The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-20
POLLUTION
AND POLITICS
Republican Mr.. StainsDy
Thinks the Pequannock
Protection Movement
a Fake.
A OF WORKS ACTION
Ali Sorts Of Pollution to Be Erad-
icated-Watsr Will Be Guard
ed and Regular Tests
Made.
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shed In general and the city reservoir
cbarlotteburg in particular, eNpresseu
sha oninion that the sources OF pohutio1'
comnlained of, especially on the soS
nronerty. were even worse than nao peen
stated in sThe News" Every one ~
reared satisfied that not only shouiu ~
buildings on the tract be remoVeo' -.
The privy vaults also. and that the ehtne
trsct should be thoroughly cieahea ano
disinfected. -
Caretaker Hennion and all the tenants
on the city tract who could be 1ouho "ei
carefully questioned by the merhoeiS
Ybe Board of Works and their testimony
Eas taken by Stenographer ScnunA
the purpose of presentation 10 the ooa
of works this afternoon. me slal
ments made are about thu same as lnoS
contained in THE News"
Tho testimony of the tenants living Oh
the city property verified the statement
that the recent heavy rains washeo ou'
the priyy vaults and carried tnelr CON
tents down to the Pequannock. Traces
~ tbe contents were found in many Sec
tions of the ground.
After visiting the oil-covered lake al
Charlotteburg, which is dotted win
stumps of trees and decayed Vegetalon'
the inspection party drove to New fouio-
land. On the way samples OF water
were taken from Kanouse Creek ana ne
Penuannock River near Wise's pafh.
An examination was then made OIL the
Penuannock near the Standard On pump
ing station and the crudeS OIL was iouio
ocziug into the stream. Wnelner e
from a leak In the pipe line or from Ing
pumping station itself could not pe -
certained by a superficial examination
and a more detailed one Will De maoe'
The cesspools in the real OIL bfo~ne
hotel were thoroughly examined Dy lne
health officials, and their cieaniy eon
ton was taken as evidence that they
empty into a larger cesspool hiooen so
place near Browns stream, "hefe %
much bacteria was found.
The pigsty. ~outhouses and barns AZ
Newfonndland and the outhouses ao-
iacent to. Booths cutlery factory at
ockholm all of which have been ae-
scribed In ssThe News were next visited
and found as stated.
A trip was then made around the OAK
Ridge reservoir, which was found at
some points to contain vegetation that u
was said should be moved. Tne0uore
Fredericks, the East Jersey wafer III
reservoir gates, was not at his post, ana
inquiry ~devslpped the fact that he diea
M Eue;nser Shererds with Health Officer
Chandler, Bacteriologist Conneliy, t tha
specfor Freeman and DR.. Disbrow, OF Ihe
Board of Health. remained at NeW1e loHi
They will visit Clinton and Canistear res.
eryoirs and Echo Lake, as well as Carter :
Pond. a supposed polluted Stream f>A
All the officials present agreed !nas
something more than the mere ralIn5S bee
the buildings at tharloL.epurg fhe water
supply. Mr.. Van Duyne said that eVenlu-
ally the entire watershed, or most OF ~,
precautionary measures should be taken
at the present time. He had an luea;
which was presented to the Boara ol
plates the making of a Typographical MAI
of the Pequannock and its tributaries ano
arrangements for a regular s-y SIC mInaai nu
Mayor seymour has formally directed
the attention of the Board OF WORKS 70
lows
.The Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners of the city of Newark:-,,
'Gent1emen-I desire to formally cal
your attention to the serious fact OF Inc
pollution of the water supply OF the CITY,
a fact of which / understand you are
cognixant, and hav been investigating
II have personally investigated some
matters connected with the supposed
cause of the pollution of the water sup
ply, and my conclusion is that, outside OF
any cause of pollution existing on the
property of the city 4 nso1 the e refufa fan
mally notify the East Jersey Water Com
pany of the existence of the pollution, and
company fails in its duty, then the re-
sponsibility for the removal OF the
sources of pollution falls on your Board
as having control and management OF
fha water SupDly of the city.
II need hardly remind you that the
question Is one of supreme public i'm
of the lives and health of the inhabi-
tants of the city, and l earnestly nope
your Board will spare no energy o.
luton and to accomplish their immediate
discovery and abatement. 1 may add
I am ready to heartily cooperate WIZ W.T.
the end desired.
JAMES M. SEYMOUR,
Chairman Van Duyne, in opening the
meeting of the Water Committee of the
Board of Works yesterday afternoon
ready to make a formal report on the
visit made to the Pequannock watershed
Wednesday. He added, though, that he
ing on the subject that he would like t.
have adopted by the committee INT
resolution read :
THAT the City Counsel be n is mere
by directed to take the proper steps t
cause the abtement of the nuisance OF
property Immediately adjoining the in
take reservoir of the city of. Newark
q occupied by one Ozier."
Mr.. Van Duyne went on to say tina
though his particular spot had not beer
visited, he believed that It was sone O.
the worst spots In the watershed. Three
years ago, he said, the Board caused thu
removal of a privy vault from the prop
erty. but there was a spring stream tina
carried the drainage from a barn and tn
land occupied by Ozier to the intak,
without giving 1t any chance to be puri
fed.
Commissioner Herr remarked hat h
was opposed to the adoption of the resolu
ton at this time, as he believed that ac
ton should be taken to remove tn
sources Of pollution from the city proper
ty at Eharlotteburg at the same time.
Mr.. Van Duyne said that the Cz1e
matter was independent of the city prop
erty and that motions concerning the lat
ter would follow. Mr.. Herr insisted tina
the resolution was on the same lines a
should be followed with the city land. II
also asked that the S~tenographic notesso
the Investigation be r~ead1bef0re a vota
should be taken. The resolution wa
adopted and the City Counsel was in
structed to take the necessary steps 7
carry out its terms.
Then the chairman moved that all tn
buildings on the Charlotteburg propert,
be Immediately vacated under direc
ton OF the City Coupselaand that tn
chairman Of the comrRlttee; and the engi
fceer be authorized to remove or DESTROY
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