Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-24
BLOOMFIELD WOULD
Join TRUNK SEWER
Delegation Appears Before
Sewerage Board-Hughes
Appeals for Bidder.


With a view to getting into the
trunk sewer plan, the town of
Bloomfield may present their claim to
each of the fifteen municipalities in
the proposition. This plan, which
was suggested yesterday by the Pas
sale Valley Sewerage Commissioners,
apparently met with the approval of
the delegation of Bloomfield citizens
and officials who waited on the COM
missioners at their regular meeting
held yesterday in their rooms in the
Essex building.
The party from Bloomfield num-
bered fifteen and included some resi-
dents of Glen Ridge. The latter,
however, took no part in the discus
sion.
Town Counsel Charles f. Kocher,
of Bloomfield, acted as spokesman for
the delegation. He said the idea in
waiting on the commissioners was to
open way, if possible, for the town
of Bloomfield to come into the trunk
sewer compact. Mr., Kocher said the
town would be willing to pay their
Counselor Kocher was asked II his
delegation had any authority to make
a proposition that would be binding
on the town Of Bloomfield. He re-
piled in the negative
Calls Proposition Unfair
There is nothing the commission
can do in this matter" Mr.. Kocher
was told. Your proposition to come
in now at the amount at which you
We're originally allotted seems unfair
inasmuch as other municipalities
have been in the compact for a pc
riod of two years and have been
paying interest on their money"
The delegation was then advised by
the commission to make up a definite
proposition which would have the
authority of the governing body of
the town, and would include the
amount of money the town would be
willing to pay. how and when they
would pay 1t, and then they them
selves submit this proposition to each
of the fifteen municipalities In the
compact.
If favorable to each of these munich
palities and the Passaic valley sew
erage commissioners felt 1t best for
the interests of the district, then the
commission might call each party of
the contract together to consider the
proposition, the commissioners told
the delegation.
They informed the Bloomfield men
further that the commission had no
power nor authority in a matter of
this kind. They were only one of
sixteen parties in the contract, they
said, and by law each and every one
of the parties in the contract would
have to agree before the town would
be permitted to come In.
Each municipality the commission
explained, owns certain percentage
of the capacity of the sewer, which
is their property under contract, and
therefore no property belonging to
them could be taken without consent
of each and every one.
While the Bloomfelders appeared
satisfied with the explanation and the
plans as outlined by the commission
ers, they would not say whether or
not they would follow the advice.
The municipalities in the trunk
sewer scheme besides this city in
cludes Belleville, Nutley, Acquack-
anonk township, Passaic, Paterson
Garfield, Wellington, East Ruther-
ford, Rutherford, Union township,
North Arlington, Kearny. East New
ark and Harrison
Senator Hughes Before Commission.
United States Senator William
Hughes appeared before the commits
sion In the interest of William Horne
Inc, of New York, who
were the second lowest bidders for
The construction OF section 3, which
Is a part of the outfall tunnel ex-
tending under Newark bay and part
u Bayonne. 1t is two miles long
Ind the operating shaft is on the
sast side Of Newark bay in Bayonne.
The Kingsbrldge Contracting Com
oany, of New York, is the lowest bid
der on the face of the bids, but
senator Hughes, In his argument be-
'oro the commission attempted to
slow that the lowest bid was unbal-
aroed inasmuch as they estimated
ugh on the easy work and low on the
difficult work The firm could Sena-
or Hughes said, perform the easy
york first and then abandon the diff
icult part and stilf be ahead finan-
,ially.
On the other hand, he said the bid
% the William Horne Company, Inc.
vas balanced and therefore should |
pc considered first by the commission.
No definite action was taken in the
natter by the commission, it being
decided to continue further consider
ltlon of the bids one week.
Senator Hughes was in New York
appearing in the case
against himself brought by James
.oagworth, as trustee for the New
orl1 and Middleton Realty Com
)any. He had decided to go back to
Washington yesterday in time to
" te on the currency bill, but re-
,etved a telephone message that the
dill would come up for passage earlier
han anticipated, and as his vote
would not be needed In order to pass
he measure he need not return I'M
less he cared to. Consequently he took
the case of his client before the Sew
erage Commission.