Perth Amboy evening news., 1909-12-02
This City viii Supply Keas.
bey at Meter Rates, II
Mayor Approves.
A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR
COVERED BY PAPER
Main Cleaning Company L
Given a Test lob in This
City by Board.

providing Mayor Bollschweiler ap-
proves the contract, Keasbey will be
supplied with water by this city
shortly At meeting of the Board
or Water Commissioners last night
an agreement was entered into with
the Woodbridge Township Commits
tee The document, which was pre-
pared by City Attorney Hommann.
sets forth that the city is to supply
water for one year at meter rates
The members of the Woodbridga
committee, accompanied by Attorney
Ephraim Cutter, arrived at city half
at o'clock and stated that the con-
tract prepared by Mr.. Hommann was
satisfactory. The committeeman
said that at special meeting Mon
day night a resolution had been
passed authorizing the chairman. and
the clerk to sign the paper.
After the contract had been EXAM
| ined, Commissioners Haney moved
that the request of the township
committee be granted and that the
proper persons be authorized to sign
1t. The visiting committeemen
thanked the board and offersd a.
cuses for being tardy in arriving.
Ihey said that they had to attend a
health board meeting before coming
mere and that sewer question had
taken considerable time to settle.
Nathan Robinson and several other
keasbey residents were present and
spoke In regard to the agreement.
There were three copies of the
contract and, after the motion had
been carried, President Clark OF the
water board and Chairman RAN
dolph, of the township committee.
signed them. The township commit
tee will keep one of the copies and
the board will hold the others. They
VIII be sent to Mayor Bollschweiler
for his approval Immediately, as the
township wants to start laying the
mains within a week
Under the contract the township
must buy meter and place it on the
tcity main near the National fire.
lprofing Company's plant, From .&he
meter the township win lay 1900
feet OF six-inch main to Esberg's at
Keasbey, from where smaller service
pipes will be run to the various
houses. For all the water that
passes through the meter the town.
ship will pay the board according to
the schedule rates.
To Clean Mains in This City.
After considerable discussion the
board, on motion of Mr.. Haney,
awarded contract to the National
Water Main Cleaning Company, for
1895 feet at twenty-five cents foot.
This is chiefly for test and. IL sue
cessful, may result In larger Job be-
ing awarded later The board de-
Icided to have the experiment made
on the pipe in High street from Cor
Idon to Lewis streets. There has been
complaint about the condition of the
water In that vicinity. Burt b.
Hodgman, Of 81 Park Row. New
York, represented the company and
after the meeting stated that the
cleaning would be started next Nom
day. Mr.. Hodgman declares that the
main is very dirty and says that he
will make meter test of it before
hand TO show the board the appear-
ance before and after
Mr.. Hodgman added that ahoui
500 feet of main would be cieanas
at time and that while the worl
was in progress the water In the sec
ton would be shut off for five or I'll,
hours. The water department VIII
notify the property-owners along the
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