Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-12-22
GEO. j. HANEY
RETIRES FROM
WATER BOARD
Attends Final Meeting Last
Niqht--Recommends Anoth-
or Main Under River.
FIVE YEAR TERM EXPIRES
--0THER MATTERS

With the entire Board OF Water
Commissioners In attendance, Com
missioner George j. Haney retired
with last nights meeting, as his five
year term will expire on January l..
At the conclusion of the business be-
fore the board, Mr.. Haney made a
short address thanking the members
for the courtesies extended him dur
| ing his association with them, and
which, he said, had been without dis
cord. Mr.. Haney added that he
hoped the terms of the other mem
bers would continue under the same
pleasing circumstances.
Mr. Haney was appointed water
commissioner by the Board of Alder
men at a meeting held Monday, jan
uary 15, 1905. His term was for
| five years, dating from January l.,
1906. Mr.. Haney was nominated to
the office by Alderman Stacey, sue
ceeding Johan Jensen on the water
board. Mr.. Haney was former
member of the board of freeholders.
In closing Mr.. Haney said that
one thing the board would have to
bear in mind was the need of an
ing the city with the water works at
Runyon. If the present twenty-four
inch main should go out of commits
sion for any reason, Mr.. Haney said,
the sixteen inch main would prove
inadequate to handle the city's wa
ter supply and Perth Amboy would
be practically isolated from this ne
eessity. That the water commission
ers should lay great stress on this
point and bring 1t before the Board
of Aldermen in the near future was
Mr.. Haney's conclusion.
President Fraser replied to Mr..
Haneys remarks by stating that the
board was sorry to lose such a con-
genial member and that he hoped
his successor would prove as pleas
ant a co-worker.
A letter was received from the
Wisconsin Engine Company of Cor
liss, Wis, In reference to the report
that the engine company had de-
tailed non-union man from its
shop to put UP the 100000 gal
Ion pump at the water works, which
had been complained of by the union
laborers locally. The engine COM
pdhJ oldtSQ Lhetb lLC man iClGlASu
to, George Maitland, was their shop
foreman and had nothing to do with
unions. Maitland was detailed to the
job locally because work was slack
at the factory and Is the best possih,a
man that gould direct the setting up
OF the pump. The letter was re-
eeiyed and ordered filed and the
unions will be notified of the engine
company's explanation.
Communication was received from
the Heine Safety Boiler Company
asking for the remittance of $477.50,
this being the final payment for the
installation of boiler at the Run
yon works. AS the boiler has had no
test as yet. the amount, representing
ten per cent. of the whole, will be
held until the boiler is approved
Items totalling s2,644 were strick-
en- from the books of Superintendent
Crowell because they are uncollect-
able. They were uncollectable wa
ter charges against schools, fire
houses, ETC., which have been car
ried on the books as assets for a
number of years.
Additional insurance tota1ling
100000 has been placed on the wa
ter works at Runyon to cover the
new pump and other equipment be-
ing erected. 1t is divided among six
local firms. A new duct will be ex-
cavated as draft channel for the
boilers at the Runyon works. Grat-
ings have been ordered to protect
the windows of the engine room at
the water works from being broken
by falling snow.