Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1907-05-16
Board Of Water Gets COmmunica.
tiOn from Authorities of Wood
bridge Township.
EXPERTS BILL PAID BY 81 VOTE
The Charge of Morris II. Sherrard> for
$75 Was for Inspecting the Pump
ing Station at Rmyon and for Con-
suItation and Affidavit in COnnec-
ton with the Purchase of the Foun-
tain Tract of Land at Runyon.

The water board held a short meet
ing last night and the bill of Morris
r. Sherrard, of Newark, for SIS, for
inspecting the pumping station at
| Runyon, and for consultation and an
affidavit in connection with the pur-
chase of the Fountain tract on july
22 last, was ordered paid. The bill
had been properly sworn to and Com
missioner Convery made a motion
that warrant for SIS be drawn. The
matter was put to vote as follows:
President Clark, yes; Mr. Convery,
yes; Mr. Voorhees,, no. Commission
ers Haney and Grouse were absent,
the latter arriving after the adjourn
ment. The bill of B. S. Church, an
other expert, was not brought up.
The bill of Mr.. Sherrard was sign
ed on the back by Commissioners
| Clark, Grouse and Haney.
Sewaren Wants City's Water.
The board received a communica-
| ton from the township of Wood
bridge relative to supplying Sewaren
with city water. The proposition is
said to be a good one and would add
large revenue to the city. The let
ter was as follows:
"The township of Woodbridge is
anticipating to get an improved water
supply in that part of the town known
as Sewaren.
cat present there are two factories
and in the near future the prospects
are that there will be a couple more
with a daily capacity of about 10000
gallons each, besides some fire hy-
drants and private families.
What / would like to know is II
you are equipped at present or if you
would entertain proposition to SUP
ply Sewaren and vicinity with water
from your main at Maurer, provided
you got the right of way. Hoping to
hear from you soon, | respectfully re-
main, JOHN S. DOOLEY,
Chairman of Committee. >
The board discussed the matter and
may take action on it later. For the
present it was referred to commit
tee of the whole.
For Main i'm Penn Street.
A petition for a water main in
Penn street, north of Hall avenue
was received from Alexander Hinklt
and ten others. The board has nc
pipe at the present time and no funds
with which to buy any, so the matter
was referred to the committee of the
whole The question of pipe was
talked of seriously, and from The
present outlook the board is practic
ally crippled in the way of making
extensions.
A letter was received from Edward
Koyen requesting that Sayre avenue
be 1evelled and placed in a good con
dition The department laid a mair
there in the fall, and the street has
been in a poor condition since. The
superintendent was instructed tt
have the street properly graded.
Committees Named.
President Clark appointed the fol
lowing committees as provided for a
the last meeting: Committee on pipe
Convery and Haney; committee ol
power, Haney and Voorhees,; com
mittee on finance, Voorhees, ant
Grouse; committee on real estate
Grouse and Convery.
The report of the Hartford Steam
Boiler Inspection Company was reac
and accepted. The boilers, No. l anC
q, were inspected on April 30 an'
were found to be in good condition
A few trifiing repairs were made b.
the superintendent.
The monthly statement of tn
Henry r. Worthington Company wa
read and referred to the engineer.
Warrants were ordered drawn TO
the laborers' pay roll at Runyon
$157; salaries at Runyon, S7S.75
and John N. st. John for transporta
ton of men to Runyon and telephon
hill. S10,S0