Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-02-23
SEWER MOVE
FOR METUCHEN
Two Obstacles in Way of Ac-
tual Construction Now
Being Removed

METUCHEN, Feb. 23.-Two OBJ
stacles remaining in the way of def
mite action on the part of the Dor
ough council in launching their sew
er building program r now in the
process of being removed, and the
borough fathers are now ~endeavor~
ing TO get the project in such shape
n a the ordinances for the building
OF the system may be presented at
the next meeting of the council.
Objections have been raised by
residents of Raritan township
against the approval by the township
authorities of the site for the sew
age disposal beds and the selection
of an engineer to supervise the
building work will have to be made
before further action is taken.
Despite the fact that the plans for
the entire system have been APPROX
ed by the State Board of Health, in
Guiding the design and installation
of the disposal beds which are ex-
pected to be in the township, a for
mai complaint against the location
OF the beds has been filed with the
township committee, which is tenn
porarily retarding progress.
w. w. Young, the designing en-
g1neer. as well as engineers Of the
state board contend that there will
be nothing Objectionable to the res
ldents living in the vicinity of the
disposal plant, though in the face of
this statement from authoritative
sources the objections have been
made.
= hearing on the proposed loca-
ton of that portion of the system
VIII be held before the Raritan town.
ship committee next Friday night,
at which time the subject is to be
threshed out and an effort made to
settle the controversy. The mem
bers of the borough council as we'll
as Borough Engineer Otto Voelker
and Borough Attorney Wesley Ben
ner Will be in attendance to look
after the borough's interests.
The selection of an engineer to
carry out the building Of the sys-
tenn is giving the members of the
council a geat deal of concern, there
BENG a difference of opinion as to
whether this work should be en-
trusted to Mr.. Young the designing
engineer or turned over to Mr..
Voelker,, the borough engineer.
Mr.. Voelker appears to be favored
Tor the selection for two reasons,
hrst that he is we'll qualified by ex-
perience in carrying on the work, he
having laid out and installed sew
a systems of a similar nature in
this section of the state, and for
the further reason that he Is the
regularly appointed borough engi-
neer who has been entrusted with
other work in the borough and will
in oil OrahaL5I,E,y 49, - =
any future extension to the system,
With the selection of the engineer
and site for the disposal beds set
tied it is generally expected that the
that is so badly need
ed in the town will be immediately
gotten underway.
The agitation for the installation
of a sanitary sewer was ac-
lively taken up by the local Cham
Der of Commerce about three years
and the demand for the COM
pletion of the project has contin-
ued to grow since that time. That
absence of i sewer is holdiag
the towns growth has been
indicated on numerous oc-
casions during the past few yeas
when realty deals fell through on
account.
A number of builders have signi-
fed their intentions of increasing
building operations just as
as the sewers are assured,
while many owners of vacant los
have promised to improve their
properties when the proper sanitary
conditions prevail.
The entire membership of the Dor
nugh council are heartily in favor
Of the improvement and the push
ing the project to the limit with
the prediction that the initial systera
Of about thirteen miles will be in
operation within eighteen months.