Perth Amboy evening news., 1924-05-22
10 ACRESLAND
WANTED NEAR
RUNY0N PLANT
Commerce Board Purchasing
Agent Before City Water
Board with Proposal
LARGEST PARCEL WANTED
Much Property has Been Pur-
chased by State, 1t is
Pointed Out

J. A. O'Connell, of New Bruns-
wick, purchasing agent of the Board
of Commerce and Navigation, was
before the water board at its semi
monthly meeting in City Hall last
night for the purpose of obtaining a
price from the commissioners on
about one hundred and seventy
acres of land owned by the depart
ment about the Runyon plant, which
is needed for the proposed Morgan
to BordeHtown ship canal.
Mr.. O'Connell informed the COM
missioners that he has been active
since January trying to purchase the
various lands needed for the canal
and the Runyon parcel is said to be
the largest and most important, as
the source of water supply of the
local department must be consider
ed. The land desired Is in active
use by the department at present.
The purchasing agent told the
board that he is sent out with prints
and ordered to obtain a price on the
land to be acquired. The local COM
n1issioners informed the agent that
as soon as a copy of the prints are
received. the entire board will go
over the matter and the price to
be asked will cover the rearrange-
ment of the departments water col
ecting system.
Superintendent Samuel J. Mason
hgures that the land desired takes in
lbout 10 acres. and the agent esti-
mates the desired parcel at 1872
lcres. Mr.. O'Connell has a some
what similar lob on his hands in
Bordentown as the land where the
water wells of the Bordentown water
department are situated is desired
Bordentown also obtains supply
of water from a reservoir. The land
where the Runyon wells are situated
Is desired by The commission.
The local superintendent intimat
ed that the proposed canal possibly
would increase the departments
water supply, aid that the only
thing for the commissioners to con-
slider is the cost of rearranging the
water supply system.
O'Connell has been given orders to
obtain prices on S44 parcels of land,
and also property owned by coun-
ties, townships and railroads. Two
hundred and sixty proprty owners
have consented to sell so far and
negotiations are under way with sew
enty-five others. The agents real
work did not start until February /
as he spent almost a month in lining
up his work.
About ninety per cent of the
houses on the south side of the creek
at Old Bridge are to be affected by
the canal proposition, and a school
recently erected at a cost of $4,000
at the same place is on land desired
Inv the commission
A water power plant between Old
Bridge and Spotsw ood is situated on
land to be acquired and the pur-
chase of this parcel is second in I'M
portance only to the local depart
ment's parcel. All prices must be in
the hands of the commission by July
1, the agent pointed out.
The entire water board will go to
Runyon shortly to look over condi-
tions and study out the effect of the
proposed sale. A price may be ready
for the commission at the next
meeting Of the board.
The real estate committee OF the
hoard was ordered to take up with
the CITY attorney the problem OF the
department paying taxes for prop
erty owned in Madison and East
Brunswick townships. This action
was taken following the reading OF
a communication from the attorney.
Warrants were ordered drawn for
bills in the payroll amounting to
$12,353.63, and the monthly state
ment of the boards business for
April showed the costs to total S2S,-
1882 and sales $34,15S.92.
Comm issioners Kelly, Sandbeck,
Layden Hansen and Stas were pres
ent at last nights meeting and Pres
ident Kelly presided. Superintendent
Mason and Secretary William Cor
nelson also were in attendance.