The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-02-02
NOLAN'S CARTS.
Refuse and Bricks Ara Being
Scattered Along York
and Washington
Streets.
CONTRACTOR FINED WEDNESDAY
His warning" Does Not Pre-
vent Him From Badly
Overlooking His
Carts.

Police Justice Nevin on Wednesday, as
warning, fined Contractor John Nolan
IS for overlooking his carts. Property
owners and people compelled to do busi-
ness along Washington and York streets
realize how absurdly inadequate the fine
was. Had Mr.. Nolan been fined $500 it
would not have compensated the city for
the loss occasioned by Mr.. Nolan. More
than one citizen expressed the opinion
that before any settlement was made of
his case Mr.. Nolan should have been
compelled to clean the payements, which
are now almost buried out of sight by
litter from his carts.
Those who have business in the vicinity
of Washington street have lately been
wondering at and complaining of the
filthy condition of that thoroughfare and
York street, which have been almost
buried under a mixture of mortar and
bricks for some time, in fact since the
demolition Of Taylors Hotel was begun.
A few knew the cause of the condition
of the streets and they have been loud
in their protests and condemnation of
the methods of John Nolan, who had
charge of the work of clearing the site
of the once famous hostelry, in prepara-
tion for the new Trust Company's build
ing Mr.. Nolan hires the carts Of M.
Cummings & Sons.
The old material is passed out of the
rear of the building York street and
put into large carts. These carts are
loaded with about half as much more
than they were ever intended to hold
and they are then started to the dump
ing grounds in the northern section of
Washington street.
The route is along York street, which
is asphalted. Because of the smoothness
of this street enough of the dirt is not
shaken out of the carts to cover the road
bed but it will need only little more
to finish the job of interment.
When Washington street is reached the
job of unloading is begun in earnest
With every jolt of the cart handful
of mortar and an odd brick are thrown
to the street. This continues as far as
there are stone pavements.
After week of this kind of thing the
street is in most disgraceful condition.
The ma.ler has been brought to the at
tention of Mr.. Nolan but he has done
nothing to prevent the burial of the pub
lie streets.
police say they have been on the alert.
Special men have been placed on the
streets with instructions to arrest the
driver of every cart that is not so covered
as to prevent the distribution of building
materials on the pavement. No arrests,
however, have been made except that of
Nolan on Wednesday.
At the hearing Nolan informed Justice
Nevin that he had always paid attention
to the cleanliness of streets. He said if
any refuse from his carts had dropped to
the streets he was not aware of the fact.
He added that he had instructed his men
not to overload their carts and to see that
the refuse was properly covered Justice
Neyin would listen to no excuse and in
sisted that as the city ordinance had been
violated the fine imposed must be paid.
Nolan reluctantly paid the fine.
In an interview with a News" reporter
this morning Captain Cody of the Greg
ory street station safd:-
IT have given orders to my men that
hf refuse from Nolans or anybody else's
carts drop to the street the driver must
fbe arrested. If find that my men are
not obeying these orders will bring them
before the Board ON charges. I had
Roundsman Higgins and Patrolmen Wes-
sels and Chinnery along the route taken
by the carts to the dumps yesterday.
Very little refuse was dropped. What is
now on the streets has been there since
Wednesday. If the Street and Water
Board does not see fit to clean the streets
after the drivers have been punished for
violating the ordinance it is no fault of
mine. will prevent if possible any fur
ther violation of the law If l have to ar
rest every driver in Nolan's employ"
A memlber of THE Jersey City News"
staff watched large double truck in it's
course along Washington street yesterday
afternoon. 1t was loaded three feet above
it's gunwale. With every turn of the
wheel briclnbats, mortar and dirt were
sheu from the top and every crevice in the
cart. 1t left a track of dirt in its wake.
The Commercial Trust Company, which
bought Taylor's Hotel, is, not, dt must be
understood, responsible for the littering
of the streets. It gave the contract for
the demolition of the hotel to John Nolan
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