Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-01-18
Objects To Paying
sIQ TO Engineer
TO Inspect.
WANT LIST OF OFFICERS
New Commissioner Takes His
Seat and Shows Determina-
tiOn to Understand Things.

At the meeting of the water board
last night in the council chamber
George J. Haney, who was recently
appointed TO succeed Commissioner
Jensen, took his seat and got busy at
once He asked a number of ques-
tons in regard TO the management
of the board and showed determina-
tion to understand things.
Engineer Mason submitted plans
and specifications for the piping of
the new ground storage wells to be
put in by the board. The plans call
for coo feet, more or less, of 30-inch
pipe; $50 'et, more or less, of 10
inch pipe, ard 500 feet, more or less,
of 8-inch pipe. The work is to be
completed within sixty working days
and bond of $1,000 is to be furn-
ished.
After the plans had been read a
motion was made that they be refer
red to the city attorney for his opin-
ion. One of the commissioners re-
marked that he supposed that would
mean the laying away of them and
delay of two weeks or more. Com
missioner Haney said that if the city
attorney did not attend to them, the
board better get some one else to do
it. President Convery said that he
would take the plans to the city at
tOrney.
Cost of Laying Pipe.
The work of laying the piping for
the ground storage wells, it is eX-
pected vii cost i'll the neighborhood
of $4,000. All of the wells at the
plant, it seems, are to be connected
with the suction well, which is to be
constructed by the board. With this
system it is hoped that the city will
be furnished with pure and clear wa
ter The expense will be consider
able, but it is thought that it will pay
in the long run.
When the engineer submitted some
plans for other work that would have
TO be done in regard to the connect
ing up of and the laying of piping for
the new system, Commissioner Haney
wanted to know who generally looked
after the inspection of this work, the
engineer or an Inspector. When he
was told the engineer put in some
time looking after the laying of pipes
and other work he said he could not
understand why it was necessary to
have a S10-a-day man to do this
work of bossing laborers when a
labor foreman would do.
Mr.. Haney Objects.
The matter was gone over to some
length by the members for Mr..
Haney They explained that the en-
gineer did not put in all of his time
on such work, but that this work
was in charge of George Hardiman,
the assistant superintendent of the
Water Department and that the or
dnance was to the effect that the as
sistant superintendent was also to act
as inspector of all such work. Mr..
Haney said that he was not willing
to sign a motion to the effect that the
engineer be employed every day on
the job at $40 day. He was assur-
ed that this was not the case. Mr..
Haney then made motion that the
necessary piping be laid. He was Civ
en- to understand that the assistant
superintendent would put in his time
as inspector and not the engineer.
a Few Remarks.
Mr.. Haney said he did not want
the board to think that he was but
ting in" but that as he was a mem
Der of the water board he wanted to
know what he was going to sign as
|, tp n oc Ci
ply to say yes and mo" to every
thing asked President Convery as
sured the new commissioner that they
would be glad to have him ask ques-
tions asp;his was the best way to find
out, But suggested that it would be
good idea if he would take trip to
FGlnyon to see where the city gets its
simply of water from.
Mr.. CuTrie's Letter.
letter was received from d. ].
ICurrie in which he said that it would
Abe advisable for the board to have
lSome one take the bark off the pile
ybf lumber at Runyon, also to separate
If as il might rot during this weather.
He had not done this as he thought
that the board would use the lumber
| at once, when he furnished it.
A letter was received from Lawyer
II. w. Beekman, saying that d. ]. Cur
rie had turned over to William Van
Pelt, for the sum of $500, all money
Mand claims due him from the water
board, for the two contracts and the
work and material furnished to the
Water Department. A number of
bills were read and ordered paid. The
contract and bond of the Climax Con-