The Penn's Grove record., 1903-01-16
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NH8 IX&0 70
Conncilmea HINT, Cook. jordan. Leap
and sAelxer present and Mayer lprton
presided. JNO
CnrrenabiI were ordered paidto the
amount Of $4d 90. which included $780,
SO, the bill fol e95s bushels Of shells at
q cents . bud lei.
Nj. Cook G airman oil road committee
reported ! san Bile Of Stag had been de-
ivered by CA q. W. p. Wright and put
on the street q ] the corner Of Penn and
Harmony strd kts. He believed it superior
to shells for rfhd purposes and if il could
be procured al 3c. a measured bushelan
If the money HAS available lie recon-
mended that Jb.OoO bushels be bought.
He had asked Capt. Wright what he
would count abushel and was told the
same weight as oyster shells, 7Olbs. A
/! bushel Of slag|W WAS weighed and found to
be 100 pounds. He had told Capt.
Wright that the Borough weuld only en-
terrain 100 b5to the bushel.
AS the bids for water works we're to be
opened 7. Chhlkley Hatton, the engineer
and H. Aldridge Miller, Of Wilmington;
ex-senator George Peiffer, Of Camden;
and Joseph H. Whitehead, Of Philadel-
phia, were present.
When bids. were called for Mr.. Peiffer
said he had a bid but did not care to sub-
NIT it If it was to be acted upon in q Sc
cret meeting Of Council with the engineer
present. He was willing to submit the
| approval Of bis work to the decision of
the Council and the people, but objected
to the specifications where it stated every
thing had to be submitted to the approx
al OF the engineer; also he objected to the
adding Of $25 a day extra to the bid for
each day longer than another bid that
might make q shorter time. He said he
had never seen such specifications in all
his 20 years experience and no man could
make q low bid and be safe unless he
was taken care of by the engineer He
might bid on the intention Of furnishing
9 certain article which might be from 5
to % per cent. cheaper while the engineer
could demand the higher priced article
that would answer the purpose no better.
Other places received numerous bids,
while only two was presented here. He
believed it to be because of the AM
the specifications were drawn that pre-
cluded bidders.
Mr.. Hatton stated the specifications
were similar to others he had made for
other places; that Mr.. Peiffer had had
ample time to have investigated and ask
ed him what he would approve. The
council employed an engineer to act be-
cause he knows what is wanted better
than they, but they were the final decid-
ing body.
Mr.. Peiffer said he would like to know
the place where a number of bids had
been received on such specifications. He
thought when he built the Camden wat
ers works the Council was the deciding
body, but learned that the engineer had
more power and was very expensive to
him. There are only two bids here while
Paulsboro had thirty and Anglesea ten.
Mr.. Miller offered to withdraw his bid
but both were pursuaded to leave them,
and have them opened and discussed in
open meeting.
Mr.. Peiffer's bid was read first and
amounted to $32, $50 for completing a
plant Ii miles from Union Corner. In
case of an iaereSsesor de~creasein-tle dis
lance the changes were to be made at the
following ratess 10 inch pipe $1.36 a foot;
5 inch, $l.1O; s inch, &c.,; inch, 56c.;
10 inch valve $29. 80; s inch, $3.50; 6
inch SIG. 25; hvdrants and connections
$3.50.
In case it became necessary to 60 q
miles his bid would amount to $38, 1854.
He was to have the works completed by
June 10Th.
Nj. Miller's bid amounted to $29, 900,
in case the pumping station was no fur
ther than II miles from Union Corner,
and to be completed in sixty days after
finding good water. Both contracts were
conditioned on finding good water at the
bidders expense. To be added if the
pumping station is further than the II
miles the extrR}costs placed by Mr., Mill
er were as follows: 10 inch pipe $1.21 per
foot; 5 inch, 94Scp. 6 inch, TIC; 4 inch,
46c.; IL inch gate valve $50; 5 inch valve
$22. so; 6 inch Naive $l5. 80; 4 inch valve
$40. so; extra MIGRANTS $50.
A general discussion followed the OPEN
ing of the bids. Mr.. Sack said he could
not see how all the $$35, 900 could be used
for water when( that sum was to include
the erection of an electric light plant.
Also he did nStsee how the water works
could be COMPLETED in case all the $780,
900 were used leven with the lowest bid
when betWeeH $500 and $1,000 had al
ready been expended. Besides land was
to be bought fpr the pumping station and
tank and $I209 more was to be paid the
engineer. Besides the bonds had not
been sold.
The SOLICITOR said a small sum might
be reserved fof electric lights.
MI. Hatton $tated that adding to the
lowest bid 500 jO00, about $1,000. already
expended, $12p0 for engineer, land prob
ably $50, woutd leave over $4,000 below
the $S5, 600. case it became necessary
to 60 further sdbme Of the minor streets
could be lett nIkpiped for the present to
meet the extraf expense Of longer main.
Mr.. Hstton 4klso stated that as he did
in the public injecting, when he gave the
water COMMITTEE b an estimate of $35, 900
he had not bee b below Emmanuel Gene
terry and had made no accurate estimate.
II will take SIS, poo to extend the main to
the Cove. He never was in a town where
there was 20 m lch poor water and this
town needed go cd water.