The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-08-26
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Representatives Of Munich
palities Meet to Discuss
Plans for a Joint
Sewer.

Especial TO Ine Jersey lily NEWS
NEWARK, Aug. rs. 1S99.-A conference
of the representatives of municipalities
interested in the new Joint outlet sewer
was held yesterday afternoon at the office
of the Board Of Street and Water Com
m~issioners after the meeting of that body.
with the other representatives, who were
from South Orange Village. vailsburg,
~Irvington and Summit.
At the meeting of the Newark officials
previously they had adopted the prelimi-
nary resolution, asserting to the plans as
accepted by the other municipalities, as
prepared by Engineer Alexander Potter.
The action of the Newark body made the
fifth party that had agreed to the plans.
The places that have not yet adopted the
preliminary resolutions are Vailsburg,
South Orange Township and Summit.
Councilman Frank ~Aschenfelder, of Walls
burg, said that he was quite sure that
place would signify its assent at the next
meeting of the Council There had been
some doubts as to the legal financial
powers of the Council, as the assessment
was greater than the amount for which
they could issue bonds under the law.
This, however, could be arranged so that
It would not be necessary to exceed the
bond limit.
City Counsel Price offered a mode Of
procedure, which was to put $500 of the
assessment In the tax levy.
Cora N. Williams, counsel for the Sum
nit representatives, said he thought that
the Council Of that city would adopt the
necessary ordinance at its next meeting
and that a special election on the mat
ter might be held subsequently.
In answer to the questions put by Mr..
Williams, Engineer Potter stated that an
allowance for the rights of way for the
sewer had been included In an estimate
for contingencies, placed at a high figure,
amounting to about 80 per cent. About
five or six miles of the sewer will pene-
trate private property, over which the
owners of some have agreed to grant the
right of way free of charge.
Mr.. Potter while he was on the floor
took occasion to reply to criticisms OF
the estimates that had been made at
South Orange at the previous meeting. A
discrepancy of $4,000 had been discovered,
and an attack on the whole estimate was
made on the basis OF this. Mr.. Potter
stated that the discrepancy was the re-
suit of a clerical error, but he was pre-
pared to state that 1t made no difference.
and that in a matter of $1,000 or SS20,000
the mistake would be of little account.
anyway. He then asked City Counsel
Price whether it was necessary to have
exact figures for all details in the esti-
mates at the present stage of procedure.
Mr.. Price replied hat It was not neces-
sary-that only the general scheme OF the
work and a general estimate Of the cost
was necessary.
After some little discussion, 1t was de-
cided that the consent of the State Sewer
age Commission should be obtained to the
plan. That of the State Board Of Health
has already been granted. The chairman
of the present conference. Robert s. Sin
clair. was instructed ITO take the initiative.
the petitions from the different munich
paIities to be presented formally at a
later date.
1t was decided that the next meeting
Of the conferees. which will be held Sep
ember III next at the office of the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners, a
rough draft of the ordinance that it will
be necessary for each municipality to
adopt be prepared, in order to expedite
matters. A committee consisting of City
Counsel Price and Joseph r. Woodruff
was appointed.