Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-28
Clean Bill Given Milk
Station Which Detective
Says Was Not Sanitary

He declared that il was the duty
Of the board to itself and the resi-
Cents of the city to either approve
or disapprove the statement by De-
tectiVe David that the establishment
Is filthy rotten" and used for the
pasteurizing and bottling of milk.
He pointed out that those who do
not know the conditions would hoi1
the local health board responsible.
He declared that the plant is Pt
used for pasteurizing or bottling ~
milk as all of this work is done "a
the firms establishment in Three
Bridges. He held that IL the boar
failed TO take some stand in ths
matter and let the statement remain
unchallenged it would reflect on tne
board. which would not be in jus
tice TO the board which has done al
il can to give the city the best milk
possible. In closing he said. that Il
the statement of David was true the
plant should be closed and il not
true the statement should be brand
ed as false.
DR.. Charles I. Silk. president OF
the board, at the conclusion Of Mr.
Goienbock's remarks declared tha ,
the conditions were not as Dav
had pictured and that no milk Z
bottled or pasteuriZed at the pls
Health Officer DIR. Charles
Thompson. then read the re
made on June 23. by Insp
Thomas ID. Wilhelm, as follows:
Perth Amboy Milk Company
New Brunswick avenue. retaiB
station as store. Found all m
cry in this plant disconnectA
10 the best of my knowledge 1t looks
Il. l.
long time. / gave orders to one Of
Tor OF the ice box and clean up the
doors Of the same.
"THOS. wILHELM."
Mr.. Wilhelm then told OF inspec-
tions made at the plant since fhe
above and that the company haI
painted the ice box according to his
suggestion, using paint instead OF
lime wash. He said the plant has
been inspected three times since the
above report.
Health Officer Thompson declared
that TO his knowledge the pasteuriz-
ing outfit al the plant had not been
used for the past eighteen months o-
Two years. He informed the board
that when the new firm purchased
the concern a new pasteurizinS
plant was installed here but was
later taken out and Installed in the
plant at Three Bridges. the old plant
from Three Bridges being. brought
70 the local establishment and
stored.
DR.. Thompson doubted Il the pas
teurizing OUTFIT stored at the local
establishment could be made 10 op-
crate even in case OF an emergency.
H. .
said he had been through and made
an inspection OF the eompany's plant
al Three Bridges and found Il 10 be
in excellent condition.
A communication was received
from Attorney Harry S Medinets.
requesting that a milk license be
granted 70 solomon Feuchtbaum. in
view Of the fact that a recent ap-
pIication made by Mr.. Feuchtbaum
had been denied. Mr.. Medinets held
that an Inspector for the state
Board % Health had found Feucht-
baum's establishment % meet re-
qulrements and asked the local
board 20 make another examination
OF the milk 20 see II II meets with
the standards set by the board II
was pointed out by Or. Thompson
that one as reasons Feuchtbaum's 9
application had been refused was
that the board had so much trou-
bic with him when he formerly sold
( milk in the city and that although
the plant had been recently inspect
ed il showed no Improvement over
that reported at the last meeting
II was decided that a communica-
ton be sent TO Attorney Medinets
stating these facts
A permit TO collect fat and waste
meat froa the various butcher
shops was granted to Charles Cold
berger. OF ass Park avenue. with the
understanding that the automobile
used in the business be Kept clean
and the meat collected be taken
from the city each day.
Four ice cream and three milk Il
censes were granted.
Commissioners present at iasi
nights session were. John ]. Buck
/ lev, Benjamin Goldberger- Edward
H. Dilts. Frank LskomshI. William
Zangenberg and DR. Charles T. Silk
The board adjourned to meet at the
call of the chair.