Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-11-29
STAHDpIPE IN
SOUTH AMB0Y
Council Advertise for Bids
for Its Erection.
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South Amboy, Nov. 29-In order
that the higher sections OF South
| Amboy can get a sufficient supply
of water, definite steps ware taken
at the meeting OF the common eoun-
ell last night to erect a standpiDe.
A site has been secured from
| Whitehead Brothers, which is the
highest point in the city.
The standpipe to be constructed
has a capacity of $4,000 galions,th
approximate cost will be $4,000,
the top of the proposed tank will
be 221 feet .bove the bay level. Cor
don Heights, Maxville, Bergen Hill
and the upper end Of the city will
be the first to draw on the supply of
this tank. 1t is estimated there VIII
be q consumption OF forty To sixty
thousand gallons per day for this
purpose. The erection of the tank
will be such that in case of neces-
ity the gates can be opened for use
as an emergency tank. The present
condition of the water department
is such that within a year this im-
p~rovement can be paid for and no
additional finances are needed to
carry the project through.
A resolution was passed that bids
be received for the erection OF the
standpipe according &c specifications
drawn by the city engineer
A lengthy discussion took place
regarding a Pcrtia street InSr that
had been prepared By the city en-
gineer. The map shows a vacation
OF ten feet as requested hy Sezae Of
fha n~raa~x. ~~r~a~~ r. zzaesy<nn
was raised as 10 wAo authorized the
drawing Of tAs nap Counsellor
PeaTse stated BIS recollection WIS
the last uEae the matter wss up il
was suggested thzt owsng TO = dis
pute between the two property lines
as prepared by the surveyors that
some compromise should be made
and apparently the map presented
was based on the compromise. Mr..
Stuart moved that the city solicitor
prepare a notice of intention to va
cate ten feet of Portia street as set
forth in map of November "a, 1911,
and that the clerk publish it in the
manner required by law. This was
carried.
An ordinance providing for the
paving OF Broadway with bitul.thic
was introduced on first reading and
continued under the rules.
An ordinance to prevent the use
of automobiles driving through the
public streets from using what is
commonly known as the unmuffled
exhaust was passed on final read
ing A motion was carried that the
street committee and street COM
missioner prepare signs in onnec
ton with the above ordinance, to be
placed at all points of entrance to
the city.
Mr.. Berrian stated a great many
people were waiting for a chance to
tap the second section OF the sani-
stary sewer. sit was agreed Friday
night" said Mr.. Berrian, chat the
city engineer, sewer committee and
members ofsthe council should make
an inspection Of certain sections of
the completed sewer of the section
and see that everything was all
right and we ere to get the opin-
ion of the city solicitor under the
terms of the contract whether 1t WAS
legal to GLOW the people who were
elamoring for connections to have
same at this time. Mr.. pearse stat
ed he thought the proposition was
feasible, the only thing he had to
suggest was that the contractor who
is building the sewer consent that
the city approve of this particular
part and that in no way to waive
the liability which he is under for
the balance.
Mr.. Monaghan, the contractor,
upon being asked in regard to the
matter stated he had nothing tt say
at the present time. Mr.. Stuart ask
ed when he expected to have that
section of the completed so
the people will know when 1t can
be used. Mr.. Monaghan said it was
a little uncertain at present, but he
believed If the sewer committee had
| got permission from the PennsyI-
vania Railroad to run the portion
they are working at now earlier in
the summer the job would have been
completed long ago. 1--WE were shut
down for fully four or Ave weeks"
continued Mr.. Monaghan, land
could do nothing on that section at
all and We have not been working
at it long since we got permission;
we are doing the best We can and I
do not know when bad weather is
going to set In and shut down on
us; we lost four or FIVE weeks on
that waiting for the council to get
permission to run through that part
of Bergen HILL"
Mr.. Stuart: II believe after 120
days have expired and the sewer Is
not completed it is up to the con-
tractor to pay the inspector; I think
that is a matter we ought to look
into. OF course, Mr.. Monaghan says
he was delayed four or five weeks:
he has been 213 days taking out Sun
days and ~holidayss | am not taking
out rainy days: that is over three
months we the time"
Mr.. Pearse suggested In order tc
bring the matter to a conclusion that
lit be referred to the committee on
sewers to take such action as thes
deem advisable in conjunction with
the advice they may receive from
the city solicitor. MIR. Stuart made
a motion to that effect and it was
carried.
After explaining the necessity, al
he viewed 1t, Mr.. Berrian offered 3
motion that the matter OF q build.
ing code TOR the city be referred to
the committee on miscellaneous II
conjunction with the city solicitor
to prepare same. 1T was carried.
Action was taken TO collect about
$4,000, representing assessments fo,
street curling, some Of which have
been pending for several years.
a petition from various property
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