New-York tribune., 1907-06-30

s.peals will be taken 10 the Supreme Court Of
gee United States by the Merchants Association
If # IS found necessary, TO prevent the further
polIution Of the waters Of the harbor by the con-
struction Of the Bronx River Valley and the Pas
sale River Valley sewage systems
The combined discharge Of raw sewage from
these two systems il they are constructed as now
duly authorized by the legislatures Of New YORK
and New Jersey. viii at once be over lSlVcloO
gallons every twenty-four hours and an ultimate
future OUTPUT is provided for in the plans of over
b0O0O0ODO gallons a day.
The grave danger 10 New York lies not only in
this enormous addition the Volur.e of polluting
matter which VIII be added to the waters imme-
dately adjacent 10 the shores OF Manhattan Isl,
and but IN the fact that both these systems VIII
discharge raw sewage at approximately two single
points The Bronx valley system is authorized to
discharge its output at a point on the Hudson
River Immediately north of the boundary line OF
greater New York. The Passaic system has the
right to empty its output near the centre of the
Upper Bay about a mile north of Robbins Reef
TIE waters Of the harbor at present receive a
daily average Of about 6000o0cO0 gallons Of raw
sewage from the city Of New York and the other
municipalities which drain Immediately into It.
This sewage. however. is discharged at five or six
hundred different points, so that rne danger from
pollution is reduced 10 minimum account of
the maximum OF dilution which is obtained. These
outlets. II is asserted will ultimately consti-
tute q serious nuisance and possibly a grave
menace 10 the public health the points where
they situated.
Neither the Bronx the Passaic valley dis
frict proposed to be served by these two sys
TENS have their natural drainage outlets at the
points where the sewage outlets authorized to
be located The natural outlet for the drainage
from the Bronx Valley is at some point on the East
River or Long Island Sound In order 10 divert
the sewage from this district the Hudson It will
be necessary to tunnel for three miles through the
height of land which separates the valley of the
Bronx River from the valley Of the Hudson. The
present natural outlet the drainage OF Pas
sale River Valley is Newark Bay. but because
Newark Bay ard the Passaic River have already
Become dangerously contaminated Il is proposed
10 bring the nuisance TO New York's front door
by artificial means
II IS only necessary to glance at the outline Of
these two sewage districts, shown the accom-
panying sketch map their position. extent and the
points at which il is proposed they shall empty
their sewage, To fully realize the future possbili-
ties. The Bronx River Valley sewage district has
which viii the proposed system if 1t
IS completed of thirty -four square miles. It's popu-
lafion at present IS only about thirty thousand, but
Il is bound 10 be the home OF millions in the
future. The plans for the sewage system which is
to empty into the Hudson provide for a future
population of S50.00o The Passaic River Valley
sewage district has area of eighty-three square
miles. It has a present population of 100000 and
fhe plans OF the sewage system provide for a fut-
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