Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-03-22
.EXTERMINATE
MOSQUITOES
Health Board Takes Action
to Prevent Pests.

Meeting for the first time In its
new headquarters on the third floor
of the city hall the Board OF Health
last night instructed Clerk LaRoe to
communicate with J. B. Smith, OF
mosquito determination fame, OF the
state laboratory, In reference to
opening local campaign for the
killing Of mosquito larvae. Health
Officer Lund spoke of the many
marshes about the city and suggest
ed that something be done to cope
with the mosquito plague before
their breeding season began. He
stated that crude petroleum placed
in the right places at this time
would practically rid the city OF the
board Is communicating with Mr..
Ito pursue in this direction.
Dog Matter Discussed.
Another matter which was
brought before the board by Com
missioner Schwartz Is the plague OF
dogs. President Kaletsch appointed
Commissioner Schwartz and
Wustefeld as a committee to wait
upon Mayor Bollschweiler and ask
that he issue proclamation to COM
pei the muzzling Of all dogs running
| at large under penalty of oeing thot
Physician Without License.
1t was reported to the board by
Health Officer Lund that q man was
practicing here as physician with
out q license. It was said that he
had been compelled to leave Trenton
on similar charge. The clerk was
Instructed to notify the man to cease
practicing and send copy to the
state emdical authorities.
Inspect Ice Cream Places.
1t is~expected that the state In
spectors OF ice cream manufacture
ers will be in town this week for a
general inspection. An inspection of
these places was made last fall and
various changes ordered in the man
ufacture OF cream which the inspect
ors will expect to have been made.
Milk Licenses Granted.
Ten licenses were granted last
night for the selling OF milk. This
makes over zE such permits which
have been Issued to date. Commits
Nipner Schwartz, chairman Of the
milk and food committee, reported
that only about twenty-five store
keepers remained, who have not ta-
ken out licenses and that he expects
that these will be cleaned up during
the ensuing week.
To Act Against Railroads.
It was reported that despite warn
ings neither the Central nor Penn
sylvRnfa railroads had taken action
I.r regard &c au.saaass and unsani-
tary surroundings to which the
board had called attention. The
matter Of the Pennsylvania main
tanning dirty and uhsanitary yards
was referred to the judiciary COM
mittee to take up with the city at
torney. The matter OF the Central
railroad depot was laid over for fu-
that the railroad had ordered the
bootblack stand taken out OF the
waiting room, to which the board
had made objection as being unsan-
itary.
Nuisance Gases.
Patrick Campbell, of 126 and 128
Fayette street, was given until April
25 to abate nuisance on his prop
erty. Walter Mullen was granted a
permit to keep hogs following COM
plant that he had no such permit.
Plumbing licenses were granted An
derson 4 Ernst and Wodder 6
Krusendorf.
Members present last night were:
President Kaletsch and Commission
ers Schwartz, Kennedy, Wustefeld
and Macan.
Report About Meat.
Commissioner Kennedy reported
that verbal complaint had been
made to him that diseased meat was
being sold at certain place. The
report VIII be investigated. The
board approved petition to be sub
mitted to the Board of Aldermen In
relation to placing sewer IN Col
fax street.
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