Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-14
ENGINEER OUT
IN SOUTH RIVER
Council of Borough Received
Resignation Last Night.
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Special to TIA EVENING NEWS.
South River, Nov. 14:=At a reg.
ular meeting Of borough council
held last night, Engineer w. w.
Young, of New York, presented his
resignation as chief engineer of the
municipal systems, claiming that his
term under contract expired on No
yember IA, 1911. In view of the in
complete condition OF the water,
sewer and lighting systems he offer
ed TO supervise the completion oil
the same at the rate of fifteen dol
lars per day. Members of the coun-
ell and advisory committee ques-
toned Engineer Young relative to
al understanding. reached a few
months ago thai the service of the
engineer was to continue until the
three systems were completed and
satisfactorily tested. Owing to a
difference In opinions the matter
was laid over for decision at q point
meeting of the council and advisory
committee to be called this week by
Mayor Mark.
Engineer Young filed a bill for
$40, the amount charged for writing
ALI Ol4lAdtLt lOL Inc SOitiot VI 49,
three systems. 1t is declared the
whole document is Impractical and
II followed out would, 1t is said,
render the systems SO expensive as
to be worthless.
The engineer presented another
bill for S~I,S33.77, claiming 1t to be
the total amount due him from the
borough. This amount includes a
charge of $685., which the engineer
claims Is his percentage on the pur-
chase Of an extension to the we'll
field. AS there was no definite I'M
Outstanding, regarding this matter,
1t will be decided at an interesting
meeting to be held the last part OF
the week.
Will Purchase Hose.
Chief Mark, OF the fire depart
ment, was at the meeting and told
the mayor and council that in order
to make the water system servfcea-
Bile in case of fire 1t would be nee
essary to purchase sufficient hose to
handle q big fire, and hose carriages
ON which to carry the same. The
chief submitted three samples or
standard hose and recommended
one that sells for 35 cents a foot.
Some thought that n carriage and
600 feet of hose would be enough
ut present, while others were OF the
opinion that 1t would be false soon
Dmy to save anything in purchasing
hose for in case of a big ire no less
than two streams would be able to
extinguish 1t and to keep it from
spreading to nearby buildings. The
matter was put to a vote and a ma
Jorfty decided to purchase 1000 feet
of hose and two hose carriages.
Water Meters in the Cellar.
Clerk Anderson informed the
mayor that a consignment of water
meters from the Pittsburg Meter
Company had been shipped here In
the name of the borough and had
been stored away in the basement OF
borough hall. The clerk wanted to
know If these meters had been or
dered by the council, as he had no
OF such q transaction, and
IL they had not been ordered would
the borough be held responsible for
ia view of the fact that they |
had been received and stored on !
borough property.
Mayor Mark said that he gave
to the owner of the me-
tiers to put them In the borough hall
and that the council need not fear
about the matter, rs the meters
were not for the borough, The ques-
tfon then arose, why were they con-
signed to the borough and received
IN the name of the borough.
Exhibits Meters.
A representative of the Pittsburg
Meter Company vas granted the
floor and exhibited the mechanism
of three meters, which are anu
featured by the firm. The council
was well pleased with the demon
sfration, but as the borough Is moi
I'm need of meters at present the
matter will be considered at an
other meeting.
Borough Hall Insurance.
The matter Of extra insurance on
the borough hall came up for dis
.cusslon The council decided to re-
SEND Al policy for $4,000, held by an
INSURANCE company, represented by
Howard Booraem, of Brooklyn,
While moving pictures We're being
exhibited in borough hall the com
pany raised the rate from one dollar
to two dollars per thousand, and
since moving pictures have discon-
tInned the company has reduced the
rate only thirty cents, making 1t
s1.z0 and allowing rebate of s11.40.
Tha council carries $4,000 worth
OF insurance on the hall and they
think 1t is enough.
Sewer System Delayed.
Clerk Anderson read a communi-
cation from Contractors Melee and
Bruno, saying that on account of
weather conditions and bad ground
Il will be impossible to complete
their contract on the sewer within
the specified time. The contractors
also requested the council to with
hold the settlement of any claim
fled against them until next regu-
lar meeting of the council, when the
same can be deducted from the en-
gineer's estimate OF money due the
contractors. Upon motion the COM
manifestations were received and the
requests granted.
Did Not Want Their Money.
Rogers and Mntthies notified the
council that all their contracts, ex-
cent the collecting drain, wonld be
completed by November 20, and
asked that the engineers estimates
he withheld so az to include all the
work and the entire amount due
them, SO q final settlement could be
made at the next meeting. Upon
molten the engineers estimates
we've read. but no action taken.
Pays For Tapping Machine.