Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-10-19
HOY WORKING
FOR HOPE[AWN
Woodbridge Township Com
mitteeman Says He Is Do
ing Everything Possible.
GIVES AN INTERVIEW
Hoy Claims He Has Been Un-
Justly Criticised as to His
Interest in HopeIaWn.
GIVES AN INTERVIEW
BY Special Correspondent.

FORDS, Oct. i9:-The question
of the condition of the water supply
in the Hopelawn section of Wood
bridge township was discussed 10y
Committeeman William ID. Hoy
when interviewed on the matter at
his office this morning. He seemed
much surprised to know that any
one doubted that he was doing all
within his power to relieve the peo-
pie of Hopelawn on the water ques-
ton. and did not see why they
thought that he was not doing his
part to get water put in this section.
He said that not one of the commit
teemen had any more interest in
this matter and that he felt that he
was being unjustly criticized by
people in this section.
He stated that he was working
for the interest of this end of the
township and that he had the pro-
gress of this section in mind all the
time. He said that in the case of
the Florida Grove road he had sue
ceeded in getting the township to
pay for this Improvement in order
to take the burden of expense off of
the taxpayers on the Hopelawn side
of the street, which would have been
been required to pay for it as ne
residents on the Perth Amboy SiIo
did. He cited this instance as goins
to show that the people did not
consider that he was for their in
terest wherever il was possible.
On the question of the difficulty
and delay of putting water in Hope
lawn he said that there were many
reasons beyond his control that held
up this matter, and that he tried to
show the people of this place why
they did not get the water before
this time. He believes that many
of the residents do not understand
his position in regard to this matter
and is desirous of having it known
that IL it were up to him, he would
water system.
Committeeman Hoy stated that
during his term in Office he had only
seen two petitions from the people
who wanted the water, and that
these had received the consideration
they should have. He stated that
none of these petitions had been
thrown in the wastepaper basket as
some of the people in Hopelawn had
stated. He said that in answer to
these petitions he had gone into the
matter and informed the people that
they could get water for a $3.50 a
month. He said that they turned
this offer down as 1t was a very high
rate, which he admitted as being a
fact.
The reason that the rate on the
water was so high at that time was
due to the fact that the Middlesex
Water Company could not possibly
ha
Public Utilities Commission went in
to the matter. and gave the reasons
why water could not be furnished
any cheaper, which were that mate
rial was so high and labor had
taken such an increase that 1t was
impossible to put the water system
in for a figure that seemed reason
hle. The Middlesex Water Compa nv
made 1t plain that they could not put
the system in at their expense, as
they did not have the necessary
funds to proceed with the work.
They are furnishing water to the
township at a figure of s8 or $40
year, but now that the price of la
Dor and material had gone up so, it
would be impossible to extend any
mains for a new system on the pres
ent rate of water taxes.
Committeeman Hoy further stated
that the people of Hopelawn did not
understand him rightly on The qucs-
ton of getting water from Perth
Amboy. He said that when he firss
went to see the officials of that city,
he was under the impression that
Perth Amboy would be able to help
pay for the expense of putting in
the water system. He later found
out that from a legal standpoint
Perth Amboy could not bare any of
the expense. This matter was then
put up to the township attorney,
who Is now investigating the matter
according to law.
The committeeman stated that in
regards to the figures he gave the
people he said that at that time he
thought that water could be had for
about $40 or $50 a lot. These fig
ures were given as a probable cost
and applied only if Perth Amboy
were able to help stand part of the
cost OF the system.
III was learned that, il Perth Am
boy could not stand any of the cost
OF the installing of the water mains,
the assessment on the people in
Hopelawn would be about $40 a lot.
Committeeman Hoy said that he was
OF the opinion that water could not
be put in this section for any less,
unless Perth Amboy could help de-
FRAY the expenses of laying the water
mains. This cost was due to the
cost of material and labor. and that
there is big area to cover where
water IS so badly needed.
Committeeman Hoy said in con-
clusion that every effort is being
made to push this matter to the
limit. 1t Is now question of put
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