I04 N. J. Mosquito Extermination Association 



In addition to the cooperative project in the Philadelphia district, 

 the department undertook one other mosquito-eradication campaign. 

 This was at Harrisburg, the state capital, and was part of the plan 

 of the Commissioner of Health to make the capital a model city in 

 matters of health and sanitation. The project was carried on in 

 cooperation with the local board of health. It involved no problems 

 different from those usually encountered in the urban fresh-water 

 work in New Jersey and resulted in a considerable measure of relief. 



It was the plan of the department to carry the work into every 

 portion of the state where conditions would warrant. With this 

 end in view legislation was sought at the 1918-1919 session of the 

 Legislature to place mosquito-eradication work on a permanent and 

 state-wide basis. In view of the possibility of new legislation in 

 the State of New Jersey looking toward a greater measure of state 

 aid and control it may be of interest to summarize the provisions 

 of the proposed measure. 



The Pennsylvania Department of Health was to be given the au- 

 thority to carry on mosquito-eradication work throughout the state 

 under rules and regulations formulated by the Commissioner of 

 Health. The cost of the work was to be borne equally by the county, 

 city, borough or township and by the property benefited. Where per- 

 manent construction work was required such as pumping stations, 

 district drainage channels, etc., one-third the cost was to be borne by 

 the State Department of Health, one-third by the county or other 

 local unit, and one-third by the property benefited. The Commis- 

 sioner of Health was to determine what property was benefited and 

 to what extent, and was not limited to the consideration of property 

 immediately adjoining the breeding place. The commissioner was 

 to hold hearings but his decision was final except that an appeal was 

 allowed to the courts. 



The measure was passed by both House and Senate, but was 

 vetoed by the Governor on the ground that it constituted too wide a 

 departure from the usual method of assessing benefits. 



It is planned to introduce a bill designed to meet the Governor's 

 objections at the 1920-1921 session of the Legislature and in the 

 event of its passage the work in Pennsylvania will probably be ex- 

 tended throughout the state. 



President Hudson : A paper on the work in New York City 

 will be given by Eugene Winship, sanitary engineer of the Depart- 

 ment of Health. 



