Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1920-09-16
MA'T SELL WATER
To WOODBRIDGE
Township Committeeman Hoy
and Larson Make PROPOSE
ton to Local Water Board

A committee of two from the
Woodbridge township committee.
consisting of Committee William
Hoy and Albert Lar both OF
Fords, were present al = meeting
of the board OF Water snissioners
here last night to take u ne matter
of Perth Amboy SUI .ying the
district comprising Ford, Hopeiawn
and KeaSbey with water. The ways
and means OF furnishing water to
this district was discussed at length.
suggestions being made by both the
and water commits
sioners in order that an agreement
might be reached.
The Fords men stated that the
people needed the water and were
willing, to pay as much as $40 per
lot 10 help meet the cost of piping
that district and tapping into the
Perth Amboy mains. Superintendent
Samuel ]. Mason. speaking for the
water board, said that this city has
plenty of water at present and will
be able to meet the demands OF the
Woodbridge township residents as
soon as the pipe lines are laid.
Superintendent Mason emphasized
the fact that Perth Amboy could
supply Woodbridge township with
water without waiting for the COM
pietion of the new reservoir. Ae-
cording~- to Information given the
water board by the township COM
mitteemcn there are 1900 lots In
the vicinity of Fords, Hopelawn and
Keasbey to be accommodated and
1T was pointed out that the installa-
tion of water mains will go great
ways toward developing that dis
trict and giving the building situa-
tion a boost, Sewers would be laid
as soon as the water mains had been
put in.
The question arose of whether or
not the city of Perth Amboy could
enter into contract TO supply
Woodbridge township with water
and it was decided to get the opin-
ion of City Attorney Leo Goldberger
on the matter before any definite
steps were taken. The clerk was
also instructed to request the city
attorney to confer with ]. H. Thayer
Martin, the Woodbridge township
attorney, on this matter at once in
, order. that no time would be lost in
getting TO work IL such action is
within the law.
The rates which would be charged
in Woodbridge township would not
be as low as those in effect in Perth
Amboy owing to the additional ex-
pense of piping the streets which
are to be benefited by the water.
Many additional hydrants would al
so be- put in, under the present
plans, thus diminishing the fire
hazard in the sections to be piped.
The Hopelawn section is near the
reservoir and a large city water
main on the outskirts of the city
could be tapped to carry water into
Woodbridge township Superinten-
dent Mason said. All speed will be
made to rush matters in order that
the work can be completed before
cold weather gets in.
1t is expected that the Perth zAm-
boy board will be given full poWers.
including that of collecting the wafer
rents in the parts of the township
supplied by the board and of shutting
OFF the water Of consumers who do
not pay their bills. The Fords COM
mitteemen told the local board that
the Middlesex Water Company
which now supplies Woodbridge
township. could not be Influenced
to lay any more mains in order to
relieve present conditions. knowing
that Perth Anrboy had a surplus of
water and was willing TO sell it. the
dec cision was reached to place the
subject before the water board here
for consideration.
Prior to the conference between
the Fords men and water board
members, short meeting of the
board was held at which bills
amounting to s106,10T.75 were
ordered paid.
Comptroller Olaf J. Morgenson
had statement before the board in
forming them that $2.9S1.31 had
been received from the government
in payment of damage done to water
department property by the Morgan
explosion and that this amount had
been placed to the credit of the wa
ter departments general account
Commissioners Charles A. Land
back. Chauncey G. Baldwin, Harry
r. Wilson and Frank Stas were pres
ent at the meeting: