Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1906-12-06
NEW PUMP is
RECOMMENDED
Water Board Referred Matter to
Committee of the Whole
Last Night.
SOME CONTRACTS AWARDED.

! At the meeting of the Water Board
/ last night the j. r. Worthington
/ Company was awarded the contract
for furnishing a number of meters
and fish traps, at total cost of
\ $1,522. Four other companies pre-
sented bids, and had representatives
present
The following companies submit
ted bids: The Union Meter Company,
the Hersey Manufacturing Company,
the Neptune Meter Company, the
Thompson Meter Company, and the
j. R. Worthington Company Their
bids were as follows: 1875 "a inch
disk meters at Sc, $3.50; 50 q inch
disk meters at $40, $500; 5 one-incn
disk meters at $14, $40; two two
inch disk meters at $40, $50; one
three-inch disk meter at $40, $40;
six one-inch fish traps at $3.50, SIS;
three l " Inch fish traps at So, SO;
two two-inch fish traps at $4, So.
New Pump Recommended.
The engineers report at Runyon
was read. to which was attached a
letter recommending an extra pump
ing engine. The letter, which was
signed by the engineer, Joseph Cot
trell, and the boards engineer, Sam
uel j. Mason, expressed the urgent
need of new pump. The letter
concluded with recommending a YER
tical pump with daily capacity of
100000 gallons, the price of
which, complete with foundations,
etc, would not exceed $4,000. me
matter was referred to committee
of the whole.
,ot;finp xu.,e rana;vod f,o,,, ,,,,,,
ertTowners on Penn and Barclay
streets, petitioning that water main
be put down in Barclay and Penn
streets. The matter was turned over
to the superintendent, to report at
the next meeting.
A communication was received
from the Perth Amboy Dry Dock
Company requesting permission to
run branch from the Front street
main into their property at the foot
of Broad street, to be used only in
case of fire. 1t was referred to Sup
erintendent Burns to answer the COM
muncation in the affirmative, provid-
ing the boards rules are strictly adj
hered to, and the plugs used only in
case of fire.
Reports were read from the collec-
tor and city treasurer. The balance
of the Water Board account in the city
treasury October 81, was $6,577.53.
The Elizabeth Hardware Company
was awarded the contract for some
supplies. A letter from the, engineer,
stating the necessary repairs that
should be made on the Snow pump at
Runyon, was laid over until the next
meeting. Schantz & Eckert were
awarded the contract for repairing
the auxiliary pump at Runyon.
bid, together with plans and
specifications for reconstructing the
key house at Runyon, was received,
but was dropped after remarks from
Commissioner Haney, who claimed il
unfair to accept one mans bid and
avoid competition. A motion to ad-
vertise for bids for the repairs was
seconded and passed. A resolution
was passed, stating that no more
wood of any description must be cut
at Runyon.
The superintendent was ordered to
have the fire plug at the Asphalt
Works sealed. The superintendent
was also instructed to bring up the
order of pipe for the pumping station
at Runyon.
Writ Returnable Dec. Fl. n
A letter was read from Justice
Swayze giving notice of a hearing in
the matter of the writ of certiorari
against the Fountain land deal.S at
Trenton, December 81, in the SUI
preme court.