Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1905-08-03
Water Board will Advertise for
Bids on the Pump
as Planned.
THE CHANGES.
The Commissioners Adopted
Recommendations Of
Special Committee.

The plans and specifications for
the new eight million gallon pump
at Runyon for the water department
were read at the meeting OF the Board
of Water Commissioners last night
and adopted. All the, members vot-
ed in faor of the r as with the ex-
ception of Commissioner William
p Voorhees,.
The specifications took up many
pages of typewriter matter. They
were in sixty-eight sections. They
call for the best work and from all
appearances give the engineer full
power while the pump is being in
stalled. Bids will be received Dy
the board August 80. Both the
crank and fly wheel engines will be
advertised for.
Changes In Department.
The board, last night, took up the
recommendation made by the spec
.ial committee regarding changes in
the system of managing the depart
ment and made several alterations
as suggested by the committee.
It was decided to run the sixteen
and twenty-four inch mains indepen-
IDENTIFY with check valves and cross
sections at the proper places. A horse
and wagon and row boat will be
s1,nrchaaea The horse and wagon
is to be used on this side OILY The
boat will be used to carry the en-
ployes back and forth to South AM
boy. when they wish to go to Run
Won. A telephone line will be in
stalled between the superintendent
office and the works at Runyon. Two
men. to be in the employ of the wa
ter department at all times, will be
hired. also a clerk, who shall be on
duty every day in the week from y
O'Clock in the morning to II o.
clock noon. From / o'clock in the
afternoon to 5 o'clock, and on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday nights.
The matter Of the consolidation
of the offices of the superintendent,
assistant superintendent and engin-
eer, into one office, at whose head
shall be a civil engineer, was laid
over until the first of the year. 1t
is understood that the reason for
this is that the present Superintend-
ent. Joseph Burns, cannot be remoy-
unless on charges, but that at the
first of the year his term expires.
Bids For Supplies.
The following bids for supplies to
be used at Runyon were received:
No name, $295.3O; Elizabeth Hard
ware Company, s292.1S and Kelly
and McAlinden, $309.60. The Eliza
beth Hardware Company's bid being
the lowest, they were awarded the
contract,
A letter signed by Joseph Eggert
and others requested that the water
main be extended to Barclay street,
Another letter signed by William
Massopust and others asked that
six inth main be put
in Chancey street to connect with
the main in Parker street. Chaun-
cey street is $50 feet long and has
fifteen buildings at the present
time. Both letters were referred tc
Superintendent Burns. The superin-
IenueHL WAS uotiuctCu W WlttS ~
different firms for estimates on
gauge boxes. Superintendent Burns
reported that the first car load OF
pipe, which was recently ordered by
the board. has arrived at Runyon.
Pipe TO be Laid.
Pipe will be laid in the following
streets, State street to connect with
Lewis street, Pulaski avenue, Har-
rison place and Jefferies street. This
will mean the putting down of about
$500 feet of pipe and the board
thought that it would be better to
have this work done by contract in
stead of by the water works depart
ment itself Bids for the laying OF
the pipe will be received August 80.