The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1914-01-13
Mr.. BURR HEADS
BOARD Of HEALTH
Reelected President al Or
ganizaiiOn Meeting Monday.

With the reelection of John r.
Burr as president, the Morristown
lboaId of heath organized Monday
night for tue year. Other Officers
elected were:-Dr. Francis H. Glaze
brook, secretary; Dr. James Douglas,
physician to the board OF health;
noDert .. NlnDyAe, sanitary inspec-
tor; John j belDey, plumbing inspec-
, tor; Dr.. Henry Dustan, dairy inspec-
tor; former Mayor EdW ard A. Quayle,
counsel. DR.. Dustan's salary was
raised from $50 per month TO 500
per month, the beard recognizing that
the time spent in the dairy inspce-
ton work together with the keeping
OF an automobile necessary by the
TERRITORY covered by Br Dustan,
made it necessary to increase the
salary in order TO keep good man
IN the position.
President Burr made these appoint
ments: Clerk, Miss Mary c. MIldey,
whose office hours afe TO be from
$50 to II and l.30 to 4.30; plumbing
/. committee, Or. Glazebrook and Rob
. ert G. Caskey; contagious committee,
,Dr. Samuel G. Haven and Dr. Glaze,
brook; dairy committee, Mr.. Caskey
and James d. Ball; auditing commit
! tee, Messrs. ball and Caskey.
| Mr.. burr, DIR. Glazebrook and DR..
Haven, who were re-appolnted mem
bers of the board of health by the
board OF aldermen on January 1st,
were sworn in by Police Justice Ed
ward A. Quasle, jr., acting for his
| father, who was reelected counsel
| to the board. Mr.. Quayle senior Us
/ i'll and until he is able TO be out
/ his son wili serve the board as its
counsel.
The new members had a narrow es
cape from being sworn in on a die
tionary. MIR. burr picked up the
book mistaking it for Bible but the
mistake Was discovered in time by
Inspector Belbey who unearthed a
Bible for use.
/ The board was given a shockwhen
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
i committee was instructed to have the
floor shellaced and to purchase new
rugs.
An application from Robert d. Foote
3
water pipes from sinks in his houses
! Nos. 73 and rs James street with the
sewer was denied as being in viola
! ton of the sanitary code.
! A notification from the state board
of health regarding the premises No.
/ 23 Water street owned by John Foley
spector Belbey reported serving
! th. 10 Il l.
/ tons at once or bear the penalty and
/ the board upheld Mr.. Belbey in his
action and authorized counsel to pro-
! ceed against Mr. Foley. Waste watel
/ was permitted to run into the street
! t@hereNit entered storm sewer that
! had its outlet in the Whippany river.
! Joseph Burns appeared before the
! board and said he had received
notice 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 permit.
+, 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 intercede with
the state board for him.
! Previous to the new boards meet
ing the old board met and closed up
the business of the year. Among
| the bills paid were two aggregating
| $6l7.10 for the services OF two ex-
perts in the recent typhoid fever in
yestigation 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 Decem-
Der Marriages 6, births IA,
still births 1, deaths 10, or which 4
were non-residents and ! q child less
than one week old. Plumbing IN
spector Belbey reported 10 plans
filed, IL sewer connections made, a
total to date of 1889; Is inspections
and receipts of $39. Sanitary Inspec-
tor VanDyke told Of complaints, 66
inspections, 50 re-inspections, 20 in
terviews, q nuisances abated, 3
houses fumigated, rooms fumigated,
1 notice sent, letter received and
letter sent. Physician Douglas re-
ported l scarlet fever case, 8 tuber-
culosis, 10 chicken-pox, l erysipelas, /
anterior poliomeyelitis.
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