Perth Amboy evening news., 1905-08-17
SOUTH AMBOY
COMPLAINED
ABOUT WATER
Communication from the Borough
Read at Meeting Of Water
Board Last Night.
THE employees SAL AIRY. /.
Ordinance to be Drawn PrOvid-
Ing for the Proposed Changes
in the Department.

At the meeting of the water board
last night letter was read, from
William Birmingham, clerk of the
borough of South Amboy, in which
he said that he had been instructed
by council there to notify the board
to furnish the people on the heights
with water. 1t seems that the water
pressure at the heights is not very
good. The matter was referred to
Superintendent Joseph Burns.
The board recently deducted some
money from the amount due the
Grouse Construction Company. for
putting down piling when the water
main was being laid and at last
nights meeting the company put in
protest in the form of letter
in which they said that the contract
had not called for piling and that
they thought the deduction unfair
as they had lived up to the contract
and that the Water Works Depart
ment engineer had been present
while the work was being done. They
requested that the board do the right
thing or else they would have to
take the matter to court. The matter
was referred to the city attorney and
the engineer. They are to have q
written opinion at the next meeting
of the board. S. r. Harrington COM
planned of bill for $25.11 for four
months water rent, which had been
coming to him every once In awhile
since August 1901. The matter was
referred to Superintendent Burns
Employees Salaries.
At the last meeting of the board
a petition was received from the enl-
ployes at Runyon asking for. an I'M
crease in salary. President Convetx
was asked to see the employees and
find out what they wanted a1Esf IL
the meeting last night the employees
had petition asking for the follow
ing amounts: Chief Engineer, ST.
500; assistant chief engineer, 2ps0:
two assistant engineers, 5000: and
an extra man to wheel coal and TO
work around the place, 5000. Conn
missioners Jensen and O'Hara were
appointed committee to draw up
an ordinance to fix the salaries OF
the employees at Runyon and the new
men who will be employed by the
department. They are the clerk, line
men, and others.
superintendent Report.
Superintendent Burns reported
that he had received the posters fol
the advertisement for the new puml
to be installed at Runyon and thai
they were posted yesterday Two
weeks from yesterday bids will bt
received by the commissioners.
special meeting will be held mex
Monday night.
Warrants were ordered drawn fo
a number of bills.N President Con
very was appointed committee Il
see Street Commissioners William Full
lerton, and asks him If hA would bl
willing to stable horse Ahat thu
Water Works Department viii AGRort
ly purchase. Mr.. Convery will als'
see the local wagon builders ana ge
estimates on wagon. Superint I'D
ent Burns will find out what 1t Hfi
cost to build a fiat bottom boat. 3{e
will also see if heChesebrough Vas-
cline Works will allow it to be tied
at the Vaseline Works dock.
The board discussed the telephone
proposition from this city to Rum
yon. The railroad company will not
allow them to use railroad property
for the poles as they claim that they
have recently put all other concerns.
both private. and public, off the land
wherever they own. To build a
private line from Roses cornor tc
Runyon and connect with the New
York and New Jersey Telephone
Company from this city would cost
including the right of way about ST.
900. 1t is understood that the Hud-
son & Middlesex Telephone Company
is building line between English.
town and this city and that they will
have it connected up in a short time
: Commissioner Voorhees, was appoint
ed a committee to see the company
and learn if arrangements could b
} made with them.