The Penn's Grove record., 1904-10-14
c~oUNcu4.
Water Works Discussed. Two Pro-
positions Made.


The regular meeting of the Borough
Council was held Tuesday evening. All
the members were present and Mayor
Elkinton presided.
Mr.. Hunt, chairman of street commit
tee reported that a barge load OF about
5000 bushel OF oyster shells had arrived
and were being put upon Main street.
The Council voted to borrow $500 to pay
Tor them and other current expenses un-
til taxes come in.
j. Adelbert Higgins submitted the pro-
position of the PENIS Grove Water Sup
ply Company. He stated the Company
proposed to build a plant to cost $45, 900,
fit not only for the present but for future
needs OF the Borough, beside outside
manufacturing plants. They proposed
to go at least three miles from the Bor-
ough so as to get good wholesome water
clear of iron. This would take IA miles
of pipe. A stand pipe IL feet in dame
ter ITO feet high, a sufficient height to
give so pounds pressure to the square
inch for fire use. The pumping capacity
would be 500, 900 gallons per day. Ac-
cording to Geo. Peiffer's proposals two
years ago such a plant would cost $50, 900,
but he though they could build it now
for sac, 1000 as iron is cheaper.
While their company had never built
a water plant their chief engineer was
Mr.. Dekinder, who had been connected
with the Philadelphia Water Works and
had been consulted by various other large
interests. The water problem had been
a doubtful n because of failures. 1t is
difficult to get capitalists to invests, but
their company had a ~fnancier ready
with the money to go to work as soon as
the franchise was given. The Union
Railway Supply Co. not only build gas
plants, but water works and railroads.
D. V. Summerill, attorney for Mr..
Johnson and Landes, of Millerburg, Pa,
submitted a proposition to build water
works, in behalf of the Citizens Water
Supply Company. They agreed to sup
ply the Borough with 40 fire plugs at SIG
a year per hydrant for 5 years. Addi-
tional hydrants at $12 a year. All re-
newals at same price. Single hydrant
in house, stable or yard, for pave wash
S. a year, additional spigot in house 81;
hydrant at stable when other is on prem
Uses So. Sufficient pressure would be
given to throw two streams over French's
hotel. They agreed to sell the plant to
the Borough within 2 years at the cost OF
construction with $500 added, with in
terest on cost at 5 per cent, from which
amount the income of the plant to date
of purchase maybe deducted. Mr.. john
son was present and stated that a. plant
could be seer at Clinton, N. j., such as
he proposed to build for PENIS Grove.
An ordinance was introduced and read
granting consent to incorporate the CIT
liens Water Supply Company of Penn's
Grove" to construct, operate and main
tain water works for supplying the Bor-
ough of Penn's Grove and Inhabitants
with water. The incorporators are Ern-
est E. Bright, Samuel J. Hurff, James
Diver and Hildreth Turner, of PENIS
Grove; Jacob E. Landes, of Mechanics
burg; Pa, Joseph M. Johnson, Of Mil
lersburg, Pa, and David Gring, OF New
port, Pa.
Current bills were ordered paid.
The ordinance to grant a franchise to
the PENIS Grove Water Supply Com
pany was taken up on second reading
and some amendments made and adopt
ed. 1t will come UP for final passage at
the next meeting.