The Jersey City news., 1891-09-22
NUISANCES MUST GO.
Meeting of Representative
Business Men of the
Heights.
THE FIRST STEP TAKEN.
And There Will be No Rest Until
The Breezes From the Hack
ensack Meadows Are
Sweet and Pure.

The residents of the Heights, in th
vicinity of Five Corners, have declared
was against what they term the dam
able nuisances'' on the meadows. Tne
manure heaps, the slaughter house or
abaltoir, the dead horse factory, the
fertilizer works and the fat boiling works
are the principal objects of attack. and
the prospects are that the matter will be
aired in the courts.
Some of the leaders proposed to first
seek the aid of the health authorities, but
the majority are in favor of ignoring that
Board and seeking help from other
sources. The residents claim that nerth-
west wind brings with it the most sick
ening and vile oders that are menace to
the public health.
e The subject has been discussed in club
rooms and in homes of the leading resi-
4 dents of the Heights to such an extent
that one and all have put on war paint
and will not rest until relief Is obtained.
THE FIRST GUN.
Yesterday circular Of which the fal-
lowing is a copy was mailed to about
thirty property owners;
SIR--You are invited to meet with few
p ointment citizens at the Avenue House, Five
orners, on Monday evening september "a,
0l, at eight O'Clock. for the purpose Of CONSUL
tation as TO the best course 10 pursue in refer
elce to the ahoniinable nuisances on the Hack
ensack Meadows.
Your presence is particularly requested by a
number of your FEnLow CITIZENS.
The circular was responded to by about
twenty gentle naep. Esr Mayer Garret
Van Reipen was chose R-chair nan, Some
I. of the gentlemen present were Huhphrey
W. Carr. Nsssrs. Gubelmap, Foster, Lem
merz. Williams. Jewell. Roleg, Fender
!. grase, Hoosier. Banks, Jones and Nc
Cullogh.
.Messrs- Lemmerz, Banks, Gubelman.
Williams and Caairnal vap Reipen
made stirring addresses cSrdsmnfng the
proprietors Of the work, watch threat
ened the lives Of thousaads. They also
! censured the aut9er5taej for permitting
/ such nufsancos to aEiSt.
To describe the odpts which come fgem
! the meadows is almost impossible, bnt
some idea can be mad wheh It Is known
/ that dead horses are taken to the
factory on the msadows. skinned
are are gone % through vita Other dead AMI
mails. Beside, there is the abattoir
where hundraas of animals are sIaugh-
tered daily. The sheAs are unprotected
from the rays Of thesuns sand the odor
\ that comes from this spotfs most revolt
ling,
THE MANURE HEAPS.
u And last but not least there are the
acres OF p,annre heaps. Decorapesed ami
NAL matser Is, together with the naanufe,
and the sssult can hardly be, imsxined.
The residents have complainedte tae
proper authorities but NO relief
has been given them, and now they have
! determiped to spend uheir own tipe and
Z money In causing the Abatement 6f q
part Of the tutshhees, at asast
of the gentlemen wiiere horses, sfckehed
and mAadened by the foul edors, have
run away.
The nuisances were discussed for
i fully two hours, and then the
following committee was appreciated to
evidence which will insure relief from
the Health authorities, and ii
from the Courts. Ths committee
consists of Chairman Van Reilen,
Messrs- Jewell. Gubelrnan, Foster, Boley,
Pendergrass, Hoosier, Banks, Jones.
McCullosh, Lemmerz and Williams.
sg THE FIRST STEP.
OF this committee of twelve, eight
volunteered to visit the abattoir and
manure heaps this morning., AT ter
Avenue House and together proceeded to
the scene to be inspected.
At noon the gentlemen returned thor
oughly disgusted. One gentleman was
made sick by inhaling the vile cdors
ana nau TO De removes 10 ms, nome.
The others, before proceeding with any
business, cleansed their throats with
liquid refreshments and then secured
some Avenue House cigars as fumigators.
SIGNS OF SPIRIT.
81 have been OF the opinion for long
II time" said Mr.. Williams, THAT public
spirit in this section is almost dead. Fer
the past twenty years | have lived
here, but / never felt so pleased
as do over this showing of interest by
business men and proDerty owners. We
have turned out to fight something
a which will drive us out Of
our homes ii it is not remedied,
Ut is time we woke up and / feel positive
lilow that we are strong enough to fight
Pine strong edors which come from the
meadows and are carrying death and
(esolaaion with them"
1hs committee will visib the meadow s
Z! .!again this week and report the result of
4 their Investigations at meeting
to be held Monday evening. At this
4 meeting it Will probably be decided
held mass nreeting. The movers in
this fight are determined to accomplish
their purpose, 10 matter what expense
may be incurred.