Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-17
HEALTH INSPECTORS
ACE INVESTIGATION
Sanitary Committee Aroused at
Attitude of Two Men in
Plumbing Department.

The sanitary committee of the
Board of Health will MAKE a thor
ough investigation of the attitude of
two of the boards plumbing inspec-
tors who recently testified for the de-
PENDANT in a case brought by the
board against Jaehnig & Peoples, a
local plumbing concern.
The case was brought before Judge
Hahn in the First Criminal Court
December 4. The board commended
that, the firm had failed to comply
with the health code in the matter of
proper ventilation in the City Hos
pital annex. Inspectors Charles A.
Hallgring, Andrew ]. McGoolxin and
Jacob Kull all testified that there had
been q violation of the health code
while Inspectors John L. Whelan and
Edward p. Coulson, who were called
as witnesses by the defense, testified
that in their opinion the code had
not been violated. The case was de-
cided against the board on the latter's
testimony, it is said.
Commissioner John H. Mclean
raised the question at the meeting of
the sanitary committee last night,
declaring that it looked strange to
see two uniformed employees of the
nesSes against that body.
The members of the committee with
the exception of DIR. Theodore w.
Corwin were of the opinion that the
inspectors went out of their way in
testifying against a body from which
they are earning their livelihood and
whose ordinances they are paid to en-
force. DIR. Gerwin commended that
the board could not hold the inspector
responsible for testimony given while
under oath, but the other commits
sioners thought that the circum-
stances under which the two inspect
ors had been subpoenaed by the OPP
posite side might be investigated and
a motion to that effect was accord
ingly made.
Health officer David d. Chandler
said today that the five sanitary in
spectors had all been assigned to see
that the health code was carried out
at the hospital annex and that three
of the inspectors had reported infrac-
tons of the code, while Whealan and
Coulson had disagreed with them.
Unless they had expressed themselves
on the subject to the contractor he
could not see why the latter had
called them as witnesses, he said.
Upon the recommendation of DR..
Wr1BQLSOn, CHAIRMAN Oh the 0OSplIdl
committee, the board decided to have
two physicians appointed to serve in
the receiving room at the City Hos
pital. The committee first intended to
have one physician appointed at a
salary of $1,000 year, but finally de-
cided that better results could be OBJ
tanned by the appointment of two
doctors, each to receive salary of
$500 a year. The positions will go
into effect February 1.
DIR. Theodore w. Corwin, chairman
of the committee on rules and train
ing schools, announced that he would
not be a member of the board for
another year, as he intended to pre-
sent his resignation before the be-
ginning of the new year. The COM
missioner stated that it was the wish
of his family that he resign and he
also felt that he could not give the
proper time to the position.
Miss C. /. Clafiin. of so Spruce
street, and Miss Amelia M. Raccosta,
of So winthrop street, were appoint
ed nurses for the teaching of child
hygiene in the city. The young wom-
en- come well recommended.