Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1913-06-11
APPOINTMENT
AGAIN PUT Off
Health Board Fall to Name
Food Inspector Because
President Was Absent
DON'T MIND CRITICISM
Out of Town Man May be
Chosen Yet Unless Alder
men Adopt Ordinance.

men Adopt ordinance.
Owing to the absence of President
II. H. Sell, the members Of the Board
OF Health at their meeting last night
decided to postpone the appointment
of food inspector until the next
regular meeting which will be held
June "a. Mr.. Sell, it was reported,
had been called to Washington, d.
O., on business and therefore was
unable to be present last night.
Since the president has taken SO
much interest in the selection of a
food inspector and Is one of the most
active members of the health depart
men In this city, the commissioners
believed 1t would be nothing more
than courtesy to postpone the ap-
pointment until the next meeting.
1t Is unlikely that the Board OF
Aldermen Will finally adopt the or
dinance introduced and passed upon
| Its first reading Monday night which
provides that any person appointed
or employed by any department of
the city, excepting that of schools,
shall have been a resident citizen Of
the city at least two years previous
to the employment. 1t is reported
that much opposition will loom up
against this ordinance at the meet
ing of the Council next Monday
night. Therefore, 1t seems that the
contest for the appointment of a food
inspector will still be confined be-
tween out of town candidates and
local applicants
| In speaking of the appointment OF
a food inspector, Health Officer J. l..
| Lund stated to r. NEWS reporter yes
terday that he did not favor the plan
of appointing an out of town tnspec-
tor. DR.. Lund added that If licen-
sed inspector Is procured from out
of town, he will be efficient only as
meat inspector while this city needs
q man who Is capable of inspecting
all foods. He said he also believed
one of the local candidates was cap
able of meeting the requirements
needed in this city and that the
choice should be given this applicant
1t was Judged from the health OFF,
GERS statement that he referred to
date. Commissioner II. II. petz is
..
Following the meeting last night,
several of the commissioners said
that they believed they were dealing
with the situation in the right man
ner and they were not mindful Of
any criticism. Several stated that
they would select the man who in
their opinion was best able to do the
work required without any regard
as to whether or not the applicant
was local man or otherwise. Com
missioners Wusterfeld and Over
gard stated that they would favor
Mr.. Wilhelm's appointment If he
should pass an examination as meat
inspector. However, 1t Is improbable
that Mr.. Wilhelm VIII take the exam
ination.
The board approved of the selec-
tion of Counsellor Emil Stremlau rs
their special attorney at fee of
$40 for all cases tried IN court and
IS for cases settled out of court.
Commissioner Leo Schwartz was
elected to act as president protein in
the absence Of President Sell
Ten residents of Broad street mp
peared before the board last night
and with one exception, all favored
that a petition be drawn up asking
the Board of Aldermen to construct
main sewer in Broad street from
Division street to East avenue. At
the next meeting, several ether prop
erty owners in this district win be
asked to give their views and the
petition will be presented to the
aldermen with the support of the
Board of Health.
Nels Peterson, 402 Cornell street.
denied that he was procuring work
as a scavenger on tie authority ot
the Board of Health. 1t was charged
that Mr.. Peterson had told several
residents that the board had ordered
him to do the scavenger work. De-
spite his denial he was given a warn
ing.
The commissioners agreed to al
low Mary O'Toole, 413-579 State
street until September / to abate a
nuisance; Joseph Saboy, 213 Sher-
man street, until July IS, to install
flushing closets; f. L. Smith, High
street, until July 15, to remove a
cistern and install flushing closets;
Mrs. Mikliski, $50 Cornell street;
until August I; and Mrs. Mcnamara,
State street, until July 1.
Chairman Michael Zylka, OF the
committee on vital statistics, report
ed the following for the month Of
May: marriages, 81; births, 106;
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