Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1909-05-20
Concern Includes
Two Perth
AmbQyanS.
BOARD is BUSY

Application In writing was made
10 the Board of Water Commission
Brs last night by the Keasbey Water
Company, through its treasurer, w.
A. Belcher, to furnish water to sup
ply the village Of Keasbey. After
Clerk Tice had read the letter it was
referred without any discussion to
the committee of the whole.
According to the application,
which was on a printed letter head,
the Keasbey Water Company was
only recently organized and has two
members in this city, Walter A..
Belcher. who is treasurer and mana
ger, and Edward L. Gridley, who. is
vice president.
George w. Bristol's name was on
the letter head as president and
Chris r. Hockenbury as secretary.
The officers are also directors, War
rem 1. Lee making the fifth. The
application In detail was as follows:
Woodbridge, May 5.
'eThe Board of Water Commissioners,
Perth Amboy, n. ].
"Gentlemen-
The Keasbey Water Company
duly organized and holding char
ter granted by the state of New Jer-
sey. also a franchise to- operate in
Keasbey, hereby make application to
your honorable board to furnish the
necessary supply of water that may
Re required In the village of Keas-
ley, N. ].
THE Keasbey Water Company,
"W. A. Belcher, Treasurer.
The action of the water board on
the application is awaited with In
terest as some time ago the Wood
bridge township committee petition
ed the board to supply Keasbey and
Eewaren with water.
To Buy Thirty New NOzzles.
The Carroll hydrant nozzle which
was I ,monstrated to some of the
board in front of the city hall last
week by John Grant, the licensee
was freely discussed and on motion
of Commissioner Haney the commit
tee on pipe was empowered to pur-
chase thirty of them. The board
may purchase them for all the hy-
drants later if they prove satisfac'
tory. All of the commissioners think
highly Of the device, but want to try
out small number before installing
them all over the city. The nozzles
VI ACA CA r4ASL nAS III Will NC pldCGu VI
the hydrants used by the city sprink.
lers, as they are the ones that gel
the most usage. Superintendent
Crowell said he thought the street
department should replace the valves
on the hydrants which the sprink.
ling men have worn out.
Clerk Tice read a communication
from the Walkerville Water Com
30 nw4kr a.
the Carroll hydrant valve. The com
pany stated in their letter that the
nozzles had been in use there for five
or six years and had given good sat
isfaction. The hydrant drain, for
which Mr.. Grant wants $1,000 for
the right to use 1t here, was discuss
ed but no action was taken.
To Confer With Davidson.
Commis1loner Fraser, of the real
estate committee, reported that
there was nothing new in the David
son land matter as he had been un-
able to get over to Runyon to see
him. Mr.. Fraser and Superinten-
dent Crowell talked over the idea of
making trip to the place Sunday.
Chairman Grouse, of the commit
tee on power, reported that the
horse which the committee was re-
Gently authorized to buy for the SUI
perintendent had been purchased.
Want Water Supply.
Anton Kisko, proprietor of a bot
thing establishment at Brace and At
lantic avenues, addressed the board.
He wanted to know when a main
was going to be laid in Brace avenue,
from Amboy avenue west to Pacific
avenue. He declared that he had
sent three petitions to the board,
and that he and seven other property
owners needed water badly. Mr..
Kisko said that he had been told
when the first petition was present.
ed that the board had no money.
Now the board has got money" he
said, and we haven't any water
yet" President Clark referred the
question to the committee on pipe.
Commissioner Haney brought up a
matter which has puzzled many. Mr..
Haney declared that the hot water
at his home was always discolored
and he wanted to know the reason.
Commissioners Snedeker and Grouse
said that they had noticed 1t also in
their homes. Mr. Haney said that
he had thought 1t was due to his
boiler and had it cleaned out, but
the water still had a reddish tinge.
Mr.. Grouse said he had done the
same thing. Mr. Haney remarked
that there was certainly something
wrong and President Clark said that
the only trouble was with the hot
water, and he believes that the dis
coloration is caused by the heat oxl-
dizing some of the solids it contains.