Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-13
OFFICERS NAMED
FOR HEALTH BOARD
j. R. Burr President and DR..
Douglas Physician of Nor
ristoWn Body.
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Especial to the Newark Start
MORRISTOWN. Jan. 13.-With the
reelection of John r. Burr as presi-
dent. the Morristown Board of Health
organized last night for the year.
Other officers elected We're: DR.. Fran
els H. Glazebrook, secretary; DR..
James Douglas, physician to the
Board Of Health; Robert S. Van Dyke,
sanitary inspector; John j. Belbey,
plumbing inspector; DR. Henry Dus-
tan, dairy inspector; former Mayor
Edward A. Quayle, counsel. DIR. Dus-
tan's salary was raised from $50 per
month to 500 per month, the board
recognizing that the time spent in
the dairy inspection work. together
with the keeping of an automobile
necessary by the territory covered by
Dr. Dustan, made it necessary to in
crease the salary in order to keep a
good man in the position.
Appointments.
President Burr made these appoint
ments: Clerk, Miss Mary c. Wildey,
whose Office hours are TO be from
$3.50 to u and 1:30 to 4:30: plumbing
committee, DR.. Glazebrook and Rob
ert c. Caskey; contagious committee
DIR. Samuel C. Haven and DR.. Glaze
brook; dairy committee. Mr.. Caskey
and James ID. Ball; auditing commit
tee, Mr.. Ball and Mr.. caskey.
Mr.. Burr, DR. Glazebrook and DIR.
Haven, who We're reappointed mem
bers of the Board of Health by the
Board of Aldermen on January l.,
were sworn in by Police Justice Ed
ward A. Quayle, jr., acting for his
father, who was reelected counsel
to the board Mr. Quayle, ST.. is i'll,
and until he is able to be out his son
will serve the board as counsel.
Dictionary Instead of Bible.
The new members had a narrow es-
cape from being sworn in on a die
tionary. Mr.. Burr picked up the
book, mistaking 1t for a Bible, but
the mistake WAS discovered in time
by Inspector Belbey, who unearthed
a Bible for use.
The board was given a shock when
DR., Glazebrook announced receiving
letter from Sanitary Inspector Van
Dyke calling attention to the unsani-
tary condition of the rugs and floor
of the boards offices. The sanitary
committee was instructed TO have the
floor shellacked and to purchase new
rugs.
An application from Robert d.
Foote for permission to connect the
waste water pipes from sinks in his
houses, 70 and IS James street. with
the street was denied as being in
violation of the sanitary code.
A notification from the State Board
of Health regarding the premises, 23
Water street, owned by John Foley.
of Bernardsyille, was received. In
spector Belbey reported serving no
tice on the owner to remedy condi-
| fionS nnpp or y
and the board upheld MIR. Belbey in
his action and authorized counsel to
proceed against Mr.. Foley. Waste
water was permitted to run into the
street where ii entered a storm sewer
| that had its outlet in the Whippany
river
Joseph Burns appeared before the
board and said he had received no.
tice from the State board to stop
running waste-water onto his prop
| erty, corner of Madison and Green
streets. He said he was planning to
connect with the sewer and would
do so as soon as weather would per-
init. President Burr advised him To
| file with the local board plans OF
what he intended to do. upon receipt
of which the local board would inter-
cede with the State board for him.
I Previous to the new boards meet
| ing the old board met ana closed up
| the business of the year. Among
the bills paid were two aggrega ting
s6171O for the services of two eX-
perts in the recent typhoid fever in
vestigation conducted by the board.
Reports of the dairy inspector and
health physician were received, as
well as that of the auditing commit
tee.
Statistics for the month of Deem
Der were: Marriages 6, births IA. still
births /, deaths 10, of which four were
non-residents and one a child less
than one week old Plumbing In
spector Belbey reported 10 plans filed
II sewer connections made, a total
to date of 1889; rs inspections and
receipts of S39 Sanitary Inspector
VanDyke told of complaints, 66 in
spections, 80 re-inspections, % in
| terviews, q nuisances abated,
houses fumigated, 6 rooms fumigated
/ notice sent, l letter received and
letter sent. Physician Douglas re-
ported ] scarlet fever case, tubercu-
| losis, 10 chicken-pox, 1 erysipelas,
anterior poliomeyelitis.