The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1907-07-18
POOL INTERESTS
ORANGE TO ACT FOR ITSELF
AND OTHERS.
Agrees to Pay $1,000 Down and $4,000
More for Trunk Sewer Preliminary.
To Be Partly Reimbursed.

A joint meeting Of the com
mittees of Orange. Bloomfield, Glen
Ridge and Montclair Councils was held
in the Town Council chamber In Bloom
field last night. when John S. Gibson.
secretary, and Joseph Coult. represent
ing the Passaic Valley Sewer Commits
sion. were present Mayor W. p.
Sutphen, of Bloomfield, acted as chair
man.
The city of Orange was represented
by William A. Lord, counsel; Aldermen
Thomas A. Davis, Edward S. Perry.
Adolph Hoffman and Coleman e. Kis-
sam.
Councilmen Charles W. Chabot, f. M.
Davis and Charles J. Murray repre-
sented Bloomfield.
Mayor Arthur ]. Lockwood and Coun-
Gilman Levi w. Best, while Montclair's
interests were looked after by Robert
M. Boyd. jr, Malcolm W. Smith and
Councilman Arthur G. Wilson.
Secretary Gibson outlined the work
of the commission and stated that the
proposed trunk sewer after much in
the most feasible plan. He stated that
the Passaic River was one of the most
polluted streams in the. world.
Unless the municipalities interested go
hand In hand with this undertaking. said
Mr.. Gibson, ut will be useless to under
take the work laid out"
Thomas A. Davis offered the following
resolution, which was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That 1t is the sense of this
that the city OF Orange on be-
half Of the four municipalities here repre-
scented, to wit, Orange, Bloomfield, Mont
Of 5000 and obligate itself to pay 5000
additional in conformity with the sewer
law Of 1907, and that the representatives
here assembled shall to their
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of a suitable resolution providing that
each of the three other municipalities shall
pay to the city OF Orange the sum OF
81, go and obligate itself for the further
sum of 81, go toward such contribution
so to be made by the city of Orange"
R. M. Boyd stated that 1t was the first
time that the sewer committees had been
together for some time, and he brought
up the question of a sewerage system for
the new State Normal School. which is
In Passaic County, just across the Mont
clair line. Mr.. Boyd said that they want
ed to connect with the Montclair system,
but that before doing so the consent OF
the municipalities have to be obtainea-
The matter will be taken up at a future
A general discussion of the law followed,
which was participated in by Messrs;
Kissam;y Lord, Davis, F. M. Davis and
Murray.
1t was explained that the res Of the four
municipalities are pooling their interests
In that they all use the one outlet sewer
empties into the river near Belle
Vile. 1t was commended by them that they
ought to be considered as only one source
of pollution.
1t was stated tina the preliminary cost
getting the sewer started will be $25,OOO
or $30. 900. OF this SIS, 900 has already been
pledged by three municipalities, 5000
each. Orange and its three neighbors
will give 5000 now with the promise of
&. 600 more. so that II the commission can
get 5000 more from some of the twenty
odd remaining places in the sewer district
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