Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-05-02
Aldermen at Committee Meeting
Last Night Practically De-
eide on This Project.
TO BOOST WATER PRESSURE
Action Was Taken Also to Place
Sewers in a Number
Of Streets.
MUI>'CiPRi- LIGHTING PLANT
Ar:a';qa 70 View Orange Plant
s With idea of Establishing
One Here.
Aldermen in committee sess


Fast night practically decided to grant
1890, 200 to the Board of Water
Commissioners for the construction OF
"a new, ,hirty-inch main to boost the
Water pressure; to pave New Bruins
wick and Amboy avenues at once; to
place sewers in a number of streets
in the northwestern section of the
city and to view the municipal elec-
tric light plant in Orange with 8
view Of establishing similar one
here.
Members of the water board ap-
peared before members of the coun-
Gil and prevailed upon them to make
provision for bond issue to enable
the boosting of water pressure here.
They pointed out that the twenty
four-inch and sixteen-inch mains
now in use between the pumping sta
tion at Runyon and the standpipe on
the road between South Amboy and
q Runyon we're Inadequate, that the
friction was too great, that the pumps
were forced to do too much work as
result and that despite this fact,
the pressure was not high enough.
The city fathers looked with favor
upon the proposition and it appeared
likely that they will grant the re-
quest.
An idea OF, Chairman John j.
Clark of the streets and sewers COM
u !titx,xSss~ itix,xSss~ttse tse pave a portion of Amboy
avenue permanently and to place q
bituynillous top on the remainder OF
tIif horoughfare and on New Bruins
wfeK avenue at once, was generally
approved by the other aldermen. II
appears likely that the city will
make provision at once for the per-
manent work and to use about $15,-
600 given by the state, together with
other funds for the resurfacing of
the macadam now on the avenues.
The Intention is to place three
inch asphalt block pavement on Am
boy avenue. from New Brunswick
avenue to the northerly line Of st.
Mary's cemetery and to fill In holes
and place a one inch coat Of a spe-
cial b1tuminous top on the remainder
of the thoroughfare out to the city
line at Spa Spring.
1t is proposed to fill in holes and
to use the macadam surface on New
Brunswick avenue, from the Lehigh
Valley railroad tracks to the city's
westerly boundary line as "a foun-
dation for q one inch bituminous
top. The latter can be purchased
for about sixteen cents square
yard and will last at least three
years, Mr. Clark declares. He con-
cludes that by the expiration of that
time, action may be taken for q
permanent pavement.
Several short sewers petitioned for
by property owners about the Kenne-
dale Park section of the city are
likely to be constructed 1t is OBJ
vious that all Of the requests for
street improvements and the like at
hand cannot be granted. Those for
the short sewer lines In question
may be handled in one batch, to save
time and expense.
Alderman F. William Hilker again
broached his proposition for a mu-
nicipal electric plant in this city He
showed reports containing facts and
figures Of money saved in other ci-
ties. The most striking of these
concerned plant in Orange. 1t was
shown that that city was saving
more than $50 on each arc lamp a
year The aldermen considered the
subject efd decided to visit the Or
ange plant. 1t was left with Mr..
Hilker to arrange for date.