Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-11-23
Water Board Re-
fuses to Stop
The Expense.
NEW FIREMAN.

At the meeting of the water board
last night Commissioner William
Voorhees, made motion that, as the
Loretz pump was now in working or
der at the Runyon plant, and as the
mains worked independently of each
other, The Eogleswood plant be clos
ed as it was not necessity, and as
long as 1t was in working order ths
city would be using the water, which
is not fit to drink
This motion was opposed by Com
missioner William p. O'Hara, who
said that il was not right to close
down this plant as a break might oe-
cur at any time as it did some
months ago and then things would
be in nice mess Commissioners
Voorhees, said that the mains were
in great deal better shape nois
than they were at that time and
that number of improvements had
been made, as the putting in of cross
sections, the connecting of the mains,
SO that they worked Independent OF
each other, and number of other
things. He did not see why the
Iagleswood plant was needed and
thought that, If a break should oc7
cur in one of the mains that II conld
be shut off by the cross sections un-
til it was repaired and that the other
main could do the work, as the re-
pairs could not take more than few
hours.
Commissioner O'IIara said that he
did not want to run the risk and that
it was bad idea to shut down the
Eagleswood plant. 1t was stated
that, although the board had ordered
cross sections put in the mains across
the meadows over two and a half
months ago, this had not been at
tended to as yet, because of the non
arrival of the pipe.
Commissioners Clark and Jensen
agreed with O'Hara that it would
not be right to close down the EaEs
leswood plant. Commissioner Voor-
hees' motion was not seconded
Both Pumps Running.
Superintendent Joseph Burns pre-
sented report to the board In
which he said that the Loretz pump,
at Runyon, had been fixed and was
now running together with the
Snow pump. This was done to re-
leye the Snow pump which was be-
ing run t2nty per cent. above its
mqyiml speed. The Snow pump IS
now connected with the twenty-f0ur
inch main and the Loretz with the
sixteen-inch main. To attend to the
Loretz pump property it will be
necessary for an engineer to be III
the engine room all of the time and
the superintendent asked for new
fireman to do other work.
Commissioner Voorhees, wanted To
send the man in charge of the Eag-
leswood plant TO Runyon to help on
the Loretz pump, but the rest of the
commissioners thought that he
could do better work where he Is at
the present time.
I Although the firm of Manning,I
Maxwell & Moore had in the lowesq
bid at the last meeting of the board
| for the boiler, it was decided to reE
ect it as it had not been accompanN
/ led by a check The contract for The
boiler was awarded to the A.
Granger Company for $1,33O.
The New Pump House.
The pump house will be built
Donehue Il Leavy, of this city. Ths
had in the only bid at the last meet
ing. They are to receive $500 for
the Job. Because the board thought
( that The bid of d. ]. Currie for the
well was entirely too high they de-
clded to reject it and the engineer.
Samuel Mason, was instructed TO
draw up another set Of plans for the
well, in which a number of things
/ will be modified.
The clerk reported that Martin
Tanson, Il local contractor, had subs
mitted bid to him for the construc7
ton of the well Thursday night, but
being informed that the meeting had
been held on Wednesday night he ]
withdrew the bid.
4 Because they want to get the weV
built as soon as possible and because
they could not decide some ques-
tions, last night, the board agreed 70
hold another meeting Monday night.
When Commissioners OHara and
Clark were seen by NEWS reporf-
er this morning and asked what
good all of the new cross sections
and other improvements were goin&
to do if the Eagleswood plant ":
still to be run. They both said t
the cross sections would not preve
break and that they did not tiii
it advisable to shut the plant dow
until the system was in first class &
der.