Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1915-03-24
HEALTH BOARD
APPOINT MENT
CAUSES FIGHT
E. J. Peterson Resigned Chair
manship of Vital Statistics
Committee Following Tilt
Over Naming Stenographer.


Following a heated discussion re-
garding the appointment of a stem
ographer for the health department
in caucus last night, Edward j. Pc
terson, one of the newly appointed
mem bers of the Board of Health re-
signed his craftsmanship of the COM
mittee on vital statistics and as a
member of the committee on conta-
gious disease. The resignation was
subsequently accepted by President
Harry A. Petz, who will fill the va
cancies at the next meeting of the
board.
Much discussion was manifested
during the conference over the ap-
pcintment and failing to reach an
agreement on any of the applicants, 1t
was decided to conduct competitive
test to determine the selection of a
stenographer. The local young wom-
en- who submitted applications for the
position were Miss Dagmar Over
gard, Miss Anna Brogger, Miss Vio-
let Carbon and Miss Mary Donovan.
Miss Overgaard, who is the daughter
OF the former president of the health
board, holds the position at the pres
ent time. She has been employed in
this office for the past two years.
Talk of Playing Politics.
The climax in the discussion was
reached when one of the members
made a declaration that political
motives were responsible for the de-
sire to have a new stenographer ap-
pointed. Two of the newly appoint
ed Republican members of the board.
Messrs. Peterson and Dilts, supported
the candidacy of Miss Brogger, who
was formerly employed as a stenog-
rapher by Alderman William Wilson
and ]. c. Fowler, contractors.
Following the conference President
Petz named three members of the
board to act, together with City Clerk
La Roe, as an examining board for
the applicants. Upon rendering his
resignation as member of the vital
sta.sstic and contagious disease
committees, Mr. Peterson stated that
his reason for this action was occa-
stoned by pressing business duties.
A request made by the Master
Plumbers Association to have a
board established for the purpose OF
examining applicants for plumbing
licenses was considered favorably by
the health board, and Messrs. Still
we'll, Dinesen and Zylka were named
as members of committee to dis
cuss plans for the formation of an
examining board with the plumbers.
This action was taken not only In
justice to the plumbers, but to insure
protection to the public. Many ap-
plications for licenses have been re-
ceived from persons totally unquali-
fed to do work of this kind, and
through this means 1t is believed they
may be eliminated in the future.
Former Alderman Richard Calvin
appeared as spokesman for the
plumbers. and he stated that Perth
Amboy is far behind other cities in
this respect. He suggested that the
examining board consist of member
OF the Master Plumbers Association,
one of the local plumbers, and an in
spector or member of the Board Of
Health.
Arthur Schroeder, OF the Central
Labor Union, appeared and asked II
John Munosky had taken out a
plumbing permit. Health officer
Willsey stated that the man was do
ing the plumbing work In his home,
Judge Beekman having recently
ruled in the district court that man
may do the plumbing in his own
house.
The application of Max Davedorf,
Of Stamford, Conn, for a plumbing
license was refused.
Two ordinances, one amending the
sanitary code by fixing the fees to be
charged for plumbing permits and
the other providing for the filing of
plans for sewer construction and
specifying materials to be used were /,
taken up and passed on their third
and final reading.
At the suggestion Of Commissioner
Dilts, Health officer Willsey was in
5tructed to draw up an ordinance pro-
yiding for the sanitary handling of |
fish by vendors during the summer |
This ordinance will make |
necessary the use of metal lined con-
,ainers for fish and will provide for |
he licensing of the venders. A small |
zee, probably fifty cents. will be
charged.