Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-08-19
BUYERS.
FOR CITY WATER.
arrange Conference With
Roosevelt Factory Manag-
ess Where Water is Scarce
MANY LOSSES RECENTLY
Many Munition Plants Are
Closed and South Amboy
Soon to Have Own Supply

Soon to Have own Supply
she matter of securing customers
Tor the city water to the extent OF
ks much as ten million gallons a
bay, was further discussed by the
Board of Water Commissioners at
their regular meeting last night IT
WAS decided to have Commissioner
Ehauncey c. Baldwin arrange with
lhe superintendents of the larger
factories located in Roosevelt for a
meeting with the water commission
brs, at which time an offer to sell
water to them from Perth Amboy's
kupply could be made. The matter
bf laying the. necessary mains from
Woodbridge creek to the Roosevelt
plants will be taken up at the same
bme.
The local water board decided
teveral months ago to place about
len million gallons of water daily on
The market and look for buyers. IL
Is known that the Roosevelt plants
banuot secure an adequate supply
Ii present because of the water
khortage of the Elizabethtown Wa
Ter Company.
II the local water board does not
secure buyers for its surplus water,
Il was pointed out last night, 1t will
he impossible to turn over to the
kity the amount set in their 1920
budget. The Perth Amboy plant,
,kince the loss of the several war
plants which consumed large
bmount of water daily, has suffered
] serious decrease in its income from
lhe sale of water. To add to these
losses the local board will soon lose
II hnx w
will have its own water plant COM
bleted in September or October.
South Amboy now is paying water
bills amounting to about 1880 per
month to the Perth Amboy water
board and this will represent loss
in income to this city of $4,000 an
hually.
SUPERINTENDENT Samuel j. Mason
reported last night that he was now
mapping out the territory to the
borth of Woodbridge creek with the
Idea of laying out additional mains
10 supply the Industries in that sec
hon. Thus far the region as far as
Erasselli has been laid out, he said.
Ind by the next meeting he expects
To- have the work completed.
The Wheeler Condenser Company.
With, plant in the Chrome section
II Roosevelt, is in a receptive mood
b consider offers of additional water
tupply, Commissioners Baldwin in
brmed the board members last night.
The price which would be charged
" the local board would be con-
Ederably lower than that nov asked
by the Elizabethtow5~co company, as
mat company's lowest rate for con-
miners of over one million gallons
day is thirteen and one-half cents
Der thousand, which Is the highest
hate now being charged by Perth
kmboy. BY purchasing water from
Perth Amboy a higher pressure could
be obtained at the Roosevelt plants,
/ was stated, and the water could be
purchased much cheaper.
At the present time the pressure
4 so low that the plants there have
teen forced. to install booster pumps
b give them the necessary pressure.
the pressure at Graselli now Is only
I've pounds during the day and fifteen
bounds at night, superintendent
Hason declared.
1t is estimated that there are fifteen
plants in the vicinity of Roosevelt
consuming on an average of half
million gallons daily. With these
factories securing their supply from
Perth Amboy it will be possible to
dispose of seven or eight million gal
bns of the ten million gallons surplus
lvailable here daily.
In answer to question as to what
Ihe maximum pumping capacity Is
1t present with the equipment now
Ia use, Superintendent Mason said
That twenty million gallons daily can
be sent into the city. The completion
bf the reservoir, he said, will also
n n 7o,.a ~ 1xr 10 n
.Ehich the water can be sent through
ihe mains to points north of Wood
bridge creek.
The matter of a new shop to re-
place the present structure in King
'kreet was again brought before the
board by Superintendent Mason. A
request was made of the aldermen
some time ago for permission TO
build a new shop, which would cost
IN the neighborhood of $4,000. but
he idea was not favorably considered
It that time. superintendent Mason
declared that the shop was in con-
5ition now which would necessitate
Ihe expenditure of several thousand
dollars to repair it temporarily II
Sermission was not received to build
It was decided to again take the
subject up with the aldermen and
try to secure their permission to
build d new structure.
A communication from Attorney
gohn Z. Toolan. referred to the water
board by the aldermen. with re-
ference to an accident to the auto
mobile of Joseph Oizerowitz with
rater department truck, was received
and referred to City Attorney Leo
.Eoldberger to take up with the in
burance company.
S Friday 10 A. NJ. Sale Of Carpet Sweep
srs. s17s. Kelly & McAlinden Co.
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Meet ne at the. Block Dance tonight