The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-10-02
WATERSHED FILTER
RECOMMENDED BY ORANGE
HEALTH OFFICER.
Sullivan Urges Plant for Campbelrs
Pond as Only Permanent Preventive
Against Impure Water in Future.

A filtration plant to be placed in posi-
ton at Campbell Pond in the Orange
watershed was urged last night by Eu-
sene Sullivan, secretary of the Orange
Board of Health and health officer of the
city. as the only permanent preventive
of polluted water reaching the homes of
the people Of Orange in the near future
The health officer had in company with
Dr.. T.. Clarke Hunt. of the State Board OF
Health. gone over the ground Mt the
watershed, located in the Orange Noun
tains. and he formally reported last night
that four of the five possible sources of
pollution to the big stream had been re-
moved. and that work on the fifth was
under way, The Orange health authori-
ties recently stirred the State officials 70
action in the matter of getting after the
property-owners in the vicinity of the
watershed who were maintaining vaults
that were considered MS sources of pos
sihle contamination. and hereafter there
will be periodical examination of the
ground about the Campbell's Pond and
upper reservoir, as well as the streams
that iced the lakes whence, the water sup
ply is secured.
Mr.. Sullivan, in explaining the recent
examinations maize at the watershed,
told of tie possibilities Of the future when
building operations will AXE place along
the roads IN the vicinity Of the water.
In E.idgeway and Mortified avenues, de-
%velopment may be expected shortly, and
willie the watershed is now in the best
shape possible, he said, there is a danger
of future trouble, and he recommended
the installation of the filtration plant to
purify the water before 1t Is pumped into
the pipes and to the city inhabitants.
The Objectionable places that existed
along the watershed route, four in num-
Der. are now removed, but there is pos
slbility of trouble with the Ridgeway ave-
nue. drain. 1t has not been fully de-
veloped that storm water carries along i'm
purities and an exb animation will be made
to learn If houses along the route are
sending any sewage into the drain. II any
results that are not satisfactory are shown
DIR. Hunt of the State Board of Health
has given assurance of his immediate ac-
ton to remove the source of danger.
DR.. O.. Herbert Richards, president OF
the board, announced that he had made
Inspections in all the schools and found
that only five pupils showed sigrs of dis
ease. One child OF the infected developed
d%iphtheria when she went horrTe.
The health of the city was reported to
be excellent. During the month but eight
cases of contagious and infectious disease
fever; 2 diphtheria, and l typhoid fever.
There were IN the month 50 deaths and 30
births. Nine persons died in the Orange
Memorial Hospital and 2 in st. Mary's.
tuberculosis caused 5 deaths.
DIR. d. w. Poor announced that there
would be representatives of reduction and
incinerating garbage plants present at the
next meeting of the board to explain the
working of their garbage destroyers. Tit
plan for p joint cre1natory. to be main
be meeting with general favor, 1t was
said.