Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-11-08
Water Board Ordered Question
of Probable Cost of New Main
to be Considered.
WILL SELL BONDS FOR $4,000.
1t Is Believed That the Increasing
Consumption of Water in This City
Will Render Necessary Increased
Facilities Over Present Mains from
Runyon to This City-Old Bridge
Man Wants Damages for Wagon.

If the present ideas materialize, a
new thirty-siX-inch water main may
be laid between this city and Run
yon.
At the regular meeting of the
Board of Water Commissioners last
night the subject was brought up and
freely discussed. At the present time
the mains from Runyon to this city
are two sixteen-inch and a twenty
four-inch. One of the sixteen-inch
mains has been laid a number of
years, and is in such state that n
TO repair it. As the present rate Of
consumption is rapidly increasing the
board thinks that new thirty-siX-
inch main will be needed in a short
time. A motion was made that En-
gineer Mason, Superintendent Burns
and the board confer on the question
and, il possible, estimate the cost.
If the main is built, the board will
try and purchase a right of way, and
run the main in a direct line, with
curves eliminated as far as possible.
One of the sixteen-inch mains was
repaired last week by the Merritt
Chapman Company, of New York, at
a cost of $4S2.25, bill for which
was received by the board
last night.
The main project will be carefully
looked into at the next meeting, the
board expects to have some figures
in regard to the cost.
The contract of Howard D. Littell,
of South Amboy, for furnishing 1000
tons of coal was read and approved.
Engineer s. ]. Mason was ordered
TO advertise for estimates for general
repairs on the Snow pump at Runyon.
A requsition for supplies needed in
the duty test was submitted to the
board by the engineer. The board
approved the same.
May Sue the Board.
A claim for $50 damages was re-
ceived from r. e. Reed, of Old Bridge,
who claims that while driving on the
road between Runyon and his home
last week, his horse and wagon was
badly damaged by hole in the road,
caused by leak in the water main.
The claim was talked over, and it was
the general opinion of the board that
the sum of $40 would be sufficient
to repair the wagon, which has been
seen by Assistant superintendent
who says the damage is
slight. From the wording set forth
in Mr.. Reeds letter, unless the dam
age is paid for, a suit would result.
The matter is being considered.
Meters to, BE Installed.
A resolution that all the business
places that were listed by Superin-
tendent Burns short time ago be
furnished with meters was passed
by the board. About $50 meters Will
be needed, and, although the cost is
considerable, it is thought that the
waste of water will be decreased and
the rents doubled. Superintendent
Burns was ordered to make a report
of the number of meters and the
sizes required to complete the work
To Sell $1,000 Bonds.
On account of lack of ready
money, the board decided to sell SILL
900 worth Of bonds. The present well
work at Runyon has been very ex-
pensive, and the selling of the bonds
is necessary to pay for the improve
ments now in progress. The $11, 200
of the remaining unsold improvement
bonds will be offered for sale by the
city treasurer at once.
The old stand pipe at the Smith
street pumping station, and useless
high pressure pump at Runyon have
been considered by the board for
some time as something that had a
money value, and could be disposed
of, so Clerk Eckert was ordered to ad-
rertise both of them for sale at once.
After a discussion about the mains
between this city and the pumping
station at Runyon, the meeting was
adjourned. Commissioner OHara
was the only absentee