New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-02-23
PASSAIC COUNTY.
PATERSON.

TWO IMPORTANT MUNICIPAL MATTERS UNDER
Observation-Disclosures WORK on THE
eD REGIMENT ARMoRY-PERsoNALN NEWS
AND NOTES AND ITEMS OF INTEREST
The two problems of sewage disposal and mu'
nicpal water supply engross inc minus VI many
Paterson people The complaints from towns along
the Passac River below the city tnat faeersohs
refuse makes the stream an open sewer, oahse'ous
N health as well as offensive sight and smell ana
the legal notice served on the city authoriues w
some OF the townships. warning them 10 aoa.e ''e
alleged nuisance, have stirred up the boaro vi i'aHo
10 a study Of the question. Tina; body mas just Sc
cured two elaborate reports. one Is iro" "'e
Walton city engineers of Passa.c ard atter "'S-
missing several methods for dsposng OF sewage
they recommend what is known as 'intermi''eht
downward filtration" with system OF intefcep''ns
sewers to well. whence the sewage "ouia NC
pumped to filtration beds of sixty acres OF sand the
estimated cost of plant being $S50o. and annuai
expense sl2co representing capitalization ro o,
something like s3l2Sooo The other paper ey IRON
largely TO minimizing the alleged pollution OF the
river By the city sewers, which he claims Is not
slightly except IN periods Of drouth such as prevailed
last summe. Mr. Ferguson thinks tnas inc n the
river being c,eanest and the flow most livey Sass
their outlets but are ,be IN ryer bed from places
along the banks not connected Win ssastnsi The
degree of pollution that does prevail ana thas II an
nerceptlrg TO tidewater ana adini.s ma ma ne
cos, would be such as city or the size anu ~.
sources Of Paterson has ever undertaken l9pt
meeting Of the Board Of Health the B9arl OF A,as,
man explain a sewage-converting machine when ne
ssEs i in OF cy oess likely
the near future to inspect II by The cy in the
that OF wates snPpy nistee Of the Common Coun
cIl' headed by Alderman Mcguire which Is securing
aa from neonIe are now supplied from the river
above the falls by the Passaic water oo'nps'i H.
.iJa,rnan MaQuire and or his cOleaRues arr
Iined r. favor system OF artesian wells ana
reservoir Carrot Mountain 'o' lee1 aoo'e '
The University Extension Committee Of the Pater,
son scientific and Literary Association mas oo so,
lowing that on American political history by r To
fessor Powell OF Pennsyvania iaey 'S Cranson
n T,wton on the romance writer's OF New-England.
and VIII begin on March ana benr devoted 1T to
Emerson Longfeow, Whittier. hawthorne ho'meS
ana d9 %rnh.us Clubs private subscription concert
on Tuesiay night filled Association Hall The w fIIo
third concert will be on Aprii - when ai ,oss Ui
De rs sung milton Club tonight will entertain Jig
vsr lends AT Association Hall with music and
legerdeman ard then take them 70 me iiI he
for a supper. when the male visiting lis, VIII oo
Tbe open weather has caused the big I'd Regi'
anory in srs and aG rooers and Con-
tractor TsrsusUnA S Try hard to denver Inc 0u"
conty AND Louis F. Braun brother Of the Mayor,
are of the state militia staff and
samuel Watson have gone together 10 Ga tdsn
st Sta'" and viii visit Mexico we'll Congress
man-eect James Stewart ana W nis TO-
gether on Monday. David T. Gillmor MI Nh 20 10
California soon 10 make MS od ho b,n the guest Of
honor al a dinner at the Hamilton Club lew rev
nights ago and The Mecca CHe r@ye dinner
Tor him at their house last night