Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-04-09
INSPECTED WATER
WORKS AT RUNY0N.
Water Board, Aldermen, City Of
ficiaIs and Citizens Made
the Trip Yesterday.
HAD A SPECIAL TRAIN.
Afternoon Was Spent Looking at
the City Property on the South
Side of River.

The Water Commissioners, the
Board of Aldermen, city officials, a
number of engineers and represen-
tatives of the local press went to
Runyon yesterday in special Penn
sylvania railroad car, to make tour
of inspection which was highly sat
isfactory
1t is the intention of the water
commissioners to ask for the issue
of bonds to the amount of 100000,
as told in the NEWS. OF these bonds
$4,000 are TO be used at once for
improvements. In order to let the
Board of Aldermen and others who
were interested see where the i'm
provements are to be made, was the
cause of the trip yesterday
The party boarded the special car
which left the Central railroad sta
ton at promptly 1:30 o'clock. The
trip to Runyon was made in about
twenty-five minutes, the train stop
ping at Runyon station.
The party, under the direction of
President Convery and Superintend-
ent Joseph Burns, was escorted to
the pumping station where they
were taken in charge by Chief Engn-
eer Joseph Cottrell, who showed
them around the works, starting at
the new suction well which is now
being built.
Saw Suction Well.
This well is being built by the Gil
max Construction Company, of New
York. 1t is TO be twenty-five feet
deep and the wall is now up about
eighteen feet. Water from springs
in the bottom of the we'll come up so
fast that it is necessary to keep a
pump at work all of the time, so that
the mechanics, who are building the
well, can work.
The next place visited was the ar
tesian wells. Here were shown wells
that had been down from five to two
years and the flow from all seemed
to be good. From the chief engineer
it was learned that these wells would
most Likely run on in this way for
many year,?
The power house was next on the
l.
Snow pump, which was working and
which is well liked by the water COM
missioners as it is able to do the
work. The Loretz pump at the pres
ent time is not working as it makes
too much noise and racks everything
to pieces. 1t was started up to show
the visitors what it could do. The
noise was so deafening that few car
ed to stay in the building while the
big engine was at work.
Lay New Pipe System.
One day this week Chris Deidrick-
son. of this city, who was awarded
the contract at a recent meeting of
the water commissioners for laying
the pipe for the new ground storage
system, will break ground and when
the new system is in operation all of
the water will come from the suction
wells. At the present time half the
water is from the artesian wells and
the other half from the pond. The
Snow pump sends forth on an aver
age of 100000 gallons per day,
and when the I-oretz is working g.
100000 more are added, making 81
100000 gallons of water that can be
sent out. if necessary.
The New Pump House.
The new pump house has been
completed and the new Worthington
pump is now being installed. This
pump is guaranteed to pump S.000,-
90 gallons of water per day, but it
is said If it is forced it will give
5000, 900, so when the new system
is in working order the water de-
partment will be able to supply IA :
100000 gallons per day. This will
no doubt last for few years to come.
Saw the Old Mill.
The party were finally taken to the
old mill which was recently rebuilt.
Here a great surprise was in store
for everyone, for Superintendent
Burns had made arrangements to
serve all with refreshments. The old
mill was inspected and then the party
proceeded to the pond from which
half Of the supply of water is now u.s.
ed great deal of the pond goes tC
waste as it is not being used up fast
enough. The guests were much in
terested in the patent screen put uI
by suggestion of eX-Commissioner 10
han Jensen, for the catching of weeds
and scum.