Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-03
Newark City Council
Approves Big PassaiC
Valley Project.
OTHER MUNICIPALITIES
WILL SWING INTO LINE
Engineers Expect Construction
Of Long Duct Will Take
Five Years.

In putting the stamp o. approval
upon the revised contract with the
Passaic Valley Sewerage Commission
the Common Council last night prac-
tically assured the construction of the
Passaic valley trunk sewer system,
and this long discussed and much
needed improvement now seems GER
tain of realization.
Newark has held the key to the
situation from the time the plan was
FIRST proposed, fifteen years ago. and
| upon this city's decision rested the fate
of the entire undertaking. 1t has been
conceded by the commission and the
various municipalities affected by the
Improvement that Newark's action in
accepting or rejecting the plan would
influence nearly all OF the towns in
terested, and this has been evidenced
by the fact that few Of the places
along the line of the proposed sewer
have agreed to enter into the project,
all eyes being turned on Newark, and
the decision of this city, backed by the
opinion of the local engineers and the
legal department, Is likely to be ac-
cepted by neighboring towns as final
Just how important a part this city
plays in the proposed undertaking may
be gained from the fact that Newark
will be assessed se.26o.ooo as its share
of the new sewer. or a trifie more than
So per cent. of the entire cost, which Is
estimated at $12,25o,00o.
City Advances 100000.
The .ty has already advanced $6o,Ooo
to the commission for preliminary
work but this ar cunt will be returned,
with interest at per cent, after the
first. payment made on account or the
| city's share OF the assessed cost.
| The method of arriving at this city's
share of the expense was based on the
| calculation that Newark would benent
! to the extent Of 40 per cent. In the use
of the sewer. and the city's engineers
have accepted this estimate as being
| fair.
It is figured that the demands of the
city will increase much faster than In
some of the outlying sections, and in
agreeing TO pay SO per cent of the
total cost the city calculates that 1t
will be getting good bargain when
the future growth OF this section Is
considered
Paterson contributes the next largest
Of the whole, while the other towns
grade down from that figure on the
basis of their estimated use Ct the
sewer.
East Orange comes in for about
per cent. of the cost, Orange per cent.
| and Montclair trifie under per cent.
The sewer will start at Paterson and
follow the general line of the Passaic
river to a point in New York bay about
1000 feet west OF the dividing line be-
tween this State and New York. IN the
vicinity of Robbins Reef Light
Route Through Valley.
Instead of following the more pro-
nounced turns in the river the sewer
will take a direct route at such points,
| and powerful electors will be installed
! at certain points to insure steady
flow and to overcome the grades that
will be encountered.
In Newark the sewer will run from
Hamburg place and Jabes street west
through the latter thoroughfare and
Avenue to Bay avenue.
| The contract includes q clause which
provides that the discharge of sew
| age into the Passaic river between
Paterson and Newark bay must cease
after December II, 1912, but 1t is be-
lieved that this date will be extended,
as the adoption OF the plan has been
SO long delayed that more time will be
necessary 10 complete the work.
1t is not unreasonable to suppose
that 1t will be five years before the
sewer will be completed, and com
petent engineers say that the two
| year limit is far too short time to
! accomplish the Improvement.
! The other cities and towns that VIII
I share In the benefit and cost os the
( trunk sewer in addition to Newark are
Paterson, Passaic, Rutherford, Nutley,
North Arlington. Rearny, East New
ark, Harrison, East Ruterford, Mont
clair East Orange, Bloomfield, Orange,
Union, Garfield, Glen Ridge Wellington
and Acquackanock.
Course of Big Sewer.
The sewer will enter Newark at the
diviCing line between Belleville and
! this city on private property at River
side avenue and will run to Verona
avenue south along Riverside avenue
to Passaic street and thence to Third
avenue. The diameter of the sewer at
this point will vary from IL feet &
inches to 12 feet and the daily capacity
will average 227 900 gallons. The line
of the sewer from Passaic street will
be south to Carlisle place. thence run
ring south to Ogden street, to Lon-
hardy place. to Front street, to Fulton
street, back to Front street and River
street to the Morris canal. The sewer
at this point will be IL feet inches in
diameter, with a daily capacity of 1885,
100000 gallons.
The .line of construction will then be
southerly to Railroad place, across
Market street and through Hamburg
place to Berlin street, the size of the
sewer here being increased 10 Is feet