Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-07-09
WATER STATUS
At JAMESBURG
Situation Aired at Meeting of
the Borough Common
Council
special correspondent.

BIZ special Correspondent.
JAMESBURG, July "a full men,
bership of council was present at the
session of the common council at the
July session Monday night. Mayor
Elmer Patten presided with the fol-
lowing answering the roll: Council
men Hutchinson, Tomson, Dey, Rog-
ers, Jennings, Clerk Brooks and Bor-
ough Solicitor Kirkpatrick.
The first business brought before
the meeting was a communication
from the owners of a new industry, a
shirt waist factory that is trying to To-
cate on Stevens avenue.
The owners of the new industry
charge that the gas company had ex-
acted a charge of $3.50 from them be-
fore they would connect their plant
with gas for power purposes. This
they were unable to dc and it looks as
If the industry will be lost to James
burg. AS the council has no infu-
ence with the corporation, Attorney
kirkpatrick advised that the owners
take the matter before the utilities
commission.
Assemblyman Fred De Voc, of Mill
town, had a petition for the proposed
-Intercoastal canal to be given the
sanction of the council and have same
literally circulated. All present af-
fixed their signatures.
A communication was received from
the Board of Education relative to a
difference of $21.57 made in 1917 by
the coucnli and this matter was ad-
| ustjed by the finance committee.
Merritt Pharo, of the Jamesburg
| Electric and Water Company was be-
fore the council and before he had
left III had offered a full explanation
| of how his two companies had fallen
| down in a supposedly poor service.
The first matter brought before the
meeting was the request of Joseph
Pergoli for a water supply on his new
development on Pergoli e The
high cost of material at this time
was the vital question thai has kept
this new tract from a water supply.
Mr.. Pharo said that if the council
would authorize two new water ny
! drants in the eight hundred feet of
new street he would commence the
| installation of mains. Many of the
councilmen differed with him until
Mr.. Pharo had "unfolded his heart
as to just why his companies had
been so severely criticised.
He criticised those who found fault
with the evident low pressure of
the local water service saying that the
| plugs were too far apart and said
| hat he was sincerely afraid of the
| utilities commission and implored the
councilmen to "see him first" before
placing n complaints before that
body. The fault was put ~squarely up
to the town for their penny-wise pol
Icy as the water plugs in being so
far apart added too great a friction
in the length of hose hence the low
pressure.
Jamesburg went on record also as
| being up-to-date in the matter of CIV
| ing a better fire protection when an
| order was placed with the Woodhouse
| Manufacturing Company for a motor
lied pump. The cost of the machine
was tentatively placed at $3,450, and
delivery will be made about August
first. But one bid was received. Bonds
| will be issued at once for the payment
of the apparatus.
A bit of comedy was injected into
the session by Councilman Hausser,
when he placed a complaint before
the meeting from a party on the
hilT' who had a dog locked up in the
barn that was caught playing with
chickens. Just what kind of Chick
ems" the canine was playing wlth
I could not be determined andsfzetc2sfe
kirkpatrick was unable to pass on the
seriousness of the offense of the dag
or find hal the counc controlled
penalties for playful acts of town
dogs. All thought the animals SEN
tence should be placed on parole.
Mr.. Hutchinson reported hat he
take the matter OIL the Town duuit w
with the proper authorities and that
| same would be given proper atten-
| ton. He also advocated that a tax
recorder be appointed and recon-
mendation was made that John Err
hart collector, De given this office.
Messrs. Jennings, Hutchinson anc
Rogers were named by Mayor Patter
as a committee to take charge of any
proposed widening of Railroad avenue
at Triangle Park, when improvement!
are put into effect.