The Jersey City news., 1906-12-04

mlttee went back 10 the upper bridge IN
Dover. Here the Morris aud Essex
of the river passes through d 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 a
constant rising of marsh gas from its
bed, and for a distance approximating
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 ont
from same, but from a 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
al open sewer which paralleled the
north bank of the river Lining the side
of this open sewer were number Of
houses. In the sink of the third house
from the river in the row known as 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 inha bitants Of the
town of Dover evince very little sani-
tary respect for the river, throwing into
It any refuse that they wish to be rid of.
During our investigation woman came
to It's margin and threw In pail Of some
kind of slops.
In the lower margin of Dover we Wis
tied the home Of people of the poorer
class.
PATRICK vARLEY, 27o e. Black
well street.
Privy in rear of house. twenty-four
feet from river bank; full of manure: ap-
parently non-cemented. Ulinine placed in
privy appeared in the river shortly after
Privies Of adjoining houses were simil-
arly situated as to the river; same con-
dltlons found. Tests not made for want
of time.
AGENT. two houses in Semmis avenue,
near Canal
Connella of the other. Sinks of both
houses empty into brook. Privies over
flow into the same.
Mrs. Atkins, tenant of last house on
north side of Lee avenue; double priyy
overtiowing Same general condition.
Italian tenants on the other side.
Messrs. Giles and Clark. Agents.
Iony Rose adjoining the Italians;
privy oyer-fiows into the brook.
!. ANDREW BAKER. OWNER. 81
Semmis avenue
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property. Sink
outlet empties into same.
MR.. PETERSON, OWNER. "A and
46 Semnlis avenue
Sink runs into brook. Privies over
fcw to same Dpube houses; two 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. 37s E. Black
well street.
Priyy on bank of river back of house
It WAS claimed by Mr.. Griffin that few
days previously he had made urinine
ton was still in evidence in the mud on
the bank back of the privy.
After having finished the Dover dis
tr'ct. DIR. Allen felt obliged to leave the
party and return home
LIONDALE BLEACH. DYE AND
PRINT WORKS (Roekawayl:-
River water used by same for some
purpose Considerable effluent water
from the dye works. Effort is made by
this company to control contamination.
Close to the pant is hogshead said to
contain solution of alum, which passes
through a pipe over the effluent stream,
droppings into it. A few hundred feet
below. inst before the effluent stream
reschns the river. are two barriers Of
cohb'estoness. acting as partial dams to
promote sedilrenta ton.
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 the bank of the
river
BOoNTON:-
Just above the village the larger part
of the water is diverted at the upper
level of the canal by a 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 IF tha canal, along the inner
side of tte incline, is cemented open
sewer which collects the discharges of
the Brook 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 and eventually empties into the
river. Water from the upper level of
the canal Is used In the large iron plant
Of the Cooner ord estate ard other fac
tories These factories are situated on
small plateau between the hill on
which Boonton is tncated and the river.
extending to the ma'gin Of the latter
Ib@S employ some seven hundred men,
end are situated bout half mile from
the reservoir. On account of the lateness
of the hour, inspection Of the sewage sys-
tenn of this plant was not renue<ted We
We're informed by Mr. Griffin that as
yet no one had been able to gain access
for Inspection IF the same What he
com of the daily deiectiens of this inn
mense number of men must be a matter
of inference, in the absence of any yisi-
he means of disrosal 1T the lower level
th ra is connection between the Cooper
- raceway aud the cana whese an
attemnt is made 70 prevent water run
Tirg from theecanal bark into tho race
say at times IF low wpter. This is a
'es af ''sngipr gates hung from the
iar. wh'eh sre rush ont by the water
Wien the PRESSURE in the race-way Is
rrsit tor ard which are dawn hack and
- II n he weter-ti~ht when the n~essrra
is il thn Nnnosite di-eeti n. The fl
CLERGY car h.st he speculated upon under
pooNwoN sGIr X MIrTS
Sif''ates \ rhe hrnk IF the Rockaway
~ e. on he Coon prd estate
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