Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-02-20
Washington Street Resi-
dents Make Appeal
for Relief.
MENAGERIE, LUMBER YARD
AND STABLES MINGLE ODORS
Shocking Sights, Braying Don.
keys, and Swearing Hostlers
Make Conditions Unbearable.

Characterizing the conditions that
prevail on the banks OF the Morris
canal, where are located unsanitary
stables. a secondhand lumber yard
and a menagerie, as an eyesore to the
city and q menace to public health
the residents in Washington street
north and south of the canal today
appealed to the Evening STAR to in
duce the city authorities to do away
with the nuisance.
1t Is said that, despite frequent COM
plants to the Board of Health. the
stables in this section are unsanitary
and do not meet the requirements OF
the law. Business men around the
vicinity complain that the view on the
banks OF the canal is SO bad that i;
gives the neighborhood an unsightly
appearance and prevents the better
class of shoppers from visiting their
stores.
William Lally, who lives at 1875
Washington street, diret .ly in front OF
the stables of #. II. Hobson, said
"B ,cause of the condition of the
stables 1t is impossible for me to open
my windows. There is no sewer con-
nection with the stables, and other
Board of Health laws are ignored.
complained to the Board of Health, but
nothing but trouble resulted from my
complaint. 1t seems that the authori-
ties told the neighbors that | made
the complaint, thereby making 1t very
disagreeable for me.
Use Canal Sewer.
THE canal is used as a sewer by
most everybody in the neighborhood
and l tell the truth when l say that
a person is in danger of disease be-
cause of the carelessness of the au'
thorities. In my opinion it should not
be necessary to tell the Board of Health
about such things. They should in
vestigate for themselves and fine The
offenders"
The land on which the stables are
located is owned by the Lehigh Valley
Railroad Company, and it is said that
for the last five years the people living
in the vicinity have complained of the
conditions.
Mr., Lally declared that besides the
grievance against the stables the
neighborhood Is shocked by the doings
of disorderly persons who congregate
in the vans that are left in the yard
at night The police department, he
said is not unfamiliar with this phase
of the question, as it was only two
weeks ago that a number of persons
were sent to Jail because of their mis-
conduct in the yard.
On the other side of the canal, in the
yard leased by John G. Wanner, Is
found a 1"menagerie," consisting of
burrcs, donkeys, ponies. horses. mon
keys, goats, sheep, chickens and tur-
keys Besides this the place is used
as a secondhand lumber yard and car
penter shop.
Families living in the "York' apart
ments say that n yard of this kind
should not be permitted in the heart
OF the city. They have complained that
in addition to the odor which makes
1t impossible to open windows, their
sleep is disturbed at night by the
brayng Of the donkeys and the shout
ing and swea ring Of the stable hands.
In Disinfectant and Circus business.
Mr. Wanner told a reporter that he
realized that the animals were dis
turbing the neighborhood and that he
is getting rid of them as fast as he
can Mr. Wanner is in the disinfectant
business, in the whitewashing business
and in the circus business. He says
that the complaints against him ema-
nate from persons who seek his ruin.
This is denied by the complainants,
who say that they do not know Wanner
personally, but that they think he
ought to move his menagerie outside
the city, limits. Mr.. Wanner is fire.
quently employed by the Board of
Health to disinfect stables, and he says
that inspectors from the board are on
his premises daily and never object to
conditions there.
On the other side of the canal the
men and women say that the inspectors
are there every day or so, and, despite
the fact that conditions are unsanitary,
nothing is done by them.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles d. Weber, of 178
Washington street, told a reporter that
it is a disgrace to permit such condi-
tions to exist in the heart of the city,
and that something ought to be done
by the officials to rid Newark of this
eyesore. Mrs. Weber is at present Ill,
but, nevertheless, gladly talked at
length on what she considered degrad-
ing conditions. She said:
At dare not permit children or visitors
to look out of the window; the sight is
awful; besides that, the animals in the
yard are permitted to roam around and
do all sorts of objectionable things. I
cannot understand it. We live in the
heart of the city, pay good rent and yet
have to put up with almost intolerabe
conditions. | must also say that AS far
as morality is concerned. the men that
frequent the place at night are outside
the rale. They are men who ought not
to be allowed to go about free
The yard occupied by Wanner is
owned by the Dodd estate of East Or
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