Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1912-07-09
COUNCIL IN FIGHT
ON GARBAGE PLAN
East Orange to Consider Idea
of Joint lncineration
81 Plant.
ORANGE, MoNTcLAlR
AND GLEN RIDGE INVOLVED
Councilmen Wrangle Over Mat
ter and Then Postpone
Definite Action.

The plan of East orange, Orange
Montclair and Glen Ridge to have 6
joint incinerating plant was present
ed to the East Orange City Council
last night by Councilman Pierson ant
promises to start an agitation similal
to that caused by the scheme of hav
ing a joint sewage disposal plant or
the borders of Bloomfield. Council
man Grover succeeded in having the
project laid over to be discussed at
conference to be called later by
Chairman Saxelby, to which Mr.. Peir'
son assented-
Just where it is proposed to place
the plant, in which dead animals and
garbage and ashes will be burned, was
not divulged by Mr.. Pierson, who
said, however, it would not neces.
sarily have to be erected in East Or
ange or Orange, Montclair or Glen
Ridge, but a site spoken Of is at a
point convenient for the collection
wagons of the four municipalities
When this statement was made
Councilman Greer, of the First
ward, eyed Mr.. Pierson and he re-
torted that 'he did not are for the
stares of the gentleman from the
First ward"
VIII Not Be q Nuisance.
Mr.. Pierson presented the subject
IN a resolution for the drawing OF
preliminary maps and urveys by en-
gineers and others and he stated that
he did not believe the preliminary
work would cost more than 500. He
believed a plant similar to the one
in operation in Port Richmond,
Staten Island, would bess serve the
needs Of the four municipalities. and
told of the conferences which had
been held on the subject. II feel free
to state" Mr.. Pierson concluded,
''that the plant will not be a nuisance
to any or all the municipalities
named"
Mr.. Grover at once moved to have
the matter held for conference at a
date to be selected by Chairman Sax
elby because of its Importance, and
Councilman Cotton stated that the
LtSOluliOn SilOQiQ oldtc IAdb NV AAAOAc
than 500 was to be expended for the
preliminary work. Mr.. Pierson did
not approve of MI. Growers idea, be-
lieving the idea was to be side
tracked.
What does the member fear that
he is not willing this question should
be discussed for five minutes in con-
ference tonight? Or does he think
that I am a candidate for Mayor? If
SO, 1 desire to state that I am not a
candidate for any Office"
Favors Filling in LowIands.
st feel now from the manner In
which the gentleman spoke he is a
candidate for Mayor" replied Mr..
Grover. 81 question the a~dvisability
of four municipalities joining into
the scheme" he continued, "and I
question whether East Orange should
discontinue filling in lowlands with
its ashes. This is an important ques-
ton, and we should discuss 1t indi-
vidually even before we go into con
ference"
There was more discussion on the
subject, during which Councilman
Stage praised incineration, and MI.
Pierson stated the councils of the
other three municipalities intended
taking the subject up further during
the summer. He believed East Or
ange should act in a months time,
and the motion to have Chairman
Saxelby set a date was then passed.
East Orange considered the idea of
erecting a plant more than a year
age, when Mr.. Pierson was named
chairman of a special committee to
make a report, and the Port Rich
mond plant was then commended.