Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-02-08
ANNUAL REPORT
OF WATER SUPT.


painting the exterior of dwellings
one (1) two (21 and three CD when
weather conditions are favorable.
Boilers.
The boilers at Hunyon Station
have been regularly inspected by the
Hartford Steam Boiler and Insur-
anee Company, and we hold their
certificate showing them in proper
condition
Nos. l and q have been In practi-
cally constant service and need min
or repairs. Boiler No. 3 has been
completely retubed and work Is O
In progress on No. 4 retubing, which
when completed will give the plant
a battery OF four servfcabie boilers.
These with the new stack and breech-
Ing completed the past year insure
a reliable duplicate steam plant
Steam Lines.
The department has taken a long
step forward in the installation OF
. complete steam connection system
from boilers to operating engines,
etc.
These lines are extra heavy, prop
erly hung and covered, and dupli-
Gated to Pumping Engines.
Pumps.
Engine No. /, Snow duplex COM
pound 1900, 600 gallon pump has
been In service 1914 hours during
1911. The contract has been plsced
for the removal of this Puln3 to
new building at lower level where
It's operation will be much more eff
sective.
Engine No. 2, Worthington du-
pick triple expansion 5000, 900 gal
Ion pump has shown service Of 5041
hours during the year. This engine
has been practically renewed in the
past several months with new REIN
forced plungers. valves, valve stems,
and springs, and valve gear on steam
end rebushed and reset.
Engine No. 3, Wisconsin cross
compound crank and fly wheel. H.
000,000 gallon pump, was placed in
service In August and has operated
continuous, except while shut down
for painting. The addition Of this
capable Engine gives the needed
duplicate pumping system.
Wells.
Fffty-six ground storage wells are
In service producing 100000 gall
Ions Of water per day. Through the
very severe weather in December last
our pumping record reached between
100000 and 100000 for twenty
four (24) hours for several days,
necessitating the use of reservoir
water to carry this safely. I would
recommend placing additional wells
In the Deep Run section, or conserv-
Ing by liberation or otherwise the
100000 gallons daily running to
waste from the fourteen deep arte-
elan wells.
Standpipe.
Twenty feet additional placed on
the Standpipe, located on Ernston
Hill, has brought the total elevation
of this to 222 feet above tide. This
under normal conditions should give
an added main pressure OF at least
five pounds in Perth Amboy. The
Standpipe has been thoroughly
cleaned and scraped, coated intern
ally with Portland Cement and made
ready for exterior painting when
weather conditions will permit.
Forcing Mains.
The forcing mains are still the
weak link In the compfete chain OF
safe service, particularly the sections
grossfng the meadows on the south
side of the Raritan River. This
seetion of the 16 inch line we were
forced to cut out completely during
the late summer. Ruptures In this
line became SO frequent that 1t was
impossible to maintain even a mini
mum pressure.
The "a inch main In service con-
tinues In apparent good condition
showing &c LARK OF deterioration
from chemical Or other action, but
! should yet deem 1t very necessary
to take immediate steps to protect
this main either ty trenching or eIe-
waiting throughout the meadow sec
ton. The continuation Of the re-
Gently laid second "a inch river
main to Market Street as contracted
for by your Honorable Board should
meet with the approval of all, but /
should deem 1t imperative to con-
ieinue this line southerly from Rari-
tan River over meadows to higher
elevations, this giving two distinct
"a inch units from safe. ground In
South Amboy to Market Street.
Pumpage.
The pumping record for 1911
shows a total pumpage of 2,096, $685.
007 gallons at Runyon. A daily
average OF 5,744,270 gallons, and
q daily average per capita consump-
ton OF 1868 gallons, all uses and
wastes included. based on q popula-
ton of $4,000 including South AM
boy and Keasby.
The total delivered pumpage Is
231.948,962 gallons greater than
that of 1910. an increase of 9.04'
per cent. OF the total pumpage Ats
per cent is metered, of the whole
amount of water pumped $4,000
600 gallons were delivered to South
Amboy and lines thereto, 2,569,800
gallons to Keasby, Woodbridge
Township, and 1.95s.088.207 to this
City.
OF the total pumped to this City,
viz: 1.959,088.207 gallons, 677,-
982,700 was furnished manufactur-
Ing and other large consumers, and
.184,592,0 900 gallons to domestic and
other users by meter measurement.
Deducting the amount furnished by
meter measurment to industrial con-
sumers In this City gives the APP
proximate amount used for domes-
tie purposes, public buildings, fire
protection, street sprinkhng and
flushing. and other City uses OF
1,281,105,607 gallons. q daily aver
age of 3,509.87S gallons and a daily
average per capita for the several
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