Owners Were Notified.
CANNOT ACT FURTHER
One Member Says Politics
Played Part in Complaints
Cellar Excavations.
CANNOT ACT FURTHER

III uGIS0S6 Oh tH0 dCllOu VI LIE
Board OF Health, which passed by
unheeded the appeals of the Meade
street property owners for the abate-
ment of nuisances in that vicinity
Justus Kaletsch, president of the
board, said In open meeting last
night that the department had In
vestigated the matter some time
ago, In fact before the Meade street
complaints were registered, and
found two small pools on that thor
loughfare, located on the property OF
Mrs. Helen Soboe, of 435 Smith
street. She has been notified and
/ informed the board, President Kal-
etseh declared, that the water was
In uncompleted cellars for new resi-
dences and caused by heavy rains
at that time.
Relative to the stagnant pools on
property on the corners of Bertrand
avenue and Market street, Mr. Kali
etsch said a special committee of
three from the department, compos-
led of Commissioners Kennedy, Ma
can, and President Kaletsch, had re-
Gently inspected the property and in
structed the property owners to fill
In the land at that point. This they
promised to do, the chairman stat
ed, but II such has not been accom-
lplished he could see no way In
which the nuisance could be abated.
He said the department has had the
matter In hand all the time but does
not feel disposed or empowered to
fill in the low lands In the city and
take a chance on collecting from
the property owners.
/ In Fear of Law Suits.
| If such course was taken, the
commissioners said last night, a
number of big law suits would un-
Idoubtedly result, with the Board of
Health In many unsuccessful ac-
tions 1t was the unanimous opin-
ion of the board that such an ac-
tion, If taken, would prove disas-
trous and do more harm than good.
IThey discussed the Bertrand avenue
nuisance at some length and said it
Twas only rain water laying there
during the wet season, They zaid
| they were told by residents along
that thoroughfare that the water
did not remain there tho entire year
fbut only after severe storms.
Acenrdiug To President KaIotsch
the property owners IA Meade street
sax there Ii zashing the matser up
In that ssetion@. aseanf for few
paaaTatly ,GJJlgg uGeell44 ell ars. where rain
| sun. Mr. Kaletsch stated the un-
! finished cellars are for new resi-
denees and other buildings, which
have not yet been completed.
Commissioner Kennedy remarked
that the conditions at present may
| be rather obnoxious to some but
eventually the cellars will be COM
| pleted the houses erected, and the
nuisances in this matter would be
abated Mr.. Macan said It is the
natural course where section is
being developed with such remark
able activity.
Commissioner Kennedy Talks.
According to Commissioner Ken
nedy, the complaints made by Meade
street property owners, and others,
through the columns of the EVEN
ING NEWS, were for political rea-
sons and not quite as bad as paint
ed. He commented on the fact that
the newspapers took 1t upon them
selves to print such articles where
as 1t Is, In his opinion, purely a
matter to be decided by the Board
of Health and not by the public at
large. The board, took no action
last night on the matter, neither
were any complaints read from
Meade street residents. Commits
sioner Schwartz was absent during
the discussion and Commissioners
Wustefeld was another who made
no comment.
Report for September.
This city had but very little dis
ease during September. The month
lily report showed the number of
cases as follows: Diphtheria, 13;
| typhoid fever, s; scarlet fever, 1;
lfumigations, g.; plumbing inspec-
| ition, 72 The collections during
the past month were: Plumbing
permits, s43.60; milk licenses, So;
total, $3.50.
An application for milk license
at 213 Hall avenue was laid over
| until November L. All milk IL
icenses expire on that date and the
clerk of the department was in
tstructed to notify license holders to
that effect. The new brass plate
resolution becomes effective at that
time.
Nuisances Abated.
/ II o1AOW1AS WCtS lie HuiSduCSs re-
ported abated: "a Smith street,
401 New Brunswick avenue, So
Smith street. Alleged nuisances
unebated: 47C Park avenue, $50
Hartford street, 314 Elm street, 323
Prospect street. 2S3 State street,
/ ASS Park avenue, 70s Charles
street, 706 Charles street, 30S Kirk
land place. Ferd Garretson, agent
for the estate of the late Thomas
Armstrong, was given an extended
time until November / to abate a
nuisance at 335 Prospect street. Mr..
Garretson's letter was read, In
which he stated tbs work was under
way. A report of nuisance at 83
Smith street was referred to the
sanitation committee. Inspector
Kerr has Investigated this nuisance
and the clerk of the department has
notified she owner of the property
/ to abate the same.
Time was extended on the abate-
ment of nuisance at 642 Cortlandt
street until November /. Mike
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