The Jersey City news., 1897-11-10
MADE LAUGHING GAS.
Hoboken Citizeis Make Com
Complaints Against a
Chemical Factory.

About thirty property owners croWueu
the Lobby of the Hoboken Health depart
ment Yesterday afternoon prepared TO VS.
tifv before the Board against cheihleai
fsetory conducted by George A. Erken-
hraeh. at No. 407 Jefferson street
The factory has been source or nsaeh
ANNOYANCE to residents in the nelghpor-
hood for several years. Some days aso
eomnlaint was received by the Board
signed by large number OF citlzehs set
ting forth that the factory was nuns
anee. and requesting that the SANITARY
Committee be instructed to investigate
The complaint stated that chlorolorn,
sulphur, ether and other gases were usea
on the premises and made the air IN the
vicinity very disagreeable to the lnnapl-
tants.
when the members of the Board con-
vened about four o'clock President steaa-
man announced that the Commissioners
were ready to hear the testimony OIL the
| citizens. and number OF them Weie
! summoned from the hall
Jose Paoli, who owns property at reuish
| and Jefferson streets, said that the op-
noxious odors from the factory permeateu
| tho entire neighborhood He stated that
he could not open the windows oi iiis
house for fear that the air III ms apai :
! ments would be contaminated.
! Ernest Eickborn, another citizen OF NO.
| 4os Adam street, testified that the gases
! caused a choking sensation IN the, tnroat tnn,sa;
| black and yellow smoke, ne safu, snars ooIn IA
from the factory windows ana ,uo uoofn o,,f 80 10
! left black spots, on ciolAss AuAls eAs -
| atHg Henry pr 'i- Haley, Of No. 400 Jefferson
street characterized the placse pa saye as lived S In in
the neighborhood six years" SAID ne;
I s.and whenever the wind pioWs ~ toMars, Ne.,,s :,
| our house We have TO close Ihe ~ Winugws serris
! HE. there's no doubt about it, The smelt
/ chokes you like gas; s;.,.,s
When John Connolly, one OF ing slsllsl
4 of the complaint was called, PreslueHt
| Steadnan asked him what was lnaAaiSe-
! tured in the place. =, ra-
Il went Though the factory story ono once f. iS RE
erl employees fold me they made laughing
aDid the smell ever make you iaugh?'
NO" replied Connolly, put Weqi4
| make anybody choke
The commissioners saw that II they uA-
dertook 10 listen to an tne ,e one sessie
/ 50 they cut off the string upon nearing
! Mrs. Horder and Mrs. Mary Young. Ten, Ten,
/ ants of the house at No. 4o4 Aoatns .,iT saigSe
Both BolI "" women testified thai the clothes
/ which they hung out to dry were dls-
colored by the illesmelilng in {; Tunes; a 5s;o,it+as
1 reported that they had invesugated tne
| premises and found one of the chlmneys
the fss5ory IN neteed verg ampoae in The
vicinity and detected strong door that
letter was read from Councilman An
1 fhouy- Capelli relative to the same COM
| plaint. He stated that an explosion NAG
! occurred in the factory in the summer q
/ 1891 WHICH he said might have incurred
! serious losses to property owners IN the
Commissioners Fpgazzi and DR.. Heller
! finally drew up resolution, Whlch was
/ nuisance. and instructing the Corporation
| Attorney and the Health inspector 70 ACT
Dr. r. F. Chabert appeared before the
Board and complained about an alleged
| nuisance next door to his house, at NO.
| l04 Seventh street. DR.. Chabert sald that
Reieher 9de who fa oecaps5 dogs 'ho n
| his rear yard. He averred that the cannes lss:
| were quartered in a small place scarcely
| large enough for one dog. ana were d
| Every morning at seven O'Clock, ne SAID,
| the dogs begin to howl and make things
very disagreeable. The worst feature Dr.
| Chabert alleged. was the filthness OF the
/ place in which the animals were kept.
| DR.. Steadman stated that the law per
| rnits the owner to keep one dog proVla=
ing he has license from the City CLERK.
/ but if he keeps more than one dog he
| must secure a permit from the Board OF
4 Health.
! Clerk Havron then read communities
ton from MIR. Reichert asking. for a per-
/ NIT to keep his dogs. The application was was
referred to the Similarly Committee with
! power to act if the conditions as related
| by DIR, Chabert prevail.
An agent of the New York and New
/ Jersey Telephone Company appeared be-
| fore the Board to inquire about the re-
newal of a contract for telephone service.
| The Commissioners were under the i'm
preston that the ordinance granted to
the company some time ago to lay a sub.
way through the. city's streets. included
/ free service to all the city departments
i and they decided to request written
opinion from Corporation Attorney Min
turn before renewing any contract.