Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1911-03-18
ADVISES NUTLEY
To Join PROJECT
FOR TRUNK SEWER
Engineer Submits Report and
Maps Giving Cost Of Proposed
Local System at 1921 1921.

That Nutley can best solve It's ssw-
age p, blem by Joining In the project
for the Passaic valley trunk sewer was
the recommendation in the report of
Engineer Edward S. Rankin, who, with
Town Engineer Frank T. Shepherd,
was engaged by the Nutley Town
Council to draft a map showing the
geographical and typographical con-
ditions Of the town in regards to tho
sewage problem. The report will enable
Nutley to determine what course Is to
be pursued in reference to the sewer.
Up to the present time the town has
had TO depend wholly upon cessponis.
Mr. Rankin's report IL a voluminous
affair, and accompanies the toposraph-
teal map ordered at "a cost Of s1.2.0.
The map and opinion were secured to
assist the Town Council and citizens In
deciding the ACCESSIBILITY Of Joining the
Pasaic valley trunk sewer. They will
be submitted at a public meeting TO 10
held at the Town Hall Auditorium OIL
Thursday evening, March 30. The map
and report also cover a full system Of
the town sewers to be used to reach
the main sewer, but this information
is of no use at the present time.
In giving his reasons for advising
Nutley TO go into the Passaic valley
proposition Mr.. Rankin discusses pur.-
tication works or separate d.spo 81
plants, and cites the cases of East Or
ange and Summit, where local dis
posal plants were erected, After sew
eral years use, during which many
times their original cost was vast d,
they proved to be unsatisfactory and
were abandoned. he says. Should Nut
ley, iespite these facts, decide to erect
a disposal plant, the system of sewers
mapped out by him will be suscep .ib.e
of use just as we'll as Joining the trunk
sewer.
The report goes into the topographic
and geographical conditions as they
exist In Nutley. There are about a.100
acres to be drained by the local sys-
TEN. To reach the trunk sewer 1t Is
necessary, unless expensive pumping
stations are installed. to pass beyond
boundaries Of the town In three cases.
Portions of Nutiey drain naturally
through portions of Bloomfield and
Belleville, and the main outlet of the
town will have to pass through Ac-
quackanonck Township, in Passaic
county. to reach the Sc 'er on liver
road.
In other instances in this State
municipalities compelled to drain
through each others territory have CO.
oIerated In both expense and use, and
an effort will probably be made In this
direction when Nutley is ready to pro-
coed.
The report proceeds to show how the
pipes will be laid, All territory cast
OF the Whitford venue ridge will drain
directly down to the trunk line The
Franklin avenue valley will drain along
the Third river and the Bloomfield ave-
nue. alley will drain through q portion
of Belleville and back into the Frank
lin avenue lateral. The estimated cost
OF the whole system Is 1921, 7s9. 81.
Only a part Of the whole system will
be needed at this time, however. The
report says that only s142.6S7.so would
be needed for the part necessary at
present. The local system Is. of course.
entirely apart from Nutley's share In
the Passait valley sewer. which viii
amount to 100000.