The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1879-07-18
ALL ABOUT A DRAIN.
MR.. DAVID JONES AT WAR WITH THE AUTHoRI-
TIES OF NEW RocHELLE-MoRE THAN ONE


Mr.. DAVID JONES AT WAR WITH THE AuTHoRI-
TIES OF NEW RocHELLE-MoRE THAN ONE
WAY To BuRIING BROOK.
The calm and peaceful existence of the citizens of
New Rochelle has been slightly disturbed during the
past few days by difficulty between Mr.. David
Jones and the village authorities. arising from foul
odors said to emanate from drain through which
the waste water from his brewery passes into
Burling Brook This drain has been the subject of
contention for time past. the people resid-
ing along the banks Of Burling Brook. near Pelham,
where it empties into the Sound. made frequent
complaints of the foul smells coming from the brook.
which they claimed caused by the brewery
waste water. Matters came to climax on wednes-
day afternoon, when Colonel Delaney Kane. the
village president, sent a force of sixteen men to
close up the drain. The work was accomplished
without any opposition, and yesterday Mr. David
Jones turned his waste water out the street and
ran down the hill and escaped through opening
leading into Burling Brook, that at present
the position of affairs as far as the residents
on the banks of the brook are concerned. is IN
changed, for the waste water is still being emptied
into the brook. Some further steps will probably
DO taken to-day by the village authorities possibly
in the shape of injunction. and then the lawyers
will have the case in their hands.
HISTORY OF DRAIN.
The Drain tnat mas ralseu Ill TINS russ was formed
of earthen pipes laid q few feet under the ground
and connecting the waste tank of the New Rochelle
Park Brewery with Burling Brook. This brewery is
the property of David Jones. the of thirteen
other breweries the Clarendon Hotel in
this city and innumerable shares in the
Western Union Telegraph Company Mr.. Jones
was originally in partnership with Mr. Luckert.
but few ago he bought the interest OF the
latter and became sole proprietor. At that time the
brewery drain ran through private property. but
,f artr,
owning the property through which the drain passed
ordered 1t closed up, as parties had complained Of
it. Mr.. Jones then asked the counsel OF the
Board Of Village Trustees to lay drain
from his brewery Through Union avenue, crossing
granted and the drain was laid. This work done
about three years and the drain has carried the
waste water into Burlng Brook until it
was destroyed on Wednesday last. Mr.. Jones
sued some little time ago by one
claimed that the brewery waste water was
nuisance. Mr.. Martin j. Keogh represented Mr..
Jones in the suit ami the testimony Of innumerable
the brewery waste water. The suit was finally
discontinued as the plaintiff did. not care
Board OF Trustees took the matter up some
short time afterward when Mr.. Martin j. Keogh
was Corporation Counsel and ordered that gentle
Keogh unwilling to fight his old client In what
was Literally the same S case in Which Th he defended
tion Counsel. Mr. Charles H. Roosevelt.
then Goa up the rs. on ts behalf Of
was made by the Village Board passing resolution
that forbid Mr.. Jones erhptying anyth ing into Bur
ling Brook that would make the water OF the brook
offensive to the smell or detrimental to the health Of
the inhabitants OF the VII age. an conclusion. the
resolution ordered the OF he village 10 take
up the drain in case the terms of the resolution
not complied with inside of ten days. This
resolution passed on June &c. and copy served
on Mr.. Jones the following day. President Kane
then waited until the morning OF the 10Th of July.
when he sent Mr. Jones note INFORMING MIN that
the village authorities would remove tnat part OF
the drain that lies IN the puoc streets on the fo
lowing day. That part OF the programme has been
carried out. ana Mr.. Jones SET the water running
through the open street on the Following Gay.
VISIT s , TO THE shswE ERR.
cry yesterday afternoon and on his arrival found
some hair q dozen men Inspecting httie stream OF
water that ran out OF the brewery into Union av-
enue. ana thence meendereo aown the hiH across
First street ana winding aiohg the side OF the
road, finally empted into hole leading into
Burning Brook. Ihe WORK was eviaentiy Just com.
pleed and the faces OF the party bore sef-satisfed
expression as much as TO say, HOW VIII they get
round .nasi Inc nsfsu a one Oh sne parry II
that was the waste water. ana was answered IN the
Affirmative, The speaker aided that 1t had just
been started running. Inc FOREMAN OF the brewery
pleasant looking 'erman, Noiunteerea 70 snow the
reporter where the waste wafer came from; he LED
the wai INTO .ne wasnmg r S ., .ne oIre .
where the returned Casks were oen9 secured preV-
GUS TO peihg rehiied. Inc waste water, amounting
in all to about one hundred ana hfty barrels day.
is then run through i've tanks before it is turned
SO as 70 allow az H., tms seuim =. 70 se'.,e.
Inc reporter examined the wafer as ran down the
toleraoiy clean. Inc vau appeared IN winch the
water had peen lei. 70 settie 10 contain
large quantity Oh tnlcK, ciotted ioam'
put tnat oio nos escaPc on W the roau'
Ihe German popuiauon IN the neighpornood,
most OF WHOM are emptoy ' aroun1 .ne orewery
appear very indignant at tns reMoVai OF the arain'
and give various reasons TOT the action OF the village
Board some claiming tnat the temperance people
arc 81 tne bottom OF tne troup.e ana otners That /"
is merely the WORK OF some vintage pohticisns
PRESIDENT KANE ON DRAINS
After leaving the brewery the HERALD reporter
drove down 70 PRESIDENT delaney kanes summer
home on the Neck. Inc fresioen. was not AZ nome,
but after waiting about an hour ne returned to the
house ana kindly volunteered 10 give All the inior-
nation in ms power on the SUBJECT. HE following
conversation ensueo:- -
hEPonrER-What Is az the trouble ABOUT Mr..
Jones drainr
President KANE 1t is an Old story revived, and
one winch IN my capacity as PRESIDENT OF the village
l have been forced 10 bring to an issue When
took Office found resolution passed ny the village
Board ordering the removal OF the drain after the
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