Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-12-19
PLEDGE TO CARRY
ON SEWER FIGHT
Representatives of 3 Towns
Discuss Opposition to I'm
hoH Plant.

The fight against the location of an
Imhoff sewage disposal plant in
Bloomfield -Bellevile territory will be
carried on to the bitter end. This
was decided by the representatives
of Nutley, .Belleville and Bloomfield
at meeting of the joint sewer COM
mittee of these three towns, held in
the Bloomfield Council chamber last
night.
Those present were Mayor William
Hauser. councilmen Sadler. Murray
and Harrison and S. P. Gilbert and
William A. Ritscher, jr., of the Board
of Health, all of Bloomfield; Commits
sioner Carr and County Collector r.
w. Booth, of Nutley; Mayor Denison
and Richard c. Jones, Councilman
Henry Mccormick and DR.. H. c.
Vail, of Belleville. Mayor Hauser
presided and DR.. Vail was secre-
tary.
Commissioner Carr reported that a
careful examination of the decision
by the State Board of Health reveals
the fact that the present situation is
not SO favorable to the Imhoff scheme
as the general public seems to think.
for the conditions imposed in connec-
ton with such a project will make
the plant white elephant" on the
hands and promoters of the prof.
ect. 1t is required that the effiuent
from the proposed disposal works be
conveyed underground through a Sc
ries of pipes and it's discharge into
the Yantacaw river, as originally
planned, has been forbidden. This
will necessitate carrying the effiuent
elsewhere. and the idea at present is
to discharge 1t into the Passaic river
Montclair Practically Alone.
This course, however. according to
Mr.. Carr, is prohibited by the law
requiring the publication of the Pas
sale, and the advocates of the Imhoff
system will find themselves forced to
join the Passaic valley sewer contract
or run an independent line out
through New York bay. Either OF
these alternatives would cost many
times the amount of expense involved
in joining the Passaic valley contrac.
at the present time.
Mayor Hauser said that Orange and
East Orange are not so strongly in
clined toward the Imhoff plan as for
merly. and the only town remaining
firm in that respect is Montclair
Mayor Denison. of Belleville, stated
that he felt sure that the residents
of Montclair would not favor the at
titude of Mayor Hinck and his asso-
ciates If they thoroughly understood
the matter in all its details, and sug-
gested that full information be sent
to each resident of Montclair.
Commissioner Carr declared that
whether Montclair could be persuaded
to view the matter from Belleville's
standpoint or not the effiuent from an
Imhoff tank. no matter if it was a
million-dolIar one, will never reach
its outlet through Belleville or Nut
ley without a civil war or some such
! outburst. This statement was re-
ceived with applause.
Advocates New Law.
Mr.. Jones advocated a law to pre-
vent the erection of any sewage dis
posal plants unless consents are
secured from the municipalities af-
fected. Such a bill, however, was
vetoed last year, and the committee
decided to have a bill prepared SINH
lar to that of last year, but less re-
strictive.
John r. Hardin. counsel for the
joint committee, will draft the bill
| Strong expressions of assurance were
given to the Bloomfield authorities BY
Nutley and Belleville that they viii
do their utmost to secure a fair con.
tract for Bloomfield with the fifteer
municipalities already parties to tn,
Passaic Valley sewer project Mayor
Hauser stated that Bloomfield is ready
and willing to join this contract al
once if fair agreement can be mad,
with the commissioners.
Mr.. Mccormick claimed that a. re.
cent analysis of the effiuent from tn,
Chatham Madison Imhoff plant dis.
| closed the fact that it is not work.
| ing properly and would soon prove
q nuisance, If not a menace, to the
community. Messrs. Sadler Gilbert
Ritscher and DR.. Vail also advocated
continuing the fight against the
scheme of Mayor Hinck and his asso.
ciates.
The press committee will arrang,
for the distribution of literature con.
tanning information on the subject
throughout Montclair and possibly
Orange and East Orange. Another
meeting will be held in the near fu-
ture at the call of the chair.