Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-11-21
DAILY WATER LEAKAGE $4,000 GALS.
From IS Inch Main,
SO Engineer
Tells Board.
TO TEST THE "a

At at meeting OF the Board of
Water Commissioner last night
Engineer s. J. Mason gave report
of the recent test of the sixteeu-inch
main under the Raritan river. He
reported daily leakage of $4,000
gallons, which was through one of
the old valves which needed repairs.
Superintendent Burns said that the
leak was trifling, and that ii. cost the
city only about seventy cents a day.
and could easily be repaired. The
test was made by shutting down the
gates on this side of the river and
sending pressure of Seventy-fve
pounds of air into the ma.in Where
leaks existed, the water ljubbled. It
was deemed unnecessary to have a
diver inspect that main.
- An effort will be made to test the
twenty-four inch main likewise to-
morrow.
To Remove UIrused Main.
Two bids were received last night
for removing the abandoned sixteen
inch main In the Raritap river. The
bids were from John H. Gregory and
from the Merritt Wrecking Com
pany. Mr.. Gregory agreed TO re-
move the 166 lengths of sixteen-inch
pipe, now lying between Marsh Point
and Perth Amboy. for $19 per
length, and he agreed to purchase the
pipe for $500. The Merritt company
agreed to remove it for $10.S0 per
length, but submitted no bid for pur-
chasing the pipe. The board decided
to readvertise for bids, and the matter
was referred to a committee of the
whole. The commissioners intend to
sell the pipe 1t is considered that the
pipe is worth $1,000 to the city, and
it would be useless to have it thrown
aside. perhaps for years, before it
could be used.
A contract between Schantz & Ec-
kert and the board was read, and
later referred to the proper officials
to be signed. 1t was for repairs to
pumps at Runyon,. amounting to
$495.
= The superintendent recommended
installing 200 one-half inch corpora
tion cocks at the pumping station at
Runyon. The superintendent was
authorized to have this work done.
To Shut Big Pump Down.
Superintendent Burns reported
that the new WOrthington pump, at
Runyon will be closed down, for
about three days next week, for re-
pairs. The old Snow pump will then
be put to use. This will not affect
the city's water supply
A petition from Anton Kisko and
ten others, for a main in Brace ave-
nue., was referred to committee of
the whole.
Madison Tax Bill.
Tax Collector Edwin Barker, of
Madison township, had sent com
munication and tax bill for the lands
at Runyon TO the board for payment
The bill was for 1907 taxes, on an as
sessment of $4,000. and amounted
to $163.60. AS the commissioners
were unable to ascertain which lands
the bill included, the clerk was in
structed to communicate with the
tax collector of Madison Township,
requesting an itemized statement.
An application for permission to
open a plumbing shop at 65 Smith
street. from Edward Stahl, was re-
ferred to the superintendent for in
vestigation as to the standing of the
applicants bondsmen.
Commissioner Haney commented
on the present excellent water OBJ
tanned from the pumping station
lii the absence of President Clark,
Mr.. Voorhees, presided. Present also
were commissioners Convery, Haney
and Grouse.