Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-04-29
ACT To HAVE ALL
MILK IN BOTTLES
Health Board Takes Steps to
Amend Health Code, Re-
quiring This of Dealers.
MILK Is STILL UNSANITARY
Rev. GaIaSSi Makes Application
on Behalf of Church for
Establishing Cemetery.
MILK IS STILL UNSANITARY

At the regular meeting of the
Board of Health last night, Rev. Col
ombino Galassi, rector of the church
of the Lady of the Most Holy Rosary,
made an application on behalf of his
parish to establish a cemetery on
block 314, between Hazel avenue and
Court street. The communication
was turned over to the committee on
sanction to ascertain the wishes of
residents in that vicinity as to the
location of a cemetery at that point
and report will be made at the next
meeting. The state statute, while it
requires application to be made to
the local board for the establishment
of cemetery, gives the petitioners
the right to appeal to the state COM
mission in case the application is
not granted.
Owing to the fact that the local
milk supply has not been up to
standard, provisions were made for
amending the health code to re-
Quire all milk dealers to deliver their
milk in bottles. Attention was
brought to the fact that in some in
stances the percentage of butter fat
was as low as two per cent, and gave
evidence of having been adulterated
or skinned Samples of milk taken
by the health officials show that the
milk supply is not in this condition
when received and unless there is
decided change In the grade of the
milk, proceedings are likely to be
commenced at once. The matter was
left in the hands of the health ofiic-
er to draw up an amendment to the
code of requiring milk delivered in
retail quantities to be bottled.
Believing that number of local
stables are kept in an unsanitary
manner, it was also suggested that
the health code be amended to cover
this condition more specifically.
Facts were cited to show that the
condition of some of the stables were
q menace to health, and the new
amendment will likely provide for
the covering of the construction and
location of new stables. Another
amendment that will probably be.
adopted will cover the disposition of
condemned food, no provision for this
being contained in the code at pres
ent. The arrangements relating to
the amendments were left in the
they will probably be presented at the
next meeting, in accordance with the
policy of the board to carry out rig
id sanitation campaign before the hot
weather begins.
The secretary was requested to
communicate with the Middlesex
County Mosquito determination com
mission, informing them that the loo
al health board will cooperate with
| them in any manner they may be
able in the draining of the salt mar
shes of the county.
Messrs. OveTgaard and Willsey re-
lpcrted favorably on the establishment
OF an isolation hospital in Perth AM
boy, having visited Asbury Park and
observed the results of the institu-
tion at that place. ~ action was
taken on the matter, but it Is be-
lieved the board will soon take def
mite steps toward the establishment
Of similar hospital here.
The renewal of the mbing
bond of James N. Kennedy and J. S.
Hanson were granted. Two BARRIERS
licenses, five ice cream and three milk
licenses were granted on recommen-
dation of the committee. Two appli-
cations for manufacturing ice cream
were held over to await the action of
the state board. The sanitation COM
mittee reported the abatement of 20
nuisances.
Those present at the meeting were
Messrs Overgaard, Smith, Peterson,
Stilwell and Petz. In the absence of
Mr. LaRoe, Health Officer Willsey
acted as secretary.