The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-07-27
REAL ESTATE NEWS
Great Project for SeWering
the Meadows and Fill
ing Mill Greek.
TO BIZ UNDERTAKEN PROMPTLY.
Flushing Stations For All the
Down Town Sewers Badly
Needed.

Needed.
The Street and Water Commissioner
nave under consideration a plan for the i'm
provement of the sewerage system of all
that territory lying on the south side of the
Hill, which is supposed to drain into the
North River or New York Bay. The plan,
if carried into effect, will involve the ex-
hon Of dollars. The most expensive part of
the proposition is the construction of an i'm
mense trunk sewer and the erection and
maintenance of three pumping stations. 1t
is proposed to have the sewer begin on Sum-
NIT avenue somewhere near Academy street
and extend to Cornelison avenue, to Wayne
street, to Merseles, to Mercer, to Bruins
wick, to Bates, to Gilchrist. to Jersey ave-
nue., finally emptying into New York Bay,
above 200 feet north of Jersey avenue. A
lateral sewer is to be run from Summit ave-
nue. and Grand street down Grand, connect
ing with the main sewer in Jersey avenue.
d GREAT DRAINAGE AREA.
k Such a. sewer will drain an enormous
area in the very heart of the city, but which
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spot, unfit to be built upon in its present
state. Part of the plan, which has met with
the approval of Mayor Wanser. is to have
Mill Greek filed in. This choked up stream
extends from the Pennsylvania Railroad
embankments through a thlckly populated
locality, and empties into South Cove. In
order to accomplish this part of the plan, a
law was passed at the last session of the
Legislature authorizing the filing in. Many
years ago Mill Creek was a tide water
stream and having a depth of ten feet On
more, sewers were built to drain into it.
Now it is so choked up that the sewage it
was intended to carry off is backed up on
the marshy lands adjoining, to the detri-
men of the health of the entire lower sec
ton Of the city. The proposed new sewer
will remedy this evil, and the establishment
of a flushing station of 10000 gallons capa-
city near the outlet, will cleanse the sewer
nightly.
MANY CHOKE SEWERS.
From examinations recently made by
Chief Engineer Ruggles it has been found
that the sewers of the lower section of the
city were laid on the level, the probable in
tention at the time of their construction be-
Ing to have pumping stations on the river
front to flush them when required and pre-
vent them from becoming choked up. There
is not a pumping station in the city and as
a result almost every sewer is filled with
rubbish to the extent of two and three feet
(the accumulation of years., leaving a mar
gin of but a few inches for ewage to escape.
As an Illustration of the effect of this cOndi-
ton of affairs, the basement of st. Michael's
Church on Ninth street is flooded to the ex-
tent of two and three feet after every rain
storm.
In addition to the pumping station to be
established at the foot of Jersey avenue, it
is also proposed to nave a station as near the
Bay street ferry of the Pennsylvania Rail
road as possible, and another al a point
near the Erie Railroad Depot, so that every
sewer in the lower section of the city may
be thoroughly flushed at least once a day.
The condition of the Ninth street sewer is
not much worse than that of numerous
others. For instance, the sewers in Bay
street, Henderson, Thirteenth, Fourteenth,
Provost and Grand streets, all need atten-
ton. On the Heights the sewers are in bet
ter shape, but still they could be improved
by being properly drained.
TIE ONLY "A
"The only remedy" said President Nc
Arthur yesterday, 'for the improvement of
our sewerage is to have pumping reservoirs
with which we will be able to flush every
sewer and then pump them out, daily, there
by preventing them from becoming choked.
1t is an expensive undertaking but it has to
be done and the soone the better. All of
our sewers are laid too fat. They were
never given a sufficient fall to allow them to
clean themselves.
'The proposition to baifd a big sewer
where Mill Greek is now is,ans excellent one.
1t will drain a large territory in that sec
ton of the city which is how useless. That
part of the work can be done, | imagine, for
about 100000. Property owners want it,
in fact demand it. 1t will be paid for by
direct assessment. The assessment will be
small as compared with the benefits secured.
The people in the neighborhood of Summit
avenue n Academy street are very anxious
for the sewer to be butt and if it can be
done, this board will do it. Such improve
ments benefit our city more than one is apt
to imagine
The only difficult part of the work would
be getting under the Morris Canal and tracks
of the Lehigh Valley Railroad. When the
law, which authorized the filling in of Mill
Creek, was passed, Mr.. Reon Barnes took
care that a clause was attached to it which
allowed the sewer to pass under the canal
and railroad tracks, with the consent of the
Lehigh Valley Railroad only. Mr.. Barnes
is friendly with the present administration,
however, and it is thought probable he will
give the necessary consent at any time.
Transfers.
jeremiah cronin to Hannah Cronin Clark, for 81.
land and premises on the southeasterly side of West
Michael Dewitt to Jane Cosgrove, for 81. 200, land
and premises on the south side OF Monroe street,
Daniel Morgan to William King, for 1880, land
and premises on Eleventh street. near Henderson.
Richard Schmidt TO Peter Berins, for 5000, lot &C,
Alice Cannon to William ]. Cannon, release of
dover and land and premises on the south side Of
Henderson street, near Second.
Charles j.. Gilles to Edwin smock, land and
premises on Midland avenue, Kearny, for Sl,2O.
Edwin Smock transfers above described property
to Emma Gillies for $1.N0.
OPPORTUNITY FOR INVESTORS.