Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-12-05
CONDEMNS MILK
Of TWO DEALERS
Board of Health Takes Action
at Meeting Last Night After
inspectors Report
TO LICENSE RESTAURANTS
To Get More Control Over Eat
ing Places by Charging
Fee
TO LICENSE RESTAURANTS

The Board of Health at its meeting
in city hall last night authorized the
health officer to take steps at once
to prevent two milk dealers from
out of town coming here with their
milk until they could prove to the
board that they had made Improve
ments to their places that would
show they are in a sanitary condition.
They also passed an ordinance on
first reading that all restaurants,
lunch rooms, hotels and delicatessen
stores in this city shall be licensed
and pay an annual fee of IS.
They ordered the health officer to
do all that is possible to make the
garbage contractors live up to their
contract with the city.
Inspector Wilhelm submitted re-
port on the dairies of Isidore Field
baum and Abraham Neise of Wood
bridge. The report described the un-
sanitary condition of the places and
advised that some action be taken at
once to prevent these men selling
milk in this city. The board then
authorized Health Officer Willsey to
notify these men that from now on
they must not sell milk in this city.
II they do so their stock will be con-
fiscated and warrants for their arrest
applied for.
1t was brought out that at recent
inspections of restaurants made by
the inspectors of the board they had
very little power by ordinance TO
work on and as result the ordi.
nance to license all restaurants ana
eating places in this city was intro
duced and passed on first reading.
The annual fee will be So.
/ - The collecting Of garbage IN tris
city came up for discussion and when
the board meets with the aldermen on
Friday night they will go into this
matter and see IL the aldermen will not
help them enforce the law. Health
Oficer Willsey stated that he had
written to the garbage contractors,
telling them that the law was being
violated and that they must apply to
the board of health for license. the
condition of the city dump In North
Amboy was discussed and the board
will do all it can to have 1t put In GOOD
shape and keep 1t so.
Health Oficer Willsey reported that
he had started an active campaign
against splitting on the sidewalks, that
he had had several signs printed in
several languages, and that already r
great improvement could be noticed IT.
this matter. He plans to have slides
made and shown at the different the
atres in this city and to try and edu-
cate the people to the great import
ance OF this work.
A communication was received from
Ernest Kelly. chief of the United
States Sanitation department, in which
he stated he would be glad to cooper
ate with the local board of health In
regard to the milk question here and
to make survey of the city. The
board went into this matter and de-
cided to ask Mr.. Kelly to come here.
The matter of having paper cups
and glasses in all the local drug stores
and ice cream parlors was discussed.
The inspectors reported that In many
Of these places the glasses and cups
used are very dirty and are washed
in dirty water. 1t was decided to dis
cuss this matter at the next meeting
and 1t Is expected that at that time an
ordinance will be drawn UP and passed
to the effect that all places selling ice
cream must use sanitory paper cups
and glasses.
Peter Floresch & Son of the New
Packer House. presented a bill for
$3.50, expenses of DIR. VIM. II. VOL
fran. This was ordered paid. The
board later took action abolishing the
Office of assistant health officer. which
position was created for DIR. Wolfram.
Claude A. Rifenburg of Paterson
street and E. A. Schuerman applied
for position as sanitary inspector.
Nearly all milk licenses nave ex-
pired and many dealers have not ap-
piled for renewals. The board decided
to give them until Monday. Decem-
Der 8 to do so. Warrants will be asked
for the arrest of any storekeeper In
this city after that date who sells milk
without license.
A number of local nurses applied
for appointment as city nurses. Their
applications were placed on file.
Among those who applied were Miss
Helena Stelter OF Oxford. formerly of
this citv: Miss Marie Nelson. Miss
Ruth Bacon, and Miss Ellen Neiltop.
A communication was received from,
Henrietta L. Perchell, complaining
about the noises made by engines of
the Rariton Copper Works. Health
Officer Willsev was instructed to inves-
tigate this matter. The plumbers
union had a communication before the
board asking that Robert Mcclure be
named as an INSPECTOR. The letter was
placed on file Eleven milk and three
ice cream license renewals were grant
ed.
Health Officer Willsey reported that
there were no new cases OF influenza
in the city at this time.