Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1908-12-17
A WATER MAIN
is NEEDED IN
BRACE AVENUE
So Committee Reports to
Board Regarding Petition
--Want Fire Protection.
OTHER WORK RECEIVES
ATTENTION OF BOARD

At meeting of the water board last
night petition was received from An
ton Kisko and ten others asking that a
from Amboy avenue west.
Commissioner Haney, Of the commit
tee on pipe, stated that he and Com
missioner Grouse looked over the ground
Tuesday afternoon and found that about
5000 feet of pipe would be needed. He
said that the street was not graded and
that it would cost about $4,000 to com
plete the work. Mr.. Haney said that
there were over 100 houses in that vi
cinity which had no fire protection but,
if the main was laid in Brace avenue,
all the houses could be reached by the
fremen IS hose, with the steamer g aid.
He said that he would like to have the
whole board look over the matter. After
further discussion it was referred back
to the committee on pipe.
Lehigh Avenue Main.
Another petition was received from
the New Jersey Wood Finishing Com
pany, through J. X. Jensen, asking the
board to extend the water main 200
feet west on Lehigh avenue. This
concern, the petition stated, intends
building plant on the upper end of
the street and would use considerable
water. 1t was referred to the com
mittee on pipe.
The committee on real estate through
its chairman, Commissioner Convery,
reported that the engineer at Runyon
wanted twenty tons of manure to put
on the grass. On motion, the committee
was empowered to secure it. The cost
will be about $25.
On motion of Commissioner Convery
the finance committee was instructed
to prepare the annual financial report
and to arrange the appropriation or.
dinance for the coming year.
100000 Bond Issue.
Commissioner Grouse stated that he
had spoken recently with Alderman-at.
Large Voorhees, and that he had said
that he would like to meet the board
and talk over the 100000 bond issue
Commissioner Convery remarked that
he guessed Mr.. Voorhees, had seen most
of the board and talked to them on the
matter already.
A requisition submitted by Superin.
tendent Burns for some supplies was
referred to the committee on power
The contract of Hardiman & Dedrick.
sen for laying 1900 feet of water main
on Hall avenue, Pacific Avenue and
Sheridan streets, was read and approx.
ed, it having been signed by the firm.
communication was received from
o. NJ Mundy, of South Amboy, to whom
the contract for making alterations and
additions a RI bo,1eao Me- i
Runyon was given recently, in which
he said he needed some money and ask
ed for a part payment of $4,000, as he
had finished that much work. On GER
tiicate of Architect j. X. Jensen, 8
warrant was ordered in his favor fol
81 900.
Bill Matters.
Communications were received from
R. D. Wood & Company, of Philadel
phia, from whom the board recently
purchased car load of pipe, and from
Henry II. Bennett, of Belmar, who
drove some wells at Runyon. The for
mer asked the board to deduct $243a
from their bill for freight, and Mr.. Ben.
nett, who had addressed his letter to
Superintendent Burns, wanted to know
if anything had been done with his bill
The bill which the latter referred to
was for some work in connection with
the driving of the wells, so the matter
was referred to Engineer Mason, who
was not present.
Many bills were paid, among the
number being one to Schantz & Eckert
for $1,170.30, for repairs to the Worth.
ington pump at Runyon. The bill was
dated November % and the first item
was dated September 8. At the last
meeting this bill was received by the
board but was held over as the amount
totaled 81, 400. The board thought the
amount high and it seems that the
bookkeeper had made mistake Of $500
which has since been deducted.
All of the commissioners were present