The Jersey City news., 1906-07-06
New York Will Stop Dump
ing It's Garbage Into the
Bay
METROPOLIS AT FAULT
GOVERNOR STOKES RECEIVES
THE REPORT OF SECRETARY
MITCHELL OF THE STATE
BOARD
-.MRRs
Special to '.The Jersey city News.'',


TRENTON, July 6, 19O6.-Governor
Stokes has received preliminary report
from Secretary Henry Mitchell of the
state board of health. relative to the pol
luton of the New Jersey seacoast from
garbage and other material dumped in
New York bay or harbor. The report is
made in accordance with the recent re-
quest of the governor that the state
board of health should investigate and
the attorney general take some action
looking toward the abolishment of this
source of annoyance to coast resorts.
Secretary Mitchelrs report covers par
ticularly the period since the bathing sea-
son opened on about June 10, and con-
tains statements made from various
shore places. From these DR.. Mitchell
draws the inference that much of the
trouble is due to the garbage boats OF
New York dscharging their cargoes too
near the coast instead Of going to more
distant points which are ordinarily
reached easily in calm weather. DR..
Mitchelps report to the governor fol-
lows:-
Inquiries for the purpose of learning
the extent and charactr of the defle-
ment of the bathing beaches of the
New Jersey caused by the deposit upon
the sand of garbage and rubbish, which
is cast ashore in these localities, shows
that the bathing season opened about
June 15, and that since tina date refuse
materials have been coming ashore in
large quantities, at certain times from
the Highlands to Spring Lake. The in
yestigation shows that during the week
ending June % the offensive substances
were deposited upon he beach daily, and
that thy were composed of decayed veg
tables, dead animals and discarded 40
nestle articles of elny sorts, clearly in
dicating that they were floating portions
of the garbage and rubbish from the city
of New York, which materials are at
present disposed of by dumping them
into the ocean.
s'The reports received indicate that
the point at which garbage and rubbish
has at times been dumped from the
scows in which it is transported from
New York city is located about six
miles off shore and about southeast
from Seabright. During the week end
ing June 80 westerly winds We're preya-
lent and the nuisance caused by the de-
posits of rfuse on the beaches was much
lss troublesome than during the previous
week Following is summary Of the
information obtained at various points
along the shore
s'Highland Beach-Mr McGarry, an
employe at the Sandless Bathing pavil-
ion, stated ha wo weeks ago refuse ma
erials in large quantities were cast upon
the shore by the surf. and that these
conditions continued for nearly one
week. The refuse materials consisted
of decayed fruit, dead animals, boxes
and decayed vegetables. He aso stated
that during the past two years no such
quantities of refuse materials had come
upon the beach during the same length
of time.
Seabright-The bathing master at
Pannacis' pavilion stated that two weeks
ago large quantities of refuse materials
were cast upon the shore at Seabright
and remained for several days. Th char
acter Of these substances was similar to
that above described. He also stated
that at that time the prevailing winds
were from the northeast and east, and
that since the winds become westerly
the deposits of refuse materials upon the
beach had ceased.
..Long Branch William Hayes, pro-
prietor Of bathing pavilion, stated that
about wo weeks ago large quantities of
refuse materials, of similar character to
those above described, were deposited
Iupon the beach. An interview with a
representative of the local board Of health
of Long Branch showed that numerous
complaints were received by the board
relating to the nuisase caused BY the
presence of decomposing substances on
the beach.
IDEAL Beach-Thomas ]. Howland,
manager Of bathing grounds at this
point, stated that he had been on the
beach daily since June 2, 1906, and that
during the prevalence of easterly winds
the shore has been strewn with quanti-