The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
DUISANCES DISCUSSED
City Board of Health Considers
Complaints Sent by
Property Owners

The Jersey City Board of Health held a
meeting yesterday afternoon at which a
| number of ~nuisances were reported ana
measures considered for their abatement
| President Abernethy called attention TO
the Asphalt Works at West Bergen, COM
plant having been made against the place
| as a nuisance. The Health Inspector was
instructed to investigate.
Counsel Atkinson reported in reference
10 the lime kiln on Eighteenth street, be-
| tween Grove and Henderson streets, pre-
viously declared to be a nuisance, that
| the proprietress, Mrs. Blake. has consent
/ ed to give up the business at that place
and only asked for a permit to continue
| until the material now on hand is used
up. when she win quit. The counse said
| there is no smell from the place other
than that coming from burning the clam
| shells against which there had been no
| complaint.
Commissioner Feeney stated that Mr..
| Campbell. a large property owner in that
| section of the city which he is seeking to
improve by erecting fine buildings, had
| complained to him that this lime kiln is a
| great detriment to himself and impalrs
the valuation of his property, and the
C1ly COISOldtlOn ne CoNiQ SANS 49, 49,
fer him to the Health Inspector.
Health Inspector Benjamin said he had
received no complaint of this place, and
on his motion a temporary permit TO con-
tinue the business until the material now
on hand is exhausted, was ordered
granted.
Commissioner Feeney declared the fat
| rending establishment at Henderson and
H. ,x1aaa n.y., o1slU kznt
nv Councilman SNYDER of Hoboken, now
run by a New York firm. TO be the great
est nuisance in that section OF the city
He was told by people residing ana WORK.
ing in that neighborhood mat tne smell Il
from that place early in the morning IS
something terrible. Health inspector
| Benjamin said he had received no com,
plants of this place, but he was alrecteo
to thoroughly Investigate and report 10
the Board the result of his 1nvestlgatloi
The city physicians made the folloW3ng
reports for the month of January;-D
Wolfson, Second district, treated "A eases
and made 40 visits; DR.. HOFFMAN, Inird
| district, % cases, As visits; DR.: Henry,
Fourth district. 20 cases: 10 VISITS, D5pi
| B~rinckerhoff. Fifth district. 9 cases, "a
visits; DR.. Everitt, Sixth district, Il cases,
Health Inspector Benjamin submitted
ffe fof for fbg repoffbb o. Of ' Jan pa1lsiss7 : -
Number of nuisances complained OF, 264'
| abated, 232; notices issued, 1,065; contag-
iouS diseases: d~1phtnerla, 90, ScdIIet Iesei,
| 10; typhoid fever. SO; measles. 60; mem
branous Group. 9. Total, 265. Permits
| granted. So; plumbing permits, SO. Total
| receipts, s391. 50, including so fine received
| through Constable Kaiser for. violation OF
the health rules. Number OF vesseis ar
rived. IA: premises disinfected, 1903; persons
| v~accinated. SO; dead animals removed, 246;
notices issued to exclude children from
| school on account of sickness, 402; notices
| issued to return to school, 334.
The yearly report of the Health Inspec.,,
tor, published yesterday in THE News, =
was presented and 800 copies ordered
| printed in pamphlet form. The Health
| inspector also submitted a report OF the
number and location of sunken lots, now
| being or to be filled in. which concluded
| the business of this meeting.