Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-11-06

to consult the comfort of others as
well as their own immediate desires.
the sewage disposal plant could with
out materially increasing the cost of
construction or operation be located
on the meadows at some convenient
point"
Mr.. Hill referred to the fact that
the meadows will inevitably develop
as a centre for manufactures. many
of which will employ processes which
produce odors and fumes, probably
more offensive than the odors which
may emanate from the disposal
works.
Mr.. Hill plainly told the council it
would be better for the city to go
INTO the plans for the Imhoff system
more thoroughly, recommending that
the Arm of Herring & Gregory be con-
suited for the purpose of modifying
their layout to the extent of the
meadow proposition The work of re-
vising the plans. Mr. Hill stated, will
not be expensive. The engineer said
the fact that land In Belleville has
already been purchased should not
bar a consideration of change of To-
cality, II advisable.
This change In location" went on
Mr.. HILL will bring about opposition
from other sources. but If East Or
ange, Orange and Montclair, out of
consideration of the neighbor.ng COM
munities, made an honest effort to
seek a location where the least posi-
BILE nuisance will be caused, they will
certainly have the support OF all the
communities affected"
This phase Of the report seemed to
change the attitude of the entire
council toward going ahead immedi-
ately in the establishment of a joint
plant at Belleville. The elaboration
over the question which followed re-
suited in the council announcing 1t
would give no further consideration
to the idea of entering the Passaic
Valley scheme
Plant n Speculation.
Inferring from the report of Mr..
Hill that il is not known whether the
Belleyille plant will create a public
councilman Frank Bliss
Cotton, an advocate of the separate
plant, completely changed his atti-
tude and advised his colleagues as
to the serious action being contem-
plated.
I'VE may be dealing the people of
Belleville an injustice" he said 1--WE
may take action which will result
In litigation in the courts. am
sorry the report does not solve the
question of whether the plant will be
a nuisance" Mr.. Cotton declared he
is now convinced the separate plant
is speculation and that 1t will have
to be proved to him that the estab-
lishment of the plant in Bellevllle
will not be an injustice to the resi-
dents of the municipality. IT am
very sorry" he said, "that there is
no available site In East Orange on
which the city could locate its plant"
Mr.. Cotton then quizzed Mr. Hill
regarding the nuisance of the plant.
II am at loss to understand what
constitutes public nuisance" said
the engineer There has been a
great deal Of loose talk about there
not being a bad odor at such plant.
! must say 1t will produce smells and
cdors. 1t Is true that the proposi-
tion must be considered speculation"
Mr.. Hill would not commit himself
regarding the pub ic nuisance Dues
ton. but he said: I'm the absence of
definite information | will state pos-
itively that 1t cannot be said definite
Nv that it will not produce a
nuisance"
May Face Another Fight.
Predicting that the municipalities
will have to fight legislative action
agan next year against imposing
the plant on people who don't want
1t. former Councilman Edward S.
Pierson. a member of the citizens
advisory committee, wanted the
council to take definite action before
the next session of the Legislature.
Save the fight we have every
year in the>Leg' stature against the
plant by taking immediate action"
pleaded Mr.. Pierson, "as you know
we might not be successful again"
His attention was called to the
nuisance question. but the former
official was sure there were no OBJ
iectionahle features. He did advise,
though. that the council inspect some
Imhoff plant. Mr.. Pierson acknowl-
edged that the report of Mr.. Hill was
the best on the subject he has vet
heard. and he said the Belleville OBJ
iections should be investigated.
''The fact that private property for