New-York tribune., 1911-09-07
SEWAGE PLAN PlEAE
CITY Expert Saws New York Bay
Will Be Kept Clean.
RUSHING FIGHT TO CLOSE
New Jerseys Concessions Be-
lieved to Have Brought Passalc
Valley Controversy to End.

Tho results ~ New JERSEYS offer N ar
bitrate the suit brought by the state OF
New York I'm the United states Supie eme
Court 70 restrain her from carrying out the
plan. formulated nv the Psssaic Valley
Sewage Commission will he Of great henert
20 the public health. II all goes well. &C
cording TO one of the scientists represent
inc the interests Of New York in tho case.
, He told The Tribune last night the history
Of the difference between the two states
and expressed his belief that matters were
coming 10 a satisfactory outcome for all
concerned
While the New York experts have not
ceased their labors IN fndinS evidence Tor
the further prosecution % the suit n neces-
sary they are delighted ~ the turn AFFAIRS
have taken The specialist quoted said mat
he would rather accept from New Jersey
far less as free concession on her part
than he could win b. litigation. because
% the feeling Of confidence and co-onera-
tion which would follow
That New York was not going 10 quit
until its. point had been gained was shown
b. the fact that six engineers In the city
employ Were touring the Passac valley
Yesterday inspecting the ground through
which the proposed sewer is to run. These
signs OF New York's earnestness IN the
case have been largely responsible for Inc
conciliatory attitude which New Jersey DIS
plays.
The investigation into the cordition oil
the water in New cork Say hesan IN car
nest in 1903 upon publication Of the plans FOR
the proposed Passaic Valley sever. Inls
led tho New York Legislature 70 create the
New York Bay Pollution Commission. with
the understanding that it should cooper
ate with New Jersey in an effort TO plan
disposal Of all the sewage in the metro
politan district
The report Of this body condemned the
Passaic Valley proposal and suggested the
appointment OF a commission with large
powers 10 consider means Of protecting
New York Bay and its adjacent waters
from pollution The result was the es'ao-
llshrnant OF the metropolitan Sewerage
Commission in 1906.
New York States suit in the supreme
Court was begun in 1893 10 prevent Ne"
Jersey from building system or intercept
ing sewers from a point above Paterson 10
the shore OF Newark Bay, whence the eI-
fluent would be pumped under pressure
through a tunnel that discharged into New
York Bay az a point near the snip chan-
mel off Robbins Reef Here the federal
government became interested and applied
for leave to intervene In the suit on the
ground that the discharge would tend 70
I'll up the channel, since 1t passed through
only a rough screen al the pumping STATION
A contract was thereupon drawn up oe-
tween the government and New Jersey
whereby the former agreed 10 withdra"
the Intervention on the promise that the
sewage should be made 10 pass through
screens four-tenths Of an inch in diameter
and should be held for an hour In sedl-
mentation tanks. New Jersey proposed on
Tuesday the addition Of n third stage OF
purihcation 70 the two 10 which II ls al
ready committed. a committee of three
experts from each side was appointed, and
their report is expected in week.
IL the committee can reach an amicable
agreement as is confidently expected, New
York viii Withdraw her suit. her point
having been gained. Much praise Is due
Edward Hatch, jr., chairman Of the com
mttee on pollution OF the waters Of New
York OF the Merchants Association. for the
expected successful outcome, according 70
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