New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-09-21
NEWARK.
WELL, WATER A MENACE TO PUBLIC
HEALTH.

DANGER OF DlSEAsE ikoAi INT ~ iH' '>h'''
BooKs-LoCAL MATTERS OF INTEREST.
The Board OF Health has made a careful analy
sis of the water OF 49, wells within the city limits
The result shows that 57l7 per cent OF these wells
are contaminated" 27.30 per cent are suspicious
and 1888 per cent are 'passable" The Board says
that the wells OF the city are contaminated to
such an extent that their continuance Is standing
menace to the public health. and that, with one
of the best water supplies In the world II seems
almost criminal to allow the existence OF SURFACE
wells" Nearly all OF the wells are In use for DO
nestle purposes. and several OF them supply water
to manufacturers OF rootbeer and soda-water
The question Of river pollution Is approaching an
acute stage. The Passaic IA an open sewer for
dozen towns and communities and individuals are
preparing to connect sewers with IT, conference
OF the State Board OF Health with the local Doards
of all the towns and villages along the fassa'c
was held at Trenton yesterday and measures Tor
the publication OF the stream were discussed Inc
matter will be brought before the LEGISLATURE IN
January and the aid of the State asked
Some OF the textbooks in the Newark pubic
schools have been handled by different pupils Tor
e,gh, or ten wears and they have never been disn-
fected The custom OF the Public Schoos boarus
in cities Is to sell In bulk old textbooks "hlch
are bought up by school officials In country us
tr,cts As the children take their BOOKS NOME ior
studv some of them introduced into houses
here
diseases The sanitary authorities say that ois-
go ,orr,s can he preserved and transmitted IN
,bose hooks The city has disinfectng plant IN
Clinton Township. and hereafter all the puohc so"oo'
textbooks Will be taken there during the summer
vacation and d,sinfected.
There are hfty-four building ana loan assoo'a-
t,ons in Newark out OF total OF siNty-se'e" III
Essex County and 3s in the state Inc ave'ase
oroun, Of assets per association Is NSo6le; inc
10
shares outstanding Is 1O94 34; shareholders. H'z1i'
net assets SOo4s5l; net profit on share, In force
sl5Ssos The associations have snss rs, among
in bonds and MORTGAGES newark rams ,s hIdna and
the municipalities OF the Sta'e III ITO ''
loan exhibit.
Many OF Newark's society women are a, r,a,p
country or seaside homes end WIZ MIL remain through
october Not few at Elberon ana o,nerS wl
M No, '' therefore. open until the advent OF cold
weather Many Of the people who went abroad IN
the early summer have mostly returned
The Christian Citizenship Union is quietly pre-.
pairing for movement for enforcing ,se hv tb
laws The members are gravy and argue that
If Commissioner Roosevelt can 90 80 cscsais can
great cosmopolitan city the Ne"arh % in their
compe. a senerai observance
The Public Library Trustees haye been n Ss fan
ties TO guide them in the adoption o. plans for
n sivS building for the Newark Public Library which
S M tn Of the Old newark Library which WAS "a
1rIvate CORPORATION, and IL occupies puiolhg IN
West Park-st. rented from the ASSOCIATION WHICH
Il has now outgrown.
Daily receipts Of all the trolley roads In Newark
average $4,000 About the same amount IS 'snen u,
hv the companies daily in Jersey city. on DAYS OF
unnsual travel in Newark the receipts run as hlsh
as 5000 When all the extensions In tne Suburbs
IRE completed the average VIII be consiuerdp.y II
creased The traffic Of the trolley roads mas greay
in iured the passenger traffc OF the steam rairoas
creased the fares between Newark and newborn
and Elizabeth TO meet the competition.
saak
nroieci of paral.eng Market-st.. from broad 70
Mulberry-si., with new thoroughfare, TO De maze
ont Of Fair-st Oak-st and Oak Alley by widening
In the November eecton a question 10 be decided
Inv the people OF Essex and Hudson counties -
whether a bridge at the joint expense OF me Two
counties shall be built across the Passac al Mad-
benefited Is densely populated. and contains many
important Industries. while the corresponding sec
lion OF Hudson needs bridge communication Tor us
development.
The Italian societies OF Newark had festival
YESTERDAY in celebration Of the entry OF the Italian
froops INTO Rome. The societies paradet 10 the
marx where addresses were made. In the Catholic
Churches of the Newark diocese last evening pray;
ers were offered up for the freedom and temporal
rights OF the Pope
A John W. Griggs Club was organized on Thurs
dav night at No. AS Springfeld-ave., the first 10
be formed in the state.
News was received in Newark Yesterday Of the
death in Philadelphia Of James =. Ball. an old
Newarker at the age OF seventy-three years Mr..
Ball was born in Newark. and was for many years
engaged in the jewery business He was the In
railroads He leaves a wife and two children.