Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-01-17
HAVE ASSISTANT
HEALTH OFFICER
FOR THIS CITY
Position Is Given to Thomas VIII
helm at SITS a Month
ACT ON FOOD VIOLATIONS
First Warning Is Given to TWO
Alleged violators-Change
Meeting Night

The appointing Oh an aSSISlant
health officer, giving final warnings
and the changing of the meeting
night from Fridays to Tuesdays was
the principal business transacted last
night at the regular meeting of the
Board of Health.
In his message at the organiza-
tion meeting of the board last week
Dr. Matthew f. urbanski, the presi-
dent of the board, advocated the ap-
pointing of an assistant health officer
who would be In authority at the
office in case Health Officer DR..
Charles s. Thompson was called out
of the city. The board last night
appointed Sanitary Inspector Thomas
d. Wilhelm to this position and In
creased his salary to $175 per month.
Inspector Wilhelm previously re-
ceived salary of $780, The board
also took up the question of increas-
ing the salary of the secretary, and
this matter was placed in the hands
of the finance committee.
Inspector A. n. Cleaver caused to
appear before the board Mrs. Sarah
Cohen, who runs a store at 169 Fay
cite street, and Harris Epstein, who
keeps a grocery establishment at 1876
New Brunswick avenue. The inspec-
tor claimed that both of these estab-
llSnIueIlLS WSIc dlIby anu llldl 4Ooti
placed on sale was not covered as
called for In the health code and al
though they had been told how to
put their places in a sanitary condi-
tion they had not done so and tho
same dirty conditions had prevailed
for several months past. Both Mrs.
Cohen and Epstein claimed that
their places were run in ship-shape
order, but Commissioner Dilts, who
Eol xrtc hn{ x11n at ~
| times. said thats1sae inspectors re-
port was correct. Both Mrs. Cohen
| and Epstein were given seven days
| to get their place In order. If they
| do not pass the Inspectors examina-
ton by that time warrants will be
issued for their arrest
Application for a milk license was
made by Mr.. Feitchbaum. Some time
ago tho Board of Health revoked
this mans license because he was
not living up to the health code and
was sending raw milk into the city
| Feitchbaum claimed that at that
time his pasteurizing plant was out
of commission but this has since
been fixed and he can now serve
pasteurized milk. AS no inspection
had been made of the plant since il
| granting Of the license until after the
| place can be inspected by the food
| committee and Inspectors
Upon resolution introduced by j
j. Buckley the board changed the
meeting nights from the second and
fourth Fridays to the second and
| fourth Tuesday nights of eacf
| month.
1t was reported that Miss Irene
| Gately, whom the board recently ad-
vised Health Officer Thompson tC
/ employ as supervising nurse, ha6
been in this city but had not stated
| definitely whether or not she vii
accept the position.
! Health Officer Thompson reported
| there has been no new cases of scar
let fever since the removal of the
i child found Ill Of the disease in 6
| food handling establishment to the
| city Isolation hospital.
| The question as to whether or no
| a person has q right to repair thu
| plumbing in his own house or II
| property owned by him without hav'
| ing a permit from the Board O,
| Health was discussed at some length
| 1t was learned that under a state
! law a person has this privilege, bu
/ although the person does not have 6
| permit the work must be passed up
| on by an inspector of the health de
| partment.
| Among the permits granted by
| the board were ten barber permits
| eleven milk, two ice cream an(
| twenty-one restaurant. Four fina
| plumbing certificates were alsC
| granted.
Bills amounting to $72.27 were
| ordered paid.