The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-16
OUTRAGEOUS MIR. BYRNE.
Oxford Avenue the Scene Of
An Atrocious Dumping
Outrage.
RETALIATING ON CITIZENS.
Now the Garbage Barrels Are AL
lowed To Stand q Month
At a Time.

Contractor Henry Byrne having won a
victory over the Fifth precinct police and
the residents OF Greenville ln the garbage
dumping squabble is operating the same
tactics in West Bergen. that caused such
a stir in G~reenville. His employees not
only utilize every lot in the west side dis
trict a. q dumping ground. but openly
dump garbage In the middle of the street,
and on the sidewalks of some of
the t~horoughfares in that section.
Such is the case on Oxford venue For
over six months, Mr.. Byrne's men have
made this street a main dumping ground.
and now it is covered with large heaps
Of unsightly, foul smelling and
disease breeding garbage. The reside nts
on the t~horoughfare have frequently
complained about the matter. but the
only result is that the garbage collectors
more openly aud persistently vlolate the
city ordinance regarding the dumping of
ashes and garbage.
CHECK N RETALIATION.
About II month ago, one well known
citizen threatened to have The garbage
collectors arrested if they dumped any
more garbage on the street. Since then
they fave not collected one barrel of gar
bage on the lhoroughfare, it no doubt
being their intention to get square
with the residents for kicking. On
almost every thoroughfare in the
district the sidewalks are lined with bar
rels which are full to the brini with
ashes, decsYtng vegetable matter and
other refuse. Very often small boys
come along and knock a few OF the bar
reis over, and the contents are strewn
all over The roadway. When the weather
is as warm as that of yesterday the refuse
matter emits a frigntful stencil. This
has become so obnoxious that many resi-
dents have moved out OF the district.
The garbage heaps Oh Oxford avenue are
but two hundred feet from the residence
| of City Physician Everitt, and the resi-
| dents are wondering why Mr.. Everitt has
not notified the Health Board.
AN INDIGNANT PROTEST.
Justice of the Peace William H. Riley,
who lives on Vaudeville avenue. the
thoroughfare adjoining Oxford avenue,
when interviewed by d reporter of HE
JERSEY CITY NEWS yesterday said
81 nave frequently told the foreman of The
gang that uunip sgarbage on that street
TO stop his men from committing this
outrage; but | just wasted my breath.
The men did not stop, but Instead.
| dumped all the more refuse matter there.
The last four weeks, however, they have
left us altogether, and not one barrel OF
| garbage has been removed during that
| time. II doesn't make much differ
enca, however, whether they leave
the garbage in the barrels. or
dump it in the middle of
the streets. We get the full benefit OF
stencn either way. 1 do rot see why Mr.
| Byrne is allowed sucn a large sum an
uually for removing the garbage. He
takes IL away from the houses, 1t is true.
hut only TO dump it in the middle of the
| street or in empty lots a few hundred feet
| away. M for this we must pay taxes.
| This is nothing short OF an outrage and
| the tax payers OF this city should arouse
themselves and see 60 it that Mr.. Byrne
honestly earns the money tnat he receives
for this work"
SHOULD GET SHOT GUNS
Another well known resident said:-
This is Il matter that should interest
every resident of West Bergen. This
garbage IS a terrible disease breeder and
| when the hot weather arrives there is no
| telling what pestilence may break out.
| Nothing will he gained by appealing to
| the Board of Health. Mr.. Byrne received
| suecial permission from that body to do
as he pleased in Greenville and ne can,
no doubt, secure permission to do the
| same here. II our authorities, whom we
have placed in office and pay salaries to.
| do not do their duty The residents Of West
Bergen should take the law into their
own hands, aud II necessary arm them
selves with shot guns and prevent the
garbage collectors from committing this
outrage.