The Jersey City news., 1906-12-05


the cart under the privy " ere numerous
bits of soiled paper. Indicating thRt the
cart did not catch all the droppings
After leaving these works the Com
nllttee went back to the upper bridge IN
4 Dover. Here the Morris and Essex
Canal, which has been on the south side
of the river, passes through lock, joins
the river, and after a short space again
leaves 1t on the north bank. At this
point the water is merky and There is a
constant rising of marsh gas from its
bed, and for a distance approximating
q mile the river is lined on both sides by
buildings of different types, some with
visible privies. There are numerous
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 a 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
an open sewer which paralleled the
north bank of the river, Lining the side
of this open sewer We're 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 i was seen to empty
into the river. The inhabitants of the
town. of Dover evince very little Sani-
tary respect fer the river, throwing into
it any refuse that they wish to be rid of.
During our investigation a woman came
to its margin and threw in pail of some
kind of slops.
In the lower margin. of Dover we vis-
tied the home of people of the poorer
class.
PATRICK yARLEY, 27o E. Black
well street.
Priyy in rear Of house. twenty-four
feet from river bank; full of manure; APP
parentiy non-ceme ented. Uinine placed in
privy, appeared in the river shortly after
Privies of adjoining houses were simil-
arly situated as to the river; same con-
ditlons found. Tests not made for want
Of time
y HOUSES OF ED. NEIGHBOR,
AGENT, two houses in Semmis avenue.
near CanaI:-
Mrs Heath tenant of one house. Mrs.
Conhella of the other. Sinks of both
houses empty into brook. Privies over
how into the same. $3.50
Mrs. Atkins. tenant Of last house on
north side of Lee avenue; double privy
oYertiowing. Same general condition.
Messrs. Giles and Clark, Agents.
Tony Rose adjoining the Italians;
privy over-hows into the brook
ANDREW BAKER, OWNER, 80
Semmis avenue
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property. Sink
outlet empties into same
Mr.. PETERSON, OWNER, A and
10 Semrnls avenue
Sink runs into brook. Privies over
tfow to same. Double houses; two fami-
liRss This brook runs. through the gas
house property; .empties into the river
about i've hundred feet distant from the
Peterson houses.
JENKINS HOUSE. s7s 3. Black
well street.
Priyy on bank cfsriver back of house.
days previously he had made a urinipe
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 ths Dover dis
trsct, DR.. Allen felt obliged to leave the
party and return home.
LlONDALEE BLEACH. DYE AND
PRINT WORKS Roekawayl:-
River water used by same for some
purpose. Considerable efflnent water
from the dye works. Effort is made by
this ompany to control contamination.
Close 70 the pant is a h gshead said to
contain solution OF alum. which passes
Through pipe over the effluent stream,
droppings into it. A few hundred feet
below, just before the effluent stream
resehfs the river, are two barriers Of
promote sedimentation.
RAG WORKS AT POWER.
VILE
Here the water of the river is almost
depleted for their use. Inspection not
allowed: Rags received from different
places, having no disenfection whatever
were scattered along tn hank Of the
river.
BoONToN:-
Just above the village the larger part
of the water is diverted at the upper
level of the canal by dam. In the mid
die of the town the canal ends at an in
cline, down which boats descend TO the
lower Level. Between the upper and
lower. level Of the canal along the inner
side OF the incline, is cenented open
sewer. which collects. the discharges of
the Bnook. street sewer etc Midway
down is catch basin so built that when
the sewer is filed in times of food there
IS an overflow down into the Cooper
Lord reservoir, which supplies power to
the mills snd eventually empties into the
river. Water from the upper level of
the canal is used in the large iron plant
OF the Cooper Lord estate and other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
a small plateau between the hill on
which Roonton is heated ard tho river.
extending to. the ms gin If the latter
They employ some seven HUNDRED men.
and are situated about half a mile from
the reservoir On account of the 'afeness
of. the hour, inspection Of the sewage svs-
TEN Of this plant.was not renuesfed. We
We're informed by Mr. Griffin that as
yet DO one had been able to gain access
for inspection ff the same. What he-
comfs of the daily deiections of this mn
menSe number of men must be a matter
Of inference. in thp absence Of any visi-
he means of disnosal At the lower level
th re is a connection. between the Cneper
Lord raceway and <he canal. where an
attemnt is made TO prevent water rum
nlng from the canal back info thes race
way-sati tinles of low VIZ tet This is u
seYseS If hanging gates. hung from she
ton. which ara sush d out by thpl water
when the pressure in thet raee-way s
greater. and which are drawn back and
said to be water-tight when. the nressnre
Is in the opposite direction. The fiji
cheney can hflt be speculated upon under
present conditions.
B0ONTON SIT K MILIS:-
Situated on the hank of the Rockaway
RIVER. between. the Goapar, ard. estate
and the reservoir. Employs one han-
dred and forty Has it's race war,
supplying power the nils ivhieh
efrnaties into tbt ivev These mills are