The Jersey City news., 1906-12-03

the cart under the privy were numerous
bits of soiled paper, indicating that the
cart did not catch all the droppings.
After leaving these works the Com.
mittee Went back to the upper bridge il
Dover. Here the Morris and Essex
Canal which has been On the south Side
Of the river, passes through a lock, joins
the river. and after a short space again
leaves it on the north bank. At this
point the water is merky and there is q
constant rising of marsh gas from its
bed. and for a distance approxima ting
a mile the river is lined on both sides by
buildings of different types, some with
drains and sewer pipes protruding
through the south wall that lines the
bank. No fluids were seen flowing out
from same, but from large drain two
and half feet in diameter near the Sus-
sex Street Bridge water was flowing
source unknown. There was considerable
black, Shiny material in same
On the north bank of the stream is the
jail, close to it the electric power house
Urine solution thrown into the water
closet of said power house appeared in
an open sewer which paralleled the
north bank of the river. Lining the side
or this open sewer were a number of
houses. In the sink of the third house
from the river, in the row known as the
Seven Sisters" on Bergen street, the
test came out positive. This open sewer
brook was followed down to one thous-
and feet where it was seen to empty
into the river. The inhabitants of the
town of Dover evince very httie ani-
tary respect for the river, throwing into
It any refuse that they wish to be rid of
During our investigation a woman car
to its margin and threw in a pail of some
kind of slons.
In the lower margin of Dover we Wis
tied the home of people of the poorer
PATRICK vARLEY, 27o E. Black
we stree t.
privy IN rear of honse. twentv-four
feet from yer hank; full Of manure: APP
pareDtiy n0n-cenented. Uiiniae placed in
p Wy anle red IN the iv sho tly after.
Psiyies of adjoining houses were simil-
ariy siti'ated as to the river: same con-
dItiohs found. Tests not made for want
HOUSES OF ED. NFIGHBOR,
AGENT, two houses in Semmis avenue.
near Canal
Mrs Heath tenant of one house Mrs.
Cennella of the other. Sinks of both
houses empty into brook. Priyies over
into the same.
Mrs Atkins. uant of last house on
north side of Ice avenue; douhle privy
oFee4nNiRg Same general ooud ton
ttaaan Ter MS the other side.
Ness. Glles sn9 lark, Agtnts.
Tony Rass adjoining ihs Italians;
privy over-tloNs into the brock
ANDREW BAKER, OWNER, SO
Sepnlis avenue
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property. Sink
outlet empties into same
Mr.. PETERSON, OWNER. A and
Sink runs into brook Priv;es over
tiow to same Doub'e hous 8; tvs fami-
lies. This brook runs through the gas
house property: empties into the river
about five hundred feet distant from the
Peterson houses.
JENKINS HOUSE. 37a E. Black
well street,
1t was claimed by Mr.. Griffin that a few
days previously he had made a urinine
test OF this privy. The urinine discolora-
ton was still in evidence in the mud on
the bank back of the privy.
After having finished the Dover dis
trlet, DIR. Allen felt obliged to leave the
party and return home.
IIONDALE BLEACH, DYE AND
PRINT WORKS (Rocka way):-
River water used by same for some
purpose. Considerabl BILE effluent water
from the dye works. Effort is made by
tbs company to control contamination
Close. to the plant is hegshead said to
contain solution of alum. which passes
through a pipe over the effluent stream.
droppings into it. A few hundred feet
below. just before the effluent stream
reachs the river. are two barriers Of
eobblestones acting as partial dams to
RAG WORKS AT POWER
VIII E.
Here the water of the river is almost
dPD!eted for their rse. Inspection nyt
allowed. Rags received from different
places. having no disenfection whatever.
were scattered along the bank of the
river
ROoNToN:-
Jrst above the village the larger part
Of the water is diverted at the upper
leze e. Of the cnne BY a dam. In the mid
die of the town the cepa' ends at an in
cline. down which boats descend to the
lower level. Retween the upper ard
lower level If the canal along the inner
side Of the incline, is cemented open
sewcr which collects the DISCHARGES Of
the Brook street sewer. e4c. MAwav
down is catch basin so built that when
thP sewer is Sled in times of fiond there
IS On overflow down into tie Cooper
Lord reservoir. which supplies power to
the mills ard eventually empties into the
river. Water from the upper level of
the eanal is used in the large iron plant
of the CoOner ] ord state and other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
small plateau between the hin on
witch BoontoD is locat ted and the river
e't nding to the ma gin. # the latter
Trey employ some sersr hundred men.
end are sitHated about half y mile from
no reservoir On aconsrt ef rho 'atrnass
81 tn hour Inspect n o the wa-a Svs-
nn of this pl9nt Yves n. tars,th~tel We
uere informed by 1fr G ir;n that as
vet NJ one had beer able to goin access
FOR insne tinn pf the some. What he-
com Of the daily deiections of this i'm
mensa nrmher of men must be a mattar
Of Inference in tho sheerce of any yisi-
h'n means aisr0sel -. the lower level
III II is a coanecti between the Cooper
iFfrd raceway end the csnai, where an
atfempt is made TO prevent water run
Bieg from the caual bNck into fho race
usH at tir'as If low weter. This Is a
girr ~ete7 hung from the
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