Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-06-08
BLOOMFIELD COY
To Mr.. H|NCK's
DISPOSAL PLAN
Montclair Mayor Tries to SAC.
eelerate,' but With Little
Success.

mayor Ernest G.. H1nck, OF Montclalr.
who acquired the property in Belleville
for the site of a proposed Imhoff sew
age disposal plant, and whose act with
its underlying purpose has aroused a
storm of protest. has been trying to
work up sentiment in favor of his plan
in Bloomfield the past few days. Mr..
Hinck spent two hours in conversation
with Councilman Hummell, of Bloom
held, trying to make the latter see that
Bloomfield would be better off with a
part interest in the disposal plant than
as one of the builders of the trunk
sewer. Mr.. Hinck met with little en-
couragement. 1t is probable that
Bloomfield will sign the trunk sewer
pact next Tuesday night.
To say the Belleville Board of Trade
is opposed to the plan of Mayor
=. Hinck to place a sewage disposal
plant within B~elleville's territory is to
put it mildly. The attitude expressed
at the special meeting held last night is
that the members of the Belleville body
will stop at nothing, not even digging
down into their own pickets, to prevent
the proposed location of the plant in
their town.
Mayor Hinck was denounced in no
uncertain terms and likened to a
"sneaking burglar in the darkness of
the hight" in The discussion The
meeting was one of the largest in the
history of the organization. Not only
was Montclair's nay run through the
gauntlet of public Indignation, but the
town itself came in for a share of vitu-
perative abuse, being referred to as
cheap and willing to spoil and in
jure Belleville's fair name"
Resolutions were adopted and special
committees appointed, whose purpose
will be to arouse public opinion in the
neighborhood against the plan of the
Montclair executive. The Board of
Freeholders will be appealed to, the
Nutley and Bloomfield Boards of Trade
will be asked to join the campaign
which, if need be, will be financed by
the Belleville Trade Board members.
The Resolutions.
The resolutions were drawn up by
former Township Counsel Andrew l..
Boylan. of Belleville. who is chairman
of the legal committee of the board
and who also made a lengthy address
on the question. The following reso-
lutions were adopted:
: Whereas, 1t is proposed by the
Mayor of Montclair and others inter-
ested with him to locate a sewage dis
posal plant in the limits of the towns
of Bloomfield and Belleville and u
make use of what is known as the
Imhoff system of treating the said
sewage before enptying same into the
Passaic River, and
Whereas, Experience with sewage
disposal plants in the past has shown
them invariably to be ~nuisances, not
onfS dangerous to the health of the
neighborhoods where located, but alsc
destructive of property values within .
large radius of the said locations, and
Whereas, We have no assurance
that the proposed sewage disposal plant
will be different in effect or results
from those that have been constructed
in this country and in foreign coun-
tries in times past except the state.
rnents of engineers whose views seem
to change from time to time to sui
the occasion, n
Has Nuisanccs Enough.
Whereas. The town of Belleville mas
suffered and is still suffering from
%nuisances that in the beginning we
were advised would not have any in
furious or offensive results, and
whereas. We are of the opinion that
it is not advisable for us to take the
risk of allowing the execution in our
midst of the, proposed sewage disposal
plant, no matter with what favorable
recommendation it comes to us, and,
Whereas, We are convinced that the
operation of the proposed sewage dis
posal plant would be dangerous to hui
man life. besides being offensive to the
senses and a probable cause of heap
ing further c%ontumely on a municipal
ity already burdened with nuisances
from its supposed friendly neighbors,
and,
Whereas, Notwithstanding the bait
held out to us hat the proposed plant
will be a thing of joy and beauty, we
believe tina it is well to fear the
Greeks when they are bearing gifts,
and,
"Whereas, The proposed dumping of
sewage into our municipality by GER
tain towns and cities acknowledged to
be centres of wealth. culture and edu-
cation. for no other known reason than
a mercenary and selfish one, namely.
to save money. therefore. be it
Resolved, That the Bellevillc Board
of Trade protests against the proposed
erection of a sewage disposal plant
within the limits of Belleville to take
care of the sewage of any municipality;
that we are unalterably opposed to a
sewage disposal plant of any kind or
description in our town; that we pledge
our hearty support, both moral and
financial. to the governing body OF
Belleville in It's efforts to prevent the
foisting of the plant upon us; that we
invite the cooperation of the governing
bodies and civic organizations OF
Bloomfield and Nutley to aid us in the
fight against the establishment of this
ahominable nuisance: and, be it further
Resolved. That a copy of these reso-
lutlons he forwarded to the State Board
of Health. Essex County Board OF
Freeholders. Passaic Valley Sewerage
Commission and the governing bodies