The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-10-13
Sc WAGE PROBLEM
] TO Be CONSIDERED
IN BIG CONFERENCE
Interstate Agreement Likely on
Basis of Colonel Blacks
Report.
MILLER READY TO DROP
SUIT TO RESTRAIN BOARD
New York Counsel Confident
Understanding Will Be
Reached Soon.

Representatives from every munich
pality In the Passaic valley will meet
tonight in the Board of Trade rooms to
discuss the problem of the disposal OF
sewage from the Passalc valley ana the
publication of the Passaic river. An
address will be made by DR.. George A.
Soper. who has opposed the sewer, al
the conclusion of which he will answer
questions on the subject.
According to statement by Hugh
Gordon Miller. special attorney for the
New Yprk Merchants Association.
which brought suit in the United States
Supreme Court to restrain the Passaic
Valley beverage Commission from To-
eating the outlet of the proposed Inrer-
ceptirg trunk sewer in New York Bay,
at Robbins Reef, thirty feet below low
water mark, there should be little diff
Guilty In the commission and the asso-
citation reaching some sort of an agree
ment which would result in the dismiss
sal of the suit. If an agreement is
reached 1t will be on. the basis of the
stipulations in the report on the sub
ject of Colonel Black, of the United
States Army, who Investigated the mat
ter for the government. Colonel Blacks
report differes in very few particulars
from the plan proposed by the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission. These
differences are soeslight, Mr.. Miller said,
that he believes the work can be con-
tInued and still carry out the plans of
tho commission. There will be further
conferences on the subject and II an
agreement Is reached Mr.. Miller will
join in the petition for a dismissal
A dismissal will probably be asked
for on Monday by Chandler w. Riker,
OF the commission. He will brs his
request on the ground that no refuta-
ton of the answer of Newark in the
case has been made by New York. 1t
Is probable that should Mr.. Miller ask
for time in which to make such a.
refutation 1t will be granted 1t Is not
thought that such q step will be neces-
sary, however.
IF Dismissal is asked 1t will be on
some minor point and will not affect
the merits of the CASE said Mr. Miller
When. seen by a STAR reporter today.
IF it is based on the failure of New
York to file refutation we will file one.
New York has been ready to take that
step at any time when it seemed ad-
vsable, and the request for dismissal
would seem to create such an emer-
gency.
1.-THE main issues will not be affected,
ht wever In the case of st. Louis
against Chicago there was similar
situation Chicago failed to file it's
refutation and a dismissal was asked
for by the other city. In that case the
court simply ordered Chicago to pro
duce a refutation and the case went on.
II have NOT recommended that dis
m,ssal be granted and do not intend
to do so at. present If an agreement
can be reached on the basis of Colonel
Blacks report l shall be glad 10 do
so. There should be little difficulty
about that as the points of difference
between the report and the plans cf
the New Jersey commission are SO
slight that / think they. could easily be
adjusted. The report will be the basis
of any settlement, anyway. 1t is very
exhaustive and will. | think. be The
lasr word on the subject"
An attempt was made to get copy
Of the report from General Wood. but
he refused to make it public at the
present time.