Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-06-17
FIND LITTLE IRON
IN C|TYS WATER
That is What State Board Re-
port Said at the Meeting
Held Last Might.
GET BIDS FOR AUTOMOBILE
Only One Half of One Per
Cent. of Iron is Found in the
City's Water.
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The artesian well water from the
Runyon water shed contains one
half of one per cent. of iron, accord
ing to an analysis made by the State
Board Of Health last month, Super
intendent Thomas Grieve, of the
water department, reported to the
Board of Water Commissioners last
night. The superintendent declared
that it would be hardly possible to
reduce the percentage of iron to a
less degree. The board considered
that the aeratfon system installed at
Runyon during the past year to
eliminate the dioxides of iron had
proven its worth, when it was con-
sidered that in former years use OF
the almost unlimited stratas of ar
tesian well water was abandoned be-
cause of the presence of a strong
tincture of iron
The board received bids for the
furnishing of an automobile to the
department from four automobile
dealers in the city, opened same and
referred the awarding of contract
for machine to the committee of the
whole, with power, and considered
several other subjects.
The State Board of Health made
the analysis after an inspection OF
the new artesian well system al
Runyon. 1t seems to be the policy
of the state body to make an In
spection of new developments In wa
ter supply all over the state, besides
making periodic inspections Of long
established systems. The analysis
was made without the knowledge OF
the water departments officials, and
showed the following result, accord
ing to their report to the superinten-
dent: When the water came from
the artesian wells it showed two and
three-tenths per cent of iron; after
being aerated by the tower at the
beginning of the first filter basin II
contained one and three-hfths pei
cent on coming out OF the third fl
ter basin after running through the
first and second, 1t contained one
and two-ffths per cent, and after
seeping through the thirty or more
feet Of sand to the storage wells and
after being pumped to this city IL
showed only one-half of one per cent
of iron.
Estimates on Auto.
The following estimates for fur
nishing the department with an auto
mobile were received and opened
Perth Amboy Hardware Company
Four passenger Pullman, $3.50; five
iy,a al,
passenger King (eight cylinder)
s1,175. Perth Amboy Garage Com
pany-1916 five passenger Buick
$1,000; 1915 seven passenger
Chandler, s1,340; 1915, five passen-
ger Hupmobile, SLIPS; 1915. seven
passenger Saxon, $500. C. A. Sex
ton-five passenger New Reel, ST.
0S5; five passenger Maxwell, s775;
1916, Hudson, S1,395; Frank Van
Syckle Garage Company-Ford
is515; Buick, 1885; Overland, 1886;
Studebaker, s1,010.
On motion of Commissioner w. P.
Nolan, superintendent Grieye was
Instructed to take an inventory of all
stock on hand and what had been
used and has been furnished since
May 1, 1914. The commissioners
thought to keep stock record of
everything would require a man as
storekeeper or stock clerk. Commits
sioner @. G. Sibley declared that a
stock clerk was needed, and a stock
card system should be introduced to
keep accurate account Of all material
purchased and used. Mr.. Grieve said
that no complete inventory had been
taken since May of last year The
commissioners considered that the
past means employed to keep stock
were rather loose, and should be re-
vised up to date, SO that everything
purchased ani used would be shown
on the stock card system immediate
ly after same was bought or used, as
is done In large private businesses.
The Royal Indemnity Company, of
New York, in which the boilers at
the Runyon water shed are insured
reported on a recent inspection of
No. 2 and boilers, declaring that
corrosion was taking place in the
interior of same, and recommended
the deposit of slight lime scale or
the treatment of the water used In
the boilers with a chemical com-
pound to prevent the eorrosion The
was instructed to
comply with the recommendations.
A communication was received
from the Rating Schedule Expert, of
connected with the State
Department of Banking and Insur-
anee, assuring the commissioners
that the pump house at Runyon
would be inspected. This was re-
quested by the board in an effort to
have the insurance rate on same re-
duced.
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