Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-02-02
CUTH COMPANY
Get CONTRACT
Water Board in interesting
Session Last Night.

Contract was fet by the Board of
Water Commissioners last night for
the installation OF electrical %conduits
beneath the cement floor about to be
laid at the new power house at the
water works at Runyon to the Guth
Electrical Company. The work is
to be done by the days work with
ten per cent. added to the cost of the
material for the contractor.
The matter was brought before
the board by a communication sub
mitted by the Guth company Offer
ing to do the work for $50. AS no
figures or grade of material were
mentioned. objection was made by
Commissioners Slbley and Fraser to
awarding the work under these con-
dftions.
Mr.. Fraser was OF the opinion that
figures should also be secured from
other contractors and suggested that
Contractor -Hodgson, who is doing
work at the water works now, be
given an opportunity to bid. 1t
seems that time is valuable, how
ever, and the work must be done at
once. With this in mind, a motion
was made by Commissioner Gfieve
and seconded by Commissioner
| Grouse that the work be awarded to
the Guth company. A vote was
taken and President Snedeker de-
clared the motion lost. Mr.. Sibley
then made a motion that the work
be given to the Guth company to be
done by days work, Seconded by
Mr.. Fraser the motion was carried.
The work will be done under the
supervision of the power committee.
George D. Runyon petitioned the
board to remove the meters from a
row OF o~ne-family houses at 89e,
398, 400, 4e2, 404, 406 and 408
Ogden street. He also asked that
an adjustment be made in bills COW
ering the consumption Of water in
the past and that the board establish
the regular household rate in these
dwellings. The matter was referred
to the superintendent to report back
at the next meeting.
A. +. Reitemeyer made a request
that the board reduce the bill
against the property at 301 Market
street, as some II had entered the
house In his absence and turned the
water on. The same course was
taken with this request.
The Barber Asphalt Company
made request for permission to tap
the six-inch main In State street at
the Maurer road for connections for
a new factory building they are
about to erect. The request was
granted.
An application was received from
Cornelius T. Meyers to act In the
capacity of expert in the test of the
new pump at Runyon to be held In
about two months. Until yesterday
Mr.. Meyers was connected with the
wisconsin Engine Company but has
left them for business reasons. He
had called on President Snedeker
and Commissioner Fraser and asked
them If they thought there would be
any IMPROPERLY in him applying for
the position because Of his recent
connection with the engine company
which Is erecting the plant. After
fully explaining the circumstances
under which he left the company
they told him that they did not
tningssoBpon motioHsef Mr-Griava
City Engineer Mason, who was
present, stated that he was an ex-
pert on examining pumps and with
the assistance of Mr.. Grieve he did
not think there was any necessity
for the employment of an expert to
be present at the test OF the pump,
although he was perfectly willing
that the board would engage one as
1t would save him that much work.
No action was taken on the PROPOSE
ton at last nights meeting.
Mr.. Sibley made a motion. which
| was seconded by Mr.. Fraser, that
some arrangement be made so that
| the board could have q monthly
statement of accounts, coflectable In
order that the board could figure on
this income, Ii necessary, when plan
ming an outlay of money, which per-
haps could not be secured from other
sources. The motion was carried.
Suggestion was made by Mr.. Sib-
ley that hereafter all bills be o. KID.
by the committee under which the
various charges might be classified,
in order that when the other mem
| bers sign the bills they would know
that service or material had been
furnished for the charge being made.
Mr.. Sib1ey refused to sign one bill
last night, because OF doubt as to
| whether or not the claim was Just
and 1t was held out, when the other
bills were passed, for future con-
sideration.
Clerk Weaver reported that ST.
622.g5 had been received by the
board In the settlement of the ac-
count in the defunct Middlesex Coun-
ty Bank.
Members present at last nights
meeting e President Charles ID.
Snedeker and Commissioners Edwin
@. Fraser, Ira n. Grouse, Thomas
| Grieve and G. 9. Sibley. The meet
ing was also attended by Clerk w.
Guy Weaver, Superintendent Alfred
H. Crowell and department clerk,
Fred Haney.
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