The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-07-06
VILE PASSAIC WATER.
1t Is Worse At Present
Than 1t Ever Was
Before.
A BAG OF DEAD CATS.
Likewise Seven DOgs-The Van
Horne Street Certiorari-
Street Board Doings.

met this morning without President
Somers, who was detained at Charlotts-
burg. N. J.. On motion OF Commissioner
Yoe, Commissioner Dugan acted as chair
man pro tenn. Counsellor William klink,
representing Randolph. Condicr and
Black. served upon the Commissioners a
notice that Messrs. Burke and Jones.
masons and builders, had certioraried
their action in the vacation Of Van Horne
street for the relief Of the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company. The notice caused
no surprise. the Commissioner evidently
knowing that il Burke and Jones did not
test their right to vacate the street other
property owners In the vicinity would.
Burke and Jon es claim that the closing
up Of the street. rendered useless large
strip Of land recently purchased by them,
as all access TO Grand street IS cut OIL
The city's interest in this legal fight Will
be looked after by Corporation Counsel
Edwards.
THE AWFUL WATER.
Water Inspector Leake submitted his
monthly report and the condition Of the
Passaic water is apparently becoming
worse constantly. Here is his report
During the past month the water has
been in a very bad condition, caused BY
the iowness of the river, which allowed
the sewage of Newark TO back MP TO our
intake. The analysis OF the water shown
by Chemist Phillips is something fearful,
and the water is worse than 1t mas been
for years past. 1t clearly shows the pres
ence of sewerage. Second, the river has
been in a very bad condition during the
month all the way Up to Montelair. Para
Brook is also in q filthy condition, the
water at times being almost black The
city of Passaic Is still making connections
wi q N n
bad that some action should not be taken
in this matter, as the water Is now in
such condition that It will not stand the
pollution that is being put IN IL from all
the different sources.
Il investigated the report OF Mr.. Ramey
of Rochelle Park, as regards the pollu-
tion Of Saddle River. ] complained OF
the same parties that he speaks of three
years ago, and had then before the Grand
Jury OF Essex county ut that time, but
| like all other similar indictments, IL
failed. They are just the same as all
| other factories along the river, putting in
all their refuse except their closets, which
! l have kept out up 10 this time by per-
suasion. They claim that they have the
same right to empty sewage into the
| Passaic as have the authorities Of Passnic
City, which they certainly haue, as they
are further from our intake.
II have taken from the river seven
dogs and one bag containing eight cats. =
I The report was accepted and referred
TO the Committee Of the Whole. the Com
thing must be done before the water gets
| polluted TO such an extent that 1t will not
be palatable.
A VETERANS RIGHTS.
Counsellor Klink, representing Ran
dolph, Condict e. Black. applied to the
| board for the reinstatement OF laborer
| named Patrick Sexton, a veteran, who
| was discharged June l. claiming that. as
/ ne had always performed his duties salts
| factorily, he could not be discharged.
under the veteran act passed 1881 Cor
| poration Counsel Edwards informed the
| Commissioners that the law referred to
| applied only to men holding office. Sex
| ton does not come under this law. TX
| Sexton is not reinstated the action of the
Board will be eertioraried.
| The assessment map of the Hancock
/ avenue sewer was readjusted; the final
| assessment maps of Twelfth street, be-
tween Jersey avenue and Cole street;
/ Cambridge avenue, between Griffith and
| Hutton streets, and Bright street, between
1 Jersey avenue and Brunswick street, i'm
provements were confirmed. To the con-
| firmation of the assessment map OF the
| Hancock avenue, sewer, an objection was
! filed by j. Zern. The chief objections are
1 that the street grade now varies from SIX
to eighteen inches, that poor material was
| used and that the sewer in general was
i not constructed accOIQluH W buc sPGCAn-
| cations. The objections were referred 10
| the Committee OF the Whole.
To the confirmation of the final assess
ment Of the Jones street tmpfovem ent,
between Sip avenue and Newkirk street,
there were two objections. b. B. SOUTH
| wick complained that the street grade In
| stead Of being lowered three inches, ac-
cording to the specifications, mad been
lowered In some cases eighteen inches
and in others raised. In front OF his house
it has been raised to such an extent that
he will be compelled TO I'LL in his lots,
l close up his basement and destroy his
lawn. He claims that damage to
the extent Of 1900 mas been done
his property. A. Cameron, ,. A
Archibald w. H. Lange, j. G. Cook and
others also complained OF the work as
having been improperly done: that the
petition for a cross walk at sip avenue
| had been tampered with; that the re-
| ouired amount of excavation had not
been done; that the paving books had
been laid fiat, and not rammed, and that
the improvement tended to injure rather
| than improve property on the street. as ~
will be investigated at once and the
necessary repairs made.
SEWER PRIVILEGES
James A. Romeyn petitioned the
Board for permission to lay sewer from
Newark avenue through TO Fourth and
referred A complaint was received from
the West Bergen Improvement Associa-
tion concerning the deplorable condition
of Union street, west OF West Side ave-
nue. The Board Of Health also notified
the Board TO investigate the condition OF
the Provost and First street sewers and
have them cleaned at once, as they were
endangering the public health.
The contract for the Improvement OF
Keusington avenue was awarded to John
Nolan.
A little circus was caused when Com
missioner Yoe interrupted the proceed
| ings By moving to adjourn until tomor-
row morning Commissioners Madden
ana Cook did not see the use OF this and
insisted upon finishing up the business
before the Board. After a whispered
conference OF abont five minutes. in which
many rash promises were made. Com
| mlssioners Madden and Cook consented
to adjourn until tomorrow morning when
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