The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-29
'CITY'S SICK IN DANGER
Board Of Health Orders
Montgomery Street Sewer
Nuisance Abated.

A serious nuisance which concerns the
health of the patients in the City Hospital
was complained of by Health Inspector
Benjamin, at the meeting Of the Board of
Health yesterday
As told in The News the Montgom-
cry street sewer, just above Cornelison
avenue. became broken and leaked over
the adjoining property. A week ago men
were sent to repair it. They have been
obliged to dig up the street, and will have
to lay new pipes as the old ones, which,
by the way, were only laid a few months
ago, are broker beyond repair. In order
that they may work freely in laying the
new pipes, they have dug a trench from
the broken pipe to the south side
of Montgomery street with an opening
through the retaining wall. Through this
trench, during the last few days, all the
sewage from the hill has been pouring
into the sunken land, between the Hos
pltal ground and Cornellson avenue.
There is no outlet for the sewage from
the swamp, which is rapidly filling. The
stencil arising from 1t is terrible. ard is
a menace TO the health of the patients in
the City Hospital and the houses in that
vicinity. Inspector Benjamin, in his COM
municatien declared hat a switch sewer
should nave been laid to carry off the sew
age from Montgomery street, before any
attempt to repair the Montgomery street
sewer was made. President Abernethy
said that the nuisance created by the
open trench and sewage was intolerable,
as it is in close proximity to the City
Hospital and dwellings. He believed hat
It was criminal to Great such a nuisance.
| Health Inspector Benjamin was directed
to use every effort to have the nuisance
abated as speedily as possible.
Mr.. BENJAMIN reported several nui-
| sances abated. Lawyer Jarvis Atkinson,
Counsel to the Board, was instructed to
proceed against III owners of sunken lots
who have refused to pay for the filling In
of the lots. A petition was received from
a number of residents and property own
ers in the vicinity of Central avenue and
Griffith street, asking the Board of Health
to refuse any license for the reopening OF
a tannery. which was formerly run on
| Griffith street, and which has been closed
for several years. Health Inspector Ben
jamin did not know that the reopening
of the place was contemplated. He and
| Commissioner West were appointed a
committee to investigate the matter.
President Abernethy called attention to
the condition of the Morris Canal. The
water, he said, was stagnant and filed
| with dead dogs, cats and other filth. The
odor arising from 1t is uncomfortable and
calculated to spread disease. The Wa
ter, he said, should be drawn off.
Health Inspector Benjamin replied that
1t had been drawn off three times since
the last meeting of the Board of Health.
President Abernethy said that If SUCH
was the case the canal should be flushed
from the Newark Bay until all the i'm
purities complained of were washed away
He also complained of the filthy condition
of Green, Essex and Morris streets, in
which he said there were many %stagnant
pools of water covered with a Shiny
green substance. They are caused. he
said. by holes in the pavement. Steps
| should be taken to abate the nuisance.
| There are many other similar places in
the city.
The reports of the city physicians for
| the month were as follows:-
First district, DR.. Rector, Is cases, 4s
visits; Second district, DR.. Wolfson, ~
cases, 81 NlSltS, lHiIQ ulStIiCl. Ii. "
man. % cases, 50 visits; Fifth district, DR..
Brinkerhoff, 10 cases, 40 visits; Sixth dis
trict, DR.. Everett, rs cases, 40 visits.
Health Inspector Benjamin submitted
the following report of the business trans
acted in his department during the month
| of July:-Number of nuisances complained
of, 299; abated, I'll; notices sent, 1,693; con-
| tagious diseases: diphtheria, 49,; scarlet
go n ,t.o; arar r. roaac1eS 2l.
| membranous Group. 2; total los; permits
granted. 529. for which were received
| 1864. Plumbers permits: First DISTRICT,
extensions. 43; new work, %, Second dis
| trict, extensions, 20; new work. %; re-
| ceipts, 1851. Premises Inspected. All; dogs
| drowned, 206; vessels arrived. 10; persons
| vaccinated. 8; premises ddsinfected, 20,
dead animals removed, AS; total receipts.
| S1,005.