Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-09-12
WATER ACTION
FOR MATAWAN
Many Improvements Needed
If Water Plant is to be
of Use

MATAWAN, Sept. 1.-THE need
of many improvements to the Mat
avian water works If the plant is to
meet the requirements of the bor-
ough were pointed out in a report
to the borough fathers at a meet
ing of the council held last night,
William B. Golf, an expert enginar,
was employed to prepare plans and
specifications at once for a water
storage tower of steel construction
to hold 10000 gallons of water.
Bids will be asked for Immediately
and the construction work started
before extreme cold weather sets in.
Not only did Mr.. Golf recommend
a new storage tank for the water
supply, but also the driving of an
other well pointing out that the
present wells deliver but 100 gallons
of water per minute when wells for
! a borough the size at MataWan
should at least deliver from 400 to
500 gallons of water per minute.
He also advocated the purchasing
of an additional air compressor and
pump, both to be operated by cleo
tricity, which he pointed Out would
be much cheaper than the present
steam equipment. He did not ad-
wise doing away with the present
steam equipment, but intimated that
it should be maintained in good
condition to run in case the e%lectri-
cally- operated equipment should
stop.
Although the council looked with
favor on the recommendations of
Mr.. Golf. it was felt that the only
item which could be tackled at this
time was that of installing the new
water tower. This tower with a ca
pacity of 10000 gallons of water
wi,uld cost in the vicinity Of $4,000
ard would not only meet all pres
ent requirements, but also furnish
enough storage space to meet the
Increased demand when the sewer
has been installed. Under the
present system it is necessary to OPP
erate the pumps day and night to
keep the present stand pipe filled,
but with the new storage tank in
operation 1t is estimated that much
of the night pumping could be done
away with, thus saving a considera-
Bile sum.
Councilman Clark, declared the
borough is working much in the dark
when paying bills submitted at the
present time for the sewer work as
it is not known how much of the
work has been completed. A bib
from the engineer for the sum of
S24,458 was passed last night, out
it was the general opinion oS the
councilmen that work amounting
to this sum had not been complst-
ed. 1t was the action of the coun-
ell to pay the present bid, but TO
refuse payment on all others III
til the engineer appears before the
council and gives a report OF the
work done.
The delay in the sewer installa-
ton work caused some bitter conf
ment but it was reported that the
automatic digger is now at the As
bury Park station waiting for a hat
car on which to transport it to This
borough and as soon as 1t arrives
digging will begin in earnest. Up to
the present time the work has been
principally by hand. The places
where the pipe has been laid out
are in locations where the digger
could be used.
Henry Alderman of Keyport rep
resenting the Rollo Trucking Cor
poration, which operate buses Tor
this borough was present and re-
ported that several changes had peeh
made in the operation of the bus,
that the route had been cut from
the tarnl III rlehedu -
the Green Pump Inn, and that school
tickets have been arranged Tor tne
scholars who use the buses in go
ing to and from their homes. HI
said<that although it costs $22 a dat
to operate the bus. but SIS a day .
realized on the Matawan division.
Elwood Van Brackle representa-
New York d Long Branch raj
road was informed that Borough Al
Jacob r. v. M. Lefferts ha'
found the sewer agreement with TN
railroad company to be all rlgh
and that it would be signed within a
few days.
william H. Diggin reported thai
Contractor Samuel Brewer will start
the opening Of Broad street rrolh
South street to New BRUNSWICK ave-
nue. next Monday.
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