Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-12-16
THREE PLANS FOR
SUMMIT SEWAGE
One Calls for New Pumping
Station and the Others for
Additions.
special TO the Evening star.

Special TO the Evening star.
SUMMIT, Dec. 1.-two plans pro-
viding for increasing the sewage ca
Dacity at the sewage pumping sta
lion in North Summit and one for a
new pumping station to be located
near Bedford road and Weaver street
costing from 1888 to $25,145 were
submitted TO Common Council
through the sewerage and drainage
committee by Engineer Alexander
Potter, of South Orange, last night.
All of the plans were referred to the
sewerage and drainage committee for
future report. Plan a provides for
an additio sewerage force main and
Increased sewage storage at the pres
ent station at cost of s25,745 and an
annual maintenance charge of S2,275.
Plan 3 provides for an additional
storage capacity of sewage of one
million gallons daily at cost of
519,3S9 and an annual maintenance
charge of s1,476, and also for an adj
eitional steam turbine and centrifugal
bump to be used in emergencies, the
cost of which was given for both as
s22,SS9. This plan would care for l.
20, 900 gallons of sewage storage daily
and was favored by Engineer Potter.
Abe third plan submitted by the en-
slneer provides for the location OF
relief storage station to be located
hear Bedford road and Weaver street.
The cost of this plant would be $751;
s59, with s1,S03 for yearly main
tenance.
: The engineer reported that he would
pot recommend the latter scheme be-
sause of sentimental reasons.
: The report of the committee, which
several months ago made an investi-
cation into the taxation system here.
vas approved, and among the recon-
alendations adopted was that provid-
ing for the appointment of a secre-
tary of the Board of Assessors, who
shall devote a large part of his time
% securing data and furnishing infor-
nation in connection with tax assess
Hlent work to property owners. It
vas voted to appoint such an official
January l, when the term Of one of
one of the present assessors. Schuyler
~ Cady. expires. The salary of the
Dew official will be $500 per annum.
and the salary of the two other men,
bers of the Board of Assessors is to
Be cut from $500 to 5000 yearly after
the evpiration OF their present terms.
OF the 1911 taxes still uncollected
Il was voted TO strike from the tax
books as uncollectable all of the 1896
except $44 in. poll and personal taxes
and Of the 1911 of uncollected 1912 |
lakes but $36 is to be held as coll |
fectable. Councilman Pringle declared |
lie had found several city employees
are among are among those who |
lave not paid poll or personal taxes, |
and he saw no reason why these taxes
are not colleetable. The resolution |
which was adopted at the last ses-
sion of council taking over Wood |
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sex road as city streets was rescind-
ed. Councilman Knight for the street |
committee reported in Offering the
resolution to resclnd the previous |
seton Of council that it had been
found that the grades of those streets
Are such as to turn large volumes Of
water in Morris turnpike which later
blight be the cause of damage suits
AGAINST the city IL the streets were
city thoroughfares. This condition |
was not known when the street COM
mittee recommended the acceptance
sf the streets. Councilman Knight |
said
E A resolution was adopted fixing a !
charge of $50 for the use of the ap
baratus of the fire department by any
other municipality. this charge to be
collected from the municipality re-
guiring the aid OF the local fire de-
partment. Two dollars a man was
made the charge for each firemau's
services at an out-of-town fire. These
charges were fixed as a result of the
necessity of purchasing two new tires
for the chemical engine company,
which are said to have been ruined
while the machine was being taken
to a recent fire in Millington. The
cost of the new tires is over $3.50. The
law and ordinance committee reported
the State law regulated Sunday clos
Ing. and therefore the council could
40 nothing on the petition Of certain
BARRIERS for Sunday closing of barber
{ hops here.