Perth Amboy evening news., 1904-10-21
CITY OFFICIALS ARE
GREATLY PLEASED.
Visited Runyon and Inspected all the City Property
as the Guests of the Water Commissioners
Examined the Pumping Station and then Took
Walk Over the Land Recently Purchased.

The outcome of the inspection tour
of the mayor and Board of Aldermen,
yesterday, of the various branches of
the city's water department was very
gratifying. The officials commented
in high terms upon the condition of
the pumping station at kunyon and
Eagleswood, and upon the marked
improvements made and under wav.
The site of the reservoir at KinseY's
Corner was also visited. The remarks
of The officials were source of graft
fica'inn to the Water Comm issioners,
who haze labored for the past nine
and one-half months To give this CITY
all adequate water supply. The re-
Gently purchased tract of 1872 acres of
land at Runyon, was inspected, and
it was the general opinion that, If
the other wells show as good a
yield of water as the seventy-foot
pump well now being tested, all that
will he necessary to increase the flow
will be 70 drive pipes into the ground,
and make the necessary connections.
The test wall, which has a steam
pump and meter attached, is under
going a thirty day test. 1t has shown,
since the beginning of the test. q
now of 1000 gallons an hour. 1t is
kept going night and day.
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News, left this city on the 1O:10
O'Clock train. Arriving at Runvon
they inspected the pumping station.
The new boiler, with a capacity equal
to that of the two other boilers com.
bined, is now Installed and in use, in
the addition recently bnilt. Some OF
the brick about the boilers, which has
burned out, is being renewed.
The officials then walked about the
land near the station, and, returning,
enjoyed the delicious lunch prepared
by Charlie Mitchell. of the Packer
H ouse, who accompanied the party
This was one Of the ploasartest fea
| VI tHO lhbl'OOUAOh eOoA'
The gentlemen then started ON
tramp over the newly acquired lanf
1t is rolling and hilly in places, ant
has considerable woods. II is of {
sandy nature, and is covered, wer'
there are 10 woods, with long spea
grass.
The work on the laying of the new
twenty. four inch main, from tin
standpipe to Runyon, is going oil
slowly,
When they came upon Inspector
James Flahsrty, of this city, he tolt
them that, few minutes previously
/, Contracto James Fountain, brother
of Director Asbury Fountain, of TIN
Board of Freeholders. had questioned
mis- right to Law the pipe across a Ger
tain place. Mr.. Flaherty said that h
had nothing to do with that, but tina
the Water Commissioners were the
at the pumping station, and wonld b
long in few minutes Mr.. Fountai
concluded not TO wait
The marty met their stage shoI
distance on, and, after their traps an
dishes had been gotten from tl'
pumping station, tEey drove TO Sout
AmbOy, to tsRe the train home. A
de-man Sm it'll took sevarnl photo
graphs, including one Of the whcl
party.
II An ANALYSIS of the water was show
to tho officials. The ANALYSIS WI
mado about two weeks ago by .. WI
COX, for the Chesebrough Mannta
turing Company. 1t was as follow
showing tho number of componel
| parts in each 100000 ptrts of 81
water:
| Total Solids. .....,,....... 0.66 par