The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-07-17
BERGEN MUST SUFFER-
No Definite Board of Health
Action Towards Sup
pressing Foul Odors.

Hudson County's Board of Health does
not mind hot weather a bit and. defying
it yesterday. held a meeting to transact
routine business. An application from
William Kennedy to cart andburn steam
ship mattresses was received and referred
to an inspector. Theodore Schinberg put
himself on record as being the enemy OF
bad odors by complaining of the sewer on
Hudson and Third streets, Hoboken. and
pointed to investigate it.
Inspector Allen reported that he had re-
ceived many complaints from citizens
that scavengers dump night soil in the
Hackensack River. Clerk Rooney was
directed to inform the Police Commits
sioners of this fact. The same inspector
complained that Peter Wool 81 Sons hog
hair drying establishment on the west
side of the Hackensack was a nuisance,
because of the bad odor that came from
it, n a further investigation was di-
rected.
e. Il. Mclaughlin complained that the
Street and Water Commissioners had lg-
nored the Boards communication OF June
8 TO them, asking that the Grand street
sewer be continued across Mill Creek.
MI. MC1OuRullu > COIlpldIub WAC lC4Nl
to the Street and Water Commissioners.
CURIOUS COMPLAINT AGAINST AsHMEN..
In response to al inquiry Governor Alb
bett wrote the Board to the effect that
the Board of Medical Examiners had not
yet been appointed by him.. II. Hopkins,
of No. JAG Pacific avenue, was given per-
mission to remove the remains of his son
in a sealed casket to Rhode Island next
October, and then a curious complaint
from a lady living on Union street was
read. DIR. Gordon requested that the
name be not published. b informed
the Board that when she would give the
city's ashmen twenty-five cents to remove
the ashes and garbage they would do it
and not spill a particle, but when she
grew weary of this and refused to pay the
tribute levied on her. the aShmen spilled
large quantities of both OF the walk and
left it there. She asked the Health Boar
to stop this nuisance. The matter was
referred to al inspector.
Inspector Allen reported that he had ex-
anined Mill Creek, from Morris to Wayne
streets, and in no place found any en-
~croachments. E. Il. Mclaughlin here
came to the front again and complained
that the city contractor was, dumping
garbage on Garfield avenue, and that one
half OF the road in one locality Was cover
ed with garbage, which had no top dress-
ing Of soil. Mr.. McLoughlin,s complaint
was sent to the Street and Water Com
missioners. Inspector Allen reported
that Charles E. Hanlon's fish stand. at
No. Ill Newark avenue, was clean. and
that the proprietor threw In the Hacken-
sack River all bad fish. The report was
filed.
GARRETT BROS. DEFEND THEIR ESTABLISH
MENT.
Inspector Allen also informed the
Board that a very offensive odor came
from the horse rendering establishment
of Garrett Brothers. One of the CARROTS
was present, and he said Mr.. Allen had
directed him to go before the Board.
1--WE are ready to do one of two things"
said Mr.. Garrett. eve will make any
alterations the Board deems necessary,
or IL given ninety days to settle up our
business we will leave the county. We
are the only ones in the business that
have been convicted and fined for main
tanning a nuisance, and we do not pro-
pose to be a scapegoat for others any
longer. 1t counts up too fast to pay
81. 900 fines and counsel fees"
The business carried on by Garrett
Brothers is very SMALL" said DR.. Con-
verse. land, compared to other places, is
no nuisance at all. The offensive doors
cannot be detected more than forty feet
from the building, which is at least four
hundred feet from any other building"
How about the abbatoir?' asked DR..
Gordon.
Il found it Clean" replied Inspector
Allen, "and in good condition"
Il would like to ask the Board what
during the day the bad odor is gen
orally complained Of said Mr.. Garrett.
Toward night" answered DR.. Gordon. |
well, gentlemen, that relieves us from
blame,' said Mr.. Garrett, ''for we don't
work after two o'clock in the afternoon,
and If any inspector can find us doing so,
he may paddock our doors and welcome
Mr.. Garrett added that Lister e. Co.
burned 40 tons of green bones daily and
suggested that this would be very apt to
a bad odor.
Are. you ever troubled by noxious
odors?"
WELL" replied Mr.. Garrett, laughing,
Il know one when / smell it and that is
pretty often. but / don't know that 1t
comes from our establishment or some of
the Others"
The matter was here dropped for fur
Their discussion in executive session.
this session Architect Broome
plans for the new hospital for
contagious diseases to be built at Snake
ALL. The Board did not make known
the plans were.