Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-12-06
SEWER ACTION
FOR METUCHEN
Field Work Complete, and
Project is Ready for
Actual Start

METUCHEN. Dec. 6:-Plans for
the civic development of Metucheii
were topics which attracted tile
foremost interest at the monthly
meeting of the borough council last
night. and within the next six
months it is predicted work on the
new policies will be under way.
Contrary to the general belief
that little or nothing is being done
on the sewer building program was
the astounding report made by the
committee appointed to procure the
services of an engineer.
Councilman Phineas Jones as
chairman asserted that Mr.. Young,
an expert on sewage disposal, had
not only been retained to prepare
plans. but that the field work or
surveying had been practically conf
pleted and that the data would be
ready for approval shortly after the
first of the new year.
Mr.. Young and his assistants have
spent considerable time in town and
at Trenton in consultation with the
State Board of Health and every eff
fort is being made to push the pre-
liminary work to rapid completion.
Though the authorities are unwil-
ling to max, public at this time the
details in connection with the inn
provement they have stated hat a
cloriEe process of disposal will be
used which has received the sane
ton of the state board.
From the Investigations made by
the sewer committee IL is confidently
expacted that the cost of construc-
ton and maintenance will not effect
taxes over four or five dollars per
thousand.
With tho nXnnafafinn shat tho state
road to New Brunswick will be re-
built next year. every effort will be
made to lay the sewer pipe through
Essex anG Mi6d,esex avenue in the
early spring, before the road con-
struction work is started.
In line with the general improve
ment policy. the fire department,
which is not under the Jurisdiction
of the municipal authorities, will
probably BE- recognized and governed
by a bcari of fire commissioners to
be elected March ], while a modern
fire alarm system and possibly a
pumping engine VIII be added to the
equipment as a me3ns of combating
the threatened increase of insurance
rates.
Councilman Fred Ayres, chairman
of the committee appointed to pro-
cure a fire alarm system. reported
with the recommendation hat the
Gamewell system with an initial cost
of $4,000 be installed, with fire box
es placed about the town in convent
ont 10 .tions and the signal or siren
in the tower of the Eagle Hook &
Ladder Company house.
This system is favored as it is a
series of units which may be added
to from time to time as the necessi-
tics NAV ranlIira and 10 in limo uif n
the policy of making permanent i'm
provements. Though no definite
action vas taken, an adjourned
meeting will be held December 81
at which time the entire matter will
probably be settled, as it is the in
tention of the mayor and council to
do everything possible to not only
prevent a further increase of insur-
ance rates but to lower those now
existing.
The first steps to be taken toward
the adoption of a coming ordinance
are now under way, following ffe-
quent complaints against the park
ing of trucks along the Lincoln
highway, especially at night. This
practice a grown to such an ex-
tent in the last two years that a
source of potential danger exists at
the filling stations near the westerly
borough line, and immediate steps
are to be taken to find a way out of
the difficulty.
Sewers. a m~odernized fire depart
ment and a coming law are subjects
which have been advocated by the
local Chamber of Commerce, ana
that body working in conjunction
with the council are doing all pos
sible to boom the town and make
it a better place to live.
After many weeks of correspon-
dence and personal visits, the bor-
ough fathers have finally succeeded
in obtaining the cooperation Of the
Public Service Street Railway Com
pany on the South Main street paw
ing job. Under the agreement made
the borough will finance the work
OF paving between the rails and for
two feet outside for which they
will be reimbursed by the trolley
company at a later date. Despite the
fact that the franchise calls for
m.acadam al that point, the council
men have succeeded in convincing
the trolley company that Belgian
blocks should be used.
Within the next few days the work
of installing arc lights at the prln-
cipal corners, together with danger
lights at the two curves on the nigh
way. will be underway by the cleo
trio company. Under the plan arcs
will be installed at Main street and
Amboy avenue, Main street and Mid
dlesex avenue, Middiesex avenue and
Holly street, at Hurts corner, n at
Essex avenue and Lake street. near
the Lehigh Valley bridge. replacing
the small bulbs now in use. At the
two latter places red lights will be
installed under the arc as a warning
to traffic of the dangerous curves.
To the street committee was refer
red the communication from the
Chamber of Commerce which sug-
gested the installation of signs at the
approaches to the town as a warn
ing to motorists hat the speed laws
are enforced.
Assessor John Breen rendered a
request for the raise in pay. due to
the great amount OF additional work
now required of him. At the pres
emit time the salary is 500 per year
which will probably be increased to
$1,000 by an ordinance to be intro
duced at the next meeting.
A great lea o. routine work was
attended to including receipt of re-
ports. paying of bills and the order-
ing of sidewalk repairs.