The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-19
PASSA|C POLLUTION.
Advice Of Interested Citi-
zens Sought by the
Commission.

The Commission appointed by Acting
Governor Voorhees, to consider plans for
the sewerage and drainage of the Passaic
Valley to relieve the Passaic River of the
pollution is closing up its work, and win
be prepared to make a report to the Gov
ernor early in the legislative session. In
order to obtain expressions of the public
sentiment in the various localities along
the Passaie, the Commission issued on
Saturday the following circular
hi River Pollution Commissioners,
having under consideration he purih-
cation of the Passaic River, desire to
place themselves in communication with
the authorities and citizens of the various
municipalities affected by the present con-
ditlon of the river, and those who now
make use OF the river as an outlet for
their sewage. They would respectfully
request You to communicate their wishes
to the citizens of you own municipality,
and would also suggest that you desig-
nate a special committee of three 10 seven
consideration in the light of your city's
special interests. and after such con-
stderation at as early a date as possible
confer with the Commissioners at such
time and place as may be mutually con-
venient. The Commissioners would be
pleased also to receive any written COM
munications upon the subject, either by
tive bodies or from individuals.
Tho former Commissioners having
thoroughly investigated the existing con
ditlons OF river pollution and sewage dis
posal the future discussion may be con-
fined to the question of the proper
methods of disposal of the sewage so as
to protect the water Of the river from
contamination, and in order to be Of any
practical value the communication should
briefly give the reason why a particular
plan should be adopted, having in mind
the needs of the future as well as of the
present.
POINTS FOR CONSIDERATION.
The Commissioners suggest the follow
lowing points for. considerations
age of all the districts of the Passaic
River to a single place of disposal. as adj
vised In the report of the former COM
mission.
Second-The separate treatment of the
sewage Of each (yonr OWN municipality.
L II the first plan is preferred. advise
where it should be discharged and the
reason for this advice; and whether any
previous treatment of the sewage is aecss-
sary, and If SO what.
The treatment OF sewage being either:
la The collection in tanks and the chemi-
cal precipitation of suspended matter, CD
Publication by intermittent filtration
through land; requiring about one acre to
one thousand inhabitants. {c) The conl-
bination of the first two methods, namely,
partial precipitation, followed by filtration
requiring a less amount OF land. (d) Puri-
JlcdtioD py ldHu irrigation ana culture
farnlingl, requiring about one acre to one
hundred inhabitants.
2. If the SECOND plan were adopted. what
method would you advise for your own
city, and where would the sewage works
be located approximately? Could your
city dispose of its sewage or otherwise,
without creating a nuisance in the neigh
borhood of the plant2
Is there land in or near your city suita-
BILE for irrigation (farming) or filtration
of the seWage of the city. to be obtained
without objection by adjacent owners and
at reasonable price? If SO, where located
and at what price? Would you object TO
s.Tother municipality establishing a plant
within the limits of your city?
Do you know of suitable lands beyond
the limits of your municipality which
could be had for an irrigation or filtra-
ton plant for the treatment of the sewage
of your city, IND If SO, where situated
chow far from your cityD and at what
price?
Is there any place within or near your
city where the sewage could be collected
and treated by chemical precipitation, and
the sludge easily disposed of2
% a general or intercept.ng
be necessary to collect in one place the
sewage of your municipality for the treat
ment by amy or all of these plans? If
so, what would be its length and its
course?
Suggest any other plans that may be
thought feasible.
Communications may be addressed to
the undersigned,
JAMES A. ExTON. ND.
Secretary Pollution Commission Airing
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