Perth Amboy evening news., 1914-05-13
BOARD DOES NOT
FAVOR GENE Terry
Health Officials Deem it Not
Advisable to Allow Church
to Locate Graveyard.
WANT INSPECTOR TO COME
Hazel Ave. and Court Street
Location Wanted by Church;
Board Meeting Last Night.
WANT INSPECTOR TO COME

Although the Board of Health does
not deem it advisable to allow the
parish of the church of the Lady of
the Most Holy Rosary to locate n
cemetery between Hazel avenue and
Court street on account of the large
number of cemeteries in that vicin
| ity and the water supply conditions
there, the secretary was instructed
at their regular meeting last night
to communicate with the State Board
land request them to send an inspector
here for the purpose of investigating
the matter. Residents of that vicin-
| ity have petitioned the Board of AL
dermen against the proposed location
OF the cemetery.
Those present at the meeting were
President Ostergaard, Messrs. Smith
Peterson, PETE, Stilwell, Secretary
LaRoe. and Health officer Willsey.
In accordance with the campaign
OF the Board to remedy sanitary con-
dtions here, a number of property
owners were summoned to appear
and granted two weeks in which to
commence work on the installation of
flushed toilets on their property.
A communication from Fred S
Haney stated that there is an infrac-
tion of the sanitary code at First and
Lewis streets, one of his neighbors
having a chicken yard in the imme-
diate vicinity of his residence caus-
ing d nuisance, The members of the
committee on sanitation agreed to
visit the place to ascertain the con-
dition.
Two applications for milk licenses
and five for ice cream were granted
upon their approval by the commit
ltGe.
The report of Health Officer Will
! Sey shows that 1903 cases of infec-
| tious and contagious diseases oc-
CURED in April, an increase of sixty
three over the same month of the
! preceding year. The increase is
| largely attributed to an outbreak of
measles. fifty-five cases being report
ed. The other instances were diph-
| iberia fifteen, scarlet fever thirteen
tuberculosis thirteen, chickenpox six,
malaria one, and typhoid fever one.
I'll sanitary inspections have been
made during the month and Ill nui-
sances being reported, forty of which
were abated. The food sanitation
report shows that action has been
taken against three grocers, each be-
| ing fined $40. No trouble has ex-
listed with the slaughter house
since the transfer of license and out
of the 1872 animals slaughtered only
the lungs and liver of one was found
to be diseased.
In recent tests of milk delivered
in this city thirty-six samples were
! found to be below standard.
| The members who visited the
American Smelling and Refining
works were of the opinion that ey-
| cry precaution was being taken to
eliminate the fumes and dust at that
plant, although the sulphuric acid
plant was not in operation at that
time.
The renewal of plumbing bond of
Walter Dorsey was approved, and
thirty final certificates for plumbing
and draining were granted
In order to facilitate the work of
| the department during the summer
months, motion was passed empow-
ering the committee on supplies to
secure horse for the use of the
| health officer