New-York tribune., 1916-02-16
N. ]. Health Board Delays
Injunction TO Give Com
pany Chance to Mend.
FIRM vows RELIEF;
n. Y. TO PUSH FIGHT
Bulls Ferry Chemical Company
Installing DeodorizerS-State
to Enjoin Other Plants.

Trenton. y. j.. Feb. 15.-Within SIX
weeks the residents along Riverside
Drive and Morningside Heights may be
relieved OF the Objectionable odor'
which now foat across the Hudson from
Jersey. II relief is not had by then
the New Jersey state Board Of Health
will seek on injunction TO restrain ;he
Bulrs Ferry Chemical Company from
operating its plant at Edgewater IN
such a manner as 20 be a pubic null
sance.
For tho last year tho residents Of
New York and New Jersey, as tho WINDS
determine. suffered from odors SAID TO
originate at the Bulls Ferry plant. The
Fnronean war caused a dearth Of Ger
tain kinds Of dyes. which, previously
had never been made in America. t.
{. Clipstein. president of the company
told the State Board OF Health to-day
that he got the idea Of making the
dves while in Switzerland. Shortly be-
fore the war the Bulls Ferry Company
added this product 70 its output, with
The result that tie residents IN Ne"
York and New Jersey within radius
o. several miles Of the plant have had
their sense Of smell abused.
Deodorizers Being Built
The State Board Of Health to-day
gave ? hearing to all parties inter
estcd 20 determine whether arbitrarily
60 bring the matter TO the attention or
The Cour. OF Chancery. Counsel and
officials Of the company promised that
valuable machinery would be installed
bv April !. which would deodorize the
Objectionable gases and abolish any
reason fer complaint The protestants
md representatives Of the Jersey com
,,,ri4ies. New York and New York
State. thought they could stand the
odors for six weeks longer
Julian A. Gregory, counsel Tor me
company, told the State Board OF
Health that the company was spending
several thousands Of dollars ior ma
chinerv guaranteed TO deodorlze the
cases lie said that for the last year
fuF COMPANY INA AHaNN- "a
eynert 10 DO away with the nuisance.
Tho company admitted, according TO
Air GREGORY. that the plant threw OIL
disarreccble odOrs, but he was not sure
that the compLly was 10 blame for all
coropIaints. as there were other ana
larrcr chemical plants In the immediate
vicinity. lie said the company desired
% cxnose its hand. that 10 did not seek
10 escape blame. and that il was willing
60 meet the demands Of the board. Inc
comnarv did not care 10 litigate, did
not want rotoriety. nor did it seek to
Tntaqonize. IL had been twenty-five
Years in the chemical business, MI.
Gregory added. but this product was
entirely new. II thought 1t would be
far If the board allowed until April ]
20 meet the situation.
New York Fight to Continue.
colonel .cClaye. an individual pro
testant. thought that the company was
anXious to do away with the source
Of the trouble. and that since the resi-
dents on the New York and the New
Jersey side had been shifting for the
last year, they could continue TO snlt
Tor six weeks longer
Mr.. Laguardia, OF the New York
State Attorney Generals Office, said the
action before the state board would not
intcrfore with the proceedings begun
I'm the United States Supreme Court.
IIe has already applied for an injunc-
tion 20 restrain the Bulls Ferry Com
panr. and next Monday will file similar
petitions against the Corn Products
COMPANY. the General Chemical Com
pary. the Barrett Manufacturing Com
PAM. the Wolverine Oil Company and
the Midland Iinseed Company The &C
tiou no the Federal courts will allow
the defendant sixty DAYS TO answer
For this reason the state authorities
welcome the action of the New Jersey
board iu taking the initiative TO end
tie nuisance. The state Will proceed
also against certain plants on Staten
Island.