Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-07-14
F|XSLAUGHTER
HOUSE, DEMAND
Given 80 Days by Board of
Health To Do Work To
Make Place Sanitary.
HAVE LIST or DEMANDS
General Improvement Aim OF
Board = Sanitary Action
Will Be Taken In City.

A definite decision mas Deen reacHeu
at last in regard to the conditions
at the slaughter house on New
Brunswick avenue. The threats OF
the past few years have eliminated
in the visit of representative OF the
state department of health. whose
report was read at the regular meet
ing of the local health commissioners
last night, and grants the authorities
at the slaughter house thirty days in
which to make the necessary changes
and Improvements recommended.
The inspection was made July /, and
the following suggestions must be
complied with:
/. The doors and windows must all
be properly screened. The sewers
should be in good repair. The toilet
must be changed and put in another
part OF the building. a wash basin
installed, running water, soap and
clean towels supplied at all times.
All refuse removed daily. The manure
pit to be provided with a tight cover
and kept reasonably clean. The
pavements in the yard to be con-
creted and properly drained. Side
wallis and ceiling of stock pen white
fwashed The exterior surroundings
as we'll as the interior must be kept
clean at all times. 1t Is also ad-
vised that the company, while in the
process of renovation, enlarge it's
premises in order to meet the grow
| ing amount of business, for which
the present quarters will be in
adequate in short time.
Commissioners Buckley, Silk and
Urbanski, made the inspection with
the state representative
Several other nuisances in various
parts of the city were reported by
members of the board and the health
inspectors. One particular place
noticed by many is the outhouse be-
hind the Lutheran church on South
First street. This is said to be in a
most insanitary condition and ex-
tremely obnoxious to the neighbors
and passersby. It was thought
among the commissioners that there
is no reason why this cannot be con-
nected with the sewer. which is avail
able on this street, and fifteen days
were given the responsible parties tc
abate this nuisance.
A communication was received
signed by several property owners or
Hanson avenue, requesting that the
Board of Health take some
steps to have several lots in
their immediate vicinity filed in
The letter stated, and was
corroborated by one of the
property owners who was present
that the lots are much lower than
the street and when 1t rains, form
insanitary puddles. The cellars OF
the surrounding dwellings are par.
TALLY filled with water as result
and 1t is impossible for the occu-
pants to remain in the houses except
when absolutely necessary. The
health officer was instructed to make
a thorough investigation of this con
dition after which the proper step:
will be taken.
Conditions on part of Myrtle stree
were also reported as being far from
satisfactory. It was said that the
sewers are filed up level to the stree
and that even the manholes are II
the same condition. This, too, will
be investigated Immediately.
| A great nuisance was mentioned a;
existing at 30S Elm street. The
building is being used as dwelling
a plumbing shop and in the cellar
bananas are ripened. The bananas
are ripened by means of a gas lighI
which is burning at all times. Tht
| fumes are said to penetrate the floor.
and walls of the building making 4
a most undesirable and insanitary
place to live. The health officer wal
instructed to obtain the advice of th'
counsel on this matter and take step.
to abate the nuisance.
| The Miller lodging house on Fay
| ette street was also considered a
place to be investigated because OF
J insanitary living conditions.
The board, however, had several
commendable reports at this time
A visit to Castles ice cream plant
by Commissioners Silk, Dalton, Ur-
banski and Health Oficer Thomp-
SON was reported as being thor
| oughly satisfactory. The plant Is
in fine condition and the authorities
were advised to make only Few
very slight changes.
The Perth Amboy Milk & Cream
Company, whose place was con-
| demned at the last meeting, was
reported to have a new pasteurizer
which is in good working order, and
| that other conditions which were
criticized have been remedied.
Miss Edith Brook is now installed
as the laboratory technician in the
place of Miss Marion Nichols. Miss
Brook comes highly recommended
from several sources and was off,
| cially appointed last night.
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Carpenter work ana Jothing promptly
attended to- Geo. II. Thompson, 81 Lewis