Of Hoboken about one-half of the area of the city is not sewered. The sewerage provided in Weehawken, West Hoboken, town of Union, and township of Union, excepting such as provides for surface drainage through the Bull's Ferry Road sewer, heretofore described, is not of sufficient consequence to be noticed. Most of the area sewered is built upon. 19. What is the total length of subsidiary sewers discharging into these outlet sewers? 20. Give the size, construction, and shape of the different parts of these sewers, as indicated above for the outlet sewers. About 262,000 linear feet for Jersey City, or about 50 miles. About 45,550 linear for city of Hoboken, or about 8.50 miles. There are none in either Weehawken, West Hoboken, town of Union, or township of Union, except the Bull's Ferry Road sewer and connections which is 5,000 feet in length, or about 1 mile. 21. Does the surface drainage pass into sewers; if not mainly, then to what degree? 22. If so, is their capacity sufficient in heavy storms? 23. Is any attempt made to utilize the sewage; if so, how and with what result? 24. Are the sewers ventilated in any way; if so, how? 25. Are there municipal regulations concerning the drains which connect houses with the sewers? if so, furnish a copy. Are such regulations strictly complied with? 26. Is there a trap required in the course of this connecting drain? If so, state its location and character. 27. Is it compulsory that all house drainage be conveyed to the sewer; if not, to what extent are other means resorted to, and what are the means? 28. Are odors ever perceptible from the sewer openings or outlets; if so, to what extent do they exist? The surface drainage mainly pours into the sewers. Their capacity in some cases is not sufficient in heavy storms. No attempt is made to utilize the sewage nor is any ventilation provided. There are no regulations concerning house drains. No trap is required. All house drains must be conveyed to the sewer. Odors are sometimes perceptible from the sewer outlets. SCHEDULE E. Streets and public grounds of Jersey City, Hoboken, West Hoboken, Weehawken, town of Union, Union Township. 1. What is the usual width of the streets? 2. What is the usual width of the sidewalks? 3. Are the sidewalks paved, and with what material? 4. Do the streets differ in healthfulness or comfort owing to direction? If so, specify. The streets in Jersey City and Hoboken, and the other town and townships, range from 50 feet to 100 feet in width, with some few only 40 feet in width. In Jersey City, they are usually 60 feet in width, with a few of the principal ones 100 feet in width. In Hoboken, all cast and west are generally 50 feet wide and all north and south, with a few exceptions, are 65 feet wide. In the remaining places, Weehawken, West Hoboken, town of Union, and township of Union, they vary from 40 feet to 60 feet in width. The sidewalks are usually about one-quarter of the width of the street each and are usually flagged with blue stone flagging. As far as known the streets do not differ in healthfulness, owing to direction, but in point of comfort the south side of streets running nearly east and west and the west side of streets running north and south are generally considered the most favorable and the most valuable and advantageous in a business aspect. 5. What is the total length of streets paved? 6. What is the material generally used? 7. What is the total length of the streets unpaved? The total length of streets paved, in Jersey City, is about 47 miles; in Hoboken, about 11 miles; in Weehawken, about 2 miles; in West Hoboken, none; in town of Union, about 1 mile; in township of Union, about 1 mile. The material generally used, is Belgian pavement with a few exceptions where Nicholson pavement has been used. Lately several miles have been paved with Telford macadam pavement. The total length of streets unpaved in Jersey City is about 110 miles; in Hoboken, about 11 miles; in Weehawken, about 3 miles. No paving has been done in either West Hoboken, town of Union, or township of Union. 8. What is the character of the soil? 9. Are the streets unduly wet in the spring of the year? The soil generally is a tenacious clayey soil. The streets, where not paved, are unduly wet and muddy in the spring of the year, and when the clayey nature is greatly predominating often becoming almost impass able. 10. How are the roadways constructed? The carriage-way or roadway is generally rounded off so as to form the segment of ircle, and when simply of earth, the center is formed about 12 inches higher than surface of the gutter on each side, but when paved it is formed only about 7 inches hiher than the surface of the gutter on each side. How much wooden pavement exists? out 4 miles in Jersey City; none elsewhere. 1 How much stone pavement, cobble-stones, or blocks? Jersey City, total pavement about 41 miles; in Hoboken, about 11 miles; in Weewken, none; in West Hoboken, none; in town of Union, none; in township of Unio none. 13. tow much asphalt or concrete pavement; how much Macadam or graveled roadw? Jerse City, 2 miles of Macadam; town of Union, 1 mile of Macadam; township of Weelaten, 2 miles of Macadam; township of Union, 1 mile of Macadam. 14. W streets? at are the arrangements and regulations for cleaning and watering the 15. Arthe results satisfactory as to cleanliness of the streets? If not, specify defects. 16. Are ade trees planted along the streets; if so, how arranged and of what kind? An annuappropriation is made for cleaning the streets in Jersey City and Hoboken, and theontract is let out by competitive bidding. In the oth town and townships the gutters are kept clean by the street commis sioner. The result where let out by contract, are not generally satisfactory, because it is found that co-actors frequently become derelict in thefulfillment of their contract. No shade tre are planted along the streets, unless by private parties, only excepting around theublic squares. They are generally planted about 2 feet from the edge of the curb andewalk and about 20 feet apart. They are of various kinds, but largely of mapl 17. Does the alt pavement injure the trees? 