The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-12
BREEDING LOTS.
Horrible Stencil From the
Lehigh Railroads Prop
eTty in LAFAYETTE.

OF the various disease-breeding u
sances which infest this city the Lshigh
Valley Rail road's filed in lots ut Pacific
avenue anu Grand street rank as the
worst. Two years ago, when the lots
were filed in all sorts of refuse
from slaughter-houses, restaurants and
otherSpiaces, wers dnmpea there. De-
caying vegetable matter, fat. bones an d
meat from downtown restaurants forms
the greater part OF the Filling in" and
now that the warm weather has set In,
aud The hot sun beats down upon this
matter it emIts a frightful stencn. When
o breeze is blowing the stencil Is carried
far into Lafayette, and the residents or
that pretty section are beginning to kick.
The passengers on the Greenyiile and
Pacific avenue horse cars all turn up
their noses in disgust while the car IS
passing the spot.
PROPERTY INJURED.
The property owners on Grand and
Woodward streets say that they are un.
able to rent their houses and flats on ac-
Gun Of the stencil. Mr.. James Porter,
who owns considerable property on
Grand strret. in speaking about the mat
ter yesterday said:-
This is without question the most eff
fective disease-Dreeuer in this city, aud
l canno understand why the Board
OF Health has not taken steps
obliterate the nuisance. Ii cholera or
any otner pertiIence should Visit us this
summer. Jersey City would suffer most
frightfully. Last summer the stencil
was almost undesirable and many people
moved from the vicinity. rs they did not
wish to endanger their health. The pro-
perty owners expected that the railroad
company would relieve US IN some way,
but here i5 is only a few weeks from hot
weather and nothing has been done to
drown the stencil. The company
IL .= tvanF -or1 inIiroaf1u
information about the decease-
bree1er, yet no effort has been made to
do away with the nuisance. There Is but
a thin layer of earth on all the ru bbish
which has been dumped there. ls would
cost the railroad very little to put a layer
of earth two feet thick on it. but they
don't care q fg whether or not the entire
population of Jersey City dies of chol-
era"
ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN.
ut is about time Lnat the city officials
took some action in the matter. Delay
is dangerous, and shis nuisance should
be done away with before summer sets
III. The value OF real estate is deDrecl-
ating, aud our tenants are moving on &C
count OF it. We pay our taxes, and the
city officials must recognize US. We de-
maud that the Board OF Health see that
the lots are covered With a layer of
earth at least Two feet Deep"
80 i he E6SlUcutS VI OOuuSO0s dbGuu6 CUul-
| plain that when a breeze is blowing the
| stencil reaches them and that they have
| to close their windows and doors. They
| are talking of circulating a petition to The
Health Board for signatures asking for
relief.
A number of indignant citizens wanted
to hold an Indignation meeting. while
others suggested that the Lehigh Valley
| officers be locked up for maintaining a
nuisance. The most feasible plan. the
| petition, meets with hearty support
| everywhere about the Lafayette section
aud it Is quite likely that the petition
| will be drawn n circulated for Sig
| natures within a few days.
HORRIBLE STENCIL.
Yesterday Afternoon When | passed by
| the lots on a Greenville car the stencil
| was nothing short of horrible.
"This is the worst spot on the road,'
said Sam Fletcher. the driver of the car,
as he whipped up his horses and passed
the lots III a hurry. "rhe haidsst part
of my days work. he continued, "is
passing these lots, aud, very often the
stencil so sickens me that / am unable TO
eat my meals.
The passengers all breathed q sigh of
relief when the lots had been passed.
The residents of Lafayette are deter
mined to bring the railroad people to
time. and will fight until the nuisance is,
abated.