Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1911-08-24
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SOUTH SHORE
Water Board Decides to Take
Such Action.

To better the water facilities in
this city the Board of Water Com
missioners, last night, took steps to
extend the new twenty-four-inch
main being laid in Raritan river
across the meadows on the south side
q distance of $500 feet Engineer
Samuel j. Mason was instructed to
prepare plans and specifications for
the project and report at the next
meeting. He reported that it would
cost about Sc lineal foot for laying
the pipe in the best manner SO as to
prevent corrosion from acid in
meadow water. He figured the cost
at that rate would be less than
$4,000, To provide for this and
other improvements to the city's
water system the finance committee
was instructed to draft an ordinance
for bond issue of $4,000.
Two Methods Proposed.
Regarding the laying of the pro-
posed new main from Raritan river
In southwesterly direction across
the fats or meadows, Engineer
Mason reported there were two
methods that could be employed;
one being to procure thirty-foot
right of way and the other to secure
consents from property owners. He
said property owners were being con-
suited, consents obtained and proper
ty searched. He stated all the con-
sents available could be secured in
two weeks and after that some pieces
or land might have to be condemned
Mr.. Mason advised that the main
be laid in the best possible manner
as good construction would pay in the
end. He advised the pipes be laid on
concrete caps set on top of piles, thus
elevating them from the meadow
water. A method now being employ
ed, that of digging a trench along
side of the main, added twice as long
life to pipe, Mr.. Mason said. The
engineer also stated that with the
new twenty-four-inch main In place
the sixteen-inch main could be taken
up and used alasH h re, as 1t would
r5fzS. a ee,s.uiea y, .bera
1t now lies.
Chesebrough Objects.
The Chesebrough Manufacturing
Company objects to signing an agree
ment to allow the city to lay the new
twenty-four-inch main across a cor
ner Of its property near the foot of
Sheridan street. A communication
was received from the president Of
the Yaseline concern, asking the
board for It's reason of using its
property and hoping that the COM
missioners could see their way clear
to choose another course. The mat
ter was referred to the real estate
committee for adjustment.
A communication, accompanied
with three tax bills, was received
from e, Barker stating that in &C
cordance with a decision Of the State
Board for the Equalization of Taxes,
the board had to pay revenue for its
property in Madison township. The
bills were for property as follows;
Two H. L. valuation $500, taxes with
interest, s7.01j $40 a, valuation s13,-
600, taxes with interest, S182.83i
one lot, valuation s25, taxes and in
terest thirty-seven cents. The matter
was referred to the committee on
finance.
A communication received from
G. Gilmour Sturgiss, from Sabrawn
Railway Company, Of Morgantown,
w. Va, concerning lots 4,149 and
4,150 at Runyon, and asking If the
board wanted to buy them, was re-
ferred to the committee on real
estate, and later to a lawyer in Jer-
sew who has handled the property
in question. The letter OF Mr.. Stur-
giss stated that the lots had been
bought in 1898 and he had been ad-
vised they were now occupied by the
city.