Perth Amboy evening news., 1912-01-23
COMMITTEE is
PUT IN CHARGE
South River Council Acts for
Municipal System.
special to the EVENING NEWS.

South River, JAN. G3.-Ldsl AiSh'
at the borough council meeting
Mayor Mark. with the consent OF ths
council, appointed John Daley
James Serviss, John Fee, Otto Lind
berg and Henry Hermann q com
mittee to take full charge of the
municipal systems with instructions
to do all within their power to has
ten the completion of all unfinished
work and to put the three systems
water, sewer and l~ight-into opera
ton as soon as possible.
Could Not Pass Ordinance.
The New York Telephone COM
pHny requested the mayor and coun-
Gil to pass an ordinance giving the
company a right of way for fifty
years to erect poles on the River
road, near the Silica brick works,
leading to the borough's power
house. After celebrating upon the
councils jurisdiction over the road
1t was learned that the highway In
question Is o private driveway, and
Is located in East Brunswick town
ship. The clerk was instructed TO
return the ordinance and to notify
the company OF the councils lack OF
authority to grant the permit.
Karpinsky We. Borough.
On motion the council ordered a
bill of s15.T5 paid to Heidensfeldf
Printing Company, OF New Bruins
wick, for printing briefs of testimony
taken In the case OF Alex Karpinsky
against the borough for injuries sus-
tanned by his o last summer whsn
he came In contact with a live wire
that was hanging from q pole on
Whitehead avenue. The testimony
will be reviewed In February by the
State Supreme Court.
Electricians Report.
A statement showing the condi-
ton of the electric light system for
December was rendered By Electri-
clan William Roth and was as fol-
lows:
For meter rent. ..s......$ TOO
Total cost of current. 49,. 1,319.69
Outstanding bills ..s.... 565.25
Total .Si,8s1.84
Amount collected ....... 1.0s5.6s
Amount due ......... s7s6.2E
Amount due Sayre & Fish
er forLcurEent ........ $91f.2z
Bills to the amount OF s4S7.41
were ordered paid.
New Chief Engineer.
Louis Larsen, of Brooklyn, an ex
pert on gas engines and gas pro.
ducers, has been appointed by tbs
council to take the place OF the late
William Robinson. Joseph Cathcart
OF New York, has been appointed
chief electrician. These, with TIL
assistance Of two foremen and tws
more engineers, will operate this
plant in three eight-houT shifts. i
the machinery works we'll the power
plant will begin operation today and
will continue without any stops, bar.
ring accidents.
At the time of Chief Engineer
Robinson's death he had worked
only ten~days on a new month. Al
the meeting last night a bill amount
ing to $33 was filed for his services
during that time. After a brief dis
QUESTION Councilman Rose moved thai
the engineers widow be paid a full
months salary OF 500. The motor
was carried unanimously.
Driving Artesian Wei.
The powerhouse committee report
l Gu LHAt~ w it{tdll hCiGn lb uI1fiDE Ill
artesian well at the powerhouse tt
supply water for the gas engines
1.-THE engines will $ $4,000 gallons
Of water daily to keep the cylinders
cool. The well will be finished
within two days.
Mr.. Kelch Is also working on the
bottom of the collecting well to as
certain If there are any leaks in Fl
through which quick sand and Other
sediment can work into the body O.
the well.
Mayor Mark appointed a commit
tee to advertise for sale 500 folding
chairs which we're used In borough
hall on public occasions. Allgaii
and Armstrong offered to buy then
for their moving picture hall In ths
Whitehead building, but the council
decided that as the chairs are publ,
property they would have to adver
tfse them for sale, giving each one .
chance to make a bid.
Buys Site for Standpipe.
It has been decided by the council
and advisory committee to erect {
standpipe which will relieve the ma
chinery from working all day an(
night to keep up a pressure. A plo'
of ground, 50x50, with an eight foo
right of way leading from MAR
street, has been purchased from
Arthur Clark. II is located on thu
east side of Main street, near Tan
ner's corner. 1t Is conceded to BIZ
the highest point In the borough
The price paid is $500.
Samuel Yates notified the mayo
and council that according to agree
ment he is supposed to keep th,
junction of Obert and Jackson
streets in repair. His tracks for 1
brick car run owe these streets anC
in order to make a solid roadbed Mr.
Yates lined the tracks both inside
and cut with oak planks. Contrac
tors Melee and Bruno, in laying sew
err pipe at this junction, tore up thu
~planking but did not replace them
The road Is in bad shape and Mr.
Yates declares he will not be respon
sible for any damage done there
The council viii order the stree
placed in condition.
It was reported to the council tina
several hydrants are leaking an.
tnat 1t is hard to keep up a pressur,
at the ~powerhouse because of thi
fact. The fire chief was authorized
to make q test OF each hydrant AM
to make a report OF his test.
Council adjourned to meet mex
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