Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-03-07
BOOSTER WILL
COST $I2,O 600
Water Board Estimate That
Amount Necessary to In
crease High Part Pressure.
ORDER PLANS PREPARED
Engineer Declares It Best
Method to Supply Need
Contracts With Plants.

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Contracts With Plants.
1t will cost the city approximately
$4,000 to install q booster System
for increasing the water pressure on
the high parts in the northwestern
lsection of the city according to re-
port rendered before the Board OF
Water Commissioners by Thomas
Grieve last night. Following calcui-
iations as to the cost of land neces-
sary Ii developed that the cost
would be increased over that figure,
but would not exceed $4,000.
The proposition to install motor,
pump and standpipe according to
lMr Grieve's idea was discussed at
length. 1t was finally referred to
the city engineer and power commit
tee to determine the size OF a boost
Ter plant necessary to meet with re-
luuirements in this instance and pre-
1pare plans and specifications for the
4 same These are to be submitted at
the next meeting.
j Items Are Figured Up.
Mr.. Grieve figured the cost of the
various items for the system as fol-
lows: Pump and motor, $1,000;
lstandpipe, sixty feet high. forty feet
lin diameter with capacity OF 720,-
900 gallons, $500; iron foundation
to raise the standpipe twenty or
Twenty-Five feet, $500; extra mains
necessary, $2,600; land for pump.
motor and standpipe. 5000; build
ling to house motor and pump, 500.
Total approximate cost, $4,000. Mr.
lGrieve stated 1t would cost more to
install a gasoline engine than an
Ielectric motor. He declared motor
LOT the capacity he figured would
lhave to run about seven hours a day
Ito fill the standpipe, but under nor
Imal conditions and with so large a
Icontainer as he had In mind, 1t
might only have to be started every
Iother day.
Best Proposition or All.
Commissioner Runyon asked the
Icity engineer If this method was the
lbest to boost water pressure and
Mr.. Mason replied 1t was the best
tproposltion he knew of. Mr.. Grieve
iHaid 1t was little use for the board
Ito beat about the bush on the mat
tier as It was q state OF affairs which
thad to be overcome. He reiterated
statements OF residents on the high
paris who claimed tbay had never
jnecelxed water abova their cellars.
Engineer Mason testified that ct the
highest point there was one-pound
ipressure when the pressure was nor
NAL In other parts OF the city. The
ione-pound force would send water
iup two feet he stated. Superintend-
lent Crowell testified to making a tap
Ion the hill and noting that no water
but only air came out of the OPEN
ling in the pipe.
nc Extend <s..-iacis Main.
The board discussed the PROPOSE
Ition of extending the new twenty
flour inch main on the southerly side
of Raritan river. In regard to se-
Touring consents for q right of way
flor the main the real estate COM
lmittee reported progress. President
ISnedeeker urged that no time be
lost In securing the consents. Other
J commissioners stated that the main
was needed and should be laid as
lsoon as possible. 1t was reported
that everything else was in readi-
mess to proceed with the work.
Order $400 Connec ing Valve.
The board accepted bid OF the
A. p. Smith Manufacturing Com
lpany, of East Orange, to furnish and
assist In installing 24x24-inch
Iconnecting valve for $3.50. As the
bid was considered low q motion
Twas passed to order It. The valve
Twin be used to connect two twenty
four-inch mains at Marsh Point.
Contracts With Plants.
/ Contracts between the board and
the g. Pardee Works and Cheese
j hrough Manufacturing Company for
furnishing water at the rate OF sew
len cents per 1000 gallons In consid-
leration of right of way for a twenty
four-ineh main across property of
these companies were read The
agreements provide for change in
lrates according to the increase or
decrease, the consumers to be given
water FOR seven cents a 1900 gall
lions and whatever increase may be
made or for the amount left of the
Eseven-cent rate after any decrease
Iaccording to the rate made to other
Ilarge consumers. The contracts were
lordered executed. President Sned-
Iecker said they would satisfy the de-
sires of the Board of Riparian Com
Imissioners, who recently stated
permit would have to be given for
1.-THE new twenty-four-inch main un-
lder the Raritan river. At first the
Riparian commissioners were not
satisfied with the right of way over
1.-THE Chesebrough and Pardee prop
Ierty.
A card Of analysis of the water
lsupplied TO the city made by the
Estate Board OF Health, was read and
Hooked over by the city engineer who
|safd the water was good according
thereto.
An estimate to clean water mains
for SIX cents per foot was received
from George r. Whitney, of New
York. II was reported to be low by
lsome Of the commissioners and was
placed on file.
] To Onen x.=-- o...ssse5 Here.
Henry X. Goienbock, who was
formerly In the employ OF Herman
Ellis In this city. but who went to