Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-12-10
TO COMPLETE MAIN
IN TWO WEEKS.
Superintendent Burns in an Interview Tells Some
thing Of the Water Department--Two Mains
Will Have Several Connections on the South
Side of the River in Case of Breaks.

The new twenty four inch water
main which is at present laid from
the standpipe at Runyon to Mechan-
icsville, on the south shore, will be
completely connected with the old
| main in about two weeks. This was
told an Evening News reporter bv
Superintendent J. G. Burns, of the
Water department.. Two weeks ago
the water was shut off and one con-
nection made. The next two connec-
tions will be made together and will
occasion an eight-hour shut off. The
last connection will be made without
any shut off.
About four miles of twentp-four
inch pipe have been laid from the
standpipe this side of Runyon to Me-
chanicsville. This will be connected
| to the sixteen inch main which runs
direct y from the water works TO Perth
Amboy. The connections, when COM
pleted, Will be at the stand pipe at
Mechanicsville and two intervening
places q little more than one mile
apart These four connections are to
insure safely against breaks or leaks.
If one occurs o section of pipe may
| be shut off.
Tie increased volume of water in
the old main will not affect it in any
other way than to raise the pressure
| here. The pressure at City Hall is
now about forty pounds to the square
inch, near the cemetery hill it is the
lowest in then CITY, fifteen pounds.
Along the water front it is the high
est, little over fifty pounds.
This is the normal pressure, put
when the fire alarm is sounded the
works at Eagleswood station is used,
| pumping the water into the twelve
inch main raising it to sixty and sew
enty pounds along shore, and forty ,at
the hill with a proprotionate force at
diffe rent attitudes about the city.
From Runyon the city now obtains
2,5O0, ,0J0 gallons of water in twenty
four hours, and it is good clear water.
When the Improvement is complete
the city will receive 100000 gal
Ions.
The six new wells at Runyon have
been connected with the sixteen inch
main. This makes ten good six inch
altssian wells and pond Of water ten
times rs largo as Eagleswood pond to
draw from. The best we'll gives 430,
900 gallons in twenty-four hours.
The others vary to 200, 900 in twen
ty-four hours.
The old main crosses the river near
Pardee's the new one will come by
the new bridge. No intrenchments
will be necessary, as the water is deep
and no vessels would strike or foul
their anchors AS they have wit h the
old one.
Mr.. Burns says the work will take
about three months and will begin
when the river is entirely free from
ice. Flxible joints will be used as
no ioinings can be made under water.
All breaks will be repaired with cold
lead.
On the flats a flexible Joint will be
placed every three lengths and then
end will not require much raising a
bove its level. Nearer the channel
there will be one in two joints and in
the channel there will be one every
Joint. The pipes are covered with q
solution which preserves them.
AS to the loss of pipe by corrosion,
electrolysls or other destructive
chemical conditions which have
caused so much inconvenience and
expense to other cities it is notice
able fact that Perth Amboy has
never been troubled by such hinder
ances in her water supply. The lay
ing of the new main under the river
will necessitate the issuing of about