Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-11-11
To ISSUE BONDS
FOR WATER DEPT
Aldermen Meet Last Night and
Act on Request. Pumps
at Limit.

After matters had been thorough
ly explained to the Board of Alder
men, the Board of Water Commission
ers at a joint meeting at City Hall
last night the city fathers { eed to
issue bonds to the amount oil 100000
for the charging of the water depart
ment so that the people of Perth
Amboy would benert thereby. AS a
result the Water Commissioners sign
ed the contract giving water to the
government at $40 a million gallons.
Al first 1t was understood by the
Board or Aldermen that the water
commissioners wanted the 100000
alone for e~nlarging the plant for the
water which they are to furnish the
United tates government, u II was
explained that owing to great increase
in use of water in this city that 1t
was necessary to make improvements
at once and that hence they had de-
cided to ask the aldermen for the
$50, 900 bond issue.
1t was explained by the water COM
missioners hat IL the government used
three and a half million gallons of
water a day as they expected, 1t would
be necessary to install a new pump
and make other improvements at
u oh AZ III LII NAV IA thS 6Of
eminent did not use the water and the
department was only to supply the city
and their regular customers that 1t
would only be a matter of a few
months when they would have to have
money for the improvements any,
way as otherwise they would not &c
able to supply the demands of the
people of the city and the factories.
AS a result the aldermen agreed to
help them and will issue the bonds at
once.
They were assured by the water
commissioners that at the end OF De-
cember they would nave a budget
made up which would be presented tC
the aldermen for their needs for 1918
and that they would work it in such a
way that it would be necessary to ash
the city fathers every once in a while
for money as in years gone by. but
that by January, 1919. when the city
budget is made up they will have thei:
bulge tin and in this way they can be
taken care of for a year at a time.
The aldermen could not understand
how it happened that the commits
sioners were asking the big consumers
of water such as factories n powder
plants 500 a million gallons and YET
were willing to sell to the government
at $40 a million gallons. The COM
m~issioners told of their meeting with
Major 0'Brien and of how the govern.
ment fixed the $40 a million gallon
rate and If 1T vas not accepted the
government through Major O'Brien
had Threatened to take over the water
plant itself and how they did not want
it to go forth that the city of Perth
Amboy had water and COULD supply =
to the government and would he msk-
ing money at $40 a million gallon rate
If three and a half million a day are
used. had refused to sell it to the gov
eminent and the government had to
come in here and commander the
plant.
President Hanback, explained that
at the present time the pumps at Run
yon were working full force to SEMI
to this city and factories and
that if they used the air lift at Run
yon they could use the reserve theS
mad on hand and in this way supply
the government and others with water
but If a big fire broke out they would
be up against 1t Inc would have no re-
serve and that the reserve at the pres
emit rate of consumption would last
only a short time and then the i'm
provements would have to be made
anyway and rushed through at a rapid
pace.
He told how by clever engineering
work the consumption of coal had
been reduced from forty-fve tons a
day to twenty-five ton a day and of
how they were trying to save in every
possible way. He told how the board
was at this time worrying for fear
there would be q bigger demand for
and they would be compelled
to use h reserve and hen in case of
an emergency like a big fire or |
thing OF that sort they would be up
against II.
Superintendent Mason stated that
~ anf hoa noraaI - Iaxv a1I - 1
the pipe from Mattano place to con-
with the Middlesex water pipes.
The pipe is to be 16 inch mains and Is !
to be of wood. He stated that the +,
government will nave to build a large |
station of thier own at VAL ]
siding between here and Me-
and that the expenditure for
this alone will cost the government
fully 5000. 900. The pumping station
is needed. he explained. to pump the
water from the mains at Perth Amboy
to the mains OF TIE Middieesx water