Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-19
CITY or RICHMOND:

IN ConNor CoUNcfL, i4th Juno, isao
Report. !. 40 ''''"' ing
:s surveys and estimates Of the expenso OF sSnc
ing the city with good end pure water, and 20 ~
the petitions many of the CITIZEN upon
peg lesve to report.Thst IN conformity
VIII .ne euthcrity vested 10 them by the Hall thev pr,
cured the services Of Mr.. Albert Stein of Petcrsbpr
an engineer Of great skill and experience. who unde,
inc direction OF the Committee, has made survey Of
Of ,hs liz, .no o. soe adjacent grounds and of part
expense, all which are herewith submitted TO The
nol', with letter from him upon the subject re mo-
Poscs that the water should be taken out of the river
ne below Mr. Ruthesfoords r,ill and conduc, ed l,v
means Of canal, 70 point near the FIRST archSTb.,
toa' poinf pump house with forcing pump should
DC erected with power to raise by means Of wafer
CT, gallons water out Of the canal thus TO be
means Of main pipe into reservoir near Mao ~
Cierkes residence, which 10 cght feet higher thsn
the residence If Mr Charles Ellie believed 10 be n.
highest point on Shockoe Hill. From the reservoir
exhibited al estimate Of the expense of supolyino =
street down to 23d street; D street down TO isth
eeeI street 70 ats intersection with Locust sfreet
nerce aiong that street by hr. John Rutherfoord's
TO street; and 18th, 18th end 18th streets fo,a
~ TO street. The whole cost Of tho work. inclu
ang 900 for the hoad rscs dam, &c according TO
s estimate, - $4,000; to this expense Will nccsssa
p"
water power, settle for tho erection Of the n,,mn
house and sufficient ground for the reservoir and b
er'y OF putting down the pipes upon private roper
~: the pipes thus proposed to be brought into tho
town. are to be of sufficient calibrc to supply the
other streets OF the city, that 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 Cen
harvle to ascertain from them upo . what terms wa
ter can be obtained to work the machinery. DC
me James River Company have in answer to the
en1u'ty submitted to them, with great lbernlity Of
'ereu 10 supply the Corporation with three hundred
square inches of water for the working of the ma
chnery; which Mr. Stein considers an ample supuly
ana winch Will not DO required upon nm AVERAGE
more than four hours IN the day, the price of two
hundred and fifty dollars per annum. The Corpora.
10 the event OF entering into contract with the
company, VIII have to procure sufficient ground be-
tween the canal and James River upon which 10
erect the machinery, and your Committee have not
been able to ascertain whether such scte can be n,o
cured on the terms. II the james River Coupanv'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 70 he;r
enquiry (which is herewith submitted] in which he
proposes to supply the city With a sufficient water
power to work the machinery, well with GOO 600
gallons every "a hours, for the supply Of the city to
effect which he proposes to erect the dam and canal
furnish the land for the erection of the pump honse
and the privilege Of passing the pipes through Lis
land to the reservoir for the of Oo0 so that
Gen. iIarve's proposition should be accented the
cost OF supplying the streets aforementioned would
be $9260O exclusive Of the of the ground for the
reservoir, and Of the liberty Of laying down the pipes
from the reservoir to the city, where It may be neces
sary to 60 through private property; the whole cost
Of which would, It is believed, be very trifinp"
All which rs respectfully submitted,
JOHN G. WILLIAMS,
Chairman OF Committee.