Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-09-04
|MHOFF PLAN IS
FAVORED BY CRANE
Orange City Engineer Claims 1t
Has Advantages Over Pas
sale FIunne.

Orange, sent through the mails today
a circular letter favoring the joint
disposal plan for the sewer problem
of Orange, Montclair and East Or
ange, and giving figures which he
claims show tremendous advantage
to Orange in the event of that city
joining the independent 1mhon
scheme for the three suburban COM
munities, rather than entering the
Passaic sewer fiume. The sewage dis
posal plan will be up for solution be-
fore the Orange authorities. and II
the men who have given 1t the most
attention in the Common Council are
to settle the problem for Orange they
must do SO before the end of De-
cember.
Councilman Henry 7. Stetson,
whose decision not to continue IN
Office after this year was exclusively
announced several months ago by the
Evening Star; John c. .Fineran, pres
ident of the Common Council, and
Owen c. Dolan, the Fourth ward vet
eran official, will sever their connec-
ton with the governing body soon,
and the message of Mr.. Crane Is evil
IDENTIFY issued to stir up public opin-
ion in favor of the Independent
scheme, which has been championed
in season and out of season by Coun-
Gilman Stetson.
The following tables are printed In
heavy type at the close of Mr.. Cranes
printed argument for the plant pro-
posed at Bellevile, to dispose OF
sewage of Orange, Montclair and
East Orange:
Passaic Valley Sewer, cost of main
sewer, s418, 300; Orange Outlet Sewer,
enlargement, $685. original cost.
$3.50, 900; total, $685.
The annual expense of maintenance.
Mr.. Crane states, will be S44, 700.
Joint disposal with Montelair and
Orange, he figures, would cost as fol-
lows: Cost of works, 1875, from
which would be deducted $130,000 the
city of Orange is to get from the
other two communities for the present
outlet sewer to the Passaic river.
making the city's assessment but
$245. 700. The annual expense of the
Imhoff plant he estimates at but
s235O0. In capitulation, he states.
the city of Orange would save
s343. 900 on construction and s2l 200 by
Joining the independent scheme and
ignoring the Passaic Valley fiume.
Cost Would Not Be Final.
The letter also insists the cost for
.bo passaic valley sewer, $41S,00O is
not final, as the law allows the ex-
penditure of half a million doiiars.
and he claims future authority couio
be given for any expense DESIRED, es
pecially If it should be found neces-
sarv to extend the fiume to the ocean.
He states the city would have no say
in the construction or operation OF the
Passaic valley sewer, but Will nave
equal representation in construction
and mana cement of the joint dlspesai
plan. 49, o,,oea
cannot get in the Passaic Valley
scheme, anyway. and that the sew
erage commission told orange oInciais
that. And even If that supposedly
;mpossible arrangement were entered
into the other towns in the Passaic
nIan will charge Orange higner
fig,Ire than was originally asked Ihe
communication reviews the history OIL
the sewage disposal plans, ana &C.
cIares Bloomfield favors the fassaic
sewer scheme because the arrange
ment of assessment upon the com
munities on a basis of tax valuations,
instead of charging pro rata Tor tne
space in the fiume used. worhea 70
fhat towns very decided advantage.
PioomfieId. Engineer Crane points out,
while using as much capacity prac-
fically as orange. will pay but $40,
600 as against Oranges assessment
of s41S, 800.
Mr.. Crane refers to the Inspection
nv Orange officials of the Worcester,
Mass. and Atlanta, Ga, plants ana
tells of'twenty American lmhoH tank
and sprinkiing systems in successlul
operation for a year or more. fiahs
for other communities are prepared
anI, in some cases the contracts nave
been let for the new design OF disposal
work.
He tells of the successful operation
of the tanks in Germany and con
cludes with the statement that all tne
tanks are operated without attenoant
odors and the treatment FOLLOWING py
sprinkling filters changes the llquio 10
a non-putrescible condition as gooo
as or better than the Passalc river
water ever can be, and a perfectly
safe method of disposal from every
point of view. I am fully convinced
that the city of Orange cannot do pet
ter than Join with Montclair ana East
Orange in the plan proposed Tor tns
disposal of their sewage as proposed
in this report presented herewith.