Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-05-14
M0ntclair Council Accepts
Plans for ImhOff
Plant.
BELLEVILLE, BLOOMFIELD
AND NUTLEY TO FIGHT
Inconsistency Alleged in Ef-
forts of Town to Keep Out
tuberculosis Sanitarium.

War 10 the finish between Bloomfield.
Bellcville and Nutley and the municipal
tiles of Moutclair, Orange and East Or
snge was assured last night, when the
Nontclair Town Council unanimously
voted to accept the plans of Herring
Gregory, New York engineers, for an
lmhoff sewage disposal plant to be erect
cd ON the boundary line of Bloom ueld
and Belleville.
Indignation runs high in both Bloom
field and Belleville at what is termed the
outrageou and unparalleled audacity OF
Nontclair to attempt to force upon two
other municipalities a disposal plant she
could easily erect within her own
boundaries.
n the State Board of Health cannot
be prevailed upon TO step in and stop
Nontclair from foisting the Objectionable
plant upon her two sister municipalities
the indignant citizens of Bloomneld and
Belleyilie promise to tie up the project
In chancery for years to come
Wen fight 1t TO the bitter end, Is
the unanimous assertion of every one In
the two towns that are threatened by the
action Of Montclair.
According to those who have followed
the sewer disposal fight carefully the
only consistent thing In 1t has been the
selfshness of Montclair. II Is pointed
out in proof that coincident with the ap-
rroval of the Imhoff plant plans Mont
clair is up in arms against the placing
or tuberculosis sanitarium within her
own boundaries In fact, last night the
Town Council went on record as opposing
It. Believiilites and Bloomfeldites are
asking each other why the Council should
in one breath vote to force on two other
municipalities sewage disposal plant
and In another object to tuberculosis
sanitarium IN Montclair.
The action of Montclair has famed
afresh the flame of indignation felt
against Governor Wilson for vetoing the
Beard Bill, which would have prevented
the placing of the plant in Belleville
and Bloomfield. So angry is Bloomfield
that a demand was made to have the
invita- ton to the Governor to attend the
Bloomfield centenary celebration In
June withdrawn.
Another peculiar feature about the
case. the citizens of the two towns
point out, is the fact that Rudolph Her
ing. of Herring G. Gregory. the firm
which has designed the disposal plant,
is the very engineer who outlined the
Passaic trunk sewer project When he
was engaged in drawing plans for 1t, he
Is alleged to have said that 1t was the
best scheme for all the municipalities.
The Montclair Council will submit the
Herring & Gregory plans TO Joint COM
mittee from the three municipalities
which are interested in the plant. Then
they will be turned over for the state
Board of Health for its approval.
The Woman's Club, of Nutley, has gone
on record as opposing the action of Mont
clair and all the civic organizations OF
Bellevilie. Bloomfield. Nutley and Glen
Ridge are up In arms.
The East Orange City Council last night
adopted resolution for bringing officially
before the State Board Of Health the plans
and specifications. A question was raised
by Councilman Cotton about the word
approve prefaced to ''plans and speci-
fications" Councilman Pierson, chairman
of the joint sewer committee, said 1t was
necessary in order to comply with the
statute.