The Jersey City news., 1906-12-10


cart did not catch all the droppings
After leaving these works the Com
mittee went back to the upper bridge in
Dover. Here the MSaa% and Essex
Canal, which has beegs on the south side
Of the river, passes through 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
constant rising of marsh gas from its
bed, and fer a distance approximatlng
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
bank. No fluids We're 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 ia same.
On the north bank of the stream is the
jail. close to it the electric power house.
Crine 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 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
and feet where it was seen to empty
into the river. The, inhabitants 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 a woman came
to its margin and threw in a pail of some
kind of slops.
tied the@home of people of the poorer
class
PATRICK vARLEY, go e. Black
well street.
Privy in rear of house, twenty-fo1r
feet from river bank; full of manure; APP
parently non-cenented. Urinine placed in
privy appeared in the river shortly AFTER
Privies of adjoining houses We're simil
arly situated as to the river; same con-
ditions found. Tests not made for want
of time
HOUSES OF ED. NEIGHBoR,
AGENT, two houses in Semmis avenue,
near Canal
Mrs. Heath tenant of one house, Mrs.
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 privy
Overlooking. Same general condition.
Italian tenants on the other side.
Messrs. Giles and Clark, Agents.
Tony Rose adjoining the Italians;
privy oyer-flows 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 SemmiS avenue:-
Sink 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
Peterson houses.
JENKINS HOUSE. s73 E. Black
well street.
Privy on bank of river back of house.
1t was claimed by Mr.. Griffin that 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
trict, DR.. Allen felt obliged to leave the
party and return home
L1ONDALE BLEACH, DYE AND
PRINT WORKS Rockaway):-
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 plant is hogshead said to
through pipe over the effluent stream,
droppings into it. A few hundred feet
below just before the effluent stream
reaches the river. are two barriers of
cobblestones acting as partial dams to
promote sedimentation.
RAG WORKS AT POWER
WILLIE
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
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 of the canal, along the inner
side of the incline, is a 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 Cooper Lord estate and other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
a small plateau between the hill on
which Boonton is located and the river
extending to the margin of the latter
They employ some seven hundred men.
and are situated about half mile from
the reservoir. On account Of the lateness
of the hour, inspection Of the sewage sys-
TEN of this plant was not requested. We
We're informed by Mr. Griffin that as
vet no one had been able to gain access
for inspection of the same What he-
comes of the daily dejections of this i'm
mense number of men must be matter
of inference. in the absence Of any visi-
BILE means of disposal At the lower level
there is a connection between the Cooper
Lord raceway and the canal. where an
attempt is made TO prevent water run
ming from the canal back into the race
way at times of low water. This is a
series Of hanging gates. hung from the
top. which are pushed out by the water
when the pressure in fhe race-way is
greater and which are drawn back and
said to be water-tight when the pressure
is in the opposite direction. The fiji
cheney can bnt be speculated upon under
present conditions
BOONTON SILK MILLS
Situated on the bank of the Rockawaiv
River between the Cooper ord estate
and the reservoir. Employs one hum
dred and forty Has it's race-way,
supplying power % the mills, which
empties into the liver. These mills are
also on ow plateau. In the property
is large cistern acting as privy for the
employees. Our party did not have time