Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-07-10
CLUB IS OPPOSED
/. TO |MHOFF SCHEME
East Orange Organization
Casts Overwhelming Vote
Against Separate Plant.

An imprisoned plea for peace by
Howard Marshall, president of the
New Jersey Commuters League, pre-
vented an open clash at a meeting
last night of the First Ward Local
Interest Club of East Orange, over
a discussion as to whether the or
ganization should submit refereL.
dun vote among members on the
sewage question to the City Council.
Eighty per cent. of the members
are against the city Joining with
Orange and Montclair in the estab-
lishment of an Imhoff sewage dis
posal plant, but IL was declared that
the other 20 per cent. had sufficient
influence to suppress the facts and
for this reason efforts to withhold
the vote from the council were to be
made. The meeting last night was
called after a petition was sent to
the president demanding that 1t be
held in accordance with the bylaws
of the organization.
When the complaint committee.
which solicited the vote, requested
that the result be sent to the City
Council opposition was voiced by
some members.
Don't let US get into a struggle
over this" pleaded Mr.. Marshall.
I'VE are formed for the purpose of
aiding civic betterment and let's
curtail the friction that seems inn
minent."
His remarks terminated the argu-
ment instantly and the members
buried the hatehet' at least tenn
porarily. When the vote was taken
not a single member voted against
announcing the result of the vote to
the city officials,
Some of the members wanted the
announcement delayed until after 1t
could be considered at the annual
meeting. but the complaint commit
tee andlfthose against East Orange
joining with Orange and Montclair
in the separate pact desired that the
council receive 1t before next Mon
day night, when the advisory COM
n1ittee will recommend that the city
continue negotiations with the other
municipalities in the erection of an
Imhoff system.
Samuel S. Gordon, chairman of the
complaint committee, urged that the
vote go to the Council Immediately
and former School Commissioner
Colston argued strongly against this.
Mr.. Colston had a long speech pre-
pared setting forth his reasons why
he did not want the vote sent to the
City Council. but he was not allowed
to read all of the document, as 1t
did not dwell entirely on the motion.
A surprise was sprung when 1t de-
veloped that such an Overwhelming
number of members were against the
separate plant. The vote was as fol-
lows Against, 1871; in favor of Joint
plant, 5; undecided, 10, not heard
from, As.
Accompanying the result of the
vote that will be sent City Council
will be a letter which reads in part:
There is strong feeling among our
club members that we should not In
flict on our neighbors the joint sew
age disposal plant, nuisance we do
not want In our own territory, even
if the joint plant is a thing of beauty
and the scent arising from 1t Is like
the new-mown hay.
1T is the testimony of real estate
agents that it will largely reduce the
value of any property located in the
vicinity and would lower the class
of people who would be willing to
reside in the neighborhood. We favor
the trunk sewer because the effiuent
will empty into deep and swift flow
Ing waters of New York bay and are
against East Orange Orange and
Montclair in a joint disposal work
which will empty it's effluent into the
Paseaic river