Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-03-26
HEALTH BOARD
EXERCISE CARE
Food Ins psctor Not Named
Quiz More Applicants.

board OF Health of this city has there
been so much care exercised and pre-
caution taken in the appointment of
a food inspector as is being taken
now. No appointment was made at
last nights meeting of the board de.
spite the fact that owe n hour was
devoted to quizzing applicants.
Twelve applicants were received
by the board. Two were examined at
the special meeting held Friday night
and of the rest all but three appear
ed to answer questions. President
Harvey Sell, Commissioners Petz and
Schwartz and Health Officer J. l..
Lund were the members of the board
who quizzed the applicants. Cues
lions regarding the condemning of
meat were taken up mainly. Fol
lowing are those who have applied
for the food inspectorship: George
Moore, Peter Palmblatt, Stephen Du-
schock, August G. Kreudle, Thomas
Wilhelm, Alfred Coan, William
Drost, Anthony Terentevitch Will
liam G. Gray, Abraham Benson, r.
w. Gibson, and j. Laing.
Members of the Master Plumbers
Association are e~ndeavoring to In
fluence the board to adopt resolu-
lions requiring all further applicants
for plumbing licenses to meet with
certain requirements. One of the
requirements is that the applicant be
a resident in this city one year prior
to the presentation of the application
and that if a license is granted, the
plumber reside in this while per-
forming work here. The Association
also asks that the board ascertain
the competency of applicants by con-
ferring with the Master Plumbers be-
fore licenses are granted. No &C.
ton was taken in this matter last
night. President Sell, however, as
sured Chairman Richard J. Calvin,
who represented the Plumbers Asso-
citation at the meeting, that the re-
quests would be given serious con-
sideration soon.
Health officers J. L. Lund was in
structed by the board to notify every
physician in the city regarding the
boards position in giving a~nti-toxin
free of charge. The commissioners
have no objection to giving anti-tox-
in free to those who cannot afford to
pay for. it, but are opposed to CIV
ing it to those who car pay for it,
as has been the case many times.
Commissioner John Peterson,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
reported that he had learned that
the only n from whom anything
could be ascertained as to funds due
the board from the District Court
was Clerk Colyer. He added that
Mr.. Colyer would not give an ac-
counting. The board therefore, de-
cided that the matter be taken up
with Judge Beekman and If satisfac-
tory action is not taken further
steps be made by the judiciary COM
mittee In obtaining the funds due the
board.
The judiciary committee also re-
ported that a new suit would be
brought against the Perth Amboy
Sales and Exchange Bazaar.
Former Food Inspector Anton ].
M~ikalajczak has refused to accept
payment from the board for three
days work. He believes that pay
ment should be given him for the en-
tire half month of February of which
he only worked three days since he
was discharged. The board, on ad-
wise of City Attorney C. c. Hommann
does not expect to pay Mr.. Mikala-
jczak for more than three days. The
former food inspector stated that he
would bring suit against the board
for $50, payment for a half month.
J. s. Loder, owner of the castle
garden" building in Catherine, Hunt
ington, and Cortlandt streets, was
notified to install flushing closets and
make suitable attachments in the
premises before May Is. Commits
sioner George Wustefeld, chairman.
and A. r. A. Overgaard, of the COM
mittee on sanitation, both told Of the
~disgraceful condition in which Mr..
Loder's tenement building was in.
There are thirty-six tenants in the
house and not n flushing closet has
been installed. Mr., Loder explained
the difficulties in dealing with such
tenants al live in the premises COM
planned of, but agreed to make the
abatement In the time given.
The Board of Health decided to
send a registered letter to J. N. Ken
nedy summoning him to appear be-
fore the commissioners and show
cause why his license as a plumber
should not be revoked.
judiciary action Will be taken by
the board against Boynton Brothers
if abatement is not made of a nui-
sance in 2 Bertrand avenue before
April %.
Commissioner Wustefeld reported
that an abatement was made in the
premises of Harry Conrad, 339 East
avenue.
Reinspections were ordered for the
following: Mrs. Anna E. Ihricky, 395
Rector street, to ascertain real owner
of property; John Metloch, 555 West
Side avenue; and Harris Cohen, 1922
Smith street. w. H. Mccormick, &c
High street, and William King, 266
King street, were granted until April
25, to comply with the requirements
of the board in regard to sanitary
conditions. The Masker Quitting
Co., 65 Smith street, will be allowed
until April s.