The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-18
PITCHING IDqU NOLAN.
Hudson City Improvement AS
soeiation After Several
City Officials.

The Hudson City Improvement Associa-
ton met last evening at GroeschePs Hall,
Oakland and Beacon avenues. August
Raeder, representing the residents OF
Lineau place, wanted to know what the
associations committee had done in the
matter of the extension of that street.
Secretary Fuller said that he had
written no less than eight letters to the
Board of Health in reference to the nui-
sances complained of, but had received
no reply. He thought it would be good
idea, in view of Justice Lippincott's re-
cent charge on the matter of public
nuisances, to lay the matter before the
Grand Jury.
Financial Secretary Barber wanted to
know what Health Inspector Benjamin
was paid for by the city if not to investi-
gate complaints and abate such nuisances
as are shown to exist. He thought that
the Health Inspector should have been
courteous enough to at least reply to the
associations communication, and remind
ed the members that no reply had been
received to any complaint made to the
city health authorities.
Mr.. Barber suggested that charges be
preferred against the Health Inspector,
and suggested that a committee be ap-
pointed to go before the Grand Jury IN
relation to all the nuisances existing IN
the district, and tell of the failure OF the
health authorities to do their duty by
abating them.
Mr.. Wackerman advised the post
ponement of any action on the matter.
The speaker said that he had consulted
Chief Engineer Fowler, who was now
having new map prepared OF the section
in which Lineau place was located ana
that nothing could be done until this map
was completed, which would be in a snort
time Owing to the abrupt ending OF the
water pipe, where the street ends at the
Staples factory grounds, the water supply
is so filthy that it has to be boiled before
being used, and the stagnant water which
lies in a pool at the end of the street,
because of the refusal of adjoining prop
erty owners to allow drainage through
their grounds, had caused typhoid fever
among the residents.
He said that he deprecated as fully as
much as any member these deploraple
conditions, but advised that no hasty ac-
ton, which might prove detrimental, De
taken. :,
President Black thought it would be
advisable to let the matter drop 1or the
present and that was done.
The electric light matter was brought
up by Secretary Fuller, who said that he
noticed that the Commissioners were
placing gas lights on Palisade and Jeffer-
son avenues He wanted to know II Com
missioner Nolan had not promised the
association additional electric lights.
Former President Robert G. Muir, Tor
the committee, said that Commissioners
Nolan had promised electric lights. He
then moved that the association protest
against the gas light and ask the authorl-
ties to furnish electric lights.
In speaking to the question Mr. muir
said that Commissioner Nolan had sug-
gested that the association report to him
the dark places in the district where cleo
tric lights were required. He said that
as chairman of the associations commit
tee appointed for that purpose he had
sent two communications to the Commits
sioner. but had received no reply. we
did not run after Mr.. Nolan said the
speaker. He offered US the lights. What
we are getting is no better than tallow
candles
Mr. Wackerman defended the action of
the Commissioner.
Mr. Muir's motion was adopted.
The matter of steps at the foot of
Reservoir avenue, from Palisade avenue
to the Ravine Road, was discussed. Mr..
Muir spoke of the law passed by the
Legislature which enabled the city to
build the Laidlaw avenue steps, and said
that the same law would apply in this
case if the city owned the property at
the approach. President Black appointed
Messrs. Muir, Sheridan and Rees COM
mittee to investigate the matter.