Perth Amboy evening news., 1910-05-19
WATER BOARD
OPENS BIDS
FOR BOILERS
Erie City Iron Works Figure
$4,435 LOVE- Contract
Not Awarded.
CONSIDERABLE BUSINESS
AT MEETING

Bids were received and opened by the
Board of Water Commissioners for two
zoo horse power, 175 pound steam pres
sure, water tube boilers, to be used in
connection with the new 12,000,000 gal
Ion pnmp, now in the course Of con
structi0n, which will shortly be INSTALL
ed at Runyon. There we're six bidders.
the Erie City Iron Works being the
lowest with an offer of $4,435, with an
additional charge of 500 for hot drawn
seamless tubes, if wanted. The contract
was not awarded
Other bids were received as follows:
Erie City Iron Works, $4,S77; Oil City
Boiler Works, $4,000; Heine Safety
Boiler Company, $4,775; f. Keeler Com
pany, $5,415; Babcock and Wilcox Co.,
$500 and $1,000. The last named com
pany enclosed no certified cheek with
the bid
The board adjourned to consider the
bids, following their opening, and a
few minutes later, returned. 70 allow
the members more time to consider the
proposals, the awarding of the contract
was deferred until June /, the date Of
the next meeting.
Bids were also received last night
for painting and papering parts of fye
houses at Runyon, owned by the. board.
The contract was awarded to j. f.
Tangaard, who offered to execute the
work for $15s, $500 less than the only
other bidder, George A. Riffenberg.
The information that the new Wis
consinl pump is practically finished and
will be ready for inspection on the
25th OF this month, at the Wisconsin
Engine Works, was impafted to the
board last night in a letter from the
pump manufacturers, requesting that
an inspector be sent to pass opinion on
the pump. They also requested that
20 per cent. Of the contract price be
paid, according to the specifications
Commissi9ner Grieve was appointed to
make the trip to CoYliss, Wis, to in
spect the pump. CITY Engineer Ma
son was also elected TO accompany him.
The board will appropriate $500 to pay
the representative g expenses.
William Massopust and ffty-two
others, property owners on Grove street,
petitioned last night for an extension
Of the water main on that thoroughfare.
1t was referred to the committee ON
pipe. Jacob Goldberger also petitioned
to have a main laid on Grove street,
and his petition took the same source.
Adam Laskowski lodged claim last
night for reduction of the water ass
essnfent on premises at 33 and 80 Cath.
crime street, claiming the building was
unoceupied for a period of ten or
twelve months, during which time the
water escaped through a break In the
main. His bill amounted to $143.07. An
investigation made by Superintendent
Croweli few days ago revealed the
fact that defective plumbing was the
cause Of the loss. The matter of reduc-
tion was referred to the superintendent
with power to adjust the same.
The board discussed last night, the
matter Of disposing of the old Loreitz
pump at Runyon and several parcels of
scrap iron. There was a question as
to whether the comptroller or the board
was privileged to advertise for bids for
its sale. The superintendent was final
ly authorized to look into the matter
A motion was offered that when the
present contract for furnishing the Run
yon works with 5000 tons of rice coal
is completed, the superintendent adver.
tise for another similar supply.
A resolution was read, following the
reading of a report of City Treasurer
Seaman, authorizing the sale of thirty
year water bonds to r. M Grant & Co.
for the sum Of $50,93750 and accrued
interest. The bonds were sold by the
city treasurer Monday night.
1t was decided to renew the insurance
on property at Runyon, and accordingly
a motion was offered to that effect. The
finance committee was empowered to
renew the insurance.
A communication was received and
read from William r. Conard, Of Bur
lington relative to an appointment as
Inspector Of the two aforementioned
boilers. The letter was placed on file.
w. A. Miller submitted plumbers
bond last night which was referred to
the superintendent.
In the absence of w. Guy Weaver,
who is at New Orleans, La, Fred Haney
acted as clerk. All Of the commission
ers with the exception of Commission
no