The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1908-11-10
TO FLUSH
THE SEWERS
Morris Aqueduct Co. MakesPr
position to Town Regarding
Sewer Flushing.
HUMANE COMPANY COMMENDED


In a communication by the board
Of aldermen received at Friday nights
meeting the Morrisa Aqueduct COM
pany took up the question OF water for
flushing the sewers. There are 115
flushing manholes constructed at the
heads of the various lateral sewers.
Under the sewer contract these man
holes are to be provided with a one
inch pipe connection from the water
main, and fitted with a brass faucet
and water meter. The Aqueduct co.
estimates the average cost of this wa
ter connection to be $11.50 each and
an additional cost of $40 for setting
the meter. The total cost is estimat-
ed to be So, ,522.50.
The water company asserts that the
meters would not work properly under
the conditions necessary and that the
underground pipe connection would
be a source of constant waste of water.
Inspectors, it is also asserted, would
be necessary to make frequent inspec-
tions of the manholes.
The water mains are flushed at fire.
quent intervals by allowing water to
escape at the fire hydrants. More
water is wasted in this way than is
needed for sewers. The water COM
pany points out that seventy of the
flushing manholes are adjacent to fire
hydrants and that the others are
within from 200 to 300 feet. The com
pany proposes to furnish water to
flush the sewers free of charge from
the fire hydrants. provided one of the
men engaged in the work shall be an
employee of the water company who
alone shall operate the hydrants and
for whose wages the town shall reim-
burse the water company. The town
would also have to provide a hand
cart fitted with hose reel for carry
ing the hose necessary to reach from
the hydrants to the manholes. The
water company asserts that additional
hydrants will be needed from time to
time and it would not be long before
all the manholes would have hydrantS
close at hand. The sewer committee
of the board, of which Alderman Day
is chairman, has the proposition under
consideration.
Chief Engineer ]. Fred Runyon paid
a compliment to the officers OF HUI
name Engine company, No. 2, in his
report on the use of the company's en-
CINE to pump full of water the new
gas holder of the Morristown Gaslight
company's. He told Of the continuous
working of the engine for thirty-seven
hours, pumping two streams, and said
that no stops were necessary during
that period to fix the engine and that
when the work was completed the ell
gine was in first-class condition and
he thought it spoke well for the care
and attention given its apparatus by
the company. A check for forty-fyei
dollars from the gas company accom-
panied the report.
AlQ6ILudu huSQcUQo As AeS'OAN
stated that the insurance on the fire
apparatus recently written was only
when the machines were in the houses,
the cost being so great and the risk Of
being injured by fire so small when on
duty that the committee did not deem
it worth the expense to protect the
engines when they are in use at fires.
The elections of Allan Carpenter to
Resolute Hook and Ladder company
and Floyd L. Fitzpatrick and DR.. r.
Ralston Reed to Independent Hose
company were confirmed.
Town Treasurer John j. A. Owens
reported balance of 81, ,398.52 and in
the sewer account of $2,S0629. The
request Of the board of health for the
$4,000 due it was not acted upon, Al
derman Ira Mowery of the finance
committee asserting that the town
didn't have the money to give the
health board and that the latter didn't
need it ANYWAY. A note for SO, 600 for
two months was ordered discounted
and notes for $1,000 and $1,000 were
ordered renewed for one month.
Alderman Mowery stated that the
reportathat was going to remove
from town waA Untrue. He was mere
ly going away for the winter upon the
advice OF his physician, but he ex-
pected to attend the meetings Of the
board as usual.