Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-22
DELAYS ACTION ON
$4,000 DRAIN
Objections Are Made at Meet
ing of Irvington Council by
Several Property-Holders.

Action on the $4,000 south side
storm sewer in Irvington was de-
ferred for two weeks by the town
council at the public hearing given
last night.
Objections to the construction Of
the sewer were presented In writing
from former Mayor William L.
Glorieux and former Councilman
George H. Woolley. The latter con-
tended that the board of freeholders
should take care of the conditions.
Mr.. Glorieux declared in his letter
that Skinkie brook when cleaned of
distractions is ample to take care
of all water feeding into 1t. The
drain was built by assessment on the
district and the right to assess again
the property that will not receive
any benefit from the change was
questioned.
"Ninety-five per cent. OF the prop
erty In the proposed district will re-
ceive no benefit whatever" he wrote.
why should the people of Irvington
assume a burden Of say, 100000,
when it is a matter belonging to the
board Of freeholders since Newark
and East Orange also drain into this
outlet?"
Mr.. Glorieux is satisfied that the
very small part of the low lands
needing relief can be taken care of
by short laterals to the main drain
at an expense of only a few hun
bred dollars
Councilman Frank r. Sharp ia
vored the securing of relief from
floods in the sections affected. but
declared the law provides for bond
issue to be assessed upon the town
at large and not any particular sec
ton.
'I didn't hear any of that kind of
talk when the east end storm sewer
was to be built" declared Council
man Charles Hartkopf Nothing
was said about a bond issue then, for
the reason, / suppose, that the resi-
dents are only small property hold
ers. In this case, it is apparently
different, because there are big prop
erty holders like Mr. Glor.eux and
Mr.. Woolley, who would have to pay
a large assessment, which they kick
against. We shouldn't bond the toyn
for the benefit of few. They don't
issue bonds in this manner in Newark
and ] don't see why we should do it,
Mr.. Sharp answered that the sewer
would benefit more than a few and
would have advocated the same
course with the east end sewer had he
known the law at that time.
Town Attorney Wengen explained
that the law left the matter of bond
issue optional with the Council.
Councilman Leonard Setaro raised
the point as to why residents who
have already paid for sewers in their
should be compelled to
help pay for sewers which gives them
no benefit.
William j. Button, of Cottage
street, urged the Council to act favor
ably upon the sewer proposition. In
time of storm he declared that the
water stands six feet deep on his
and twelve feet wide Tt
leaves bad odors and forms breed
ing place for mosquitoes, he con-
tended.
William n. Stout declared Wash
ington avenue property is often flood
ed and a Brookside avenue resident
told of flood conditions on his prem
ises.
The hearing was adjourned for two
weeks, during which time the Coun-
ell will interview the freeholders with
rega rd to what share of the cost that
body will assume. The attorney will
also submit an opinion on the matter
of bond issue.