The Jersey City news., 1906-12-06

DIS or SO1ied paper indicating that the
cart did not catch all the droppings.
After leaving these works the Com
mlttee went back to khe upper bridge in
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 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
visible priYies. There are mum erous
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 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
lail, close to it the electric power house.
Urine 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
OF this open sewer were 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 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 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; APP
parently non-eemented. UIinine placed in
priyy appeared in the river shortly after.
Priyies of adjoining houses were simil-
arly situated as to the river: same con-
ditions found. Tests not made for want
of time.
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 a brook. PriYies over
flow into the same.
Mrs. Atkins. tenant of last house on
north side of Lee avenue; double priyy
oyerhowing. Same general condition.
Italian tenants en- the other side.
Dony Rose adjoining the Italians;
privy over-fows into fhe brook.
ANDREW BAKER, OWNER. 80
Senmis avenue;-
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property. Sink
outlet empties into same
MIR. PETERSON. OWNER. A and
46 Semmis avenue
Sink runs into brook. Privies over
how 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.
It 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 5inishHd the Dover dis
trict, DR.. Allen fclt obliged to leave the
party and return home.
L1ONDALF 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 a hogshead 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
reaches the river. are two barriers of
cobblestones acting as partial dams to
promote sedimentation
RAG WORKS AT POWER
VIILE-
Here the water of the river is almost
depleted for their use. Inspection not
allowed. Rags received from different
places. having nor disenfection whatever.
We're scattered along the bank of the
river.
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 ord estate and other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
small plateau between the hill on
which Boonton is heated and the river.
extending to the ma gin # the latter
They employ some seven hundred men
and are situatea bout half 2 mile from
the reservoir On account of The ateness
of tn honr insp ctian of the So wagp svs-
TEN of this plant was not fanHesto3 We
We're Informed nv Mr. G iffin that as
vet M ono ha3 hopn ahia +, sr. ~ st.s,,ee