New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-07-21
.NNES GETS U. S. VIEWS CHEER UP, FISHERMEN!
Hudson Waters Must Be Kent
Clean Enough for Shad.
SEWER SUIT STIPULATION.
Agreement Holds Bronx VALLEY
Commissioners Strictly
to Account.

Cheer up, disheartened fishermen. cra
you who deal in the denizens of the br,,,
deep, rejoice!t The tinny tribe is boyns
this way again, and before many year,
Hudson River shad will regain its forrne,
honored place at the head of metropoli,a,
menus. The waters Of the fair Hudso,
will lose their hue of diluted mud ana
will reflect the beams of the uncloudad
sun even to their lowest depths -Af'
Time was when the inhabitants OF M,
great city cast their lines into the peIlu,,d
waters Of the Hudson and brought up. del
icate bits OF fishy food TO grace ther
boards. That was some time ago. I'm
dwellers Of the deep have long since been
driven from the neighboring waters by
the refuse which man has wantonly
poured into them
With a fish famine staring them in th.s
face q little body OF faithful men who
cared for what the waters bestow upon
mankind started out 10 force their less
thoughtful neighbors TO refrain from pol
luting them unnecessarily. That was 81.
years ago. Since then the matter has been
fought through the Legislature, throusb
the local courts, through the courts q
appeal and even TO the Supreme Cour
Of the United States. The decision OF ths
highest tribunal favored the stand Of the
little body Of men, but by that time ths
papers in the case read THE United
States of America against the People Of
the State OF New York, ct al. ~
To put the matter plainly the federal
government became so interested IN what
the water pollution committee OF the Msr.
chants Association began that II broush,
suit to prevent The Bronx Valley sewer
from polluting the waters OF the Hudson
and the stipulation handed down recently
by the court provided that the water
Of the Hudson should be restored aaa
maintained in such a degree Of purity a.
TO support the LIE OF shad and Other
major fish. as
The full text OF the stipulation wa
made public yesterday after the an.
nouncement by The Tribune Yesterday
morning that the agreement between tie
government and the Bronx Valley Sewer
Commissioners had been signed. II reads
In part as follows:
I. There will be absence in the Hudson
River OF suspended particles visible TO
the naked eye coming from the ehuent
Of said sewer. 80
2. There will be absence OF deposits IA
the waters OF the Hudson River coming
from the ef1uent Of said sewer. which the
Secretary of War OF the United states
exercising a reasonable discretion, may
find Objectionable. Pa.
3. There will be absence in the waters
of the Hudson River and its vicinity Of
any odor due 10 the putrefaction Of or
ganic matter contained In the eiiiusnt Of
said sewer. which the Secretary Of Wa:
exercising a reasonable discretion, may
1nd Objectionable. 81
4, There will be a practical absence on
the surface OF the Hudson River, al the
dispersion area or elsewhere, OF any
grease or color due 10 the discharge Of
said sewage.
The agreement provides also that a
any time subsequent 10 January !, 1911
or TO the date when there shall be 90,
persons contributing sewage 70 said sew
er-which ever date shall first arrive.
the Secretary Of War may designate.
board of three men, which shall make
inquiry into the pollution of the Hudsot
River. and take such steps as may rem
der the water adequate for the support
Of the life OF shad and other major fish,
Edward Hatch, tr., chairman OF the
committee of the Merchants Association
which started the fight, pointed out yes
terday that this was precedent IN The
matter OF the federal government exercis.
ing control over the puridcatio1 Of river
waters, other than to see that they were
kept uavigable. II would have q great
influence, he thought, on THE outcome Of
the suit now in the Supreme Court Of
the United States brought by the State Of
New York against the Psssac Valley
Sewage Commission. d,