The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-11
NO SEWER FOR AOBOKEN
Counellmen Again Postpone Ae-
tion--Providing for the
Poor-An Appeal.

That project for the sewer outlet OF the
Hoboken meadows was again delayed last
night at the meeting of the Hoboken COM
mon Council. The lobby was filed with
interested auditors, who heard several citi-
zens and those acquainted with the sewer
problem express their views of it. Council
men Snyder and Kelly's resolution for a
tidal sewer drainage as a means of relief for
the meadows was sat on. Councilman Fen
ton was the only member who sustained
them. The matter was finally referred to
the Committee on Sewers, comprising Coun-
eilmen Snyder, Kelly and Fenton, to con-
suit with engineers and report. This was
done only as a means OF affording the com
mittee and Council time to do more think
ing. Meanwhile the people in the Fourth
Ward wait for their sewer, with the low
lands covered with a filthy skum. The
Committee ON Sewers presented a resolution
providing for a tidal outlet through Newark
street, with branches along Park avenue
and Willow avenue. City Engineer Nc
Cam, who was present, was asked to ex-
plain something about the system. First
Mayor Pagan spoke. He said:
MAYOR FAGAN's OPINION.
ssThe opinion prevails among the residents
in the Fourth ward that any sort of an out
let would be a benefit to them. The Com
mittee on Sewers, together with Engineer
| Mccain and myself, talked the matter over
to considerable length. We devised means
to get a sewer outlet. First we thought to
nave the outlet through Ferry street, but it
was found to be impossible owing to the
D. l.. & w. r. R. tracks under which we
would have to run, SO the committee author
lied Engineer Mccain to draw up plans for
an outlet through Newark street. l have
consulted Engineer Brush on the plan sub
mitted and he thinks it possible. Something
needs to be done. If the tidal outlet won't
work we must lave a pumping station. l
think that the tidal outlet is sufficient, and
no pump
ENGINEER M'CANN EXPLAINS.
Engineer MeCann then stepped forward
with a large map of the sewer. In explana-
ton he said
'The plans provide for a main sewer out
let through Newark street, in but one di-
rection to the currents of the Hudson. En-
gineers, in the first place, differ regarding
tidal outlets employed in large sewerage sys-
tenn. The bottom of the sewer must be not
lower than low water in any instance. The
elevation of the street, too, must be above
| the high water mark. The elevation of Park
| avenue is l foot Z inches above high water.
| The outlet would be of 40-inch iron pipe.
From the Hamburg pier a pipe would run to
Willow avenue. From Willow avenue a
| pipe 2 feet 6 inches by 3 feet 8 inches would
| run to Jefferson street, connecting with the
| main. AT present the only decent sewer
outlet is in Park avenue there, the one now
| used on Jefferson street being of nc use.
| There would bea branch connecting in JET
| ferson street, the Newark street with the
First street sewer. The present grade of
Willow avenue is about a foot above high
water. From the top of the sewer, if built
with one foot Of Towering the overnight be
raised 1 foot from Grand street to Willow
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the grade goes higher, allowing " foot
covering.
"The1 if you raise the street you must
| raise it in a legal way and l a provided
| for that in my plans. The sewer must pass
under the Bloomfield and Washington street
| sewers, which. it can just escape. The iron
| pipe sewer, you must remember, can be used
| both ways, both as a tidal and pumping
| sewer.p In answer to Councilman Vein
that's question If Mr.. Mccain absolutely
| thought the tidal sewer would suffice, he
| answered that it certainly would. He said
| il the sewer system were being built new,
he should think pumping the more efticacious
plan, but at present conditions, the tidal out
| let is preferable, or as good. He said a brick
| sewer might be built east of Garden street,
| but not west of it. There would be not
enough filing over the brick sewer and the
ground might cave it.
Councilman Weinthal said he did not
favor. the city spending 10000 for a tidal
sewer now and in a few years be compelled
to place a pump at an expense of $4,000.
McCann answered that there was no ques-
ton of the tidal sewer working. Assistant
ICity Clerk Kirschner wante to know il the
tidal sewer would drain any better than at
present. ut would" answered Mccain.
ELLIS OBJECTED.
Freebooter Ellis said he had lived for
twenty-eight years in Hoboken. He did not
think the tidal system a good one. sit a
drain the meadows properly" he said.
Marshall street is ~ feet below the mark.
| 1t is 1900 feet from Marshall street to the
river. A sewer must be graded l inch in
| every 100 feet. At that rate the bottom of
the sewer would come 6 feet higher than the
| river, way out in the air. 1t would be 4 feet