The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-26
SEWERS FOR HOBOKEN.
An Elaborate System Mapped Out
for Her Legislation
Necessary.

The new sewerage system for Hoboken,
which is to be discussed by the Hoboken
Council on next Friday night, is one of
the most important problems which has
been presented to the citizens Of Ho-
boken.
City Surveyor Thomas II. McCann and
Mr.. Alfonso Feeley. chief engineer of the
Croton Aqueduct Commission, have con-
suited ana formulated what they claim
TO be perfect sewerage system and
which will be of great ben
eft to the city. They have compiled
map and filed it with the City Clerk,
upon which is given the established
grades for all streets, the elevation of
present Streets all the existing sewers,
their sizes and material, together with a
completed plan OF the laying out under
systematic arrangements of all sewers
which must be built in future. The pres
ent sewerage system in some parts of Ho-
boken is abominable. By the new system
the sewers can be built with sufficient
inclination to be self cleansing, their con-
tents quickly discharged into the idle
water, the production OF noxtous gases
reduced to minimum, If not entirely ar
rested. Cellars can be built and main
tanned and the level of the water iu the
ground lowered to the gain of the public
health.
Chief Engineer Feeley sums up the sys-
TEN thus
First-A number of lateral sewers to
be gradually built, of sufficient capacity
to carry all sewage and rain water quick
ly to the pumps;
Second-One or more main sewers to
collect the contents of those first described
and to convey them to the pumps;
Ihlrd-A pumping station comDlete,
Fourth-An outfall sewer TO convey the
discharge of the pumps to tide water;
Fifth-One or more overflow sewers of
large capacity to assist the pumps aud to
act in their place in case OF emer geucy.
1t is estimated that it will cost about
Sl25, 900 to put the new system into opera
tion, and the annual operating expenses
will be about 1000.
II the citizens should desire to adopt
the new system, an act authorizing the
issuing of bonds will be passed in the
Legislature.
Hoboken Notes.
Margaret Kneis, middle aged, rather
queer acting woman, WAS arraigned be-
fore Recorder McDonough in Hoboken
this morning, charged with assault and
battery on Dr. Newell, of Jersey City
Heights. The woman keeps an umbrella
store at No. 146 Washington street. 1t
appears that the doctor left valuable
umbrella al the store to be repaired and
Wnen ne calleQ IOr IL the woman denied
ever having received the umbrella, and
forcibIy pushed the NJ. D. out of the
store The woman, who is very excit-
able, is held pending further examina-
tion.
The Jeffersonian Democracy held a
joint primary at No 231 Bloomfield street
last night. The following were elected
delegates County Convention, Rudolph
Z. Rabe, Martin SteIjes, II. L. 1imK en-,
Charles Erlenkoetter, A. j. Thomas, M.
j. Breen, Frank Geiger, f. w. Bender,
William Weyhaussen, Henry j. Timken,
Julius Schlatter, G. ]. Kelly, John DAWN,
John Wagner, NJ j. Cannon and Jacob
Aeschbach. Ninth Assembly District.
G. Soeldner, M. Hendberg, Carl Weis,
August Burhorn, B. BREEDER, Fred Luthin,
Timothy O'Toole, John p Harrigan,
Henry Kilian, and c.. Thalacker. Seventh
Assembly District d. u. Sullivan, p. MUIR
tagh. August Melching, George MaIon
James Cannody and Fred W. LINING.
The first annual entertainment and
ball of the employees of Atlantic Garden
was held at the Garden and proved suc-
cess The success of the affair is due to
the folloWing:-J. E. Kipp, S. Pleus, Max
Rosenkranz, Adolph Pepper and @.
Schaefer.