Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-07-11
MONTCLAIR MAY
: ERECT SEPARATE
DISPOSAL PLANT
impatient at Delay of Orange
and East Orange on
Sewage Matter.

Impatient at the failure Of Orange
and East Orange TO go ahead with the
establishment of a joint sewage DIS
nosa1 plant in the Soho section OF
Believille. Montclair may erect a sepa-
rate system within its borders Rob-
ert M. Boyd. town attorney of Mont
clair. intimated as much while COM
menting on the apparent attitude OF
East Orange to delay matters az
meeting of the joint committee OIL the
three municipalities last night at inc
East Orange City Hall.
Mr.. Boyd did not say that sueh
step was being contemplated, but he
declared there has been talk of the
idea among Montclair officials lately.
Confirming Mr. Boyd's remarks
Councilman David Henney explained
that the Montclair officials are par
ticu,arly DESTROYS of having the three
cities and towns exhibit a full speed
ahead. sign in determining whether TO
put up the plant and having the con.
struction work started by January OF
next year. CO.,
BY an agreement reached win SieI
Ridge recently concerning the care OF
sewage in the northeastern sectlon o.
ATontclair an obstacle that Woulo
have interfered with the establishment
Of a separate plant was removed, MI,
BOYD said If the agreement had not
been made, he said, pumping statloh
would have to be built, and this eX-
pense can be saved. East orange
officials. aware that Mayor Julian a.
Gregory is absolutely against haste IN
advancing the triple pact, told the
Montclair representatives they prefer
to wait.
City Commissioner William A. Cal
noun, of Orange, informed the East
Orange and Montclair officials that ms
colleagues on the commission are not
sufficiently acquainted with the prob
lem TO take any definite steps at this
time. He explained that the city
commission has only been in existence
n comparatively short time and has
not had an opportunity TO consider
the sewage question.
Psychological Stage Reached,
That the psychological stage of the
situation has been reached was the
belief of the Montclair officials. Mr..
Boyd argued that the time in which
the three municipalities has IN set
Ting the problem is passing quickly.
Should a delay of another year oc-
cur, which was advocated by the
East Orange representatives, add
tional cost would be involved, he
maintained.
He was certain litigation will fol- |
low the attempts of the three NUM- /
cipalities to erect plant in NUM- |
that does not want 1t. Then,
too, he said, advantage should be
taken of the depression in business, as
he was sure that contracts for the |
erection of the plant could not be I
secured as cheaply three years hence
as now Mr.. Boyd declared between
a mile and two miles Of property |
must be taken by condemnation pro-
ceedugs and he was positive this will
require considerable time
Talks he has had with Bloomfield T
and Clen Ridge officials of late has
eiven MIR Boyd the impression that /
those municipalities are developing a |
disposition to Join in the pact, he
said. Questioned regarding how these
would be cared for the |
attorney said they could take rental
space in the plant. In the belief of
Mr. Boyd Bloomfield is not so eGthusi-
,stic over the idea of fighting for adj
mission to the Passaic Valley system.
II believe he said, that Bloom
ield and Montclair are marking time
Ind will join in the system of the
hree municipalities when it is estab-
ished.'
Argue for Delay.
Robert NJ Dixon and p. II. Lawless,
representatives of the East Orange |
governing body on the joint commit
ee, argued that delay will do no harm
rs a better system may be discovered |
before the time arrives for final &C
lion.
The East Orange officials spoke dis
OF Montclair establishing |
! separate plant, assuring the officials |
he city had no intention of back |
ng down" on the scheme.
But" argued the Montclair Of |
1cials. everything preliminary has |
been attended to and why the reason !
FOR delaying the construction work."
Mr.. Dixon said there was a pos |
sibility Of new scheme cropping up, |
for instance the operation af dis
posal system of electrolysls. The
Montclair solons commended that the
expense of this would be greater and
no more efficient than the
present Imhoff system.
Former Councilman Henry 7. Stet-
son, of Orange, strong advocate of
the Imhoff plant who spent much