Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-09-21
WILL IMPROVE
WATER SUPPLY
Standpipe viii be Raised
Twenty Feet Extend New
Main Over Meadows.
WATER BOARDS ACTION
Patrick White & Sons Will
Supply Vacuum Pump
Only Bid Received.

DNhLlLS dNhIOA IOI cAlCAdlISo lIC
city's water mains, for raising the
standpipe and installing a sufficiently
! powerful water suction pump so that
all parts of the city may receive an
adequate supply Of water, was taken
| by the Board of Water Commission
ers at a meeting last night. The
power committee will have the stand
pipe raised twenty feet without fur
| ther delay, thus giving an added
water pressure Of about ten pounds.
| City Attorney G. c. Hommann and
| City Surveyor Samuel J. Mason are
procuring thirty-foot right of way
| for the new twenty-four-inch main
| across the meadows on the south
shore of the Raritan river. Patrick
White & Sons received the contract
for installing a vacuum pump at
Runyon at cost Of ,195.
Right of Way for Main.
Engineer Mason reported that he
had been working in conjunction
with the city attorney toward secur-
ing right of way for the new main
across the marsh lands. He asked
! that motion be passed instructing
the city attorney to proceed with the
work, so that he would have official
authority to act. Such a motion was
passed. In accordance with Mr.
Mason's suggestion the twenty-four-
inch main being laid under the Rari-
tan river will be connected with the
big main in this city at the foot of
Sheridan street with all speed SO
that the work will be done before a
new pavement is laid on that thor
oughfare. The subject was left in
the hands Of the pipe committee.
Standptpe Will Be Raised.
The committee on power was
authorized to procure material and
have the standptpe between this city
and Runyon raised twenty feet, at a
cost Of about $3.50. The committee
proposes to engage inspectors to see
that the work is done properly. With
this job completed there will be less
likelihood of the pipe overf1owing as
often as it does now and an added
pressure Of about ten pounds will be
given in the city.
The board has decided to extend
the twenty-four-inch main now being
laid under the Raritan river over
seff saftdm dmaFshes ON III ths south shore to
htbited blueprints and specifications
for the work last night showing q
plan to raise the pipe out of the
marshes and supporting 1T on piles
In that manner he proposes to pre-
vent acids in the marshes from de-
composing pipe as it has done in the
past. He proposes to drive piles and
place creosoted caps on top of them
on which to lay the pipe. Some of
the commissioners said 1t would not
be long before the main would have
to be extended to Runyon and then
later third pipe line would have to
be laid to accommodate the daily in
creasing demand for water. He said
another line of pipe could be laid on
the support he had planned.
Better Pressure Assured.
With the standpipe raised and a
new main laid under the river to
high ground on the south side, and
the sixteen-inch main laid elsewhere
to give better service, the city will
receive an extended water pressure
which, it is believed, will be ade-
quate for all high parts in the city
At present the work of laying the
twenty-four-inch main under Raritan
river is held up because of lack of
material. The Merritt-Chapman Der
rick & Wrecking Company had been
laying pipe there for the past three
weeks.
Vacuum Pump Contract.
Patrick White & Sons were the
only bidders for furnishing vacuum
pump for sucking water from wells
at Runyon. They bid s1,195, which
was accepted. For that amount they
agreed to furnish and deliver F. O.
B. Runyon, one crank and fywheel
vacuum pump, with a capacity Of 250
cubic feet per minute, steam pres
sure 125 pounds, as per blue print
| accompanying it. The firm agreed
to guarantee the mechanism to be
first class and to do the work above
specified. Resolutions were passed
awarding the contract to the only
and consequently the lowest bidders.
The same firm bid 1897 for vacu-
UNI pump of the George F. Blake
type at the last meeting of the board.
Pay for Tearing up Pavements.
Prior to the meeting Alderman F.
A. Seaman appeared before the com
missioners and asked that they pay
for relaying bitulithic pavements in
streets where they had torn it up for
repairing leaky pipes. 1t developed
in discussion after the meeting
| convened that pavements had been
torn up IN many places about the city
for leaky pipes, but IN most cases it
was up to the property owners or
plumbers to pay for the damages.
Superintendent Crowell stated there
were only about four cases in which
the board could be held responsible.
A motion was passed instructing the
superintendent to look after the mat
ter and to authorize the Standard
Bitulithic Company to proceed with
| repairs to pavements the boards en-
ployes had damaged. The board will
pay for the same.
plumbers license was granted
to William Sebolt. Following a re-
quest from F. F. Fox, an insurance
agent, Engineer Mason was instruct
ed to furnish him with blueprints of
the city's water works at Runyon
| for insurance purposes.