The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-29
THE BARREL WAR.
Potts Thinks There Is No
Street Cleaning 0rdin-
anoe Now in Force.
LAWYERS DISAGREE ABOURI7
The Provision Made For the
Disposition of Waste
Paper Bottom of Bar
rels Best Place.
LAWYERS DISAGREE ABOUT IT


crowded this morning with citizens VINO
were summoned to appear to answer tne
charge of violating a city ordinance.
Many prominent and well known resi-
dents were in attendance. The only case
heard was that against Druggist HART
nett ON Newark avenue. He was ac-
cused by Captain Cox of the Gregory
street station, with placing several boxes
containing waste paper in front of his
store, on Warren street side Patrolman
Lyster of the same station testified to
the fact that for several days. three
boxes and three barrels filled with re-
fuse were kept standing on the sidewalk
in violation of the orders that were issued
by Chief Murphy few weeks ago.
In making the charge against the drug
gist. Captain Cox said that he did not
want to appear as a prosecutor in the
matter, but only wanted to solicit the
aid of the citizens in helping to keep the
streets clean He also said that the or
ders received fro mthe Chief were in ac-
cordance with the ordinance passed by
the Street and Water Board.
Druggist Hartnett, IN answer to the
charges made against him by the police,
said
Il have complied with the city ordi-
nance in placing ashes and reflse matter
in barrels and putting them on the
street, to be removed by the city con-
tractor. / have always kept the recep-
tacles in which I put my refuse covered.
as is also required by law. In this case
it is an utter impossibility for it to blow
about the street.
Justice Potts said that If what Mr..
Hartuett had said was true he had fully
conformed with the law. sThe Street and
watsr B5ara has passed this law, aseyv-z
aer. and we must abide by it, con-
tinued the Justice. 1.-The Court wants
to help that body in the enforcement OF
it as much as possible. The citizens must
also help AS the law now stands it is
such an ordinance in existence. I have
asked several persons who are fully ac-
ouainted with the ordinances of the city
and some say that there is no such law,
while others say that the law is still
in force"
Captain Cox said that he had notified
I'll +1,o rae;5or,tc n, bic nreeinct To keen
the street in front of their houses clean
and finding that no attention had been
paid to the orders he decided to have
summonses issued to compel them to
obey the law as it was interpreted to
him
William H. Walker, of Pittsburg. Pa,
was represented by a lawyer who asked
Justice Potts in what way the refuse mat
ter could be disposed of.
Thu court could not advise the, lawyer,
but told him for the present to put what
ever waste paper he wanted to get rid of
in the bottom of the barren and cover it
over with ashes. The court also advised
lHe luau " puli do ihaSii " e'tS iSAN~e
as possible until the matter could be
definitely settled.
Former Street and Water Commissioner
Charles Boltwood was another of the per-
sons summoned. He said
'I am particularly surprised because I
have always aided the city as much as
possible TO keep the street in front of my
home clean. keep colored boy solely
for the purpose of sweeping the street
and doing other chores about the house.
If the city only collects the garbage once
a week, considerable refuse matter in the
way of waste paper can collect. If we
then place the sweeping from the street
in barrel we are summoned into court
in order to find out why we put 1t there
From now on I will not have the street
swept and will leave it for the city to do"
The cases against all Of those who were
summoned were discharged by Justice
Potts. He advised all to be more careful
in the future.
MR. HALSEY-STIRLiNG TO LECTURE
Trinonticon Exhibition To Be Given