Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-08-21
GREATER
WATER
SURPLUS
supt. Mason Announces City
Has Daily Surplus of Ten
Million Gallons
OFFERED AT LOW RATE
Says Carteret Can Use Three
Million Gallons a Day
Excellent Service

The local water department is
interested in the report that Carteret
may shortly apply for the use OF
local water, and superintendent
Samuel j. Mason announced at the
meeting of the Board of Water Com
missioners last night that the Perth
Amboy system has a daily surplus
supply of ten million gallons.
Mr.. Mason informed the commits
sioners that the department could
well afford to supply Carteret with
half of this surplus or five million
gallons daily. Carteret, considering
the many leading industries of the
borough, could use we'll over three
million gallons a day, 1t is pointed
out.
Several times in the past Carteret
has made application to the local de-
partment for a water supply. but
after having obtained rates, etc., the
matter was dropped. Once again
the borough is complaining of poor
pressure and service, and an appl-
cation may be made to the local de-
partment for present day rates.
Rates were given by the local de-
partment to Carteret industries
short time ago and these were said
to be far below those charged by the
Middlesex Water Company, the
present source.
If Carteret decides to go through
with the proposition for good water,
high pressure and efficient service 1t
q rate pleasing to the industries and
the small lconsumer. Metuchen and
Woodbridge will follow suit to make
he local department the main source
of water supply for the district, Is
the opinion here.
If Carteret decided on taking local
water short line will be installed
from the Woodbridge creek to the
Carteret pipe line, and the lines of
the Middlesex company will be con-
demned. 1t is believed here.
In a recent interview Secretary
William Cornelison of the water de-
partment. announced that the local
department has plenty of water to
supply to the nearby municipalities
at a low cost He also made plain
that the superintendent and commits
sioners are ready to negotiate with
Carteret and other nearby munich
palities to furnish supply without
the present difficulties of service
costs. etc.
New business would help all OF
the consumers of local water. Super
intendent Mason declared. and the
local department was never in better
shane to serve all of the surrounding
municipalities, he continued.
Board Meeting
Aside from the Carteret water
discussion there was little doing at
last nights session. Thomas street
fnd n
munication was received from City
Attorney David T. Wilentz an
nouncfng that taxes assessed on de-
partment property in East Bruns-
wick and Madisontownships, had
been cancelled by the county bbard
and City Collector Costello had a
letter before the members asking
that proper connections be made
for streets tbaut to be paved. The
superintendent will investigate and
fix a price for the connection work.
The superintendent was also en-
powered to take up with the city
engineer. the matter of having new
mains installed on Washington street
s east of the railroad tracks. A COM
munication regarding cheaper cleo
trio power than Is obtained at this
time. was also referred to Mr..
Mason
An invitation to the water de-
partment employees clambake to be
held at the reservoir on Sunday.
was received, and as many members
as possible will attend. Warrants
were ordered drawn for bills in the
payroll amounting to $3,15S.01. and
the monthly cost report for July
showed costs $24.532.S1. collections.
$2S,775.20. and sales. $33,221.91.
President John w Kelly was in
charge last night. and Commission
ers Thomas Layden. Fred Hansen
and Henry Sandbeck. Superintendent
Mason ana Secretary Cornelison
were also present at this session.