Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-09-28
ANOTHER ENGINEER
DELVES INTO COST
OF |MHOFF PLANT
East Orange Will Have Three
Estimates to Consider at
Public Meeting.

Desiring to ascertain definitely Just
what East Orange would have t.
contribute as its share toward the
erection of an Imhoff sewage sys-
tenn If the city Joined the pact with
Orange and Montclsir, the special
sewage committee OF the East Or
anse City Council has q third expert
Investigating the cost of an inde-
pendent plant.
This came to light today after at
tempts were made to get an inkling
Of what happened at a private con-
ference OF the council last night, fol-
lowing receipt of Mayor worrall f.
Mountains message telling that an
engineer he had examine plans for
the plant estimated East Oranges
share would be 100000 more than
Herring & Gregory, engineers re-
tained by the three municipalities,
figured the city would be called upon
Last night was the first official in
to expend.
formation the councilmen had re-
ceived of the wide difference in the
estimates of the experts, and as
Councilman Frank Bliss Cotton re-
marked. some of them were
shocked' and surprised"
Asks for Explanation.
Councilman George A. Grover
called upon Robert M. Dixon. chair
man of the council and a member of
the special sewage committee, for an
explanation of the discrepancy, as
serting the situation was a serious
one, in view of the fact that the
council soon is to have a public near
Ing on the proposition of East Orange
entering the triple pact. Mr.. Grover
felt 1t would not be proper to invite
residents to the meeting until it was
definitely determined what money the
city is to have to hand out for the
Independent plant.
Mr.. Grover wanted the sewage COM
mittee to get definite figures, even if
additional expense would be neces-
ssary. Soon afterwards the council
went into the secret confab and 1t
was then the officials learned a third
engineer is sorutizing the plans to
determine East Oranges share.
Council P. II. Lawless. chairman
of the committee, stated today he
was not sure whether the third en-
gineer was to receive compensation
for his work. Large sums already
HdNo DoeH given 70 t1etlu6 OK 1HcB-
ory for their Investigations. Mr.
Lawless would not tell who the third
expert is.
Await Experts Figures.
Councilman Grover declared the
city must be in a position to tell
those at the meeting just what sum
will be expended by East Orange, If
the city Joins in the triple pact. Mr..
Lawless says the committee expects
the figures of the third engineer by
the time the public hearing will be
held.
As told in these columns, Mayor
Mountain, though he allowed the
resolution for the hearing to become
effective without his signature, he
made it plain he is by no means ia
vorable at present to the proposition
of merging with the two other mu-
inequalities.
Repeatedly since Councilman Frank
Bliss Cotton was elected to a seat in
the council four years ago this NO
vember, he has gazed at bare wall
behind the chair occupied by the pre-
siding officer.
Recently Mr.. Cotton finally con-
vinced himself of what was needed.
He felt an American flag was lack
ing. So he purchased flag, ana
laSI willis fli6 COiiCthG dOo AOohNhJ
applauded, he presented "Old Glory"
to Robert NJ. Dixon, the councils pre-
siding officer.
While spectators and councilmen
clapped their hands Mr.. Rowfey un-
furied the flag. and, aided by James
Tyrell, custodian of the City Hall,
hung it back of Mr.. Dixons seat.
Agreeing with the contention OF
Mayor Worrall f. Mountain that it
is dangerous to have wires cross the
high tension feed wires of the Pub
lie Service Railway Company In Main
street, the council sustained the ex-
ecutive's veto of the resolution grant
ing permission to John F. Cronin, a
saloonkeeper at Main and Harrison
streets, to string wires near his place
SO that he can install a ticker. The
body had granted the permission at
its last meeting.
According to the wishes of residents
of the thoroughfare, the Council re-
pealed the ordinance changing the
name of Norwood street to Amherst
street.