Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1922-12-27
must CURTA|L
C|TY'S HEALTH
WORK IN 1923
Health Board Declares ii Can.
not Operate Efficiently
With Amount Allotted 1t
MUST DROP SCHICK TEST
1923 Appropriation is Less
Than 1922-ChiId Wei
fare Work May Suffer
MUST DROP sCHIcK TEST

Failure on the part of the alder
men to comply with the request OF
the Board of Health for an appro-
priation of s34,631.79 for 1928 has
resulted in the health Commissioners
unanimously adopting a resolution
giving notice to the city fathers thai
no requests for emergency appro-
priations will be made next year, l1n-
less extraordinary Circumstances de-
mand it, and that the health board.
will If necessary. dispense with the
child welfare clinic and the services
of nurses or inspectors.
Members of the board at their
meeting last night made it clear thai
the board operate efficiently under
the appropriation given them this
year by the aldermen. They hHvs
been allowed $500 for. 1929 which
amount was not sufficient to finance
the 1922 work, although some OF the
departments were not being run full
time, such as the dental clinic and
the technician's office. 1t was point
ed out last night that an emergency
bond of $500 was necessary ever
with the curtailment of activities in
1892 and no allowance is made for
even this additional amount in the
1923 appropriation.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, this board did hereto
tore file with the Board of Alder
men of the city of Perth Amboy q
request for an appropriation for the
year 1928 in the sum OF $s4,631.19s
and
Whereas, from the public adver-
tisement appearing in the press, 1t
now appears that the Board of Al
dermen intends to appropriate the
sum of $27, 10000, and
Whereas, it is the opinion OF this
board that the Health Department
is one of the most important bodies
of said city of Perth Amboy. and
Whereas, said Board of Health In
years past have always found it
necessary to appear before the
Board of Aldermen for emergency
legislation because of the insufH-
cient amount heretofore appropri-
ated in the annual budget, promises
always being given that in case uf
shortage the amount would be
made up, and
Whereas, it is our opinion that
such practice as has heretofore ure-
vailed should cease, and
whereas, the appropriation made
for this board for the year 1892
would have been sufficient were i
not for the fact that Immediately
prior to January 1, 1922. the retir-
ing board did appoint two addition
81 nurses, the salary OF which cars
ed the necessary demand for an
emergency bond recently authoriz-
ed oy the Board OF Aldermen, ana
whereas, 1t is the opinion OF this
ooaro tnat the appointment OF the
but should not have been made nm
ary,
Now therefore, be it rssoIved
that this board goes on record
protesting against the refusal of the
board OF Aldermen to grant the en-
ure amount asked for. and it does
nerepy give notice that it does mot
Intend 10 ask for emergency Iegisls.-
tlon IN the future unless exfranr.
oinary circumstances demand 8,
put VIII, II necessary. dispense ws<h
the services Of nurses or insperfors Z
shouid the funds prove insufficisrT
or dispense with the child weIfare
Be it further resolved th,<
copy OF this Resolution be presenfe6
20 lne Board of Aldermsn & -
commissioners Benjamin fzo1d.
berger and Edward Dilts pointed a..
Ihe needs of the board FOR e1a;-
uonal funds. "The sliding scaIe rsx-
erning the salaries OF euunio1eS -
the health department aufounsf1rs5- +
~ increases salaries for 1s35 II
toe:Is, Commissioners Gold6eF1e.-
SAID, but no allowances is mr5s ~
sne aldermen in their 1929 her1fE
poard appropriation for this. TEs1
Soaru oesired $4,000 to carry on IN
among the xchoo1 >sS57.
Continued on paxs 81 s
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