Perth Amboy evening news., 1908-06-18
MADISON is
AT ITS USUAL
TACTICS AGAIN
Local Contractor Moving Houses
for Water Board Gets De-
Inand for $500.
HANSON ASKS INCREASE
Well Driving Machine is TO be
Purchased and More Wells
Driven at RunyOn.

Martin Hanson who submitted a
bid of $3.50 for moving two houses
a distance of about / " miles at the
Runyon pumping station, at meet
ing of the water board on May 20,
appeared before the commissioners
last night and wanted to withdraw
his proposal.
Mr.. Hanson said he had conferred
with the Madison township commit
tee relative to a permit and gave the
board the following letter from hte
clerk of the township:
Matawan, June 15.
Martin Hanson,
Dear Sir:--I am requested by the
Township Committee of Madison
Township to send you the following:
Resolved, That Mr.. Hanson be mo-
titled that for the permission to use
township road for moving houses
the committee asks the sum of 5000
to repair damage made by such NOV
ing. Yours respectfully,
William G. Ludi,
Clerk of Madison Township.
The contractor said that when he
made a proposal for the work he did
not know that there would be any
difficulty of this kind. He asked the
board If they would give him 5000
more. The board refused and Mr..
Hanson, after some discussion, said
he would carry out the contract ii
the board would add 500 to his
| bid. President Clark said that il
was impossible and that he did not
think It was the intention of the
Board to hold him to his contract
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The commissioners remarked that
the action of the township was not
surprising. Mr.. Hanson said he
would see the clerk of the township
and try to have the sum reduced, at
which Mr.. Convery said IF you do
not want to lose your time you had
better stay at home"
The contractor then decided to
withdraw his bid and certified check
for $50. After further discussion he
said he would let matters remain as
they were, until the next meeting OF
the board, July /. Had Mr.. Hanson
withdrawn his bid the board would
have given the contract to John j.
Scully, of South Amboy, who offer
ed to do the work for 5000. Mr..
Hanson when told this, said he was
perfectly willing to have Mr.. Scully
do the work, but an effort is to be
made to the former to move the
buildings.
The matter was referred to the
committee on real estate.
To Buy WelI-Driving Machine.
The question of driving several
new wells at Runyon was freely dis
cussed and President Clark reported
that he had instructed Engineer Ma
son to prepare for the purchase Of O
well-driving machine. The new
wells are to be driven in the pond
and will add about. 100000 gallons
to the daily supply from the ground
storage system. The well driving
machine question was brought up
some time ago, but for some reason
the purchase was delayed.
Water Board Short of Funds.
The crippled condition Of the
board on account of there being no
funds to work with, was also dis
cussed and 1t was remarked that
there would be no trouble in selling
water bonds at present If they had
them to sell. President Clark and
commissioners Grouse and Convery,
the only members of the board pres
ent, stated that they did not favor
borrowing from the earnings, to
make Improvements and extensions,
as has been done recently.
A communication was received
from the Pennsylvania railroad stat
ing that the siding at Runyon had
been repaired. 1t was filed.
Superintendent Burns reported
that the screens in the pond at Run
yon were in a bad condition and
should be repaired. The matter was
referred to the committee on power
A requisition for supplies at Run
yon was adopted.
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