Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-29
HEALTH BOARD
AFTER GROCERS
Several Warned Last Night
Crusade Being Waged.

In their first steps to cleanse the
city, the new Board of Health las
night started a crusade against groc
ers keeping filthy stores. Severa
grocers who were summoned, appear
ed last night and were given f1na
warning. Oficer Anton j. Mikala.
1czak, vas urged to continue his worl
Of inspecting thoroughly every groc-
cry and to press action against the
%violators. The commissioners are de
terRined to have the publice receive
clean food stuffs.
Alexander Baliant, Of Smith street
was given five days in which to clear
his grocery store which was reported
In a filthy condition.
The representative of Greenspan
Brothers, who was summoned for
keeping a fifty store, stated the place
vas being kept In as good condition
as any busy store could be. 1t was
understood that when Inspector Mix
alajczak made his report, the place
was in a filthy condition but as the
store was cleaned so as to suit the
commissioners after the report was
made, nc action was taken lagt night.
Morris Epstein. of New Brunswick
avenue, was given ten days in which
to clean his grocery store.
B. Belafsky- of New Brunswick
avenue, charged with keeping a filthy
grocery store, did not appear.
Jacob Astrin, of Fayette street,
was given ten days in which to make
adjustments in his candy store.
In order to assure that too strin-
gent rules Will not be made to regu-
late the exposure OF breads and other
food stuffs of similar nature, all the
bakers have been invited to attend a
special meeting Of the board which
will be held February 7. At this SEES
sion, suggestions will be received
from the bakers as to how to con-
form with laws regulating the expos
ure OF their products In the most con-
venient manner to everyone con-
cerned.
That the nuisance at the east cor
of Market street and Bertrand
venue will be abated as Don as
possible was assured the board last
night. Peter Olsen, representing the
Mathinol Investment Company, who
are owners OF the lot In which there
Is a pool OF stagnant water, admitted
the condition was dangerous to hui
man life. A. r. A. Overgaard has re-
ceived the contract to fill the lot with
sanitary material and make any
other Improvement possible.
B. Veliken, of Market street, was
allowed one month In which to in
stall sanitary plumbing in his house
In Market street.
Commissioner John Peterson,
chairman of the judiciary committee,
was given charge of the cast against
S. Polkowitz, of 225 New Brunswick
avenue, who was given on December
21, ten days in which to abate a
nuisance which still prevails. The
judiciary committee was also ordered
nuisance abated in the Bryan Dunn
estate In Smith and Maple streets.
An inspection will be made of the
premises Of David J. Gluck in Wat
son VENUE and Smith street where
1t is complained the sewerage from a
stall BILE Is not confined from the side
walk.
An inspection will be made of the
cellar Of Hotel Central where 1t Is
complained unsanitary plumbing was
Installed.
An application was received from
Alfred 8. Cohn for q position as
health inspector. It was ordered
filed. r. W. Gibson, who asked for
a permit to collect and remove dead
animals and also for q permit to
keep a slaughter house In Pulaski
street. will be notified to appear be-
fore the commissioners at the next
meeting.
On motion Of Chairman Leo Sch
wartz OF the committee OIL Milk and
Foods, the milk licenses were grant
ed to the following J. L. Klein, Barn.
kove & PETE, Jacob Greenspan, H.
Cohen, and Albert Panco.
Those who will be summoned to
appear before the board at its next
meeting are: Henry w. Kehoe, agent
$50 Colfax street; J. J. Cunningham.
676 Cortlandt street, Jesse M. Ly-
nard, 324 Fayette street; Jorgen
M%artinusen, 324 Fayette street, Potts
& Kaufman, New Brunswick avenue;
Anton B&kcher. 535 West Side ave-
nue.; Paul Weston, 523 West Side
avenues; Susie Hovanyec, Charles
street, and Marie Lund, 621 West
Side venue Several ATTACHMENTS
were reported.
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