Perth Amboy evening news., 1918-07-29
Factory Heads Come Back
at MataWan Borough Officials
Resent Insinuations Of Matawan
Superintendent Over Water Con
troversy-Claim Report Untrue
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Resent Insinuations Of Matawan
Superintendent Over Water Con-
troversy-Claim Report Untrue
BY SPECIAL Correspondents
MATAWAN; July 29:-The firms
of the Atlantic Tile Manufacturing
Company, Inc, and the Anderson
Basket factory In Atlantic street,
Matawan, have taken exception to
the statements made by Superintend-
Borough Water Works 1. T. Rue at
the meeting Of the borough council
last Tuesday night.
Both of these firms were reported
to the council by the superintendent
and Assistant Superintendent Thomas
McNally as giving the water depart
ment a great deal of trouble. 1t was
stated that time and time again seals
had been removed from the meter in
the Anderson Basket factory plant,
while the meter at the plant of the
Atlantic Tile Manufacting Company
was reported as having been removed
entirely and thrown along the rail-
road tracks and the pipes then con-
nected without the meter.
Both of these plants in a commu-
nication given to the EVENING
intendent Rue and the workings of
the water department In general.
The following Is an exact copy OF
the communication bearing the sig
natures of c.. e. Barker OF hte Attain
tic Tile Manufacturing Company and
Frank Anderson of the Anderson
Basket Factory:
Matawan, N. J., July 2s, 1918.
Regarding tampering with meters
charged by Supt. Rue of Matawan
Water Works.
1--WE are greatly astonished by the
mean, contemplate insinuations
made by Rue of the Matawan Water
Works before the borough council
meeting the other evening, that many
of the residents were tampering with
the meters In order to avoid payment
for water used.
FWhile no intelligent person who
knows the water outfit n are aware
of the trouble experienced by water
users caused by the severe freezing
weather last winter would believe the
lying accusations by Rue, we think
an explanation should be made.
I'm places the whole system was
frozen up, causing many meters to
burst and people were without water
for months. After the thaw came
and the water flowed again 1T was m
| possible to get meters repaired, in
some cases for months, and it was
necessary to call in plumbers to make
the repairs.
"In the case mentioned of the An
derson Basket Factory, the statement
that the meter had been tempered
with by anyone other than the water
department is a lie pure and simple.
"Regarding the Atlantic Tile Man.
iufacturing Company the water sys-
tenn also froze up and the meter
burst. but as the plant was shut down
in January no water was used since,
but was shut off behind the meter.
This spring, in order to repair the
pipe lines II was necessary to take
the meter out, and as 1t was near the
time for the reading of the meter anu
an official was expected at the plant
any day for the purpose, no written
notice was given to the department
of the action taken, especially as no
water was used for any purpose
whatever. Although a bill was re-
ceived dated July /, showing an al
legged reading of the meter, when
was about the same as former ollls,
no one from the water department
visited the plant until a few days ago.
"As the above cover the case OF
perhaps dozens of citizens thus ma
iigned, we would deem 1t a favor II
you will publish same. In the mean
time we expect to take other action
in the matter"
Atlantic Tile Manufacturing Co.
by c. +. Barker.
Frank Anderson.