The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-29

Everybody knows thatl
Many of them are only lanes.
Those that have been paved are all out
of repals.
And all are covered with { he accumu-
lated filth of months
But there are some localities that are
worse than others.
Up in the neiQhborhood of the old
slaughter houses, on Grand street, they
have not only the streets r conte nd with
but the most noisome of odors from Mill
Creek.
AN AWFUL STENCIL.
Mill Creek has become nothing else in
fact than big cesspool. Just above
Ringle's iron works an open sewer pours
all the sewage from the hill top into the
Creek. The tide carries it down to the
OLD solder works. All the tin cans from
all over the State are taken to these
The refuse is thrown into the
creek. 1t sinks under the
soft mud, and has erected a bar there:
The tide carries the offensive sewage of
the hill S)ver this bar; when it goes out
much of this filth is unable to get beyond
she bar again, and it lies there to breed
disease and death in thickly-settled
tenement district All who live in that
region are up in arms, and Health Inspec-
tor Benjamin has been appealed to to put
an end to the terrible nuisance.
SUCH STREET CLEANING!
This is practically related to the street
question, because both concern the san1-
tary condition of the city. In other quar-
tiers more direct complaint as to the con-
dition of the streets is made.
The street authorities made
an effort to clean the streets
anf ami
east and west. They used a horse sweep.
The result is that they dislodged the dirt
from one resting place and left IT at an
other not far away.
To the great surprise Of many persons
the street contractor was actually maxi
ing an attempt to clean Newark avenue
rs far west as the Hill this morning.
When gazed on this unusual sight and
saw the revolving broom in an almost
graceful manner dust og the tops OF the
stones and throw the dirt in the Thousand
holes along the street, could but cogi-
tate and try to notice where these holes
were the most plentiful From the front
platform of Belt Line car / took Obser-
vations of this street as far as the Court
House, and what / saw induced me to
continue my observations on foot.
A MAIN THoRoUGHFARE.
At the Warren street crossing the filth
was great and the holes in the paved
street numerous, but not very large.
From there to the railroad crossing the
condition of the avenue is horrible and
sunken Belgian blocks have made holes
in front of every store on either side OF
the car tracks.
These holes were all filed with the filth
that had been deposited there by the
street sweepers, and there it will remain
until as dust it will within few hours
again be on hand to greet the eyes and
nostrils of everyone.
At the Barrow street and Erie street
crossings of the avenue these streets are
absolutely dangerous from bad pavement,
but they re not SO filthy. The worst sec
tion of the avenue is between there and
the the foot % to of the Hill, and the blocks be-
tween Jersey avenue and the Second
street crossing are in a most deplorable
condition.
ONE SAFE SPOT.
The only portion of the avenue that
can be safely driven over at this point is
the middle of the street, which is kept in
repair by the horse car company. The side
streets are fill ny but better paved. West
OF Newark avenue, First, Second, Third,
Fourth, Fifth and Sixth streets are reek-
ing in filth, and most nauseous odor
arises from them.
The tenants throw garbage and swin on
the streets, and the heat and humidity
cause rapid decay and disease. AT the
end of these stree is is a dumping ground.
which >.uring the heated term, ought to
De covered WITH ndFtl SUll 1DSlcdU VI tlldp
everything imaginable has become almost
one putrid mass. These streets are never
Near the top of the Hill the paving is
very poor, and on West Newark avenue
it is monstrous. Daily some wagon ana
of a broken axle obtained by plunging in.
one of these holes.
No attempt is ever made to thoroughly
clean this part of the avenue, and it is in
very bad sanitary condition.
A SECTION FOR GOATS.
The streets bisecting Grove street, from
the Erie crossing to the Hoboken elevated,
are sadly in need of sweeping. Natural
conditions combine with The aecumula-
tions of street filth to make the neighbcr-
hood at present one OF the filthlest sec
tions of the city.
The land is marshy, and the sunken,
open lots yet retain pools of stagnant
water, over which green slime has been
gradually creeping. Into these disease
breeding hell pools old boots, tin pans and
other garbage have been thrown. Some
of the owners of these lots are filling them
Ilp with the black mud dug from the Hud-
son Tunnel shaft
This. though unsightly at present,
will, when baked with the scorchfng heat
of the midsummer sun, made solid
building foundation. There is some
building going on and loose material
and piles OF mortar assist in making the
streets uglier.
Shattered pavements in some sections
render walking exceedingly difficult, at
least to the little toddlers OF the vicinity
and there are plenty of them-who
stumble and sometimes receive severe
bruises and cuts from the jagged edges of
the h zen flags. They are not so sure
footd the goats, whose dirt-stained forms
are familiar street ornaments to that sec
ton.
STREET AS A STONE YARD.
There is much complaint among the
residents along Railroad avenue, From
Warren street to Henderson street filth
and garbage is piled upon both sides to
such an extent that it is almost impossi-
BILE even for trucks to make their way.
From Newark avenue to Brunswick
street it is almost impossible on the
north side.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
In CARRYING out their contemplated. eie5
walton Of Its tracks have converted the