The Jersey City news., 1906-07-06
ties Of refuse materials. consisting Of
garbage and rubbish. and such materials
were present in large quantities.

E"Allenhurst - William Henderson,
manager of the bathing grounds, stated
that between June 10 and June "a east
erly winds prevailed, and that the
beach was coyerel during most if that
time with decomposing vegetable and
animal substances. Mr.. Henderson also
stated that be had observed that refuse
of this character is not cast upon the
short when westerly winds are blowing,
but is deposited generally about six
hours after the winds become easterly
or northeasterly and continues intermit-
tentiy as long as the winds continue
from the east.
sIoch Arbour-Captain Benjamin Van
Brunt, of the, life saving station, No. q,
located at Loeb Arbour, stated that dur
ing the week ending June "a, easterly
winds prevailed, and that large quantities
of refuse materials were cast upon the
shore by the serf and that these mater.
I ials consisted of vegetable and animal
substances in a stage of decomposition.
G. A. johnson, who is manager of the
bathing house at Loch Arbour. stated
that the shore has been comparatively
free from offensive accumulation since
.Tune "a, but that during the previous
week, when easterly winds were pre-
yailing, the shore was strewn with gar
bage and rubbish.
sAsbury Park-Mr. Stalee, lessee of
the bathing privileges at this point, stat
ed that nuisance, caused by the deposit
of garbage and rubbish ON the beach, was
exceedingly annoying during the week
ending June %.
ocean Grove-J. S. Ross, proprietor
| of the Ross Bathing grounds, stated
that during his many years of expert
ence in conducting this bathing estab-
| lishment. he has never before observed
such quantities Of garbage and rubbish
in the sea water as it contained during
the week ending June %. During the
week ending June 80, while the winds
were prevailing from the west. no de-
post upon the beach of offensive matte
rails occurred
sBelmar-William F. Gordon stated
that the nuisance caused by floating
garbage and rubbish has given much
annoyance.
aspiring Lake-C. w. Simonson, man
ager of the bathing grounds stated that
refuse materials have been coming
ashore in large quantities from time to
time recently during the prevalence of
easterly winds.
"From the foregoing it appears that
| the nuisance which was caused by the
rubbish and garbage which was cast up
on the bathing beaches of New Jersey,
during the week ending June %, was due
to the dumping of refuse materials from
the New York garbage boats in localities
near the New Jersey coast, and that the
dumping at these points was owing to the
prevalence of high easterly winds, which
cause the employees in charge of the boats
to discharge their loads without going to
the distant localities, which are easily
racvhed in calm weather"
Shortly after submitting this report to
the Governor, Secretary Mitchell received
assurances that New York city will take
| immediate steps to prevent further de-
| Element of the Jersey coast by the dump
ing of garbage in the New York bay.
| DR.. Mitchell, after receiving this inform-
4 alton at once began the preparations of
a second report setting forth the assur-
ances of New York that the evil would
be abated forthwith.
A representative of the State board
| of health called upon the department OF
street cleaning of New York Monday
and in the absence of Colonel Woodbury.
the commissioner, he was received by
Captain Gibson. deputy commissioner
! The latter stated that since the fire or
May 20, which destroyed part of the re-
duction plant upon Barren Island, they
had been compelled to revert to the plan
of dumping a large part of its garbage
and waste material at sea. Complaints
he said, had been received from Jersey
1 City, Coney Island and other places
which, upon investigation, proved to be
fully justified. In one instance New
York shipped part of its street cleaning
department to Coney Island to clean VI
the beach.
MICHIGAN CENTRAL AND
LAKE SHORE RY,S PACIFIC