The Jersey City news., 1906-12-11

the cart under The privy were numerous
bits Of spiled paper. indicating that the
carr did not catch al the droppings.
Afrer leaving these works the Com
mittee went back to the upper bridge in
Dover. Here the Morris and Essex
Canal, which has bean On the south side
Of the river, passes through a lock, Joins
che river, and after short spSce again
leaves it on the north bank. as this
point the water is merky ard there is a
constant rising of marsh gas from its
bed, and for distance approximating
a 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 a large drain two
and q half feet in diameter near the Sus-
sex Street Bridge water was flowing,
source unknown. There was consider BILE
black, shiny material in same.
On the north bank of the stream is the
lali' close TO 1t the electric power house.
Urine solution thrown into the water
closet of said power house appeared in
an open sewer which paraleled 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
Seven Sisters" on Bergen street, the
test came ont positive. This open sewer
brook was followed down to one thous-
and feet where il was seen to empty
into the river. The inha bitants of the
town of Dover eyince ve.s nj
tary respect for the river, throwing into
it any refuse that they wish to be rid of.
During our investigation woman came
TO its margin and threw in pail Of some
kind of SlOps
In the lower margin of Dover we vis-
ited the home Of people Of the poorer
PATRICK yARLEY, 270 E. Black
well street,
Priyy IN rear of house. twenty-four
feet from river bank; full of manure; APP
parentiy nnI-oelnented. UFipine placed in
priNy appeared IN the river shortly after
Priyies of adjoining houses were sinil-
arly situated as to the river: same con-
ditlons found. Tests not made fer want
of fine.
HOTsEsa OF ED. NFIGHBoR,
AGENT two houses in Sammis avenue
Mrs; Heath tenant of one house. Mrs
Ccnnella Of the other Sinks Of both
houses empty into a brook. Privies over
flow into the same.
Mrs. Atkins, tenant of last house on
north side of Lee avenue; double priVy
overfiowing. Same general condition.
ltallan tenants on the other side.
MessI's. Giles and Clark, Agents.
Dony Rose adjoining the Italians
priYy ovef-fows into the brook.
ANDREW BAKER, OWNER. 90
Semmis avenue
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property. Sink
outlet empties into same.
Mr.. PETERSON, OWNER, Al and
46 Semmis avenue
SinA runs into brook Privies over
flow to same Double 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. 373 E. Black
well street,
Privy on bank of river back Of house.
II was claimed by Mr.. Griffin that a few
days previously he had made a urinine
test Of this pgivy. The urinine discolora-
ton was still in evidence in the mud on
the bank back of the privy
After having finished the Dover dis
trict DR.. Allen felt obliged to leave the
party and return home.
LIONDALE BLEACH, DYE AND
PRINT WORKS fRockawayl:-
River water used by same for some
purpose. Considerable efluent water
from the dye works. Effort is made by
this company tG control contamination
Close TO the pant is a hogshead said to
contain solution of alum, which passes
through a pipe over the effluent stream.
droppings into it. A few hundred feet
beloy, just before the effluent stream
reaches the river. are two barriers of
cobblestones. acting. as partial dams to
RAG WORKS AT POWER
Here the water of the river IS almost
depleted for Their use Inspection net
allowed. Rags received from different
places. having Hr rs 'ectiaa whatever
We're seat ed al ug the bank Of the
river
BooNToN:-
Just above the village the larger part
Of he water is diverted at The upper
level Of the cana by dem In the mid
die of the town th cana ends 1T an IN
cline. down which boats descend 10 the
lower level. Between the epper aHd
lower level Of the canal. along the inner
side Of the incline. is a cenentef apen
sewer which collects the DISCHARGES Of
the Brook street sewer, etc. Midway
down is a catch basin so built that when
the sewer is filed in times of food there
IS an overflow down into the Cooper
T 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 Cooper ord state and other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
a small nlateau between the hin on
which RnNpton IS Iocated ard fhe river
extending to he ma gin # the latter
fheT emnlaT some seven hundred men
nd are sita7ted sbant. half mile frop
tlle reservpif On aeaonnA of the lateneSs
of the honr i spectian Of fhn sazvaoe svs-