The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-05
THE SEWER BREAK WORSE
Greenville's Rotten Main Is Gradu-
ally Choking Up, and the
Hole q Big One.

The rotten main sewer of Greenville is
in an alarming condition, and unless the
Street and Water Commissioners fake
step Immediately to repair the numerous
breaks in it all the mains in that section
will be choked up, and the streets will
be flooded with ill-smelling refuse water.
The heavy rains of the past few days
have caused more damage. The large
hole near Brown place has been made
still larger, and the bricks which have
been washed from their places lie
in a heap at the bDottom o. the
sewer. 3his causes the choke. and as the
main carries off all the sewage OF Green
vile, the residents of that section
are becoming very much alarmed
over the matter. They fear that
the branch sewers will become choke1
and the Street and Water Commission
ers will be asked to take immediate
action in the matter.
THE HOLE A BIG ONE.
When visited the locality, where the
break has occurred, this morning, rOund
that the facts had not been exaggerated.
The hole is large enough to admit horse
and wagon, and on all sides evidence OF
the roBtenness of the job can De found.
The mortar has all been washed from
between the bricks, and why the
entire sewer has not caved in is, indeed,
mystery. The bricks which have fallen
to the bottom of the main
have formed perfect dam and
throughout the whole sewer there is sew
age which measures over two feet IN
depth. Nearly all the small branch
mains are choked, and should another
heavy rain as that of Wednesday visit
Greenville the thoroughfares there would
De flooded.
WILL DEMAND RELIEF.
The residents are thoroughly
aroused over the matter, and III
the meeting of the Sixth Dis
trict Citizens Improvements Association,
on Tues day evening, a committee vii
ba appointed to visit the Street ano
Water Commissioners and demand thai
it be repaired as quickly as possible,
The citizens declare that they Will stand
no fooling from the Commission
ers and that ii they refuse
to listen to them, as heretofore, they Will
call upon Mayor Wanser and ask for re
lief.
o ne indignant citizen whom l inter
viewed this morning said:-
1.-Two weeks ago The JERSEY CITY NEW
published a story in which all the facts
were told. The Commissioners took ne
heed, however. and now they will inc
that we are not fooling and that we mean
business.
SEklOUS MAJ lEns
"This break is gradually growing
worse" he added. sit is serious mat
ter, as almost every branch sewer il
GreenyilIe is choked. The sewer il
rotten from end to end
and the best thing that coult
be done Is to build an entire new sewer.
1t would be folly to repair the present
main, as it is bound to break In other
places. IL a new sewer is built, how
ever, the city authorities should
be compelled to pay for it out of the city
funds. Before the same was accepted by
the city we instituted certiorari proceed
! ings in the courts, but we were defeated
and had to pay the assessments. Now-let
the city give us decent sewer. we palo
| for first-class WORK, aud the Street and
| Water Commissioners should not have
accepted the sewer until they were salts
| fieu that the citizens were to receive full
value for their money"