The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-21
LET TIE WORK GO ON
Railroad Avenue, York,
Bright and Grove
Streets Need
Cleaning.
SOME IMPROVEMENT MADE
But the Renovation of the City Is
Only Begun-Throwing Papers
Into the Streets.
SOME IMPROVEMENT MADE

We give warning to Jersey City 1t Is an uu
kempt, uncean, grimy, slobbery, fusty place
1t ought to be somehow secured up, fixed up, set
| in order disnfected and deodorized before
summer sets in. 1t looks bad. 1t must have an
incompetent city government. Its people do not
try to keep it healthy or TO guard against con-
own interests. It's property holders do not
seem to desire any advance in the value OF real
estate; they do not strive to make it an attrac-
tive place of residence or business. They are
very foolish. We must begin to stir up Jersey
City. We would like itsworthy of its
place alongside of the city of New York.-Nei1
York Sun
THE JERSEY CITY NEWS must again call
attention of the street cleaners to streets
which need attention very much. We
have no desire to nag at Street Cleaning
Contractor BVrnes and his brigade and
for what has been done towards putting
the streets in order we assure him that
the people benefited and the JERSEY CITY
NEWS are truly grateful. Some improve
mens has been made but it is no time
to be weary In this well-doiug,
Some of the streets the very bad condi-
ton OF which Were pictured by this news
paper, have been swept and cleaned, and
great is the relief. The brooms and
wagons made transformation in the ap-
pearance of lower York street, aud of
some of the streets 10 that part of the
city. But that cleaning will not last for
ever, and THE JERSEY CITY NEWS will
now designate other streets whlcn have
been so long neglected their condition is
reDroach and menace.
NEGLECTED RAILROAD AVENUE.
RailroaJ avenue is beddsd with the ac-
cumulation of months. Deep mud.
rocks and stones. pieces of wood, banks
OF earth aud u thick strewipg of papers
and rags torment the eyes of the inhab-
itants. he worst part is below. Barrow.
but the street needs cleaning all through.
1t is street which ought TO have careful
attention because 1t has the disadvantage
OF the Pennsylvania Railroads elevated
road which darkens its broad expanse
and fills the houses with dust aud the in
oessant thunder of trains. The people
have to endure enough without the
plague of filthy street. 1t is thlckly
settled. 1t is much travelled. Dampness
will settle whore the sunlight never
comes under the iron structure, and
malaria must result unless iG is frequent
ly cleaned.
STREETS IN FAIR ORDER.
The streets Immediately soutn of Rail-
road avenue, we are glad to
say, are in quite decent order
expect that all streets may be kept like
a parlor, zer even in-such perfect-order as
some blocks of Broadway. which are
cleaned every hour of the day. Wayne
and Mercer streets, below Jersey aven us,
and Montgomery street were cleaned a
few days ago and are yet quite present.
able. Some of the inhabitants of Wayne,
Mercer and Montgomery streets and Jer-
sey avenue appear to have the bad habit
of throwing old newspapers and other
papers into the street. There is
an ordinance and penalty against this
practice, and the enforcement of the law
would have a wholesome effect. Accord
ing to present appearances, Wayne street
aud jersey avenue in particular have
some Inhabitants who have very bad
manners in this respect. A street lit
tered with paper is an evidence of bad
breeding.
THIS WAY WITH THE sHovELs.
Grove street, south of Railroad avenue,
particularly near Grand street, should be
relieved OF its extra earth forthwith.
Barrow street is in better order. but it is
Uttered some. York street from Grove
street up, Is very dirty. An accumula-
tion of mud is Uttered with papers, sticks,
barrel hoops, and hay and straw, thickest
from Grave street to the Union League
clubhouse between Barrow street and
Jersey avenue. Bright street is about as
bad. A big pile of the cleaning of a
stable stands on the sidewalk Of Bright
street at the northeast corner of Barrow,
and many stones are piled and strewn
near the junction of Grand. Grand street
has been cleaned this spring, but its
cutters have filed aud it is dirty enough
to be cleaned again. The extent of
traffic on Grand street entities ir to
frequent attention.
OF the thoroughfares we have named.
Railroad avenue and York, Bright and
Grove streets should have been cleaned
long before this Ii they are thoroughly
visited by Contractor Byrnes' men great
will be the Improvement. The people
will be happier and healthier and The
JERSEY CITY NEWS win rejoice with
them.