Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-06-17
WOULD PEDD[E
CITY WATER
With Other Places Needing
Supply and Big Quantity
Here, Board Seeks Market

Here, Board Seeks Market
! With sufficient water on hand to
supply twenty million gallons daily
and the consumption at present being
less than ten million gallons, the To-
| cal Board of Water Commissioners
| at It's meeting last night decided to
| look for a market for it's surplus
water If steps are not taken>to in
crease the amount being sold, 1t was
! pointed out, the board would run
| short of what it had figured on giving
the city in the way of revenues this
| year.
! Owing to the shortage of water in
the districts north of Perth Amboy
1t was decided to negotiate with the
higher officials of the Middlesex Water
Company, the Elizabethtown Water
Company and other companies which
might be interest in solving their
| own problem-which at present is of
water shortage.
| Perth Amboy at present is just in
the opposite position. 1t now has suf-
ficient water at Runyon and South
] River to yield a maximum supply of
twenty million gallons per day which
is about double the amount now be-
ing pumped. No additional machinery
or lines will have to be installed to
|
Iper day.
AS the Public Utilities Commission
has just ordered the EliZabethtown
Water Company and the Plainfield-
Union Water Company to install me-
ters along their systems in order to
| conserve the water supply and in
structed the Middlesex Water Com
pany to Install at its Railway station a
booster equipment having a capacity
lof four million gallons e. day, this
equipment to be in operation not later
than July Is, of this year, it would
appear as though the Perth Amboy
board could make an attractive offer
TO these companies.
Perth Amboy can supply the Mid
dlesex Water Company with the ad-
| ditional four million gallons daily, 1t
was pointed out and in addition can
come to the relief of other companies
which are suffering from an INSULT
cient supply. The water commission
ers pointed out that while the city of
Perth Amboy would be making money
by the sale of this water the water
companies to whom it might be sold
would also be saving money as the
rates which would be che rged them
by the city would he less than the
expense to which they would be put in
making extensions
The water supply shortage in tho
city of Elizabeth is responsible in a
large sense for the lack of sufficient
supply In the mains of the Middle
sex Water Company. Five million gall
Ions daily are being delivered into
Elizabeth by the Middlesex Company,
1t was brought out at last nights
meeting, and as a result the other
places which depend upon the Mid
dlesex Company's supply for water
are suffering inadequate service.
a f1r.
bridge Creek. 1t was pointed out by
the water commissioners, Perth Am
boy could relieve conditions in Wood
bridge township and Carteret by
giving at least two million gallons a
day.
The Public Utility Commission has
laid out plan of action for the three
water companies supplying municipaii-
ties and factories in this vicinity which
will amount to several millions of
dollars. Owing to the time which it
VIII take to make these improvements
1t Is the belief of the local board that
the companies could be interested in
purchasing water from this city.
Perth Amboy is now supplying
South Amboy with water the income
from which is about $4,000 per year.
Next September this customer will be
lost, as the city across the river is
building its own water plant.
Interest on the reservoir bonds,
amounting to $4,000 per year must
be met this year, this being an in
creased burden on the water depart
ment. AS a result of the factories
shutting part down because of the
railroad strike and lack of materials
the incomes TO the city from these
sources has been falling off. The mu-
milton and powder plants south of the
Raritan which were large consumers
no longer. take the city's water and
this represents another loss to the re-
ceipts of the local board.
Teh securing of more consumers
outside of Perth Amboy will tend to re
duce the rates in the city. 1t was said
last night. and with this object In
view Superintendent Samuel j. Ma
son and President Charles Landback
We're authorized to confer with the |
heads of various water companies and |
industries in this vicinity with a view
to selling them water.
Water Commissioner Chauncey c. |
Baldwin pushed this matter through |
out the meeting, he declaring that |
the local board had been in a trance |
in allowing ten million gallons of |
water to flow away daily and be vast |
de without the city securing a market !
for its sale.
All of the members were present at |
the meeting 1t being agreed that i'm |
mediate steps should. now be taken |
to Increase the receipts of the board. |