The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-05
LAFAYETTH'S NUISANCE.
Dr.. Gordon Brings the Mat
ter Before the Grand
Jury.
CITIZENS MAKE COMPLAINTS.
Mr.. Goldstein Says 1t Beats Any
thing He Saw or Smelt in His
African Travels.

The County Board of Health held
meeting Wednesday afternoon, and in
consequence of it's developments Presi-
dent Gordon sought an interview with
the Grand Jury, then in session. DR.. Cor
don had two matters to bring before this
body. The first was an inquiry into the
right of City Health Inspector Benjamin
to issue a permit to NJ. A. Harring for the
removal of a body, and the second was
complaint as to the horrible condition Of
the ground being filed in by the Lehigh
Valley Railroad Company at Van Horne
and Whiting streets, and other streets in
that vicinity
In regard to the first complaint there
has long been controversy between the
County and City Health Boards as to
jurisdiction. Counsellor Winfield advised
the County Board that Mr.. Benjamin had
no right to issue this permit to remove
dead body and DR.. Gordon emphatically
said:-"The permit for such action must
be given by the County Board" He was
indignant at the alleged usurpation of the
City Health Inspector, and determined to
have the Grand Jury decide the law regu-
lating this matter
In the other case petition signed by
hundred citizens complained of the hor-
rible stencil and the horde of flies caused
by the Lehigh Valley dumping ground
This nuisance was thoroughly described
in The JERSEY CITY NEWS about two
weeks ago. Mr.. Heinrichs, property
owner, presented the remonstrance.
Some of these signers live within one
hundred feet of the nuisance" said he,
''and other are at least eight hundred feet
from the place. All complained of the
stencil and flies There are from fifty
to one hundred loads of garbage being
dumped at this place daily. 1t is not
right to do this in hot weather."
Mrs Ann Finley, who owns house
near the dump, said she was forced by
the nuisance to leave it and hire house
elsewhere, and that she had been unable
to rent her house since she moved last
May.
IT BEATS AFRICA.
S. H. Goldstein said that he kept store
near the place where the dumping is
done, and that the flies that come from
there spoilt his goods and the stencil de-
prives him of customers. He said he had
returned from Africa but eight months
ago, and that in all his travels he had
neither seen nor smelt the equal of this
nuisance. He thought that Jersey City
beat the world.
Il believe you," commented DR.. Cor
don.
Mr.. Heinrichs further said that the
bodies of dead animals were frequently
deposited at this dump. Inspector Keilt
was asked by the president what he knew
of the facts of this matter. He pronounced
it extremely bad and Dr. Gordon re-
marked:-"I know that. l was there my
self" Turning to the three complainants
be instructed them to wait for him in the
Court House and he would then lay the
matter before the Grand Jury.
A complaint was received from Thomas
Mulligan, who owns lots on Fifteenth
and Henderson streets, that nuisance
exists on the north side of Fifteenth and
Provost streets caused by sunken lots.
He said that recently four families had
left his property because they could not
stand the proximity OF SO much stagnant
water The communication was referred
to Inspector Saltonstall. A similar COM
plaint was made by Justice Rouget about
the lots on Grove and Eighteenth streets.
The A. B. Cleveland Company complained
that the garbage boxes on Morris street
are filthy and liable to breed disease.
BAD COUNTY DITCHEs.
The Township Clerk of Kearney entered
protest against the horrible condition of
the bitches that drain the county road
there He said that people in the vicinity
of the Lodi Hotel complained of this nuis-
ance very much. The matter was referred
to the Board of Ereeholders, who have
jurisdiction in the case.
Inspector Allen said he had been unable
to discover any disagreeable odors in the
neighborhood of Bulls Ferry, except
what came from chemical manufactur-
ing company in Bergen county OCCASION
ally.
Clerk Rooney reported that during the
month of June there were cases of
membraneous Group; of scarlet fever, 88;
diphtheria, 75, and measles, 2. The total
Of ohil Aad col
was so and those returned were 63.
Counsellor Winfield reported that he
had tried the cases against Henry Hinner-
man and Henry Heusten, who did not
properly keep manure from annoying
neighbors, and that they were fined S25
each.
The Board decided to ask the Commits
| sioners of Streets and Sewers to connect
the twin sewers at Mill Creek by putting
i'll link.