The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-07-11
|NDORSE TWELVE
MILLION DOLLAR
) SEWER PROJECT
Eleven municipalities, with Only
Paterson Dissenting, Say
Work Must Be Rushed.
BETWEEN SILK CITY
AND ROBBINS REEF
Newark and Other Places in Es=
sex See No Reason for
Further Delay.

At a meeting of representatives or
cities and towns along the Passalc
River last night the Passaic Valley
Sewerage Commission was ordered to
proceed at once with the construction
of a trunk line sewer from Paterson
to Robbins Reef. in New York Bay.
This means that the great project OF
cleansing the Passaic River, which has
agitated the populous region for more
than a decade, has materialized and
that work will be started at once on
the sewer. 1t will be probably the
greatest artificial sewer in the world,
draining territory inhabited by a half
million persons.
Of eleven municipalities represented
Paterson o objected to the immedi-
ate starting of the work Mayor Nc
Bride, of h a city, did not object to
the idea of a trunk line sewer to Rob-
bins Reef, but he was DESTROYS that
the commission furnish information on
the comparative cost of such a sewer
and a sewer which would terminate in
the Newark meadows at a publication
plant.
Newark, East Orange, Belleville,
Bloomfield and East Newark declared
that they would not stand for the ter
mination of the sewer in the meadows,
nor would they c~ountenance a purif1ca-
ton plant there. Thereupon the reso-
luton ordering the commission to pro-
coed at n with the construction OF
the $12, 600, 900 sewer to New York Bay
was presented and passed by the votes
of Newark, Passaic,. East Orange, Glen
Ridge, Rutherford. Belleville. Kearny,
Harrison, East Newark and Bloom
field.
3 1000, 900 Difference, Mcbride Says.
In explaining Paterson's position in
the matter Mayor Mcbride told those
present at the meeting that expert en-
gineers had informed him that the diff
ference in the eos would be at least
81, 900, 900, and that while the cost Of
maintenance would be somewhat more
outlined in the original plan, If
such a plan were reported as the more
practicable, it would mean a saving of
much litigation.
That Paterson's plea for additional
information fell on deaf ears, prac-
liCdl1y, WdS SlloWh ny Nv AOPiJ io0
by l.. M. Brock, Mayor of East New
ark. Mr.. Brock said that he thought
Paterson and it's officials were more
frightened than anything else, ano
that the other municipalities should
proceed Immediately without waiting
for Paterson, or according to their de-
mands for additional information, in
asmuch as the commissioners hao
spent thousands of dollars In research
Orange Councilman Raises Question.
, Coleman E. Nissan, president of the
Common Council of Orange, exploded
a fair-sized bomb during the session by
raising a point that seemed to have
escaped the Paterson officials when ht
asked the meaning of the clause II
the trunk sewer bill which stipulate!
that the sewerage commissioners
after a municipality shall agree t
enter into the project and make a con
tract with the commission, may make
such changes in the plans as they shall
deem wise, and that the municipali
ties by entering such an agreement
practically surrender their credit to tn
commissioners to the amount of 5 pc
cent. of their ratables.
In explaining the point Mr.. Nissan
said that whereas the trunk sewer, &C
cording to the estimate of the com
m~issioners, will cost Orange approx
mately $500, 00O, the commissioners hav'
the right to expend $1,000 and coul'
collect that amount from Orange &C
cording to the provisions of the law
This provision of the law would make
it possible for the commission to max
such changes as it saw fit n New
ark's share of the cost could be lin
creased from Sc, 1861, 1896 to $14, 1885, 49.
John s.. Gibson, secretary of the Pas
sale Valley Sewerage Commission
said that he believed the member
of the commission were acting in sOoC
faith and hal they were capable ant
conscientious men, and ne thought the
would keep within the limits of tn
estimate as far as they are able. IL
did not believe that the cost of tn
sewer would be increased to any sue
amount as Mr.. Nissan had limited.
1.-The question of handing these me
no matter what their standing or In
tegrity might be, u credit to the ex
tent of 5 per cent. of our ratables is
serious one" declared Mr.. Kissam
There may come a time when W
might want to float school or othe
bonds. I'M with this great load on on
hands and standing against our credi
we would have great difficulty in OBJ
tanning any price for u securitie;
and II might affect their sale altogether
1t seems 10 me that we ought to oh
ject to this, and 1 also think that Tn
officers of the several municipalitie
ought to get together and have the LAY
amended next winter"
Mr.. Gibson said that he thought thi
point in the law could easily be cor
rected. Mayor Haussling was OF tn
same opinion.