Important Project Under Consideration for InterCity Water System

Important Project Under Consideration for InterCity Water System

法律的当地媒体,n . J。和城镇毗邻ing, seems to be, in the main, in hearty accord with the recent action of Mayor Mravlag, of F.lizabeth, in calling a conference of representatives of municipalities in that section to consider the possibility of co-operation in developing additional water facilities. The Rahway Record says editorially:

“With the steady growth and building up of the different cities and towns in Union County it will not be long before either of two plans, or possibly both of them, may have to be adopted. One is the abandonment of the present sources of supply made necessary by the building up, which naturally has a tendency to make the surface streams unfit for potable uses. With the present rate of development this cannot long be delayed. Before these streams are abandoned it will be necessary to secure other sources of supply of much greater volume. In order to do this the municipalities must secure their water from a considerable distance. This will naturally entail a heavy expenditure, and Mayor Mravlag’s plan to have the municipalities consider the plan jointly is a step in the right direction, as the cities and towns, by co-operating, can greatly reduce the cost to each. It is doubtful if some of the municipalities could undertake such an expensive project alone. By taking accurate account of present water facilities and the steps that would be necessary to secure a sufficient supply by other means and the probable cost of obtaining such supply the municipalities could take, at an early and opportune time, definite steps with that ultimate result in view. By having the essential information at hand as soon as possible much valuable time could be saved and advantage taken of favorable or unforseen circumstances. There is at least one movement afoot, however, that can materially delay the necessity and expense of such action for a considerable time. That is the development of the county park project, which would tend to protect the streams of the county from being made unfit for potable purposes by setting aside a certain strip of land on either side of the streams for the park system. This would establish a dead line for building operations, and thereby prevent the pollution that usually comes from built-up localities. Rahway must, sooner or later, have an increased water supply, and may have to abandon the present stream. At any rate, the city should keep in close touch with whatever plans are made for any further development of water facilities in Union County.