The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1907-07-09

|on5the matter, stating that the esti
mate can not be exceeded and he had
grave doubts if a change could be
made even at no greater cost WIthouq
legislation. The word used in the act
is substantially
Colonel Fuller asked if that would
permit the change, but the Judge re-
piled that he was not saying If 1T Will,
Col. Fuller asked j. O. I'll. Pitney
what he thought, and he replied that
they could, if they would, but didn't
want to. He secured a copy OF the
law and later questioned Judge Gut
ler's Interpretation of the law.
Judge Cutler continued, stating
that If iron pipe is used the added
cost would be $4,000 and claiming
that no offer of the Hid farm had
been made, while they had agreed TO
take the Whitnall tract at S6, 800.
Many protests had been filed against
the Hid site. The protestants do
not agree to pay The. extra cost and as
the contracts have been let, addition
al legislation may be needed.
Mr.. Hurting asked permission to
submit his replies to the objections
and was told to file them with the
clerk.
f. X. Mills said he represented the
town and was interested simply in the
legal side of the question as it affects
the town.
j. o. FL. Pitney said he did not be-
lieVe the town is so mean as to want
the additional cost paid by others.
Mr.. Wilson SAID the counsel of the
sewage board evidently is not posted
as to the doings of the board, as an Of
fer to pay the cost of the Hid farm
had been made about June 3.
Mr.. Hurtzig said the chairman was
out of town, but he was sure he would
have told the commission if such an
offer. had been made.
Mr. Frelinghuysen warmly resented
the imputation that he had not kept
to the truth and added that they had
told Mr. Burke that they would pay
the 5000 additional expense for search
Ing the title, etc.
There was considerable parley
about the money available for the
work and also about the depth of the
main pipe from Ridgedale avenue to
the Whitnall-site.
Mr.. Potts declared that there were
a number of errors given by the pro-
uCoUdIlUo Ollu SpOhO Va LID 1llCCUAllSp
with the State board and that the
board had approved the plans.
Chairman Fuller said the commits.
sion found no fault with the plans or
specifications. They had come to hear
the complaints and had heard some
new ideas on the work. He asked Mr..
Potts if the alternate site is available
and Mr.. Potts replied that there is no
doubt about it.
The approval of the plan was given
conditional on the making of such
regulations as the board considered
wise. Mr. Fuller expressed surprised
that the consent of Hanover township
for the location of the plant had not
been secured.
Mr.. Fuller then sal ] he might ask
the Attorney General about the legal
questions. A bona tide offer has been
made to exchange the properties and
the whole question is one of cost. He
suggested that the proteStantS and
commissioners get together and ad-
just the matter. He believed that
the plant would not be nuisance in
either location, but the offer of the
Hid site seemed to be an increase
value to the plant and there would be
some profit on the exchange of land.
He thought if the commissioners came
before the State board and asked per-
mission to alter the plans so as to go
to the Hid farm, the commission
would unanimously approve the