Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-05-05
EACLESWOOD
POND MAY BE
USED AGAIN

In order to insure the city against
a scarcity of water should the Run
yon supply suddenly be cut of by
leaks in the mains, failure Of the
pump to work, etc, Water Commits
sioner Grieve last night submitted a
suggestion to the Board of Water
Commissioners at their meeting in
city hall The suggestion is to make
use of the old water works In upper
Smith street by installing there an
electrically driven centrifugal pump
with which water could be pumped
to this city from the pond.
Commissioners Grieve gives as his
reason for the suggestion the fact
that all of the local factories are de-
pendent upon the one supply, and
would, If the supply became scarce,
be compelled to shut down. This
fact asserted itself few months ago
when break in the twenty-four-inch
main caused a water famine In this
city for almost twenty-four hours.
Mr.. Grieve's suggestion was submit
ted in written form. 1t was entitled
The Taking Care of the Possibilities
of a Shutdown, C:osing Off or
Breakage OF the Two Water Mains
Leading from Runyon to this City, .
and read:
Although the possibilities are
more or less remote, it Is generally
the unforeseen that happens. The
idea has suggested itself that if a
motor driven centrifugal pump were
to be installed in the Smith street
building, II would be a sound insur-
ance against such an emergency
This outfit would probably cost
about $4,000 and no doubt some
satisfactory arrangement could be
arrived at with the lighting company
whereby connection could be made
to their lighting line, and all that
would have to be done to start the
pump would be to throw in a switch.
The recording Watt meter would
only register what current had been
used, and which would only occur
when the pump was in actual opera
ton.
This would diminish the expense
Incidental to steam plant, as It
would only require attention when
in operation. We are particularly
well adapted for this as the suction
and delivery pipes are in place and
we then have supply equal to the
capacity of the reservoir.
And so many of our industries
are entirely independent on the city
supply, which, If shut off for any
cause, means great loss. 1t is ap-
parent that If this should occur 1t
would take the city some time to out
live the repute and would possibly
have a detrimental effect with any
prospective industries locating here
"tSigned) Thomas Grieve."
The idea seemed to meet with the
approval of the board. After a short
discussion it was referred to the
committee of the whole.
Bids Are Received.
Through a peculiar mistake, the
awarding OF the contract for painting
and papering part of the five houses
at Runyon last night was deferred
One bid, that of j. f. Tangaard. OF
this city. who. offered to execute the
work for $158, was opened and as
he was the only bidder the contract
went to him. A few minutes later,
however, Superintendent Crowell re-
called that another bid was received
a week or SO ago. 1t was produced
and opened and found to be that Of
r. H. Benson, Of Old Bridge, who
offered to paint and paper the houses
for $125, 1t was decided to re-award
the contract to the lower bidder, but
in order to Investigate the RESPONSE
biIity Of the applicant, the both con-
tracts we're referred to the committee
on real estate for re-awarding.
Very little actual business was
transacted Beyond the reading of a
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