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An electric pump like the one referred to gives continuous service 

 with practically no attention other than occasionally clearing the 

 foot valve of vegetation and filling oil cups. The time actually 

 required of the operator in twenty-four hours running cost*^ about 

 $3.50 and the power consumed by a fifteen HP motor costs approxi- 

 mately $5.00. Replacements and repairs on the twelve inch pump 

 for the year 1920 amounted to but $150.00. The original cost of this 

 equipment in 1915 was as follows: 



Pump $487 00 



Motor 342 00 



Concrete Foundations 107 00 



Concrete House 650 00 



Feed line poles - 72 00 



Installation Expense 160 00 



Total $1,818 GO 



The total cost of the six inch equipment was $1,360.00. 



The control of this formerly very troublesome Frank Creek sec- 

 tion is nearing 100% completion. So few mosquitoes emerged last 

 season from this much maligned area that their absence was the 

 most noticeable feature — a gratifying result of the commission's 

 work in a territory the control of which has been very difficult and 

 costly. 



At the close of the season the Town of Kearny extended for a 

 distance of 100 feet, the 700 foot concrete flume located in the upper 

 end of Frank Creek, in the building of which original flume the 

 Hudson County Commission participated, and cleaned the creek 

 for a distance of 700 feet from the outfall of the flume at a total 

 cost of $6,000 for both pieces of work. It is understood to be the 

 plan of the township to further improve this open sewer each year in 

 a like manner. Two other open sewers in that section need clean- 

 ing which will probably be arranged during 1921. The Council of 

 the Town of Kearny and its engineer have co-operated with this 

 commission in its work in that township in every way possible, cov- 

 ering a period of several years. 



A large section of the Penhorn Creek marsh, lying between the 

 County Road and the Pennsylvania Railroad, was flooded during 

 the entire season, due to the creek being dammed at the County 

 Road by the contractors laying the New Jersey City water pipe line. 

 By a fortunate chance extensive breeding did not take place on 

 this area. Long delays by contractors in completing such work, 



