ii6 Prockkdings of Ninth Annual, M£:eting 



depth of solid matter removed eighteen inches. The cost with 

 overhead, not including cost entailed by coimty supervision, v^as 

 thirteen cents a foot, as against thirty-fo'ur cents a foot as ex- 

 perienced by the Woodbroo'k Farms in attempting hand ditching 

 on the same brook system. The value of a small p'ump for 

 similar work has been clearly demonstrated and by the use of 

 such equipment cost figures can be greatly reduced. 



PrHSideJnt Meyers — Is there any further discussion on this 

 paper ? 



Monmouth County is represented by Dr. G. Van Voris War- 

 ner. We will hear his paper now. 



Mr. H. G. Van Note — Mr. Chairman, Dr. Warner is not 

 here, but I will read his paper. 



The Monmouth County Mosquito Extermination Commission 

 has its troubles the same as most all other active mosquito com- 

 missions, particularly when the mosquito breeding season is at- 

 tended by unusual and heavy rainfalls during the months of July 

 and August, and especially last year when these months were 

 accompanied with unusual high temperatures. 



The new and unusual features of the mosquito control work in 

 Monmouth County in the past year 192 1 presented themselves 

 seemingly almost as soon as the mosquito extermination work 

 started. 



The first obstruction the commission had to contend with was 

 the closing up of Pews Creek which empties into Raritan Bay. 

 This closing up was caused by a northeast storm in April 28, 29, 

 30, of three days' duration, which filled up many ditches with 

 sod and other refuse matter. The mouth of the creek was 

 opened up to relieve the congestion and the clogged ditches in 

 the meadows lying on both sides of this creek were re-cleaned. 



Again on May i, 2, 3, another northeast storm appeared hav- 

 ing more force than the one in April, again closed up the mouth 

 of this same creek and flooded a considerable area of farm land 

 adjoining the meadows. A solid mass of large and small size 

 drift wood blocked this creek for a distance of 750 feet. 



The creek was again opened, the drift wood floated out to 

 the bay and the ditches cleaned a third time. The breeding 

 which developed from this cause was mostly destroyed and little 

 annoyance was felt from the small brood that emerged. 



It would seem that one of the solutions to the problem to 

 prevent this creek from closing up would be to erect a wide 

 flume extended well out into the bay and the cost would be ap- 

 proximately $4,000, but inasmuch as the total annual appropria- 