18. Does gas ire the trees? 19. Do the tree ave any direct effect upon health? e. g., ailantus, eucalyptus? 20. Are they ca for by the corporation or by individual property-owners? No injury has be observed as being specially due to asphalt pavement. Injury is attribu to gas, but we have not been able to discover special cases. The beneficial innce of the trees upon health is generally admitted, in absorbing the impurities in thir and giving out only such as are necessary to life. They are generall ared for only by individual property-owners. 21. How many pu, parks belong to the city? 22, State the dimer, ns of each. 23. Are they withie city limits? There are no public ks belonging to either of the cities, town, or townships. 24. How many open ares within the city limits? 25. What is the area, In Jersey City there There are none other each? two open squares. open squares. ither of the remaining town or townships. One of them in Hobok ontains 138,000 square feet and the other 139,500 square feet. One of those in Jersey (contains 80,000 square feet; the other contains 230,400 square feet. 26. Are the public parks squares kept in good condition? 27. Are public fountains ed in the parks? The public squares are ke public fountains, and one of fair condition. Both of those in Jersey City contain bse in Hoboken contains a public fountain. 28. How many public urinn streets and in parks? 29. Are any areas for and ses of amusement provided in the parks? 30. Furnish copies of any lations or ordinances relating to care and management of the parks. There are no public urinals ever in any of the streets or squares of the cities, nor in any portion of the town ownships. No sources of amusement are ided. 31. To what extent is life envered by improper arrangement and management at railroad crossings within the 32. How many lives lost from t 'cause during the last five years? With one exception, as far as known, all railroad crossings within the city are provided with gates, which are regularly raised and lowered by a flagman to avert danger. In the case of the exception there are only freight trains passing, and these only at long intervals. At those crossings where there are no gates flagmen are stationed. Therefore, as far as ascertainable, no lives were lost from the above cause. 33. What number of accidents occurred last year on street railroads? 34. What number of accidents resulted from efforts to get on or off the front platforms of street-cars? In Jersey City there were four accidents during the past year; one occurred in He boken during the same time. None occurred in either Weehauken, West Hoboke town of Union, or township of Union. SCHEDULE F. Habitations of Hoboken, Weehawken, West Hoboken, town of Union, township of Um. 1. How many dwelling-houses are there within the city limits? In Hoboken there are 3,000 dwelling-houses; in Weekawken there are aut 100 dwelling-houses; in West Hoboken there are 910 dwelling-houses; in town Union there are 830 dwelling-houses; in township of Union, about 230 dwelling-hoes. 2. What proportion of these are inhabited by the owners? In Hoboken about one-third are so inhabited; in West Hoboken and towf Union about one-half are so inhabited; in Weehawken and township of Union/out two thirds are so inhabited. 3. What is the average occupancy of each dwelling? Specify, when acticable, the rate in different parts of the city. For Hoboken, about 10; for Weehawken, about 8; for West Hoboken out 6; for town of Union, about 6; for township of Union, about 8. 4. How many are tenement houses-that is, occupied by two or more milies? In Hoboken about 1,500 buildings are occupied by more than two filies or tene ments. There are practically no tenements in either Weehawken, West Hiken, town of 5. How many houses are overpopulated; give details of locatiorad effects in a special report, if possible? There are no overpopulated houses in either town of Union, or /nships of Weehawken, West Hoboken, or township of Union. 6. Are there any municipal regulations about overpopulation; if what are they? There are none for Hoboken, Weehawken, West Hoboken, towr Union, or township of Union. 7. Is there any regulation as to the material of which and manner in which houses shall be constructed within the city limits; if so, what is and is it practically enforced? In Hoboken there is an ordinance regulating the limits within ich no frame buildings shall be built, and when violated a fiue is imposed. Ther no similar restriction in either Weehawken, West Hoboken, town of Union, or ship of Union. 8. Have any houses been condemned as unsafe within thast year; if so, how many? One in the city of Hoboken within the last year. None in r of the other places. 9. Have any been condemned as unfit for habitation for reasons; if so, how many, and for what reasons? with the sewers? Of table traps? None have been condemned for other reasons. 10. What proportion of the dwelling-houses have conned these what proportion are connected by tight drains, with In Hoboken, practically, all dwelling-houses have conne" with the sewers. Even those on the lowlands are generally connected w the sewers, although in many instances such connections are little more than words. A few isolated dwellThere ings, entirely without the range of any existing se were not connected. are no connections provided with traps so far as we knot can ascertain. In the town of Union less than 5 per cent. of all the bugs are connected with the single sewer which there exists; in Weehawken, 10 pet. West Hoboken and township of Union have practi/ no sewer connections, and none of those in town of Union are provided with tray 11. Do any houses have springs, cisterns, or wells in basement or cellars for water supply? În Hoboken a few houses have wells in the cellar drinking purposes. m which water is drawn for |