Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-12-30
BOARD To ADD
SUPERVISING
NURSE HERE
Miss Irene GateIy to be EN-
pIOyed for That Purpose
SALARIES ARE INCREASED
Raise in Pay for Two inspect
ors--organization Meeting
Set for Friday Night

The employing of supCrNl lsmg
nurse, raising the pay of two inspec-
tors and granting 169 new 1920
licenses was the principal business
transacted last night at special
meeting OF the Health Board. 1t was
decided to hold the organization
meeting for the year 1920 on Friday
night at o'clock.
For some months past the health
departm ent has been considering the
employing of supervising nurse and
several communications have been
received from various nurses seeking
the position. The board last night,
after some discussion, decided to
employ Miss Irene Gately, of New
York City, at a sGlary of SIPS per
month. Miss Gately comes on three
months probation.
John Wodder and A. NJ. Cleaver.
inspectors of the department of
health, some weeks ago requested
that they be given an increase in pay
so as to meet the high cost of living.
Last night the board received the
resolutions for the increase in salary
from City Attorney Leo Goldberger,
who had been instructed to draw up
same according to law. Under the
resolutions which were passed by the
board, the Inspector will receive $25
in addition to their regular salaries.
This $25 is paid as a bonus during
the year 1920 and under the resoiu-
tion ceases on January 1, 1921. At
the present time the inspectors re-
ceive a salary of $126 per month.
Under the bonus plan they will re-
Ceive $3.50 during the coming year,
but this amount Will automatically
revert to $t25 at the end of the year.
Thirteen final plumbing certificates
were granted.
But eleven plumbing bonds for the
year 1920 We're received and these
were accepted. There are still a mum
ber of plumbers who have not as yet
filed their bonds with the Beard OF
Health. The members of the depart
ment did not see why the plumbers
delayed this matter for unless the
bonds are filed they cannot do work
after the first of the year. If the
bonds are not filed as required by
the department, Health OniceT Or
Thompson was instructed to carry out
the terms Of the ordinance.
Health Officer Dr.. Thompson re-
ported that the, case of A. Goldman
a butcher who had htaken meat from
the slaughter house without the prop
er stamp upon it had been reoper-ad
on the request of his attorney Gold
man was fined $40.
Several communications were re-
ceived, among them was enc from the
MiddleseX County Tuberculosis
League, requesting the department to
purchase a health bond costing $25
the money to be used to fight tuber-
culosis in the county and city. The
board voted to purchase the bond
Other communications were ordered
filed.
During tho discussion concerning
the employment of supervising
nurse the fact was brought out that
the city has grown to such size that
more inspectors are needed to carry
out tho work here. Health Officer
DR.. Charles s. Thompson and some
members of the board were OF the
opinion that the need for more In
spectors was greater than that of a
supervising nurse. After due consid-
Grafton, however, it was decided that
although more inspectors are needed,
the greatest need for them begins
about the first of March or later and
1t was thought best to wait until that
time to appoint them. The question
of operating the board for the COM
ing year under the appropriation of
$4,000 allowed by the Board of AL
dermen is causing grave concern to
the members of the department at
tho present time. The department
requested an appropriation of $4,000
for the year 1920.
Last nights meeting was called
principally to allow the board to pass
on the applications for 1920 licenses.
The licenses passed were: Twelve
barber licenses, five fish licenses
twenty ice cream licenses, 124
milk licenses. Three restaurant Ii
censes were granted out of u total of
twenty-one, the other eighteen were
laid over for thirty days so the own
ers and employees can obtain health
cards as required by the health de-
partment. They were given tempor-
airy permits to do business.