Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-01-09
SEWAGE PROBLEM
TRADE BOARD TOPIC
Members of Bloomfield Body
Discuss Conditions Con-
fronting Town.

Bloomfield's problem in the disposal
of sewage was considered by the
Board of Trade of that town last
night. No action was taken, as II
was felt that the Town Council was
handling the matter In earnest.
Former Mayor William P. Sutphen,
chairman of the sewage committee
urged that no action be taken because
of the work that the Town Council
is doing. In answer to a question by
Councilman Edward Hughes as to
what the cost of joining the trunk
sewer would be, Mr.. Sutphen said
that If Bloomfield had to build an
entirely new outlet sewer to reach the
Passaic Valley system 1t would cost
the town In the neighborhood of $780,
900. The question of Bloomfield
rights in the union outlet sewer was
also discussed. and former Free
holder Seymour P. Gilbert said that
Mayor William Hauser and Town At
torney Charles Kocher seemed to be
the only ones to question Bloomfield
right to the use of the outlet sewer.
He said he did not think that 1t was
done without a reason.
Mr.. Gilbert said that the way he
looked at it there were three sides to
1t; first, that the town join the trunk
sewer; second, to join in the Imhoff
plant with Montclair, Orange and
East Orange, or build one of its own;
third, that to sit still and do nothing
until forced to by the Legislature
In going over the tax question, Mr..
Gilbert said that he understood that
Governor Fielder and the Democratic
majority of both houses were in favor
of putting a tax on all vehicles. This
he said, would help to lower the taxes
in the future. Resolutions were
passed to send copy of fire mar
shall law" to the Legislature, as the
board thought 1t a good one to be
adopted by the State.
The legislative comittee of the
board was enlarged by ten members,
one to be taken from each election
district in the town. The executive
committee recommended that the
board make a social survey of the
town." dividing it into the following
headings: Public finance, taxation,
town assets, recreation, work con-
ditions and relations. A committee
will be named to confer with other or
ganized bodies of the town that are
Interested in the matter.
The following were nominated for
election at the next meeting, in
March: President, Frederick j. Dahl
and Henry Albinson; vice-president,
Peter ]. Quinn; secretary, Albert w.
Fish and John C. Moye; treasurer,
Howard B. Davis; executive COM
mitteemen, William Biggart and
Hugh d. King.
A. V. Beekman, chairman of the
municipal affairs committee, asked
that a copy of resolutions forwarded
to the old Town Council several
months ago, requesting that the con-
dition of the towns finances be made
public, be presented to the new body
at its next meeting. Councilman
Hughes asked that the new Council
be given chance to look into matters
before taking any action. Former
Mayor Sutphen said that, inasmuch
as Mr.. Hughes had presented this
resolution to the Council before he
was a member of that body, he could
not see why he should object to it
being presented again. On motion
by Mr.. Sucphen the matter was re-
ferred , the executive committee.