The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-07-26
WILL FILL IN LOTS.
Health Board Hears About
Thirteenth Street Stag
nant Pool.


meeting last night in the First Criminal
Court room. President McGIl was in the
chair. Commissioner Walter was the only
absentee.
The meeting was a short one The con-
sideration Of two nuisances took up the
majority of the time. The condition of
two wells at the foot of the hill at
Division street and the condition of the
sewerage system in the northern section
of the city were the nuisances discussed.
The former matter was brought up by
DR.. Brinkerhof and the latter was stoutly
condemned by Mr.. John Casey of the
Second Ward Improvement Association.
DR.. Brinkerhoff said that in wet weather
the wells complained of were allowed to
become full of refuse and other dirt, en-
dangering the health of those in the
vicinity. The Board instructed Inspector
Benjamin to act in conjunction with the
property owners to relieve the condition
of affairs. DR.. Brinkerhoff also brought
up the matter of the sewerage in the
vicinity of Thirteenth street by urging the
Board to take some action in the swampy
pools about the meadows in the Horse
shoe" He said he had seen small boys
bathing in the swamps and pointed out
that there was a green scum on the face
of the water most of the time. The boys
persisted in swimming there. The doctor
urged that it was unhealthy and suggest
ed filling in to do away with the source
of the trouble.
Here iAfr. Casey was given the floor and
he explained that the condition of the
waters condemned was caused by the
overfiowing of the adjacent sewers.
when the tide is high said Mr..
Casey, ''the refuse in the sewers is forced
back and it overflows in the swamps
where these pools used by boys for bath
ing are located The refuse becomes
deposited there and remains for good.
This shows improper sewer arrange
ments. The difficulty is caused in a great
measure by the fact that those property
owners ON the Hill have put in sewers
that flow into the lower land, making
connections with sewers that were never
intended to relieve them In this way
the sewers in our section are forced to
do almost twice as much work as they
were built for. Being unable to carry off
the great amount of refuse forced
through them the result is an overflow
ing dangerous to health
Mr. Casey continued with an explana-
tion of the location of the sewers and of
the sewer fight that is now occupying
the attention of the Court of Chancery,
which has been in the court for settlement
long time. He urged the Board to do
everything in it's power to assist the
property owners thereabouts
On commissioner Tfldens motion Clerk
Robinson was instructed to communicate
with the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners and urge them to have the lots
on which the nuisances are located proper
ly filled in. On Inspector Benjamin's sug-
gestion the Street and Water Commission
ers will also be requested to extend the
streets on which the lots are located so
that the filing in process may be properly
carried out.
The report of Inspector Benjamin
showed that the number of nuisances COM
planned of during the month were 952
abated 244, notices sent 1885, The diseases
reported were as follows:-Diphtheria, "a;
scarlet fever, 40; typhoid, 2; measles AZ;
membraneous Group, 8; glanders, /; total
81. Permits ,granted-Keep dogs, $50; keep
cows, 4; unload vessels q; keep chickens,
8; transport swill .; build privy vaults
2; store hides, l; slaughter chickens, 1;
store rags and bones, L; collect fat and
bones, l. Plumbing permits-Extensions
As; new work, 10. Dogs drowned, 405; YES
sells arrived, 13; premises disinfected, Is;
persons yaccinated 20; dead animals re-
| moved, GAL; notices sent to exclude chill
dren from schools, %; children returned
to school, IS. The total receipts for the
month amounted to $9i2.25