Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-01-20
.METUCHEN MAN GETS
GROUND STORAGE JOB
C. P. HOdgsOn Is
Low, With Bid
of S23,759.
kEASBEY WATER


Water Commissioners last night Q.
P. Hodgson, of Metuchen, was
awarded the contract for the extern
sion Of the ground storage system at
Runyon. The bids were as follows:
Walter G. Quackenbush, city s27,164
Dominick Bonacci, Brooklyn 26,780
Holmes & Cogan, Jersey City 26,5O0
Liddle & Pfeiffer, city. . 25,895
c. p. Hodgson, Metuchen b.. 23,759
Following the opening of the pro-
posals at $3.50 O'Clock, the board
took a short recess. They returned
after a few minutes and on a resolu-
ton offered by Commissioner Grieve
awarded the contract to Mr.. Hodg-
son, the lowest bidder Certified
checks for $500 accompanied each
bid and after the contract had been
awarded W. Guy Weaver. the new
clerk, who was elected at the last
meeting to succeed Ira B. Ticesre-
turned those of the unsuccessful,
competitors.
The ground storage extension in
cludes the driving Of sixteen more
wells at Runyon and work will be
started Immediately, as the supply
from the wells is needed by the city.
The plans and specifications for the
work were prepared by Samuel ].
Mason, the board s engineer, who
was present last night.
The Woodbridge Township Com
mittee and several residents of
Keasbey waited on the board rela-
tive to supplying Keasbey and Weber
with water. Chairman Randolph
Lee, of the committee. said that he
had read in the NEWS that Mayor
Bollschweiler had refused to sign
the contract which the board made
with the committee recently Presi-
dent Fraser, at the request of Mr..
Lee, explained the mayors objec-
tions, which he stated could be easily
adjusted If the committee was will
ing TO have certain provisions insert
ed in a new contract. Most of Mr..
BollschweileT's suggestions were ac-
ceptable to the committee, although
several of the latter did not like the
idea of having a clause inserted in
the contract that, in case of scar
city Of water, the city could cut on
the Keasbey supply. Some of the
commissioners explained to the COM
mittee that, as the contract was o.
for one year, the city could do so at
the end of that time if it SO desired,
but that there was little Likelihood
of a scarcity of water, To bear out
this statement they called attention
to the fact that contract for six
teen more wells to give a larger
supply had just been awarded.
The board suggested that the COM
mittee confer with Mr.. Bollsehweiler
in the matter, as his approval was
necessary before a contract could be
put in effect. Mr. Fraser, after the
committee had agreed ON the sugges-
ton, appointed Commissioners Sned-
eker and Haney as a special commit
tee to wait on the mayor with the
Woodbridge committee later. Super
intndent Crowell, at this juncture,
stated that the mayor was on the
telephone. Mr.. Fraser asked him II
he could come up to the city hal
and talk over the matter at oEcog
but the mayor said it was not con-
venient for him to do so at that time.
1t was decided to make an appoint-
ment with the mayor for confer
ence between the two committees on
Tuesday, February 1, at city hall,
which is the time of the boards next
committee session.
New Committees Named.
President Fraser appointed the
new committees of the board as fol-
lows:
Power-Grieve. Snedeker. Haney.
Pipe-Haney, Grieve, Grouse.
-Snedeker, Grieve, Grouse.
Real Estate-Crouse, Snedeker,
Haney.
Communications We're received
from the Wisconsin Engine Conf
pany; T. Chalkley Hatton, Of Will
mington, Del; and the 5eseF Boiler
Works The engine company, to
whom the board awasded recently a
contract for a 10000, ,000-gallon
high duty pump at Runyon. stated
that the plans for the foundation
were in preparation and would be
sent to the board shortly. Mr. Hat
ton, who is a consulting engineer,
sought the appointment as super
visor of the improvements that are
10 be made to the plant The clerk
was instructed TO notify him that
the board was already supplied. The
letter from the boiler works was
relative TO a steel stand pipe or