The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-07-21
.FEBNBY INVESTIGATES,
AS a Health Commissioners -Ht
Looks Into the Charges
Against Staples
Factory.

From present indications there is very
little prospect of c. F. Staples securing q
renewal of his license from the city
Board of Hearth to conduct the provision
curing and candle making establishment
operated by him on Waverly street, west
of Oakland avenue, for a number OF
wears. At the last meeting of the Boaru
the license was refused, despite the Iact
that Health Inspector Benjamin, to wnom
the complaints of a large number OF resi-
dents living in the vicinity of the factory
had been referred for investigation, re-
ported that no nuisance existed ana pnat
the complaints were unjustifiable and
~groundless.
The people living in the vicinity OF the
factory have made numerous complaints
about the offensive odors which they al
legged came from the Staples establish
ment, They claimed that these doors
were not only Injurious to health, but in
iured their property because people were
unwilling to live int he neighborhood
while the smells existed. Committees
have been appointed by the property own
ers and have waited Upon the Heath
Rcard with the inyariable result of recon-
%nnendations for alterations and the nui-
SanCe men alOWtQ " "
been going on for years, until about two
weeks Ago., when the Commissioners re-
fused to renew the license and II was
thought that the trouble were ended
1t is now claimed that since the reIusal
of the Board to grant the necessary per-
nit for the continuance OF rhe factory
that work has been continued at Intervals
and the annoyance consequently revived.
Mr.. August Reder, of No. ! Lineau
Place, has been the leader OF the move
ment against the alleged nuisance. He re-
Gently called on the Commissioners to re-
port the present condition of affairs. Mrs.
IT Radenius. of No. 2 Lineau place, Is an
other of the numerous enemies OF the
Staples institution. To a News reporter
she said:-'T can't open my windows IN
summer time at all, owing to the disa-
greeable odor arising from that Factory.
If you will look at all the houses In the
neighborhood you viii see that the same
condition of affairs exists there"
Owing to the contradictory statements
of the residents and the Health Inspector
Commissioners John P. Feeney determined
to do a little investigating on his own ac-
count. Accordingly on Monday, shortly
before noon, he left the Court House and
proceeded to the factory. Mr.. Feeney said
Yesterday: 1T visited the Staples factory
yesterday, but unfortunately ! arrived
about noon, when nothing was being done,
but / saw and learned enough to satisfy
me that the place should not be permitted
to continue. At the last meeting of the
Health Board / voted against a renewal
Of the license for the factory, and my in
~vestigation has satisfied me that ! did
right then and it is now my duty to aid in
every way possible the abatement of this
nuisance. In this matter the several mem
bers of the Board are in entire accord.
IF, as is claimed, the factory is being
run now despite the action Of the Health
Board, it may be that it is still allowed
by a permit issued by the Health Inspec-
tor. If this be so l will make 1t a person
al matter at the next meeting of the
Board, which will be held on July 20, to
see that such permit is revoked, if it has
been issued. / am satisfied from personal
e~xanination that the place IS q nuisance
which should not be permitted to con-
tinue, and you can say from me that at
the next meeting of the Board ] will in
troduce some measure looking owards its
entire suppression