The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-05
NUGENI VS.. BYRNE.
Greenville's Police Captain
Will Arrest the Contrac-
tors Men if They
Disobey the Law.

Although Mayor Wanser has given
Contractor Byrne permission to use the
vacant lots at the foot of Garfield avenue,
G~reenville, IS a dumping ground for
garbage, Police Captain Nugent of The
Fifth Precinct is determined that nc
garbage shall be dun ped there, unless
MIR. Byrne complies with the ordinance
passed by the Street and Water Board N
1891. and which provides that the garbage
must be covered with a layer OF fresh
earth.
NUGENT DoNs WAR PAINT
"IshaH follow out the law to the iet-
ter, = said Captain Nugent to a reporter
of The JERSEY CRY NEWS last evening,
land / shall arrest every man VINO at
tenpts to dump garbage in any OF the
lots in this section if he does not imms-
diately cover the same with clean earth.
/ nave read the city ordinance carefully
aud know what | AIN about. III ny.
Byrne does not remove the ashes q
garbage it Is none or my business, ami L
do not care whether he ever removes
them or not, but l am determined thar
he shalt live up to the law and l snail fn-
struct my men 10 see that he does"
LIVELY TILT IN SIGHT.
This morning the Captain instructed
the me in the precinct TO arrest all the
employees of Mr.. Byrne found dumping
garbage in vacant lots, and the residents
OF G~reenviIIe expect to see a lively tlIt
between the Street, Cleaning Contractor
and Captain Nugs
IL would seem u Captain has the best
of the fight, as The city ordinance ABOVE
referred 10 provides. in sections slx
seyeii, as follows
That in filling or grading up any street,
roadway, path, or vacant lot with ashes or other
unobiecionable refuse matter. where the same
is not to be Immediately pavel, and where the
filling contains paper aud other SUBSTANCE
or matter liable to blow of upon any pubhc
street or place, the same snail De I'M neaiapeiy
covered with clean earth, saad or gravel, anu
any corporation, or any other person ne2iecun5
or refusing to comply with requirements or this
section shall be liable to the penalties mentioned
in section seven of this ordinance, ana TO tue
De atty tor a second offence for every day sucn
neglect or refusal shall continue
That any person violating or causing or per-
nit ting or conserving to the violation OF any
provision of this ordnance shall De suolect 10 a
line not exceeding five dollars for the first
offence. and of twenty dollars Tor any SUD
seQuent offence.
Mr.. Eyrue claims that he has q right
to auusp garbage on the Garfield avenue
lots. because he secnred permission TO do
SO from the owner. Mayor Wanser and
Health Inspector Benjamin have given
HIM permission TO dump his refuse mat
ter there, aud now there Will be q onnic
of authority. Captain Nugsnt. backed
by the ordinance will prohibit Mr.. Byrne
from using Inc lots as a dumpin ground.
while the contractor. backed oy, the
Mayor aud Health Inspector. is deter
mined that he will use the lots.
CITIZENS COMPLAIN
Mr.. Frank Neyiu, of No. 625 Garfield
avenue, yesterday complained about this
nuisance, and asked Lie Captain 20 stop
H. Mr. Neviu said that all sorts of de-
ri. uAs u hin ynnfTRr ami .It-3ffi4tiln0
refuse are dunpeu i'll .he lots. and that
not one particle of earth is ever strewn
over il.
The residents of Greenville side with
Captain Nugeu5in the fight. and hope
tait he will succeed in MS efforts TO put u
stop TO the practiee. of dusaping Safsage
wherever Byrne's men find It convenient
to 10 SO. The residents on Rose avenue
have complained about the garbage
which is being dumped in the lots be-
taeen Warner aud Stevens avenues. near
.B-tgrn avenue. During the Two years
lat Mr.. Byrne has dumped garbage
xe, Dot one spadeful OF earth has been
iced ON the garbage. aud now the lots
are covered with disease-breedinG gar
huge.
One we'll Known res.ieut, who does not
i. wish 10 have his name mentioned. IL
speaking ABOUT The matter sald:- /.
.trhe residents of Greenville are glad
to see that at last Lney nave a Police
Captain VINO will enforce tue laws. We
will give hin, all the assistance he may
need. For years Mr.. Byrne has had every
thing his way. but now he VIII hud
thar ne can no longer endauger the health
of the people by dumping his refuse mat
Ter in avery available lot. Captain
Nugent is on the right side Of the fence,
and in stopping Mr.. Byrne. he is simply
doing his duty by following the laws SET
down in the ordinance"
Further developments are awaited with
interest.