The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1905-11-10
PATERSON HEARS
SEWAGE PLANS
Special Committee Considers
Several Methods of Solv-
ing the Problem.
RIVER MUST Be CLEANED
QUESTION OF PRELIMINARY Ex-
PENSE DISCUSsED-CONIAIIT-
TEE TO MEET AGAIN NEXT
WEDNEsDAYIEy

Especial to The Jersey City News.'')
PATERSON. Nov. 10. 1905.-Mem-
bers of the special committee of citizens
and the committee from the Board Of
Aldermen met this week at the Hamil-
ton Club and discussed various matters
pertaining to the solving of the river pol
luton question, in conjunction with the
proposition of disposing of the sewage
of the city of Paterson.
That this matter is complicated and
gigantic problem has manifested itself
to this committee. They have found
various kinds of sewage disposal plants
and learned of numerous methods of dis
posing of sewage, but they have also
found that these respective plants are
especially adapted to the district in which
they are located.
A scheme which is regarded by them
as being feasible, vet by no means one
which they have at this time decided to
adopt and report upon favorably, is one
which is advanced by DIR. Charles Cal
houn, of Rutherford. DR.. Calhoun has
appeared before the committee and laid
his plans before them. Since that tine
however, he has gathered considerable
additional data and is anxious to place
this information at the disposal of the
joint committee.
With this object in view he visited DR..
johnson, one of the members of the COM
mittee, and the latter brought the mat
ter up at the meeting this week. In
making this report DR.. Johnson said
that Dr. Calhoun had prepared addition
al maps and also gathered considerable
additional data, which he had presented
to the Newark committee and Mayor
Doremus At this time he had two
hours conference with the committee
and the mayor. The matter was referred
said that DR.. Calhoun would be pleased
to place the result of his observations at
the disposal of the committee. He is
member of the Rutherford Board of
Health. and only in this way is he inter-
ested in the cleansing of the Passaic
river.
Members of the Board of Aldermen,
Messrs. Fisher and Boylan, now ON this
committee, were asked if they had placed
the matter before the Board of Alder
men and they replied that this would be
done on Monday night, at which time the
regular meeting of the board viii be held.
Alderman Boylan asked if the commits
sion thought that the present sewers in
this city would answer if sewage dis
posal plant was decided upon, and If so,
what they intended to do with the sur
face water in time of heavy rain storms.
DR.. Curtis replied THAT this matter had
been discussed on several occasions and
il was supposed that there would have
to be some changes made. 1t would be
absolutely necessary, in event of the
trunk sewer being favored, to have a
system known as the separate system in
stituted here. This is a separate system
for the surface water and another en-
tirely independent system for domestic
use or sewage. The cost of the change
was a matter which is being seriously
considered as an argument against this
scheme.
1t was also remarked in connection
separate system and this for one reason
| is the secret of Passaie being in favor of
| the trunk sewer.
An argument which the members of
the committee claim is against the trunk
sewer argument as well as the sewage
disposal plant is the fact that the sewer
system Of this city has no single poinA Of
cony yergence. Instead there are twenty
/ eight outlets between the Valley of the
Rocks and the Dundee DAM
The committee then discussed several
other points, some of which were legal
questions which they will have TO face.
and Frederic Beggs. who is member of
the committee and City Counsel Stalter.
as well as Engineer Harder. will be re-
quested to attend the next meeting.
The question of preliminary expense
was considered. The members Of the
committee said that the city Of Colum-
bus, Ohio. had spent $4,000 in prelim-
mary Investigation, while Baltimore has
spent over $4,000, and still has accom-
pl,shed but little. Baltimore had en-
ployed FIVE Of the best engineers in tile
country to assist it IN solving the prob
lexs