Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-10-14
ELIZABETH SUES
FOR SOOTY SUITS
Wants Court to Stop Man
ganese Plant from Watt
ing Crime.
RECREATION PIER NEXT
DOOR is POINT OF ATTACK
Trunkful of Begrimed Rags in
Court as Proof of Result
Upon Benches.

A trunkful of dingy rags thai
looked as though they HAD been used
to clean the inside of a sooty stove
pipe were spread out before Vics-
Chancellor Howell today in Chancery
| Court as evidence in the case of the
city of Elizabeth against the Robert
II. Gilchrist Company. manufacture
ers of manganese, Elizabethport.
Claiming that the recreation pieZ
operated by the city of Elizabeth and
located adjoining the Gilchrist plant,
is showered with sot and black dust
to such an extent that its abandon
ment is threatened, the city has
brought suit to restrain the man.
ganese company from further opera
ton until or unless devices have been
installed to eliminate this escape of
the alleged damaging SCOT. 4
Suit Versus SCOT.
Stories Of soiled white dresses, and
suits and grimy faces and hands were
told as a result of the alleged deposit
Of SCOT from the Gilchrist plant on
the seats of the recreation pier.
di1St [APII lit City VI ESll1dDtlA
employed Charles j. Snyder, of 314
Court street. Elizabeth, to obtain
evidence of the damage done by the
black deposits.
Mr.. Snyder took the stand today
and displayed a trunkful of dirty
rags which, he said, he had used to
clean off the black dirt from the
benches on the pier.
The witness stated that he had seen
many dresses spoiled by the black
dust and had heard many complaints
from people concerning it.
1.-THE dirt" said he, lis such that
will not rub or brush off. 1t is like
a grease polish, and in order to re-
move it from the hands or face it is
necessary to use soap and warm
water.
IF | wore a light suit down on the
pier it would be necessary TO have il
washed if the wind happened to be
in the north and the dust was escap-
ing. The dust would get into ones
and nose in a shocking manner" said
the witness.
Edward S. Kenny, A Delaware
street, Elizabeth, another witness
testified that he was dockmaster al
the pier and that he cleaned the
benches nearly every morning with
soap. water, potash and soda. 81
have also used sand and a scrub
brush. When l put my hand on the
benches before | cleaned them ]
found my hand completely black
with the dust"
The recreation pier. which is 10.
Gated near the Staten Island ferry
has been operated by the city fol
over a year. 1t is a new enterprise
which has become popular for ex-
~cursionists.
Owned by N. j.. Central Road.
The plant of the Gilchrist Com.
pany is located northeast of the piel
and the property is owned by the
Jersey Central railroad.
A general denial was made by the
manufacturing company against tn,
charges made by the city of Elizl-
beth.
Louis Richards, health officer fcI
the city of Elizabeth, testified tina
he had examined samples of the de.
post that had been submitted to him
He said the black dirt was a menac,
to the visitors at the pier.
James~C. Copnelly, city counsel o.
Elizabeth, presented the case for tn,
complainant. and the defense was
represented by Abe j.. David, oi
Elizabeth.