Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-23
OBJ RICHMOND:

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| liz Commos CouNcr., 18th June. LEGO.
Mr.. President Williams presented the fulLwirc
Report:
The Committee appointed to procure the n.ces.
Sary surveys ana estimates OF the expense or supply.
Ing the city with good and pure water, and 10 whom
wereraierred the petitions Of many oftho citizen. upon
that subject, beg leave to rcport-That IN conformity
with the authority vested in them by the Hall, they bro
cured the services OF Mr.. Albert Stein of Petersburg
an engineer OF great skill aud experience, who, under
The direction o. the Committee. has made a survey OF
tne iivei and OF the adjacent grounds, and of n part
OF thu cry; and has also exhibited an estimate of the
expense, all which are herewith submitted to the
Hall, With a letter from him upon the subiecf. He pro.
poses that the water should be takon out of the river n
little below MIR. Rutherfoord's mill, and conducted bv
means OF a canal, TO a point near the first orch-Thot
a. 'nat point, a pump house with q forcing pump should
oeerected, with power to raise by means of water now.
CIR, 0 5000 gallons water out of tine canal thus 70 he
formed, IN twenty four hours, and deliver the same bv
meanso OF q main pipe into a reservoir near Major John
Ciarkes 8 residence, which 10 eight feet higher than
tho residence of Mr.. Charles Ellis. believed to be Tho
highest point on Shockoe Hill. From the reseyvo;r
he proposes to bring the water to LIST street, and has
exhibited an estimate Of the expense Of supplying y
street down to Esd street; D street down 10 is,h
street; III street to it's Intersection with I.oc,s, s,,ao,
thence along that street by DIR. John Rutberfoord,s
70 T. street; ist street, 5th street and 9Th street from
ID to II street: and 18th, 18th and 18th streets fro,o
y to y street: The whole cost of tho work, inclu
hs estimate, is SEQ, 600; to this expense Will nccess.
rily have to be added the expense Of purchasing the
water power, a scite for the erection OF the pump
house and sufficient ground for the reservoir. ond lib
cry OF putting down the pipes upon private roper.
y: the pipes thus proposed to be brought into the
town. are to be Of sufficient calibre to supply the
other streets OF the city, SO TINT The only additional
expense of supplying them, will be the cost of the
pipes and laying them down. Your Committee have
applied to the James River Company and to Gen
harvio, TO ascertain from them upon what terms wa
t can be obtained to work the machinery, &C.
Inc James Rircr Company have in answer TO the
enquiry submitted to them, with great lberality OF.
iereu 10 supply the Corporation with three hundred
square inches of water for the working Of the ma
c%hinery; which Alf Stein considers an ample supply,
and which will not DO required upon an average
more than four hours in the day, at the prryS Of two
hundred and fifty dollars per unnum. The Corporo.
tIon, IN the event of entering into a contract with the
Company, will have 10 procure sufficient ground be-
tween the canal and james River upon which TO
erect the machinery, and your Committee have no;
oeen able to ascertain whether such scite can be pro.
cured on the terms. II the James River Company's
proposition should be accepted, the cost of the head
race, dam, &c. would be saved From Gen. Harvie
your Committee this day received ON answer to their
enquiry, (which is herewith submitted in which he
proposes to supply the city with a g., ficieht water
power to work the machinery, rs well rs with SOC. 600
gallons every "a hours, for the supply of the CITY; TO
effect which he proposes to erect the dam and canal
tnmlsh the land for the erection of the pump house
and the privilege of passing the pipes through his
and to the reservoir, for the sum of sIa 600; so that.
II zen. Harvie's proposition should be accepted, the
cos, OF supplying the streets aforementioned would
be S92 1900, exclusive of the cost of the ground for the
reservoir, and of the liberty OF LAYING down the pip.s
from the reservoir to the city, where il nav be neces.
ssfy TO 60 through private property; the whole cost
OF winch would, 1t is believed, be very tria.ns."
All which IS respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. WILLIAMS,
! Chairman of Cummitte err