Perth Amboy evening news., 1913-01-09
C. D. SnEDEKER
H0NORED AGAIN
Reelected President OF Water
Board--N Committees.

Charles D. Snedeker was reelected
president of the Board of Water
Commissioners and Thomas Grieve
was again chosen as vice president at
its meeting last night. Committees
were chosen for the year. Steps
were taken to protect street pave
ments by arrangements to install city
piping from mains to curbs. AS a
possible means of causing property
owners to watch out for water leaks
and keep fixtures in good condition,
the board refused one request for
reduction and intends TO make re-
fusals in similar cases in the future.
w. Parker Runyon was chosen as
temporary chairman at the opening
of the meeting. Commissioner G. &.
Sibley nominated Mr.. Snedeker for
the presidency and he was elected
without opposition. The official
thanked the other members OF the
board and said he would do the best
he could. He said the work was in
teresting and if the commissioners
would bear with him all would WORK
well together as they had done IN
the past. Upon motion OF Mr.. Run
yon, Mr.. Grieve was unanimously re-
elected as vice president. he thank
ed the commissioners very much for
the compliment.
Owing to the fact that there Is an
appointment of q commissioner to be
made to fill a vacancy left by Edwin
G. Fraser, the committee list was
not completed. President Snedeker
announced the following appoint
ments: Power, Grieve and Sibley;
pipe, Sibley, Grieve and Runyon;
finance, Runyon and Sibley; real
estate, Runyon and Grieve.
The board intends to carry out
the wishes of the mayor and Board
of Aldermen In protecting street
pavements. They expect to construct
future lines from mains to curbs and
to make repairs of leaks so that the
work will be done in the best man
mel possible and thus tend to pre-
vent future excavation of streets for
leaks. 1t is intended to install the
best possible material, including
lead pipe, perhaps. No decision has
been made as to whether the city
should guarantee and maintain the
pipe lines as it now does the water
mains, or should turn them over to
the various property owners after
payment has been made and charge
them for maintenance.
Upon a motion Of Mr.. Sibley the
subject was referred to a committee
of the whole, the superintendent and
engineer. 1t is likely that Superin-
tendent Crowell will draft a form of
a suitable ordinance for this work
for presentation at the next meeting,
next Wednesday night,
The commissioners maintained it
was up to property owners to keep
their own pipe lines and water fix
lures in proper working order. II
they were allowed to leak the own
ers should bear the cost by reason of
such loss. These statements were
brought forward by discussion of a
request of Max S. G~oldberger for a
reduction in water charges from $92
to $50. He claimed through IL
sci, Leo Goldberger, that the differ
ence had been caused by an under
--ATdf-feak from which water did
not rise to the surface. 1t flowed
into a neighbours cellar and thus
went undiscovered for some time.
No reduction was allowed.
The r. G. Packard Company made
an offer to the board to allow the
city to extend it's main across a por-
ton of it's land II In return it was
given tree water service. 1t was re-
ferred to the real estate committee.
The board had taken steps to start
condemnation proceedings in an
effort to extend the new twenty-four-
inch main across a part of the Pack