Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-06-25
MAYOR SEEKS AID
OF CITIZENS N
GARBAGE CRUSADE
Issues Proclamation Calling At
fention TO Various 0rdi-
nances Regulating Same.
LAUDS STREET AND
POLICE DEPARTMENTS
Health and Works Boards Clash
Over lnspection-Many
Complaints.

ton of the residents of the city in en-
forcing the ordinances relative to the
disposition of garbage and the care of
the streets, Mayor Haussling today is
sued a proclamation calling attention
to the various ordinances regulating
such matters.
There are numerous sections of the
city where the residents seem to have
a very Indifferent idea of the purpose
or meaning of some Of the ordinances
that are in force, and even where the
regulations are understood there Is a
too frequent evasion of the simple re-
quirements of the street and health de-
partment.
The street department and the police
are doing good work in bringing about
a better condition of affairs, but with
out the help of the people who them
selves are to benefit by these ordi-
nances there can be little hope for the
best results. The Mayors message is
particularly appropriate, coming at this
season, and he is DESTROYS for the sake
of cleanliness and health, to say moth
ing of the appearance Of the streets.
that the people will make an effort to
| live I'D to the various ordinances that
he refers to.
Garbage Complaints.
Notwithstanding the elaborate sys-
tenn of garbarge inspection under the
direction of the Board of Works, at
a cost of $4,000, citizens with grew
ances in that direction are told by the
| Board of Works employees to tell their
| troubles to the Board of Health. One
of the latest complaints was made by
George f. Tower, who owns consider
able property in the vicinity of Park
avenue and North Sixth street. One
of his houses or the latter thorough
fare has been vacant for some time, he
informed the Board of Health, because
of garbage wagons lettering In front Of
the house daily.
The drivers, he said, had a habit of
eating their luncheon there and rush
ing the GROWER at the same time from
a nearby saloon. On one day this
week Mr.. Tower found fourteen gar
bage wagons In a row In front of and
alongside Of his property. The
drivers were taking it easy, one of
them hauling an old mattress from
his wagon and spreading it on the
sidewalk in front of the Tower house.
The owner notified Chief Garbage In
spector Robert Struble. and the latter
referred him to the Board of Health.
Chief Inspector Eugene Bellair, of
the sanitary division of the Board of
Health. considered the seventeen in
spectors in his department had enough
to do without performing the work of
the garbage department, and referred
the complaint back to Mr.. Struble. The
latter agreed to have the nuisance
abated and there has beer no COM
plant since then.
The proclamation is as follows:
Mayors Plea to Public. ,
ITO the People OF the City of Newark:
THE several departments directly
concerned are making an earnest effort
in cooperation, to the end that the city
as a whole, and particularly the public
thoroughfares, may be kept in as clean
and as hygienic a condition as Is pos
sible. To accomplish this most de-
sirable result the intelligent under
standing by the people at large, and
their cordial observance Of h regula-
tons which have been adopted from
time to time, are absolutely necessary.
A complete resume of the ordinances
which appertain to this general subject
is not desirable here, but 1t may be
well to call attention to a few of the
provisions which are most generally
violated and whose violation causes the
greatest amount of trouble.
"The placing of distractions of any
kind on the streets or sidewalks, except
where written permission has been
given by the general superintendent of
works, is forbidden.
Driving of wagons, carts or othel
vehicles containing building material
mud, dirt or refuse of any kind, which
' are loaded In such a as to
permit of the scattering of part of the
contents through the streets, is for
hidden.
1.-THE depositing or dumping of any
earth, dirt, rubbish or other article
upon the streets O sidewalks, Is for
hidden.
1.-The throwing of paper, fruit or fruit
substances, vegetable or vegetable sub
stances or the like upon the streets OF
sidewalks, is forbidden.
1.-THE sweeping of dirt, paper or rub
bish of my kind from stores, dwellings
or other buildings into the sidewalks OIL
cutters, is forbidden.
FIJI In Lots.
"Sunken lots or marsh lands, or lands
below grade where stagnant water
gathers, are n~uisances, and the owners
thereof are required, upon notice, to fill
in the same with fresh earth, clear
ashes or cinders under penalty.
1.-The use for filing of lots Dr. other
places of animal or vegetable sub
stances, garbage or street sweepings
muck or silt. or dirt gathered in clean
ing yards, buildings, sewers, docks OF
slips or waste of mills or factories OF
any materials which are offensive tc
health or tend to decay or become
putrid or to render the atmosphere i'm
pure or unwholesome, is forbidden.
"The owners, ~lessees. tenants or oc.
cupants of lots and lands within the city
are required to keep the sidewalks In
front of such properties free from filth
slops, dirty water. rubbish or anything
dangerous to health, life n limb.
Accumulation of offal, refuse, shells
and other similar matter around any
restaurant, saloon. tenement or othel
building, is forbidden.
Rags, bones, scraps or other refuse
matter may not be brought into the
/ city or stored therein without a specia
permit of the Board of Health.
Shifting yJuou sidewalks.