Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-09
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HEALTH BOARD
Reorganization Meeting Held
at South Amboy--PIan for
Future Work

SOUTH AMBOY. June 9-The
members of the Board of Health
met in the Office Of the mayor last
night where a reorganization of that
body was effected. Through the res
ignation of Thomas Lovely. John C.
Thorn was appointed for a -four year
term by Mayor Michael j. Stanton,
and is the only new member on the
board.
George G.. Oliver was unanimously
elected president OF that body for a
term of one year. In his address
to the members of the board. Mr..
Oliver briefly outlined part Of his
plans for the coming year. and
urged cooperation in the fight to
free the city from anything pertain
ing to unsanitary conditions due to
neglect or carelessness
John Tomacewski was reelected
secretary for the coming year. Mich
olas J.. Howley was named as health
inspector for a like period Of time.
William j. Maggie was again appoint
ed as registrar of vital statistics.
Patrick ]. Monaghan. a member
of the board. was appointed chief
health inspector OF the city. He will
be assisted by John A. Thoms, also
q member of the board.
The members of the health board
are anxious hat the public know
of the appointment of Mr.. Mon
Afghan TO the office of inspector of
plumbing. Applications for inspec-
tons must he presented to Mr.. Mon
aghan, according to the ruling of
The board. Mr.. Thomas will act
only when instructed by the chief
Inspector.
The matter of appointing a treas
urer has been laid over until the
next regular meeting night. This
action was taken when, in consid-
grafton of the enumeration paid
hitherto for the services of a per-
son outside the health board, ii was
decided to appoint one of the mem
oers without pay and thereby save
he taxpayers that much money.
The secretary has been requested to
get an opinion from the State Board
IF Health on the matter.
The matter of the dead fish that
nave swarmed the local shore for
the past several weeks and which
las been branded a disease carrier,
has been referred to the state
board. On the advice of the in
spector, who has made a complete
search of the surrounding shores,
the state officials will be asked to
visit this city in order that a speedy
iction will be taken.
This Ease was brought TO the at
tention of the common council at
their last regular meeting when a
signed petition from the residents
in the vicinity of the shore, protest
ed the case. The property owners
and residents asked that the city
street department place severai
trucks on the Ger in an effort to
rem v the dead and decaying fish.
According to the health inspector.
Il would need several teams at the
front all of the time to keep
the shore clear of the fish. Eye wit
nesses tell of the great schools OF
fish that have been seen about the
bay and are described as leaping
high in the air. put OF the water, and
falling over dead, Only TO be washed
ashore with the tide.
1t is believed that the condition II
brought about by the waters in this
vicinity polluted by so much manu-
featuring.
1t was supposed that fisheries In
this location were throwing back TO
the river the dead fish of no use to
them. This matter was placed in
the hands OF the inspector, who
personally witnessed the hauling OF
on the lower shores. He later