Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-17
'ITY OF RICHMOND:

!. Is Con.os CouscsL, 18th June. 1880.
Mr.. Prsssdsnt Williams psesenisd ~ >e1ls~iag
Rsyers: s; d
The Comnittoe appointed To pssosra ths neces-
cary surveys and estates Of the expeDe of supply
Ing The city with good and pure water. and to whom
vosstsrsd The petitions of many Of tho citxens upon
that su6ject beg leave TO rcport-That IN conformity
with Tho authority sestod IN them by the Hail. they pro
Oese4tke Scrviocs Of Mr.. Abort Stein Of Petersburg
On engineer 81 greet skil and experience who, under
The direction OF the Committee, has mado survey Of
che rses and Of tho adjacent grounds, and Of part
OF the etys and hns also exhibited estimate II the
cxpease, an which herewith submitted TO the
Hall, With letter from him upon the subject. He pro
pses that the should be- taken Of tho river
little below Mr. Ruihcrfoords mill, ndcondncted by
means Of canal, TO point near the first arch-Thst
81 that point. pump house with forcing pump should
besrcctcd, with power to raise Of water pow
900 gallons water Of the canal thus 70 be
S6rm-d IN twenty four hours, and deliver the by
mee.s Of main pipe into reservoir near Major John
Ciarkes residence, which Ia oight feet higher than
IL residences of Me- Chares Ellis believed to be the
highest point on Shockoe Hill From the reservoir
ba proposes to bring the to LIST street, and has
cxhib'cd an estimate Of the expense Of supplying
steeot down to 23d street; . street down to 18th
street; 10 its intersections with Locust street.
thence alunR that street by mr. John Rutherfoord's
10 streets list street. 5th street and 9th street from
BIO street: aud 18th, 18th and 18th streets from
% to p street. The whole cost OF the work, in>u
ding 100000 for the head race dam, &c according to
he estimate, il go, 800; this expense will nccessa
rly have to b. added the expense of the
water power, . scite for the trcction of the pump
houso aud sufficient ground rthe reservoir and lib
ery Of putting down ths pipes upon private roper
y: the pipes thus proposed to be brought into the
town. are to be Of sufficient calibre supply the
other streets OF the city, that The only additional
expense OF supplying them. will be tho of tho
pipes and laying them down. Your Committee have
applied TO the James River Company and to Gen
u,rvie 10 ascertain IRON them upon what terms wa
tor can DO obtained TO work the machinery, DC.
The James River Company hive in answer to the
enquiry submitted to them, with great hberality Of
fcrod 10 supply the Corporation with three hundred
square inches OF water for the working of the ma
chinery; which Mr Stein considers On ample .upplv
and which will not DO required upon an average
moro than four hours m the day, tho price Of two
hundred and fifty dollars per annum. The Corpora
lion, 10 the event Of entering into contract with tho
C""psny, Will 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
cnred 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 answer to their
enquiry, (which is herewith submtted,l IN which he
proposes TO supply the city with smificien, water
power towprk the machinery, well with GOO 600
gallons every "a hours, for the supply of tho cty to
effect which he proposes to erect the dam and canal
furnish the land for the erection of the pump house
and tho privilege of passing the pipes throueh Ibis
land to the reservoir, for the Of 0oo so that
Gen darvies proposition should be accepted the
cDs OF supplying tho streets aforementioned would
exclusive of the cost Of the ground for the
reservoir and OF the liberty Of laying down the pines
from the reservoir to the city where il NAV be neccs
say to go through private property; tie whole Cos,
OF which would, II Is believed, be very trifl,ng"
all which Is respectfully submitted.
JOHN G. WILLIAMS,
Chairman Of Committee.