New-York tribune., 1905-07-30
BRONX RIVER HUGE SEWER
Sluggish and Polluted Stream Breeds
Disease and Death.

The sluggish and polluted condition Of the Bronx
River mas become a matter of grave concern 10 the
people living in the Harlem Valley, between Will
la-rsbrtdge and White Plains. This stream, which
u Revolutionary days one Of Westchesters
pret-iest waterways. is now little else than huge
sewer emitting foul Odors and threatening the
people living along its banks with fever and dis
ease
Tine condition Of the river has been continual
source OF complaint for ten years. but the resi-
carts say that il IS worse nov than ever before.
J. is a common sight 20 see dead animals noating
ou me surface in plain view Of the commuters on
Tho passing trains.
--losa who have investigated the subject say that
the pollution is the practice OF people hVlig
near who in the absence OF sewers. drain the sew
age from The houses and factories into the stream
For instance. the whole west side or the CITY o.
Mount Vernon. with population OF ten thousand
reore drains toward the river II is true that the
ci-y has erected a pumping station 10 pump lHo
sew age over The hill into a. trunk sewer having an
olrl-t in Eastchester Creek. but THOSE VINO are
vel informed the operation OF TINS ARRANGEMENT
sav thar in reality il is only "bTf. because the
pur1rg do not carry 0ne-third ~ the matter over
tae afu The remainder leaks into the river
where f. is carried along and deposited on the
hanks and loRiands Al Wakefield. Wood4a"H aiiN
h-Iausbridge-
Tr T- Banning Health Oficer OF Mount Yer
non made an investigation last week and was SUI
pr.sed 70 find that the Bronx Brewery at Mount
Vernon also has outlet IN The river ne Hia1'0i
E9Wrg into the river includes not Only INC 4S--0
from the brewery but also matter drained from
hoeI connected with Il. DR.. Banning trleo 70 puL
z stop 70 the brewery nuisance. but touhd th@t
there was no remedy. because the only o1Hsi
sewer connection that possibly could De maze We
Wesf-sf and this sewer also mas ltH ",st- s--
- On the river. He is now conylnesq J5bea1t JDae n
residents viii have 20 endure The present 15i
tl conditions anti the new &Ve5VV Bronx hi''-
valley IS built. ,-..s a., less
This lruurOveFneut cannot he cDHihtt6u ~ IN
thar Two wears. as il is a glganuc iahh, ana III
require an Immense amount OF Work ana 0Tl-5it
The condition is bad "a BronENliie ma - - -.
tam II Kraff who keeps a fanfery tneie loi - -.
raaHtfaefure az INC finer grades Of leather HzS a
Presented a claim of 10000 against the low" i'
camages 10 mis- business. s.,s,a,a leatber
Mr Eraff manufactures the most oti5etlt a. s.a-
known 70 the trade. His prlncipa4 prosu' Il s.ys
skir used i, the construction OF pianos ~ 81 :
tlar ,-.rrs-rr acids from the village olsposa5 $3.50
White Plains flow down the Tifei - = e1,iys1
p-ater - fbaf IN ruins the skins ne ~ st.iS
the fC-[- fsees-nsa II has changed me o.lsiits. Ia
stream passing ais place ana ipice" '4i4'' ~
thc waters u the Bronx .,.- spoffer resi-
II IS also said that Frederick Lutz 49,, bsc,1fse
cent Is srteFering frOu temporary lnsa'lltf - b5e
the r.oIfsr4i,r - fFe Bronx ruincd tir
prouerrv near West Mount Vernon an" a.. elrr,er
him 10 dispose OF II for much less ,s-s : we'll
value Mr T5ffz who was for many yea.sS a. a
hheHn brewsry collector, 2Tr,,, siderrnen and
public hearing OF the Mount ktiil"is t,ats the nui-
demanded fat stems taken 70 aD.l., a,,,,o M the
sanee ae Is said o be now 81 a sai''l
A. has bsen stated before. the only con,
soufion ~ fire question lies ~ the eToe ~ the
srpcon n tie bronx Valley e 49, ,onrove naent
ssvspapers which have opposed TINS iAhS4