Perth Amboy evening news., 1916-09-21
sentember bth. 1910.

SeDtember 9th. 1910.
the City Of Perth Amboy, N. J.. held
September 9TH. 1916, adjourned from
September lth. The members present
We're Aldermen Wilson, Kelly. Hilker,
Andersen. Clark, Jorgensen and Alder
man-at-Large Grouse.
The reading OF the minutes Of
August 21st was dispensed with and
the minutes approved as printed.
A petition to pave Sherman street
was received and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets and Sewers.
A petition Of the janitors of the City
Hall for an Increase in salary was re-
qeived and referred to the Committee
on Public. Grounds and Buildings.
petition OF Samuel Rose for
junk license at 4ss New Brnnswick
the Committee on Judiciary.
The GO owing report. -
Mr. F. VIM. mixer
Perth Amboy, N. J.
You have requested us to report to
you In writing the date when it VIII be
feasible TO operate the street lighting
lighting Plant and discontinue the
service of the Public Service Blec-
trio Co.
dissatisfaction expressed by some Of
the citizens and particularly the mer-
chants along Smith and State SITS. at
what appears to them to be the delay
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these streets together with the dis
satisfaction Of some of them that
lights are not placed every 90 feet
along these streets instead of as In
stalled
The Bolinders Co.. sub-eontractors
for the engines are now engaged in
tuning up same and because there was
no load to put on the units experienced
some difficulty in using the grade of
fuel oil which has been FURNISHED .Il e d 4
pNnfFnefad with the oil QOmnAnX.
No load was available because we
were unwilling that any part or all OF
the street lighting circuits should be
used for such purpose until every
company having wires on the streets
and in the City were notified that such
circuits would be in use during the day
time for such purpose so that they
might warn their workmen of this
fact and thereby avoid so far as pos
sible, accident to said worlSmen.
The Watson Flagg Co. have now no
titled the railroad companies. tele-
graph companies, Public Service Elec-
trio and Railway Companies and the
cults ufw'in viii be be- alive iileS during the day
time and to govern themselves ac-
cordlngly.
This enables the Bolinders Co. to
have the load to properly test and ad-
just the engines and this work will be
done during the next week or ten
days when It should be completed and
when service can be had for street
lighting from the plant to break in
the plant operating force between
then and the time. of discontinuance of
Public Service and for their benefit.
The oil pipe line equipment is all in
stalled with the exception of the roof
on the pump house. the partition in
eame and the pump, all of which should
be completed next week when 1t viii
be possible to order tank cars for
warded to the siding and fill the four
tanks at the power plant under the
City's contract for oil with the oil COM
pany Payment for oil when made
cannot legally be taken from the bond
issue for the installation of plant as
oil is a maintenance feature and the
cost of same must come from the
budget or other fund for street light
ing.
pletinE and making good minor de-
fects in the underground construc-
fion will be done and the overhead
construction will be finally inspected
and such changes made in Il as are
necessary to conform substantially
with the requirements of the speeifi-
cations.
Under the conditions, we see no rea-
son why it is not entirely feasible to
order discontinuance of the Public
Oct. 10th. 1918. II the Public Service
Electric Co. are notified by resolution
OF your Council at the meeting on
Sept. 5th. 1918, the REQUIRED thirty-day
notice will have been given and In
case any untoward incident should
prevent the Inauguration of regular
street lighting service from the mu-
nicipai plant on this date. we feel sat-
isfied from similar experience in
Orange, N. j., that arrangements may
be made for the continuance of serv-
+ ice from the Public Service Electric
co. for the few days IL may be neees-
Eary
Regarding the insistence of some of
the citizens and particularly of the
merchants along Smith and State SITS.
that service on these streets be im-
mediately had from the municipal
plant and the complaint of some OF
The merchants that the lights should
be spaced so feet apart. instead of as
located, we submit the following;
The operation of such a plant as the
one being Installed must not be start
ed until practically every Item of con-
atruction is completed and the gener-
ztinK plant thoroughly tested by ex-
perimental running, the operating
force 10 drilled and acquainted with
she work to be done that the service
may be continued satisfactorily and
without Interruption and we viii not
he responsible for the results unless
this matter Of starting the plant Is left
10 the Judgment on your engineers.
Regarding the criticism that the
number Of lights along Smith and
Etnse Ste. ~ inssffieient and that they
Should Is spaced every 30 feet over
<1fA linenz distance new lighted by orr
: mnfnAnta1 iron puetH, " nubn1fk that