The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-06-09

KBlRDY'S DRAW BACK.
Her Citizens Complain of
the PassaiC to the Pol
luton Commission.
no ONE WANTS TO LIVE THERE
The Foul Condition of the River
Prevents the Development
Of the Town.

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NEWARK, June 9, 1896.-The Passaic
Sewage Commission met yesterday after
noon in it's office in the Globe Building.
DR.. Marsh. Dr.. Herold and Mr.. William
y. Hunt, the members of the Commission,
We're all on hand. The object of yesterdays
meeting was to listen to the people Of
Harrison and Kearny ard learn from them
what the condition is of that part of the
Passaic which flows by their towns. There
We're present Assessor John Matthews,
LILY Surveyor William Logan and William
). Green, a real estate boomer and resi-
dent of Arlington. These gentlemen, with
one possible exception. all condemned the
present condition of the Passaic and i'm
plored~the Commission to do something
toward relieving the present situation.
Mr.. Logan presented a statement con-
corning the sewerage system of the town.
Owing to the fact that the greater part
Of Kearny is situated upon the eastern
slope OF the ridge which skirts the eastern
bank of the Passaic, the great part of its
sewage is drained into Frank Creek, which
flows across the meadows and empties
INTO the Passaie away below the thickly
inhabited portion of Newark ait a poins
almost directly opposite the Lister Agri-
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three outlets into the Passaic River be-
sides several private sewers. The first
drains about $40 acres and discharges 80, 600
gallons a day of sewage into the river.
The second, at johnson avenue, drains
about 200 acres, with a population of
2,20o, and pours about S4,7SS gallons a day
into the stream, and the third, draining so
acres, is used by not more than a dozen
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gated its flow it was discharging only a
small stream into the river. In addition
60 that there was a private S-inch sewer.
used by about thirty families, and the
sewer from the Soldiers Home and the
drain from the Catholic Protectory. There
are over $50 inmates in the Soldiers Home
and about 100 in the Protectory. There
was also the sewer from East Newark
draining. an area of 60 acres, with a popu-
latIon of 2,22l, and discharging l61. sos gal
Ions into the river. The total daily flow
from Harrison and Kearny into the river,
MI Logan said, was 161, SOS gallons.
Mr.. Green addressed the Commission
IN much the same manner he would the
prospective buyers Of a lot. He CLOSED
apiy and spoke of the boating which he
and his daughter did On the stream.
son. then 7 you don't find the river 50
dlSagTeeaDle but that You can boat on it?"
Safd Pr. Marsh, remembering What the
Belleville people said about the stream.
Mr.. Green qualified his enthusiasm to
the extent that at times there came such
q stencil. from the mouths of the sewers
at low TIDE that 1t was impossible to re-
main on the water. Mr.. Green thought
feld could be carried below Newark, and
then emptied into the river, and those of
Paterson and Passaic filtered it would
not be SO bad.
In dflating upon the beauties of Airing
ton and the handsome place he had fitted
Up. Mr. Green spoke of his attractive boat
built on the river
What, do you battle in Passaic?" asked
Or Marsh, in establishment, Mr.. Green
looked at him in w~ondernent.
DR.. Marsh with his eye on the future
as usual, asked what the population of
ks sGiVe moua0 c pe ten ri Years fposh noM. AS
SCISSOR Matthews, land we will give you
all the population you want"
asked IN Mr.. Marsh, a little 81 ne tiled at att the
aggressive manner displayed by Mr.. Mat
why" replied the assessor, I'VE I'M
that we will make our town one Of the
most %populous and progressive in the
Mr.. Matthews then went on to talk
about the great detriment to property
in his town the present filthy condition
no market at all for real estate on the
ridge which runs along the bank of the
river. He told of a piece of property, the
Knapp estate, which, he said, easily cost
the Catholic Protectory bought it for
$780,. This great depreciation, he said.
was due to the condition of the river. If
that was only leaned by stopping the
emptying OF sewage into 1t the east bank
of the Passaic would soon TEEN with resi-
dences and villas. The Commission will
go to Saddle Rock tomorrow and inspect
the condition of that tributary of the