Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-12-21
Commissioners Meet Engineer
Of Pennsylvania Railroad To-
day to Discuss Matters Of
Mutual Interest--Bids for
Stone Received.
WANT INTAKE REPAIR Ed
Old Mill at RunyOn Causes a
Discussion Among the Men,
bers-- When Land Was
Bought the Mill Was
Agreed Upon.
At the meeting of the water board,

At the meeting of the water board,
last night, letter and two tax b1lls,
one for the year of 1904 an6 the 9th
er for this year, were received from
Frank D. McDermott collector of Mad
ison township. The bills were for
only $173 each, but the board de-
cided not TO pay them and to put the
matter up to the city attorney.
For some time past the board has
been receiving notice from Madison
township for them to show cause
why the city pond at Runyon should
not be taxed The board appeared
before the township committee re-
Gently and fully explained matters
to them, but still the letters and re-
quests to pay up come along.
Some time ago the supreme court
decided that the city did not have to
pay tax on the property and 1t looks
as if the matter would again go to
court. .....,s,t ,24ff
Meet Railroad Engineer.
Samuel Mason, engineer of the
board, received word from Assistant
Engineer Snowden, of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, that he would be in
South Amboy this morning at 1890
O'Clock, and that if the board cared
to come over he would talk over the
things that were of interest to both
the board and the railroad. The
board accepted and most of them
went to South Amboy this morning.
A bid was received from Charles
e. Wilbert, local stone dealer, in
which he agreed to furnish blue
stone at the rate of $1S5, or granite
at the rate of $245, for the founda-
tion for the new pump at Runyon. 1t
was decided by the board that gran
ite would be the best, and Mr. Will
bert was awarded the contract. The
contract for the new pump house was
read at the meeting last night.
Superintendent Joseph Burns put in
a list of supplies needed and what
they would cost, also list of things
NEEDED for the ice house now being
put up.
Want Intake Repaired.
Engineer Mason asked that the in
take dJ ItullyOH UG lCpeillVd hS OiANS
while Henderson Bros. were at work
in Runyon. He said that the inner
wall was falling away and that II not
attended to at once it would not last
another year and would cost the
board 200 to build a new one. If
repairs were made at once, he said,
it would last for long time and cost
only about 800. 1t was agreed to
have the repairs made at once.
President Convery made motion
that the plans and specifications for
the laying of the new ground storage
well pipes be ready at the next meet
ing so that the board could advertise,
and the work rushed as rapidly as
possible. They will be ready.
Some discussion was aroused by
the mention of the mill that the city
owns at Runyon and the question
arose as to what good it was to the
city.
The City Mill.
1t seems that when the city bought
the land they had to agree to erect
mill, so that the grain of Madison
township could be ground. They
can charge whatever they want and
do the work when they get time, so
they only grind one bag of grain a
year. The board will meet again next
Wednesday night. This will be the
last meeting this year, and it will be
the last meeting of Commissioner
Jensen, for him term expires this
year.
WANTED-1 engineer, 1 firemen,