The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-08

avenue.
Dwight street and Fulton avenue, from
Garfield avenue to jackson avenue.
Walker avenue, from Ocean avenue to
Jackson avenue
Magnolia avenue, from Baldwin avenue
to 2. r. r. cut.
Pavonia avenue, from Baldwin avenue
to Z. X. r. cut, and from Tonnelle ave-
nue. to the end of street
Van Refpen avenue and Cottage street,
from Summit avenue to P. K. r. cut.
Sip avenue, from Bergen avenue to
Garrison avenue.
Van Reyren place, from De Kalb ave-
nue. TO Sip avenue.
Stuyvessnt avenue and De Kalb ave-
me, from Van Reypen place TO West
Side avenue.
Highland avenue, from Bergen avenue
to West Side avenue.
GIenwood avenue, II ON Bergen avenue
to West SIDE avenue.
West Side avenue. from Communipaw
avenue to Pennsylvania r. Il.
Grifh h street.. Lincoln street, Bowers
street, Charles street, Thorne street, Pat
erson street, Congress street, Graham
street, North street. Irving street Poplar
street, Grace street, LAouard street and
Hague street, from Central avenue to
Nelson avenue.
Central avenue, from Congress street to
City line
TEARING UP OF STREETS.
Our street pavemenrs are constantly
dis urbed for the purpose of laying or re-
pairing water and gas pipe, ETC., and the
| more recent the pavement, the greater
seems to be the call for openings, so that
| with the almost incessant tearing up and
relaying. comparatively new pavement
VIII, even though the greatest care be ex-
| ercised, assume condition not credita BILE
to the corporate authorities.
Various remedies for the evil have been
suggested. one, that sewer, water ana gas
connections should be made to each lot.
prtor.to the laying of any pavement, would
while perfectly practicable, meet with
serious objection when an assessment Is
levied for it's cost. Another suggestion.
that accessible subways be constructed
on either side of The street, would seem
feasible. but the increased cost which
such a plan would render necessary would
hardly recommend IL to public favor. IL
is to be hoped that in the near future
some plan may be devised which will rec
ommeud itself for effectiveness and mod
crate cost and thus secure the eradca-
lion. or at least an abatement. OF the
present evil.
RECONSTRUCTION OF SEWERS
Our appropriation for this purpose does
not comprehend wholesale reconIruc-
tion. 1t is about suffi lent t. provide for
ordinary wear and lear. Repairs have
been made when required. and while we
Sohto WASh tOA X CdtCI dllOWduCO III
order that mistakes of former administra
tions night be remedied, the system has
not been allowed to retrograde.
STREET CLEANING.
The amount OF money al the disposal OF
this Board for the purpose of cleaning the
streets and removing ashes and garbage,
is entirely disproporttonate to the size of
our city territorially or in point of popu-
lation and our mileage of paved streets is
such that the entire amount OF the con-
junctive appropriation at our command
could be advantageously used for the
sweeping aud cleaning only. We submit
that with the limited means ut our dis
posal for this purpose more work has been
done and a better condition of cleanliness
exists than could have been reasonably
expected. The ashes and garbage have
been removed with degree Of prompt
ness certified to by lack of complaint
save in few instances. and on the whole
we feel that we have received a maximum
of value for our expenditures on this ac-
count We do not claim that u better
menG might not exist, that our streets
should not be cleaned ottener or that they
could, not present better condition of
cleanliness.
We fully realized the facts of the case
and would gladly give our citizens an i'm
proved service, did our means permit.
SEWER CLEANING.
Not many resdentS of this city are
aWar6 Ol LIS &ulOuut VI lduOr ueCeSSdry
to a proper cleansing of our sewers, 10
insure the public health and as pre-
ventative of epidemics, these channels
must be kept free.
The system of sewerage as originally
compreheuded by the early municipal
authorities. provided for the flushing of
all mains and laterals In lower Jersey
City by the waters of the Hudson River
and Mill Greek, but with the constant
change of officials and consequent tiuker-
ing of plans aided largely by the acquisi-
tion and subsequent filling in by private
corporations Of large portions of our
water front. the original system exists
only in imagination.
Flushing AS conte mplated Is utterly out
of the question and in order that ever a
slow flow to lie mouth may be main
tanned IL becomes necessary to remove bv
hand process large quantities of sewer
refuse which must then be carted away
This Is an expensive and even primitive
process, but an uninterrupted flow must
pe maintained, aud the method at pres
eut in vogue seems to be the only one of
which we can avail ourselves.
We deplore the facts but 1t is an heir.
loom for which we are not responsible.
The completion of the Second street
sewer extension has ten ed somewhat
to abate the nuisance, but the benefit of
that extension is necessarily localized and
limited.
The bergen sewer system taken as
whole is not what we would like it. In
some instances laterals have been built
on Il level lower tnan the mains into
which they were supposed to empty aud
as consequence, frequent ceanings by
haud and overland removals of sewer
refuse must he hat, in order TO maintain
proper sanitary condition.
Greenvllle in its upper section has a
model drainage and sewer system. The
main emptyiug directly into the tide wat
ers of New York Bay while laterals are
branched quite extensively over the ter
ritory desired to be drained. Lack of
complaint after three years experience
evidences the fact that the system Is a
satisfactory one
The lower or Woodlawn Section of
Greenvilie has as yet no drainage faci.
tiles notwithstanding the fact that the
citizsns of that section have for years en-
deavored TO secure proper sewerage. A
recent petition WAS acted upon favorablv
by this Board and we had hoped that
solution would be reached, but the Su-
preme Court on certiorari sustained
some minor point made by objectors
thus rendering necessary the beginning
of other proceedings. new petition Is,
we believe. now in circulation and this,
when presented, will receive our prompt
and favorable action so that the relief so
long sought for may be soon extended.
JOINT SEWER.
The long contemplated sewer in the
extreme northern or Hudson City section
of the city, and without which no ade-
Ouate system of drainage can be afforded