The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-05-24
Tells What the Town I'm
provement Department
is Doing in the
Fourth Ward.
WANTS GOLDEN STREET ASPHALTED
Will Not Go Out of Town
This Summer, But Will
Stayt to Look After
the Streets.

Don't you think our park looks nice?'
asked Mrs. James II. Noe, of No. sos York
street, when interviewed on street clean
ing accomplishments by a News repor-
ter. Mrs. Noe was standing on the stoop
of her residence overlooking Van Worst,
or, as Mrs. Noe stated with due pride,
"Our Park
1t was a beautiful morning and the park
did look nice. The grass was that velvety
green only to be found or a well kept
lawn, the walks had all been swept, nor
could a scrap of paper be found from one
end of the park to the other, while in the
centre cleaned and sparkled the newly
painted white fountain. You see,' ex-
Elaine Mrs. Noe, I'VE have had the foun-
tain painted white and gold this year. 1t
did look so sombre in its coat of green
(The gold is not discernible at a distance
but can be distinguished on close examl-
nation.) "And," continued the speaker,
1--WE are going to have the basin filled
with gold fish. There is one there now,
added she, IF the boys nave not taken
it OUT
Eyes" said Mrs. Noe, when questioned
as to the way in which the streets are
Cleaned, L all very We'll SolAoiSo 49,
nv ward" (Mrs. Noe is chairman of the
Fourth ward.) ''The men sweep the streets
the requisite number of times and we
manage to keep them pretty clean. II the
streets are dirty whenever there is an
east or west wind that is not my fault. 1t
is the fault of the chairman of the wards
east and west of mine. If they don't
keep their streets clean I can't prevent
the dirt from blowing over on my streets,
do you ever nave any complaints!
was asked. Mrs. Noe then said that there
was some complaints about the Palma
Club, but that she personally had seen
the ianitor of that club, and ne
had said the dirt came from a store
across the street. The keeper swept all
his refuse into the street and the wind
carried it across. (Which continued
Mrs. Noe, 81 know to be the case, because
1 have watched the Palma ~janitor and he
sweeps his gutter every morning. How
ever, the ~storekeeper has been notifid that
he must not leave his sweepings in the
gutter"
Mrs. Noe further said with regard to the
condition of the streets on Sundays,
especially Newark avenue, that it was not
the fault of the contractors. The streets,
she said, might be perfectly clean on Sat-
| urday but that at night nearly every store
keeper swept out his warehouse, leaving
more or less of the sweepings in the street
for Sunday morning. These men, She
further said, were being notified of the
u~nlawfulness of such action, and better
results might be hoped for.
but what are you going to do with
Golden street?' was asked. Il don't just
YETI answered Mrs. Noe. Some of the
ladies thought it should be asphalted,
but / am told that it is too marshy to
take asphalt, tina it would only sink
| down. We have thought of having the
| street filled in and a grass plot made OF
that three cornered lott The part of Col
| den street referred to lies between Grove
and Varick street and has been an eye
| sore to the Town Improvement Committee
| ever since the latter sprang into exis-
| tence. Some of the ladies feel that it is
lust such streets as this that should be
asphafted and kept clean, rather than IN
| the weather. parts of the city, because
not only will it maxi these poorer resi-
| dents take more pride in themselves and
| their city, but while the weather. resi-
dents can afford to pay to have their
| street cleaning lone the poor cannot.
Golden street at present is included save
for a few inches at either end, on both
sides at Varick and on but one side at
Grove street. The three corner lot is
| doubtless private property, but some of
| the ladies think the city might buy the
property to beautify Golden street, and
make a little playground for the children.
81 don't think / shall go away this sum
| mer.' remarked Mrs. Noe, as a finale to
the interview, IT shall stay at home and
| look after the streets. Good morning"