Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1910-10-04
100000
GALLONS FOR
CITY SUPPLY
Changes to Be Made at
R1nyon to Increase Daily
Pumping Capacity.
INSPECTION YESTERDAY
Old Snow Pump to Be Used
With Present Worthing-
ton as One Unit.
WILL SHIP NEW PUMP
To Be In Use by January r.
Five Tines the Present
Day Supply.
WILL SHIP NEW PUMP

Present plans of the Board of Wa
ter Commissioners will shortly re-
suit in changes at the Runyon pump
ing station that will provide for a
consumption Of water five times as
great as that now used by this city.
When the new Wisconsin pump is
installed and the old Snow pump
again brought into use, the station
will have a pumping capacity of
more than 100000 gallons per
day, more than five times the aver
age amount used by this city.
Yesterday the commissioners Wis
tied Runyon and decided to move
the Snow pump from Its present po-
sition and place 1t in use again. The
machine is not idle because 1t is
worn out, but because In its present
position 1t is capable of pumping
nothing but pond water. 1t will be
transferred to position in the same
building as and behind the Worth
ington engine, which at present
forces the water to this city.
The Worthington and Snow
pumps, although working individu-
ally, will form one unit. The. new
Wisconsin pump, capable of pump
form the other. At present, the
capacity of 100000 gallons per
day. To supply this city, however,
little more than half that amount
Is needed. South Amboy, Mechan-
icsville, Keasbey, and shortly, Nor
a gan, draw less than half that.
The rated capacity of the small
ef~.r tx L,
/ lied the wants of this city, is 4 >
100000 gallons per day. The three
pumps running together will be ca
pabIe of forcing more than 32,00O,-
900 gallons of water through the
mains every twenty-four hours.
Probably before the new year be-
gins the new Wisconsin pump will be
in use. A. H. Crowell, superinten-
dent of the water department, was
notified by the board to write and
ask that the pump be shipped imme-
dfately He did so today.
The addition to the building at
Runyon, which is to house the new
engine, is practically completed. AT
least 1t will be when the pump
reaches here from the factory at
Corliss., Wis, about the end of this
month. The foundation is compile
ted and was passed upon as being
satisfactory by the commissioners
yesterday.
At the next meeting of the Water
Board, action towards advertising
for bids for moving the old Snow
pump from its present location to
the pump house and constructing a
foundation, will be taken. The
change will necessitate an expendi-
ture of about $4,000. 1t is the in
tention of the board to save the wear
and tear of continual use on the
Worthington pump by intermittently
using the Snow or Wisconsin. The
small pump alone will be used only
at night, when the consumption
amounts to less than it's capacity.
With the installation of the two
pumps the purchase Of 10000, 600
gallon engine, the construction of
two 200 horsepower boilers. and the
erection of 125-foot radial brick
stack, the plant at Runyon will be
almost completely changed. All
that is now needed for an up-to-date
system is new mainland plans for
that have already been informally
submitted to the board
In the party which inspected the
pumping station yesterday were:
President Edwin G.. Fraser, Commits
Bioners George j. Haney, Thomas
Grieve, Ira B. r. Grouse and Super
intendept A. Fl. Crowell.