Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-27
Health Officials, Although Not
Decided on the Project, Were
Impressed With Plans Of
fered at Board Meeting.
CITY NEEDS ONE, THEY SAY
Chicken Yard to be Removed
After Owner of Property
Lodges Protest-No Action
on Cemetery Last Night.

At a meeting of the Board of
Health held last night in the City
Hall plans were submitted by archi-
tects Griesen and Goldberger for the
erection of an isolation hospital In
| this city. Although the board has
yet taken no steps toward the con-
struction of such an institution, the
members of the body all appear to
be heartily in its favor and 1t is
| probable that building will be
erected where contagious diseases
which occur in the city can be treat
ed in sanitary manner The system
having met with great success In
other cities, the health officials be-
lieve 1t will be even more advantage
GUS in Perth Amboy on account of
the city's large foreign population.
Several members of the Health
Board recently visited Asbury Park,
where they inspected an institution
similar to that which Is planned for
this city, and were greatly impressed
with the beneficial results. Health
Officer Willsey and local physicians
have indorsed the movement to as
tablish an isolation hospital Ia this
I city, and II an appropriation can be
secured 1t is likely that a building
similar to the one suggested last
by the architects will be erected. The
plans as submitted provides for the
utilizing of half the basement Of the
proposed structure as public
| morgue. .f..s,
The members present at the meet
| ing were President Overgaard,
Messrs. Smith, Petz, and Peterson;
Health officer Willsey and Inspector
Wilhelm.
A number of property owners were
summoned to appear before the
board in regard to the installation of
flushing apparatus and were granted
an extension of two weeks in which
to commence the work. One case
was referred to the judiciary com
mittee, the time having elapsed and
the owner not having shown an in
clination 10 start the work.
The matter of removal OF a chick
en- yard ON the property of Harry
Levinson was again brought to the
attention of the board, complaint
from Fred Haney having been re-
ceived at a previous meeting. Mr..
Levinson's tenant, who owns the
chickens, protested against the notice
given him by the board to remove
the chickens in two days, claiming
that they were not obnoxious, as
claimed by Mr.. Haney, and that the
yard was kept in a most sanitary
condition.
After a somewhat heated discus
sion, which ensued, the board grant
ed Mr.. Levinson an extension of two
! weeks in which he could make the
| change
Clerk La Roe reported that a COM
munication had been received from
| the State Board of Health, stating
that DR. Hunt, chief of the Bureau OF
| Contagious Diseases, had been d.
rected to meet the local board in re-
gard to the establishment of a ceme-
terry, as petitioned for by the parish
toner's of the Church of Our Lady OF
the Holy Rosary. Mr. La Roe stated
that DR.. Hunt had visited the pro-
posed location of the cemetery and
while he would give no definite in
| formation regarding the action the
state body would take, stated that 1t
was their tendency to discourage the
| location of cemeteries in populated
sections of the state.
On recommendation of the SANTA
tion committee large number OF
renewals for ice cream, milk and
BARRIERS licenses were approved. The
application of John Witchowski for
| a barber's license was laid over for
reinspection.
The sanitation committee reported
thirty-one abatements of nuisances
SO far this month.
President OVergaard reported that
he had made an inspection of dairies
in the neighborhood of Perth Amboy
and with one exception had found all
to be in a good condition.