Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-08
HEAL TIL BOARD To CONTINUE FIGHT
FOR CLINIC; CITY DOCTORS OPPOSING
Secret Meeting Held at Which
Move Was Killed for Time
Being $50 Say Doctors Fear
Loss of Fees if Clinic is Es-
tabIished.

The city is as far today from
having a clinic for the treatment and
prevention of venereal diseases as 1t
was last year before the Morgan ex-
plosion.
All the work that has been done by
the Board of Health in laying plans
ana securing pledges for funds and
appropriations from the Board of
Aldermen, and all the work done by
other agencies, has left but slightly
aroused public sentiment in favor OF
the clinic but no real tangible results
Such in effect were the statements
of DIR. Charles l. Silk, president of the
Health Board at the board meeting
last night, and endorsed by the other
members of the board who were
present 1.-THE whole thing has fizzled
out" the doctor said.
The explanation for the breakdown
of the plans endorsed by the United
States Public Health Service lies
shrouded in the secret proceedings of
the Joint meeting last week of COM
mittees representing the Board of
Health, the Board of Trade, the Board
of Governors of the Hospital and the
Board of Aldermen.
Members of the various boards who
attended the meeting have been
pressed for reasons but no definite
statement has been forthcoming from
any OIL JneHl OllttI IIeiA tAiOoO oiceoS
by DR.. Silk in his letter to the EVEN
ING NEWS last night. According to
the doctors resume of the case great
objection was made by physicians of
this city and a further statement by
Dir. Silk was to the effect that the
local doctors were afraid that they
would lose some of their fees by the
establishment of a clinic Several
gleri- of whom greater public spirit
- <,f1 ha f.
tempt towel their personal pecuniary
interest in the defeat of the clinic
plans.
other reasons ascribed by the doc
tor were controversies between the
Board of Aldermen and the Board OF
Governors of the City Hospital relat-
ing to the site and the jurisdiction
over the building. Some physlclanss
claimed a clinic unnecessary and
others said they were being asked to
provide jobs for u S. officials accord
ing to DIR. Silk.
AS an outcome of last nights dis
cussion the board clung to the last
hope by appointing committee OF
Messrs Dalton and Dilts to see the
Board of Aldermen about-securing the
site at New Brunswick avenue and
Fayette street. If no other means can
be found it was proposed that the
board buy the site and erect build
ing on it's own initiative if the funds
can be obtained.
The restaurant license of Joseph
Mondris, proprietor of lunch room
at Smith and Rector streets, was. re-
voked by the board last night. Re-
peated warnings have been given the
proprietor, DR.. Thompson said. In
spections of the place show that the
warnings went absolutely unheeded,
no improvements having been made
in the general insanitary and dan
gerous condition of the place, the
health officer stated. The secretary
will notify the man today of the rev.
ocation of his license and order re
place closed.
The board granted the application
of Bertha Bloyen and others, a cor
poration operating the Paris Res
taurant at 139 Smith street, for a
permit to run the restaurant. 1t was
necessary for the proprietors to in
corporate and register the names or
the incorporators at the county seat
before the board would grant the
permit, previous application having
been made at the last regular meet
ing by Mrs. Bloyen and her husband
George Bloyen.