The Monmouth inquirer., 1893-04-27

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ten years, and especially dining the last I
five years, has required of the Board a
very much larger amount of superintend-
ence in every department of the service,
and in many instances more than they
ought reasonably be required to give.
This is not referred to as matter for
complaint. In accepting the positions to
which they have been elected the mem
bers of the Board cheerfully accepted all
the responsibilities of those positions. But
the time is approaching, if it has not al
ready arrived, when they should be re-
lieved of the superintendent of the de-
tails of the work of the corporation. If
they give their time to matters of legisla-
ton at the meetings of the Board, and to
such supervision as win satisfy them that
the work ordered is being promptly and
satisfactorily done, it is as much as is or
dinarily required OF the governing body
of municipal corporation. The sugges
ton, therefore, of Superintendent to
take the general management and direc-
tion of the work on the streets is not
amiss, but rather one that should be fair
ly considered.
During the year the northerly side of
Parker avenue from Institute street to
the Jerseyville turnpike, and the norther-
ly side Of Murray street from Broadway
to the tract owned by the State of New
Jersey, were by vote of the property
owners admitted to the lamp district and
all the property owners on the lines des-
| ignated, were by resolution of the Board
directed to lay sidewalks as required by
law. Also, under the new law and ordi-
nance, the property owners on both sides
of Marcy street between South and Como
yer streets, were required to lay sidewalks
on their several properties.
The continuation of Centre street under
the grade of the Central Railroad is in
progress. This will connect with road
to be opened to intersect the new direct
road to Asbury Park. The continuation
of Marcy street over the tracks of the
| Pennsylvania and Central railroads, no.
tice for which has been served, will also
intersect the new road to the shore.
STREET LIGHTS.
The committee on street lamps report
that the town is now using 33 kerosene
lamps, which is one more than last year,
and "a gas lamps, which is eleven more
! than last year. Also that the town has
assumed one-half the cost of maintaining
the seven gas lamps on Monument Park
making q total increase of fourteen and
a-half gas lamps since last report The
eleven new gas lamps were located on
South street, on Jackson street near the
Rothschild factory, and on Broadway.
REPORT OF THE WATER BOARD.
The report of the Board of Water Com
', missioners will be found highly interest.
ing, not only as showing the details of the
operations of the Board for the past year
} but also as giving fresh assurances that in
the near future the enterprise will be able
to sustain not only the cost Of its mainte
J nance, but the annual interest charge, and
} eventually the burden Of the payment o.
} the principal of the bonds as they fall due
} In this connection it should be remem
bered that the town is having the use o
the hydrants and the water supply for ex
{ tinguishing fires, without charge, but fol
, which they would now be taxed more
: than the entire interest account il the
water system had fallen into the hands 0
5 private company. Taking this service
3 into consideration, it is already more thar
! self-sustaining.
| The private consumers now numbel
: over two hundred, which is a gratifying
: increase over last year, and as compared
4 with many other towns, for the time tha
: the system has been in operation is large
j, than the average growth, showing that ou
0 citizens properly appreciate the advantage
of the use of it, The total earnings 70
It the year are stated at 1904, an increas,
a Of nearly eleven hundred dollars over th,
e earnings of last year. The expenses foo
y up 1854, considerable portion of whicl
= was for permanent Improvements or bet
0 terments. The net earnings paid over t,
the Town Treasurer TO be applied TO in
terest account were $676.S2. But for thes
extraordinary expenses, the Water Com
missioners say the net profits would hav
, been nearly doubled.
e 1t was estimated by the advocates of
i public water system that the plant woul
i be able, after two years, to meet its run