Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-02-03
ANNUAL REPORT OF
WATER DEPARTMENT
BY SUPERINT TENDEN7 I
Recommendation
Is Embodied
In Full.
ACTION TAKEN

the water department, submitted his
annual report at a meeting of the
Board of Water Commissioners last
night The document contained
detailed statement of the work of the
department during the past year,
some interesting figures and a few
recommendations AS it was some
what lengthy it was not read during
the meeting, but was ordered re-
ceiyed and placed on the minutes
The report, which is the seventh an
nual statement that has been COM
piled, viii be embodied in the an
nual financial report of the city.
According to the report the de-
partment owns real estate consisting
of fourteen acres at Eaglewood,
known as the old Smith street pump
ing station; a twenty-aere reservoir
site at Perth Amboy II lights and
$40 acres of land at Runyon On
the Runyon land are two engine
buildings, one boiler building, a
store house and stable and five
houses, sanitarily plumbed, steam
heated and lighted by electricity, for
the employees.
The report shows that the out
standing bonds of the department on
December 81, last, were 1922, geo.
The income of the department in
1899 was s10O,973.75, and the dis
bursements SCI, ,561.70, making the
gross earnings S39,412.05 for the
year. For extension, hydrants and
taps and meters, $17,827.10 was ex-
pended out of the gross earnings,
leaving a net earning of $21, ,5S4.95.
The cash balance of the department
in the city treasury on December 81.
1909, was $24,S5439.
According to the report the total
amount of water pumped last year
crease of 5,4S4,965 over 1908. The
average daily pumpage was $780,
453 gallons OF a daily per capita OF
l25.15 gallons on basis of 81, 900
population Including South Amboy.
Mr.. Crowell in his-~EeeFpnrt says-
These returns cover the water con-
sumed in public buildings, hydrants
and street sprinkling, for which no
credit is given. A book credit Of
$4,000 should be allowed on the
city's records to show the true earn
ings of the department The amount
of water furnished by meter meas
urement in this city in the last quar-
ter of October /, 1909, to January 1 !.
1910, was 170,962,S02 gallons. OF
this total 126, 6,1S2,S02 gallons was
furnished manufacturing and other
large consumers, and 44,7S0,00O gall
Ions to general users. Deducting the
amount furnished by meter measure
ment to industrial consumers from
the total amount of water pumped.
viz, 426, "a, ,655 gallons, gives the
approximate amount furnished for
domestic use, public buildings, fire
protection, street sprinkling and
other city uses. 299.S71,S53 gallons.
"a daily average of(SS 60, 564 gallons
and an average daily capita for the
several uses mentioned of l0g.sS
gallons, OF a basis of $4,000 popufa-
tion.
or the 426,154,655 gallons of wa
ter delivered to Perth Amboy in this
qusTer the 170.962,S02 gallsAH
SHOWS a total of 40. L per cent me-
tered, or about 295 per cent, to
Manufacturing, industrial and other
lSrge consumers, and 10.5 rer cent.
TO domestic users"
Another interesting paragraph OF
the report states that S.479 feet of
mains yvre laid during the Past yeai
or one and c>exly-six one hEndES5SG
miles. The tt2zGis.cj hna1
TEN, the report sh> ~ d
or fifty-two and seT6Ssf] 4 III # +.
dredths miles. Seven r. :,
sixteen-inch main, which M
the two mains that bring the, Q
from Runyon, were discovereGI11. 9
1909 and repaired. Five leaks IL
street mains were also repaired. The
department turned off the water of
seventy house services during the
past year owing to leaks priaeipal4y
in plumbers lead connections to
taps.
The superintendent also states
that 2S0 taps or new connections
were made in 1909, making a total
OF 5000 taps in use. Seventeen new
hydrants were set during the year;
twenty old ones were taken out and
replaced with new, making a total
of 26S in use All were oiled. re-
packed. painted and tested for win
ter. During 1903, 147 new meters
were set, making a total of 95l in
use
Under the heading of Extension"
in his report, Superintendent Gro
well states as follows: "S,479 feet
OF water mains were laid in year
1908; seventeen new hydrants were
installed: thirty-eight new street
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