Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-12-29
Representatives Of Orange, East
Orange, Bloomfield, Glen Ridge
and Montclair Confer.
OBJECT TO PRESENT
APPORTIONMENT BASIS
PROFOUND Series of Questions
and Ask Reply at Earliest
Possible Moment.

A Joint meeting Of representatives Of
Orange. East Orange, Bloomfield, Glen
Ridge and Hontclair, to discuss the
advisa bihty of those municipalities en-
tering into contract with the Passaic
Valley Sewerage Commission, and to
pay their respective shares of the cost
OF constructing the proposed gigantic
trunk sewer to end pollution of the
much-defled stream. was held last
night In the East Orange City Hall.
The result of the conference was q
decision to forward a lengthy COM
munication to the Passaic Sewerage
Commission to which is appended a
series of tweive snappy questions ask
Ing for much information in connec-
ton with the project and which letter
also sets forth arguments to show that
the legislation framed In relation to the
commission is illogical and astound-
Ing"
Demand Fair Treatment.
Those at the meeting agreed that the
i've municipalities represented thor
oughly appreciate not only the legal
but the moral obligation to cease the
pollution Of the Passaic river and that
We viii join In the Paesaic valley drain
age proposition II given proper consid-
GRAFTON and fair treatment, and any
way we will cease to pollute the Pas
sale river as soon as any Of the mu-
inequalities IN the drainage area are
prepared to cease that pollution"
significant part of the sentiment
expressed at the meeting was: "Or-
ange. East Orange, Bloomfield, Glen
Ridge and Montclair consider that the
sewerage commissioners are not right
In asking their cooperation and sig
natures In connection with the propo-
sition outlined In their report of 1906
and the proposed contract based there
on. The report itself is misleading and
incomplete to a great degree. The pro-
posed contract is fallacious, incorrect
and unfair; not merely the communi.
ties named above are prejudiced by ths
terms OF this contract, but Newark IT.
self Is seriously prejudioed and all tn,
larger municipalities within the distrfc'
have Just cause for complaint"
Ask EARLY Reply.
After asking that the commission re-
ply to the questions as early as prac-
ticable, and stating that sewerage leg
islation of this Kind was framed by
advisers OF the commission, the letter
to tat boldly, which Is signed by Ed
ward s. Pierson, chairmen of the joint
committee on sewerage disposal, says
in addition:
Our protest is based on the unfair
ness of expecting the several munici-
palities to pay the cost of the sewer
age project according to their ratabies
in 1907.
Tho Illogical and astonishing results
of this method of apportionment will be
more fully appreciated II on the basis
Of the actual figures presented by your
report you compute the cost (per mil
lion gallon daily to the several
municipalities acquiring the right tc
use the proposed sewer"
Tho letter then proposes that a plan
be devised by which each municipality
would use its credit In proportion to
its ratables; that Is, borrow and con-
tribute on the basis of the tabulated
'apportionment."