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BELLEvILLE HELPS
Joins With Newark in
the Trunk Sewer
Plan.
LEGAL QUESTIONS EXPLAINED
The Interest of the Munich
palities Are Similar-How
Work Will Be Carried
Out
LEGAL QUESTIONS EXPLAINED
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NEWARK, Oct. Is, 19OO-The initial
step in this county in the dividing Of the
Passaic Valley into separate districts for
the disposal of the sewage that now poll
lutes the Passaic River, was taken at
Tuesday nights meeting of the BellevilIs
Township Committee. when that body
voted to join with the city of Newark in
the plans for a trunk sewer, with the idea
of simplifying matters by having as few
districts as possible.
This action is in line with a resolution
passed at last weeks meeting, held at
Passaic, at which the representatives OF
the different municipalities along the river
decided in favor of dividing the territory
into districts that would pay their pro-
portionate share of the cost of building
the trunk sewer.
Percy Jackson, who represented Belle
vile at the Passaic conference, explained
10 the committee the plan of action under
the provisions of the act of 1900, relative
TO the abatement of the river pollution,
and declared that under its terms the
state Commission would consider a petit
ton from the executive officer or official
body of each municipality in regard to
the matter. He said further that it was
proposed to have five officers elected from
each district to look after its interests,
| subject to the approval of the State Com
mission The idea of having as few dis
tricts as possible was favored, he said.
| and all OF the districts could use one
trunk sewer.
If all the municipalities concerned were
in one district" argued Mr.. jackson. sit
would be easier to handle the case"
The purpose of last weeks conference,
he explained, was to get the sense of the
governing bodies of the different munich
palities on the district division plan, and
to report at a meeting to be held on Oc-
tober "a
"Belleville's interests are similar to
those of Newark" Mr.. Jackson went on
to say, ''and we could not very well treat
our sewage as separate district" He
stated that Mayor Seymour had told him
that Sewark would build a trunk sewer
| and be in position to take care of Or
ange and Belleville
Passalc is the only place that does not
favor the plans for the trunk sewer,'' he
continued, ''as it prefers to get rid of its
sewage through an outlet in Bergen
county,
In reoly to questions from the commit
| tee the speaker explained that under the
act OF 1900 the district sewer commissions
ers would raise the money for the build
ing of the sewer by bonding the whole dis
| triet, and that the cost of the improve
| ment would be assessed on the munich
| palities that would be benefited according
| to their population. The assessments
| would be changed exery five or ten years,
he said, according to their change in pop
ulation.
IF the other communities do not agree
| to the district plan," continued the speak
er, Newark will build a sewer herself
and allow Belleyille to use it, charging
| according to the amount of sewage the
township might empty into it." Paterson
was declared to be heartily in favor OF
| the trunk sewer.
" I simply want to get the sentiment of
this body now" said Mr. jackson, s.and
| the petition to the State Commission will
come later
The committee unanimously assented to
| the suggestion that Belleville join with
| Newark as a sewer district, instead of
having an independent district
In accordance with the resolution pass
ed at the conference in Passaic Mayor
Howe, of that city, sent communication
to the Common Council ON Monday night
recommending that a committee be ap-
pointed to consider the matter. The COM
mittee was appointed and consists OF
President Streckfuss, Chairman Watson.
of the Finance Committee. and Chairman
| Foxhall, of the sewer Committee. The
| Passaic Council does not meet again until
October Is, so no report can be made at
the conference on next Wednesday.