Perth Amboy evening news., 1915-07-14
CONTRACT SOON FOR
CITY LIGHT WIRES
Work on Municipal Light Plant
Well Under Way-Bids on
Excavation are Glvef1 css.

Work upon the new municipal
electric light, heat and power plant
is progressing rapidly and 1t is ex-
pected that within a few days con-
tract will be let for the installation
of conduits for underground wiring
along Smith and State streets. The
Flagg-Watson Engineering Company
is the general contractor for the
building, equipment and outside dis
tribution system. Meagher & Smith,
a local building and contracting
firm, are erecting the power plant
building. Local contractors have
also bid upon the excavation work
for the underground portion of the
distributing system. This contract
is about to be awarded. Work will
be started Immediately upon the
aWardance Indications are that the
plant and distributing system will
be completed and in readiness for
operation in the early part Of April
next, as scheduled.
City to Play Safe.
According to the agreement the
plant must be operated satisfactorily
as completely finished by the city.
Alderman John Kelly, chairman of
the lighting committee of the Board
of Aldermen, stated that the city
would soon enter into contract with
engineers to operate the plant for
one year before turning it over to
the city, so that when it is turned
over to Perth Amboy the city will be
in position to continue Its operation
on the same system as had the COM
pany for the first year.
The payments to the contractors
are to be made monthly on account
of work satisfactorily completed and
in place, according to the estimate
of the value of such work made by
the city's engineers, less fifteen per
cent. of same, which will be retained
until the entire job is completed and
is accepted by the city. The con-
tractors are to pay the city $50 per
day for each day that the plant re-
mains unfinished on account of the
company's delay. The contract price
for the building is 1925, and for
electrical work, inside and outside
equipment and distribution system
with Bolinders' engine, feeders No.
2 and 8 with fuel tanks buried, IS
S110,357.
The contracts were signed in the
presence of Mayor Garretson, Alder
men Clark, Hilker and Jorgensen,
Mr.. Runyon, City Clerk LaRoe, City
Attorney Wight, Mr.. Flagg and Mr..
VanSlyck. The mayor signed with
rather rusty pen, which was lying on
the desk In the city clerks office, and
then presented it to Alderman Hill
ker, sponsor Of the plant, who tmme-
diately attached blue ribbon to the
instrument.
Mr.. Flagg declares that he will
have all inside and outside work
completed by Christmas. He has
agreed to buy the conduits foas the
underground construction from the
National Fireproofing Company, 10
cal concern, the wires and cable from
the Standard Underground Cable
Company, and secure as many local
as possible.
According to the contracts the
building, equipment and outside dis
tribution system is to be completed
by April 7, 1915, or before that
time. Two hundred and sixty work
ing days are allowed for the compile
ton of the work.
With the establishment of the
city's new plant, will come the re-
moval of poles and other Public
Service equipment from Smith and
State streets, according to Alderman
=. William Hilker, He declares that
action will be taken to rid these prin-
cipal thoroughfares of numerous
poles aud wires.