Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1914-05-07
BIDS ON Sd INCH
MAIN To RUNYON
Water Commissioners Will Ad-
vertise for $4,000 Ft. of
Pipe and installation.
IMMEDIATELY NECESSARY
Desired to Have Additional
Avenue for Water on
Placing Pump.

ers last night decided to advertise
for bids for the furnishing and lay
ing of 1900 feet of thirty-inch cast
iron pipes from the Runyon water
works to the standpipe at Ernston,
between South Amboy and Runyon.
This is the first definite step in the
comprehensive plan of the board to
connect the distributing water pipes
of this city with Runyon by means of
a thirty-inch main. The largest main
in use by the water department be-
tween this city and Runyon is only
twenty-four inches in diameter. The
installation of the thirty-inch main
to connect the pumping station with
the standpipe is Immediately neces-
sary, according to City Engineer Mas
on, to reduce the friction on the
pump at the watershed
1t is desired also to have the ad-
ditional avenue for water on the in
stallation of the 100000 gallon ar
tesian well pump, contract for which
was recently awarded to the Worth
ington Pump Company, of Paterson,
and on which work will be begun in
a few weeks.
The commissioners decided to ad-
vertise for bids for the 1900 feet
of thirty-inch force main on the as
surance that the Board of Aldermen
will issue water improvement bonds
to the amount of 100000. Though
the board had tentatively planned the
installation of a fifty-million gallon
pumninp engine and the installation
of thirty-inch main from Runyon
to this citv thew had to onrta1 tbair
policv because Of tba limit of tho
bond issue to s1OO 600 However
thew believe that installation of tho
thirtv-inch force main between the
watershed and the standnine at Ern-
ston will he long stan toward tba
elimination of their original nlane
and serve for the present needs of
the department. and nrohablv for a
number of wears TO come.
CITY Engineer Mason estimates the
buying of the pine and the installa-
ton complete win cost Se5 coo Al
ternate bids will he received NV tbe
board at its next meeting Nav 90
One will be for the suppIyinp of the
pipe, one for doing the work. and
another for furnishing pipe and in
stalling same. The 1900 feet Of
pipe is estimated to cost $4,000.
President Snedeker. who with w.
p. Nolan, chairman of the finance
committee, appeared before the COM
mittee meeting of the Board of Alder
men last Friday night, reported that
he felt sure that the council would
issue water improvement bonds to the
amount of 100000, on which advice
it was decided to lay the $4,000 feet
of main. Besides this Improvement.
which will cost about s65.OOO. the
board has already let contracts for
the furnishing of a 100000 gallon
pump and condensing engine. at So
$50, and the erection of a standpipe
in the northwestern section of the
city at cost of s11,46O. work on
the installation of both of which is
about to be started. The resolution
offered by Commissioner Nolan di-
rects the city engineer to prepare
plans and specifications and advertise
for bids for the installation of the
thirty-inch main between Runvon
and Ernston. and TO secure the rieht
of way necessary. Most of the route
lies in Madison township. and but lit-
tie trouble is anticipated in securing
the right of wav from that township
Superintendent Grieve was reouest-
ed to attend the annual meeting of
the American WATERWAYS Association