, 1880-01-29
TIE ODOROUS RIVER,
Another Conference on the Cues.
ton Of Cleaning It.
Tic Canal Board md tic City Authorities
Participate In tho Discussion,
Both Parties Anxious to Know Who Will
Bear tbs Expense.

works Mt bridgeport to set rid Ut the foul river
water. wan hcl,1 In tho Council Chn,nlcr ycstcr.
'iny afternoon. There were present Mayor liar.
rtsnrs Canal Commissioner" ulovcr. shhw, ant
Kinstnnn; DR.. ltnuo1t, Secretary VI tho t;tate
~ " 1onnnw s fntnf'nnv;nsar NJ tha ~ os,a, "oa
.,,.. ~. .,. ,c,nos' ,'', ~ r.. v. t"u Gains
cHy. hnKlhcer cfea'er. ~. tno'na"' saporh'
er Waller. Corporation. Counsel Adams, AID.
nu)lnnI. Wcttoror. turner, Elssnor. and Lnvier.
~ t%a 1tca,,t, ron,mttcc. All ph.1ns 1hrro,,
snndcrs, mid Mccormick. Of the Finance Com.
,nttte4,: nlau Aid, Mcttauiey, Clark, poeyey. md
Wiokcrshat1, nnd a dozon or two citizens.
uh !n"uon VI NJ no "o''' haSor hasf1son
u,ok the chnir.
Commissioner Dc Wolf thon stated that tho
IT,, t,rssn,at,nr os r., n ,nnth,l ~, ",atta. ~ :,
lhA lnl"Inh''o1 ~ ~, W !''stn'4 lor aoaunR tno
TSo ea tue
IF Health hn,l surRcstcd that purupinp- yorks t,e
.,',,,.,r,.a, ~. .nn insor,cc.ton ~ ,he ,.,,a,
e, @ e r. & mpn oS,' xite % Il, IL. mr..1,.,1 an
tT.,t o ,s se at IL ~, sbo ~ p' pIatn.' ~ G i.
,,ntIc"i;t y" fse ih WITH ~ ,ED ri,or - ~
M @ ILL., ~ tainE t w IN ; - ~ IL. ~, I've. MA
s,frurstti Arc tho Canal Cut,ltnissIt,nrrs. rsn.
thorltics touching this 1neasurc7 Wnut viii 10
tho approximate expense? This information
NH a cforo tho Council Whe tho ;r 1at
sstt ~ - sAao 1te ~ff'"ft Ahs-H'A
NY WIS nauuf csIsMeIaGoI,. IN I,..,,u-.,,
,satFrlhtcnaGit dnninns = ug!nH ea!'ca on. hhiu
tnat nc neSt! flot attelHpt ~ apG:k u eeWhAe rs
Miteel'ng In!cngot& ~ nut nl enil a, q tao potpto
ntid tho towns leow,-h1 woalt nly I was he- M
sotaihX ~ tniot5nolc nu:N!nco @ y! tnotn. ~
na If @ ns ms{ LII, ~ -. :" tuo . ~!
him, from hssoxpeftenco ai1a Observation, would
~ enGetan!: ao nhd ~ nsst entefaa,hea ii,e
lneA " e!llnrHtnH tHo ctt!la.. p"L ao'nluulEu =
WheM l I'll ~ cats,e i9 !ac u1Petss-nnt !ess t1nn
SloN.O9' II might ~ praellcan,,S ,,, Wnhh Cn!'
eaRo 1lNa = n!4l!mh annhciiHYHs. annhiisYIs. nnk 9e pro.
ptsst Wtes thIs: Ine nous!oihK oi Inc locR "
5Ifld9epoFt,-a loGk Witnoul ureastWorR,-
inHg enough 10 iocN tnsunHn tno pohLs nnu
bslrges as tnoy S1ne.-say s .sn @ Icet; anu mo
construction beside u uf canal Win sitle E!ttes
~ NJ u allow tho wntor 70 p;.ss In Or out When
tnero was no pumping nc locX could be
SWUNG open, tno s!ao' guy e fAlact; tao WMter
now H. ailu nass9ation NOT % isnfeueA. Wueh
TUG !akn hid river Woeo 10y. gnu the VINO SOUTH
west, the lonk- Katos and alde'AItes could 9e
closed n1Nl tho wheels started, and that Noulll
remnSe my tnhhtity necessary 1o clcnhse tne
river, ~ tho aAlno Time unan9 no ih1fft 10 the
cnnnl. IL thnt WY It wt.s pSYsibl9 to purify tho
strt'Ain. which was now % polHited Aa u,shake II
utmost unenduf1sbfe. lie knew sofnath!ME OF tho
nla hydraulic WORKS Ut i'rl.lgcpnrt. The city
htI tAld thousands or dnllArs 10 tho oWHers TO
CLEANSE TIE WATER IN THE Ii1vRtl
r,he ,rhncIa worn tftrtv-nlvht fcnt in t,inmotor
hui ian, ftsi hrnst nnti wt.ru enim,jntrti tn lin
mn f,t III" i'm watIr nnd r.fs" Il fn ii" rn,,A3
ii tint TINA the ,yt1r in tho clni wus ceht feet