The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-29
CANDLE FACTORY NUISANCE.
Must Reform His Works
To ELL Vacant Lots

livened by a continuation of the inquiry
into the complaint made by residents of
the old Hudson City District, against the
candle mandatory of C. F. Staples, on
Waverly street, between Oakland and
Central avenue. A number of the COM
plainants, including several women were
present as witnesses and Mr.. Staples had
also a few to back up his contention that
no nuisance exists upon his premises.
The complaining witnesses having been
heard at a previous. meeting the hearing
was confined to those Tor the defendant.
Finance Commissioner Bailey stated
that he had visited the factory and found
nothing there more offensive than in any
other works of the kind. One of Mr..
Staples lady witnesses testified that she
had lived in the immediate neighborhood
of the factory for twenty-five years and
had never smelled an offensive odor COM
ing from it. Before leaving the stand she
admitted hat her brother was employed
in the factory and that hersfather worked
there several years. This made the Board
and audience laugh.
Mr.. Staples in reply to questions by
Commissioner Feeney said there was no
refuse from his factory running into the
street sewer as had been alleged. He did
no rendering, only melting and used
sulphuric acid to kill all doors. 1t is true.
he stated, hat the front building is in a
dilapidated and unclean condition. but
within a year that wound be torn down
and a new building erected, for which
plans ave already been prepared. He
claimed the complaints were the result of
spite on the part of his neighbors,
especially a Mr.. Lynch who elaine that
bad smelling refuse from the factory ran
under his house. Mr.. Staples said it was
impossible for this to be so. there was
no drain to take the stuff in tha direc-
ton. He produced a roll of rags which he
said he found wedged in the only drain,
evidently put there TO force the drainage
! where it would be most offensive to the
authorities. He intimated hi Mr.. Lynch
had something to do with placing this
obstruction as he was the first to show
him where it was.
Mr.. Lynch excitedly denied Mr.. Staples
allegations. He said that water does run
under his house. That the factory has
caused depreciation in the value of
property in that locality, SO much so,
that no one can be got to take q lot as
a gift.
Mr.. Staples asked and received permits
sion to ask Mr.. Lynch one question and
the question astounded the Board. It
was:-"Mr. Lynch did you not say that
l killed your first wife?"
Mr.. Lynch replied, II did not. My wife
has been dead several gears. Let moth
ing more be said about her. 1t is quite
enough to damage and destroy my prop
avtu without otfopor+i.r 10 b1oaIxo.C .-.
character and that I'll not submit to-"
Commissioner Feeney shut off further
pickering by declaring that having per-
sonally examined the premises OF Mr..
hearing any further testimony. He
moved that the factory be declared a
nuisance and the Health Inspector be
directed to abate such nuisance as he
finds to exist.
To Mr.. Staples query whether it was
intended to close the factory, Commits
sioner Feeney answered that it is not the
intention to do so at present, but to have
the place thoroughly cleaned and put in
| proper order, and if necessary, to require
Mr.. Staples to procure machinery to use
in his work that will prevent all odors.
He must beside get a license from the
Health Board, putting the place under
control of the Board, 50 that at any time
the place should not be Kept in good con-
dition the license may be revoked and
the factory closed up.
The motion was adopted and the Health
Inspector will proceed at once to carry
out his instructions.
Another motion by Commissioner
Feeney was adopted instructing the
| ounse of the Board to obtain the names
of owners of all sunken lots and to take
necessary measures to have them drained
and filled in, the cost to be a lien upon
the property as provided by law.
The Health Physicians presented the
following reports for the present month:
Second District-Dr. Wolfson, 90 cases,
81 visits; Third District-Dr. Hoffman. 50
cases, ~ visits; Fourth District-Dr,
Henry, q cases, So visits; Fifth District
DR.. Brinkerhoff, II cases, "a visits; Sixth
District-Dr. Everitt, % cases, 63 visits.
Health Inspector Benjamin reported
that during the month the number of
nuisances complained OF was 464; number
abated $50; notices served 1926; con-
tabious diseases reported 1874; diptheria rs:
scarlet fever 81; Typhoid fever s;
measles 150; membranous Group A; per-
| mits granted to clean vaults 1877; to
&eep dogs, S13; to keep cows, Is; unload.
vessels, 5; transport swi1l, 2; transport
brolEen eggs, 1; to cart rlanure,2; to build
vaults, 2; store rags and bones, /; col
lect fat and bones. 1; plumbing permits,
166; premises inspected, ga; dogs drowned.
33S; vessels arrived. 10; premises disin-
fected, "a; personsl ~vaccinated, 1853; dead
animals removed, 279; Aotices issued to
exclude children fromSEchoo1, $50, notices
to return to school 272s
The ordinance prohibiting splitting on
| the floor of any public co~nv6yasace was
presented on Its first reading <ndxlaid
over under the rules.