The sun., 1894-12-12
THE NUISANCES MUST GO.
cor. Flowers ORDER ABOUT
NEWTOWN CREEK.

One Factory Mast stop Ht Once snd Others
vyitbir Ninety Days Drninsee Isto
the Greek PsremptoriIy Forsidden.
ALBANY. Dec. 11.-Gov. Flower to-day issued
an order for the abatement of the Newtown
Creek nuisances. petition, signed by citizen
residents NJ the town Of Newtown and Of the
city Of Brooklyn. was some time ago presented
TO him, alleging the existence Of public nuisnnces
situated near and upon Newtown Creek, also
alleging that the creek itself and the sewers
emptying into the creek are public nulsances,
whereby the health and comfort Of the people OF
the community are jeopardized and endangered.
In August the Governor directed the State
Board OF Heath 10 make investigation and re-
port on the complaint filed. The Board placed
the matter in the hands of its Committee on
Offensive Trades and Ehiuvium Nuisances,
consisting OF President Florence o'Donohue,
and DR.. John Edwards and Dr. Cyrus Edison.
This committee made an exhaustive investiga-
tion, and submitted an elaborate report TO the
full Board, which was adopted and filed with
This report decsares that a nuisance which
Creek and its vicinity. The condition OF New
town Greek itself constitutes the most serious
source Of nuisance. Several otner causes are
specified to the Governor with recommenda-
tions. tiov. Flower adopted the views and
recommendations contained in the report and
to-day issued the following:
"In order to improve tho sanitary condition
OF Newtown Creek and its surroundings, so as
to remove all menace to public health and to
be abated, changed, and removed.
IT Is HEREBY ORDERED. That all offensive
drainage from manufacturing establishments
be discharged into sewers which empty directly
into the East River. and that Long Island City
each of said cities named he enjoined and pro-
hibited from discharging public sewers directly
or indirectly into Nowtown Creek. r,.
"AND DO HEREBY ORDER AND DIRECT, That
the city OF Long Island City and the city of
Brooklyn. and the public authorities of said
discharging public sewers of said cities or sew-
erage OF any kind directly or indirectly from
said cities into Newtown Creek.
"Second-1n relation to the factories that are
offensive or liable to become So.
Is snT ths Faeory sSe bs sop
with discontinued. and that the business con-
Quoted at Preston's Fertilizer and Rendering
ING Works, +. A. Van fderstine's Fat Render
Works and Fred He ffner's Fat Rendering Works
be discontinfed within ninety days from Jan. l..
"Third-No fat rendering shall be allowed
upon Newtown Creek. and the same is hereby
prohibited except within such distance of the
East River as to use without difficulty the
waters of said river for condensing purposes,
for the discharge Of the water from the con-
densers: and no such fat rendering shall here
after be Unless n0ne n s nrnsrv
ing OF the offensive gases and vapors given of In
the process Of rendering: and that fat rendering
upon Newtown Greek be, and the same is, here
by prohibited
Fourth the night soil boat operated
and be properly disinfected.
FifthIThat the offal dock operated by Wis
sci be enclosed by high closely boarded fence. e
be properly disinfected ana removed daily.
sixth That the Eastern Distilling Company.
operated by one Fleischmann. shall forthwith
dredge the bulk head where the drain from their
works discharges into Newtown Greek.
'or that said nuisances be fully abated and
removed"