The Jersey City news., 1906-12-07

the cart under me psivy were numerous
bits ST sod.ed paper, indicating that the
cart did not catch all the dsoppings.
After leaving these works the Com
nnsfee we,lt back TO rlse upper bridge in
Doyer. Here the Morris and Essex
Canal, which has been on the south side
OF the river, passes through d lock, joins
the river. and after a shoSs spasa again
leaves it on the north bank. At this
point the water is rnsTisy 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 we'll that lines the
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 in same.
On the north bank of the stream is the
JAZZ close to it the electric power house.
Urine solution thrown into the water
closet of said power house appeared in
an open sewer which patalleled 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 eyinee very little saui-
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 a pail of some
kind of slops.
In the lower margin of Dover we yis-
tied the home Of people of the poorer
class
PATRICK yARLEY, 27O E. Black
vel street,
Privy in rear of house. twenty-four
feet from river bank; full of manure; APP
privy appeared in the river shortly after.
Priyies of adjoining houses were simil
afly 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.
Cennella 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
orerfowing Same general cndition
Italian tenants on the other side
MessIs. Giles and Clark, Agents.
Tony Rose adjoining The Italians;
prlyy oyer-fows into the brook.
ANDREW BAKER. OWNER, SO
Semmis avenue
This same aforementioned drainage
brook runs through his property Sink
outlet empties into same
Mr.. PETERSON, OWNER, A and
46 SemmlS avenue
Sink runs into brook PriVies over
flow to same Doub houses; two fami-
hes. This brook runs through the gas
house property; empties into the river
about five hundred feet distant from the
Peterson houses.
JENKINS HOUSE. 373 3. Black
well street,
Plivy 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
tn. bank back of the privy.
after having fin she'd the Dover dis
trict Dr.. Allen ftlt obliged to leave the
party and return home.
LIONDALE BLEACH. DYE AND
PRINT WORKS (Roekawayl:-
River water used by same for some
purpose. Considerab BILE effluent water
from the dye works. Effort is made by
this company to control contamination
Close n ~ plant is a hogshead said to
CONT on of alum, which passes
tbro over the effluent stream,
drol it. A few hundred feet
below before the effluent stream
reach he river, are two barriers of
cobblestones acting as partial dams to
promote sedimentation.
RAG WORKS AT POWER
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 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 a 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 aud other fac
tories. These factories are situated on
a small plateau between the bin on
which Boonton is loeated and the river,
extending to the margin Gf the latter
They employ some seven hundred men.
and are situated about half mile from
the reservoir On account of tlle lateness
of the hour inspection of the sewage sys-
TEN of this plant was not requested. We
were informed by Mr. Griffin that as
yet no one had been able to gain access
for inspection of the same What he
comes of the daily dejections of this inn
menSe number of men must be a matter
Of inference. in the absence of any yisi-
Bile means of disnosal At the lower, level
there is a connection between the Cooper
Lord raceway and the canal. where an
attempt is made TO prevent water rum
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 the race-way is
greater and which are drawn back and
said to be wateF-tight when the pressure
is in the opposite direction. The eff
cheney can but be speeulated upon under
present conditions.
BOONTONs SILK MILL s.
Situated on the bank Of the Rockaway
River. between the Cooper ord estate
and the reservoir. Employs one hum
dred and forty Has its race-wav,
supplying power o the mills, which
empties into the ,iver. These mills are
also on a low pIdteau In the nronertv