Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1919-03-06
ANDLAY
NEWMAjNS IS WAY
TO BETTER SERVICE
Hearing Held This Morning in
Newark in Local Case Before
Utility Commission

Representatives of the Perth Amboy
Gas Light Company who this morning
appeared for a hearing before the
Board of Public Utility Commissioners
in Newark concerning better gas ser
vice being given to the residents of the
northwestern part of this city, were In.
formed as to several things which
must be done before the gas service
can be at ell improved.
On December s, 1918, the Gas Light
Company agreed to give better service
and accordingly William w. Randolph
was engaged to make a survey of con-
ditions here which lasted nearly two
months. The board received the re-
port of the survey this morning which
brought out the following things
which brought out the following
Light Company.
/. To extend the 16-inch main
from High and Lewis streets to the
gas works on Linden street at an es-
timated cost of $500.
2. Lay a 1e-inch main from the
reducing station in Elm street to Am
boy avenue and Washington street al
an estimated cost of $1S.7O0.
8. That the company appeal to the
Elizabethtown Gas Light Company
for an output through the high pres
sure line from Elizabeth I'm order tina
gas can be taken from this main bS
the Perth Amboy Gas Light Company
during its peak load period at the
minimum rate of 10000 cubic feet
high pressure main down Amboy ave-
nuc. This would require about one
through reducing station to the
Perth Amboy eight inch lines that &c
down State street and Amboy ave-
nue.. This would require tbout one
mile of six inch pipe.
In Mr.. Randolph's opinion these ex-
tensions would take care of the entire
situation until that time when the
gas company could settle a number OF
important questions.
Judge G. G. Hommann, speaking
for the Gas Light Company, said that
the company has already sent out for
an estimate on six-inch pipe and that
as soon as weather conditions permit
and the Elizabethtown Company
agreed, that the pipes would be in
stalled. He daclared that the COM
pany proposed to erect two water gas
sets and to construct holder of suffi-
cient capacity to supply present and
future demands for a period OF two
years. These water gas sets will cost
$28, 900 each.
Mr.. Randolph, speaking again. de-
clared that the only sections of the
city in which the gas pressure did not
conform to the regulations of the
company were the following:
/. The territory bounded north and
west by the city line. on the east by
the Central railroad and on the south
by the Lehigh Valley railroad. The
September sales in that section
amounted to 10.9 per cent. of the
total sales of the company during
that month.
2. The territory bounded north by
the city line. on the east and south
by the Lehigh Valley railroad, and
on the west by the Central railroad.
The sales in that portion OF the city
amounted TO IT per cent. of the total
sales.
In order to remedy the pressure in
the two aforementioned sections OF
the city, the company would have TO
run a large main from the end OF the
ten-inch main in Elm street up Am
boy avenue to Myrtle avenue, and an
other large main on Hall avenue from
Amboy avenue to State street.
Mr. Randolph also remarked that
to be prepared to give an adequate
and suitable supply of gas to its con-
sumers, the Perth Amboy Gas Light
Company should erect large holder,
properly connected 10 the distribution
system
Leo Goldberger. city attorney, said
that the proposed plans were agree
able TO the city and asked the COM
mission TO determine upon a date
when they could get together and de-
eide how the gas company could
carry out the plans in the best posi-
BILE manner.