Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-03-04
CONFERENCE ON
RESERVOIR HERE
Aldermen and Water Board at
Joint Session
DETAILS ARE EXPLAINED
No Definite Action Taken, But
Project is Advanced-ln-
crease in Pay for Supt.
Mason

Members Of the Board of Aldermen
and Board of Water Commissioners.
together with Mayor Frank Dorsey,
met last night in city hall and dis
cussed the proposed water reservoir
which will be erected upon the prop
erty along Florida Grove road now
owned by the city for this-~purpose.
The matter of financing the, propo-
sition was discussed, it being decided
that the cost. estimated at about
$1.000,000, would be sustained by
revenues from the sale of water, a
general small increase in rates being
necessary to make the revenues sufn
ciently large.
The increase in water rates sug-
gested by Superintendent Samuel u.
Mason was of two cents per thousand
gallons or a minimum charge of $12
year for the small consumers, in
stead Of the present rate of 80. To
offset this increase. 1t was pointed out
by the mayor. aldermen and water
commissioners alike, the consumers
will be getting clean water, receiving
their supply at a constant and high
pressure, while there is every posi-
bility that fire insurance rates will be
decreased.
@ Superintendent Mason explained
briefly to the aldermen the plans and
specifications for the proposed reser-
Voir. The members of the alder
manic body were unanimous in their
feeling favoring the reservoir and the
matter of engaging supervising en-
gineer and field staff was discussed
ct length. 1t was finally decided to
have another meeting between two
committees representing the alder
men and water Commissioners with
in a week to further discuss the
matter.
Councilman Delaney and City En-
gineer McMichaels, representing
South Amboy, were before the water
board with regard to utilizing an
emergency valve on the water main
in the hole-in-the-wall and also with
reference to making a trade with
Perth Amboy for certain pipe. Per-
mission was granted in the first re-
quest, but the local water commits
sionens could not see their way clear
to make the trade suggested by En-
gineer McMichaels. The offer of the
South Anlboy council was to give GER
tain pipe tos4tha local board for the
sixteen-inch main now being used by
Perth Amboy and which might be
abandoned.
Superintendent Macon stated that
Perth Anboy is still securing about
fifteen per cent. OF her supply. or
approximately 100000 gallons daily,
through this pipe and that although
1t will be abandoned eventually, he
would not recommend giving 1t up
now. He said the pipe was worth
s4S,000 to this city. The South Am
boy engineer explained that it is now
contemplated by the South Amboy
council laying a smaller main. for
their own use, parallel with that now
owned by Perth Amboy, and the
eouncilmen thought possibly the
Perth Amboy water board would
care to make a trade.
Commissioner G.. c. Baldwin stated
that an inquiry had been received by
him from Roosevelt with reference
to this city supplying wate@ to a
certain plant there. The superin-
tendent was authorized to go with
one of the local commissioners to
Roosevelt and discuss the matter
with Mayor Hermann. The water
board. has plenty of water to sell. II
was stated, and Is anxious to find
customers who would consume a
large amount daily.
An ordinance was passed by the
unanimous vote of all the water COM
missioners present increasing the sal
airy of superintendent Samuel J. Ma
son to $4,000 annually. payable semi
monthly installments.
A report from the state depart
nent of health was read showing that
an analysis Of five cubic centimetres
of city water had shown "coli absent"
which Is a perfect report. These tests
are taken every three months by the
state.
Before adjourning president Charles
Before adjourning President Charles
OF three to meet the aldermanfc COM
rnttte on the reservoir proposition.
Commissioners Baldwin, Conard and
Glass