Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-07-12
TeChniCian Who Tested
Milk Samples Discharged;
Milk Probe Continued

Plainfield health officer was present.
as was Mr. Salten, the technician
Various samples of milk were taken
into the room where the caucus wal
being held by the technician during
the course of the secret meeting
When the open meeting was call
cd 10 order after the caucus. which
lasted almost two hours. no mention
was made of what had transpired
in secret session. A motion was put
by Commissioner Dilts and unani
mously passed dispensing with the
services OF the technjcian on and
after July 15 as an investigation
made by the board resulted in his
being found incompetent 10 do the
boards laboratory work"
All of the tests of milk delivered
in this city which determine whether
or not it comes up to the health
boards requirements have been
made in the past six months by the
boards technician. His report de-
termines for the board whether or
not a companys milk shall be ac-
cepted Last night, according to Mr..
| Dilt's statement, the investigation
made had shown Mr., Salten to be
| incompetent.
Although nothing was said in-open.
meeting last night, it has been learn
! ed from authoritative sources that
| samples of the same milk which Mr..
| Salten had tested were sent to the
| Plainfield Board of Health where
tests were made. The results of
these did not coincide. it is said.
The Perth Amboy Milk & Cream
Company's milk to date has passed
the tests, according to Mr. Salten's
report, but last night DR.. Silk. the
president. said recent tests show
this company's milk is not up to the
health boards Standards He did
not say whether these recent tests
had been made by Mr.. Salten or by
technician in Plainfield.
The process used in determining
the standard of milk has been for
Inspector Thomas Wilhelm to secure
the sample of milk from the plan'
or dealer selling it, turning IL oven
to the technician who makes the
test and turns his report over tc
Health Officer Charles S. Thompson,
who is in charge of all the milk IN
vestigations.
George N. Clark, of the Clinton
dairy, whose milk was excluded from
the city owing to the technlcian :
reports showing that it was not up
to the city's standard, made the as
sertion at the time his mix was re-
iected by the health board that
tests made of it when it left hii
dairy at Clinton showed it to be OF
high quality and well within the
city's standard. The reports mads
bv the technician in Perth Amboy
failed to show the same results
however.
David WilentZ was present to rep
resent Mr.. Salten but the matter
was apparently thrashed out ana a
decision reached in committee ses-
sion. When the regular meeting
opened DR.. Silk informed Mr.. WI
lentz that there was nothing OF q
nature that would require counsel.
The president said it vas merely a
question of employer and employe.
After the board had adopted the
motion discharging Mr.. Salten. Dr.
silk asked Mr.. WilentZ If he desired
to make any statement. The at
tCrnoy replied in the negative and
the matter was closed.
Commissioner Lakomski brought
up the matter of the conditions pre-
vailing at the plant of the Perth
Amboy Milk Il Cream Company. He
said he inspected the place last
Wednesday and found it TO be a
dirty place. 1T was not as filthy
as Detective David said" the COM
missioner stated. but it was far too
dirty to be allowed to continue"
Inspector Wilhelm was called into
the meeting and questioned. He
reiterated the report made by him
following his last inspection, saying
he had found conditions o. X" He
said he does not inspect the sore
part of the building as that is not
part of his duties. When asked how
often he had inspected the plant he
said he had not been there but once
in a year as the slaughter house
work took up practically all Of his
time and resulted in sanitary inspec-
tions being neglected.
Health Officer Thompson explain
ed that stores are inspected by other
health inspectors. He said ne was
at the Perth Amboy Milk and Cream
Company's plant the day Detective
David made the inspection and did
not find the place looking any TOO
tidy" but "saw nothing unsanitary.'
Old machinery in the place. which
is not in use. he said, gives the plant
a poor appearance.
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