Perth Amboy evening news. [volume] (Perth Amboy, N.J.) 1903-1959, 1923-10-18
BIGGER WATER
SUPPLY SOUGHT
May Sell Water to Carteret,
Highland Park, Raritan
Township, Woodbridge
CITY STUDIES COSTS
Carteret Has Commission
Asking Investigation Into
Water Supply Conditions
CITY STUDIES COSTS

The possibility of furnishing water
to Raritan Township. Highland
Park, part of Woodbridge and Car
teret, was discussed at the semi
monthly meeting of the Board of
Water Commissioners in City Hall
last night.
Some time ago, the commissioners
attended a session CT the Raritan
township governing body and Super
intendent Samuel j. Mason is pre-
pairing a statement OF costs for the
township at the present time. TO
make the connection to he town
ship, the mains would have to run
through Woodbridge and by furnish
ing some of Woodbridge, and then
4 cAntinuing the mains to Highland
pArk, the cost of the water for all
coX,cerned would bs great deal
80 aper.
SACarteret is still interested IN pur-
asing water from this city and
here is every indication hat a deal
will be closed at an early dare. A
commission was appointed by Mayor
Thomas j. Mulvihill, of Carteret,
quite some time ago, and after this
body completes its investigation, the
borough may decide to go through
with the purchase. At the present
time Carteret receives its water from
:he Middlesex Water Company.
A resolution suggested by the
superintendent for the expenditure
OF money on the drawing of plans
and specifications for a filter plant
was approved by the commissioners
last night. The superintendent again
. pointed out that the iron and acld
removal plant would help to increase
the sales considerably. Three sam
pies Of water from both the Hights-
town company and the local chemi-
cal works were explained by the su-
perintendent, one showing the water
before the filter process, and two
others showing hot and cold Uttered
water, respectively. The drawing OF
the plans and specifications will cost
as high as $500, and the plant will
cost in the neighborhood of $3.50, 600.
New Bridge Action
The commissioners also voted fav-
orably on a resolution tor the laying
of 80" main from Mechanicsvile
to Florida Grove road and New
Brunswick avenue. The new state
bridge is to come sooner or later
and as various permissions will .1ave
to be obtained before work can be
started, the board decided to make
plans for the work at this time.
When the present bridge is dismantl-
ed, the board will be ordered to
lower their two present mains thir-
ty-five feet. The reservoir in this
CITY can hold a weeks supply of
water. and the new main, therefore.
would have to be laid before the old
mains were lowered. 1t is said that
some of the work in laying the new
1~aain on land has already been start
The customary resolution to the
alderman, asking for funds for ex-
tention work, was passed at last
nights session. 1t is the general
custom to apply twice a year for
extension funds, for meters mains,
pine, new service etc, and early
this year $4,000 was asked for
This time the commissioners need
$4,000. The secretary was notified
ITO communicate with the board of
alderman, requesting the renewal of
a note for $4,000, which is due
November /.
A monthly report for September
was read last night and showed that
sales for the month totaled $685.
730.10, and the costs of running the
department. $26,S66.67. Bills in the
payroll amounted to 3,71O.S5 and
warrants were ordered drawn for
the various amounts. The secretary
informed the commissioners that
new concern, from Allentown To-
Gated at the National Fireprooting
company site, has made application
for water.
Frank Stas presided last night,
and Commissioners Fred Hansen,
John Kelly, Thomas Layden and
Henry Sandbeck, were also in at
tendance. superintendent Samuel ].
Mason and Secretary William Cor
nelson, were present.