Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-10-03
HILL REFUSES
WATER bD. OFFER
Turn Down Proposal of Water
Board for $50 a Million
Gallons

/ Word was received by the board oi
water commissioners last night from
N. 8. Hill. who represented the United
States government in regard to thii
|city furnishing water to Camp Rari-
tan and the base hospital at Colonia
that as the water board saw mt tc
charge the government $50 for mil
l lion gallons of water instead OF $70
(which his quoted, the government wa
willing to say that all trsrnssfcbnns
with this city were on.
The commissioners discussed the
matter at some length and they all
agreed that 1t would not be fair and
just to the large factories and the
citizens OF this city to lower the rate
even to the government and they felt
that II the government knew the real
state Of affairs here in regard to the
water situation that they would glad
ly pay the price asked ano the COM
missioners were of the opinion that
ter up to the government quite clear
ly.
The commissioners stated that thoy
would gladly welcome an investiga-
ton and felt that II the government
would send an auditor here to go over
the books and figures II would then
be understood why the same rate
must be asked from all consumers.
A resolution to the effect that the
finance committee be empowered to
appear before the Board OF Aldermen
at the committee meeting OF that
body tomorrow night and ask the al
dermen to authorize the issuance Of
100000 for needed improvements was
passed.
1t is understood that as the sec, 900
is Tor improvements that must be
made at the pumping station at Rum
lyon and the laying Of new mains and
that this work cannot be held off any
longer that the Capital Issues Com
mittee, before whom all bond issues
must go, will approve of this issue.
Ine committee Is to report back to
the board at special meeting which
is to be held on Monday night.
| Among the new improvements to
pc made are the erection Of two new
pumps at the Runyon station, the
purchasing Of a great deal of new
pipe, valves and other necessary ma
terial and the work Of installing
Bids for the new pumps were re-
ce,ved last night as were bids for pipe.
Ia s.A~oA IA Ch agree TO the $6U,-
600 bond issue the board will take IN
the matter Of bids Monday night and
may award the contract
me emergency Fleet Corporation
Barber Asphalt Co., agerts-asked
that the water board extend a naw
pipe line to the Barber plant. Super
intendent Mason said that 1t would be
necessary to lay pipe for 5000 feet
and that the cost would be fully 50. O0c
and that the return t. the water de-
partment Would not even begin to paw
for the cost The matter was referred
to Superintendent Mason, who said
that he could show the Barber Com
pany how they could get water by
tapping wells at Spa Springs.
superintendent Mason said that the
new rates of $40 a million gallons to
factories and nine cents a thousand
gallons to smaller consumers. were
now In effect and the department
would soon make up the deficiency of
Superintendent Mason said that the
department would shortly be pumping
DAY than they ever did, and that the
new improvements at Runyon could
not be rushed too rapidly: that
It would only be a short time when
II would be necessary to lay another
thirty inch main across the Raritan to
meet the demands.
The superintendent said that he had
received q bill from the owner of an
automobile that had been damaged In
the famous Hole in the WALL by hit
ting q water main owned by the de-
partment. The superintendent was
authorized to lower. the pipe.