Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-11-08
Mr.. BOIISChWBiIor
in Statement
to the News.
WAS ADVISED.
City's Chief Executive Tells
Why He Approved Reso-
luton Of Water Board
INLAY Not Sign the
Contract, He Says.

In communication to the NEWS,
this morning, Mayor Bollschweiler
set forth some Of his reasons for
signing the resolution OF the water
board awarding the contract for the
new 100000 gallon high duty
pump to the Wisconsin Engine Com.
pany. Mr.. Bollschweiler writes that
he has faith in the recommendation
of Engineer Joseph CottreH and that
he received adyices from other engi-
neers who are fully competent to
judge pumps He says that he has
not yet signed the contract for the
pump. and IL he can be shown that
such action would be against the best
interests OF the city, he Is willing to
refuse to do SO.
Mr., Bollschweiler states further
that the cheapest are not always the
most economical and are seldom the
best. He also adds that the city 10
In need of another pump at Runyon
and that, In signing the resolution,
he has acted for the best interests OF
the city, as water famine would be
q serious matter.
The Mayors Statement.
The communication IS as follows:
Perth Amboy. Nov 8. 1909.
EDITOR EVENING NEWS,
Dear Sir
In answer to your criticism on
my action In approving the resolu-
tion of the Water Board to purchase
the engine of the Wisconsin Com
pany, ] wish TO say as follows:
First, ! have since my first elec-
tion as mayor been In favor Of new
pump equal to the need of the water
system; and secondly, an additional
water main under the river These
two things | have considered neces-
sary to the efficiency Of the depart
ment and safety OF the city against
c0nflagration, &c. SO that my Ap-
proyal Of measures looking TO the
accomplishmSnI>o those ends Is all
ways ready when ] believe the city =
interests have been properly looked
after. In this instance am we'll
satisfied they have and must be
shown differently to believe that they
have not
''As to the approval Of the res0lu-
tion In question, will say that
depended very much upon the report
of the engineer, Mr. Joseph Cottrel1.
in my determination OF how to act.
know him TO be very efficient and
practical man. knew him before
he became connected with the water
department. With that department
he has been connected from the
time of its installation, first as as-
sistant and for some years as chief
engineer, under successive admins
trations of democrats and republic
cans. consider that no person ia
better acquainted with the needs of
that department and that no one Is
better qualified to tell Just what Kind
OF pump is best qualified TO give
economical and efficient service at
Runyon Knowing these things and
believing that he was personally In
terested to have the water works
give to Perth Amboy the needed SER
vice on the most economical basis
and that the needs of a new pump
at this time is imperative, deter
mined to approve the resolution.
Furthermore, that might be he
better assured that Mr.. Cottrell's re-
port was based on proper figures aud
conclusions before giving my appro-
val, ] requested two mechanical en-
gineers connected with two of our
largest local plants to go over those
figures and study out the facts set
out by Mr. CottrelI in the report.
They assured me that they could
safely say that his figures and con-
cluslons were correct and that the
Wisconsin engine would give an effic-
iency OF duty sixteen and two-thirda
per cent. higher than any Of the
others. That the greater weight Of
metal (something like thirty-two
tons) as 1t Is distributed would give
a machine better able TO stand any
unusual strain. And that taking In
to consideration the local conditions
If 1t Is so constructed as to prove the
most economical to run OF those
which were offered TO the city Thak
this economy will amount to from
three to ave dollars per day Such
facts left no doubt in my mind as to
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