Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-26
MEETING AT TIE CAPITOL.

MEETING AT TIE CAPITOL.
AT . meeting Of tho qualified voters for the mem
beers Of the Common Hall Of tho City, held at the
Osp'soi on Thursday, for the purpose Of considering
work referred 10 in the report Of the omnitte OF
the Common Hall. appointed to procure the neccssa-
X surveys and estimates Of tho expense Of supplying
on motion OF MIR. Scott, JosEPH TATE vas ap-
pointed Chairman, and ChAs. n. HyDE Secretary.
Inc Chairman stated the object Of the meeting,
and laid before it the following statcment obtained 81
. resolution OF the Common Hall:
Numbers of heads Of families In strceAs pfopo-
sed to be wnterod <1o
Aggregate number Of persons in families l3ae
Numoer oi tenemebts SEA
Number OF heads of families willing to pay
for water seo
The following report Of Mr.. Stein, in addition n
his former report, upon the principle Of suppIy.ne .
smaller number Ut families, was laid before the meet.
ing by Mr.. J. g Williams.
Estimate ofthc expense Of supplying the City of Rich
mond with water from James River.
The number of houses to be supplied, ioOO-Each
house to require 100 gallons in "a hours.
The pump to raise 800 900 gallons of water into the
reservoir in - hours.
The reservoir to contain 600, 600 gallons. or s6E,yH =
supply for six days to 1000 famiies.
The main pipe from the 'eservoir TO Tho CITY TO din.
cha'ge not less than 10000 gallons in lst street in
% hours.
The cost Of the pump complete, a. 600
The water wheel, shafts, wall plates, &C. 1900
The pumn-housc, breast, gearngs, &c. $500
The ascending main, sO0n
The reservoir complete, In0
The main FROM the reservoir 10 the city, 10000
The pipes. stOp-cocks. FIRE. plugs, DC. for
the distribution Of the water through tho
Cost Of the whole work complete. So 400
The cost Of tho water power, ground for the
reservoir, &c. l3,soo
Cost of supplying the streets as laid down
inthe plan submitted, 40 600
RICHMOND, June Gath, 1890.
JonN G. WILLIAMS. ESQ.
The following resolution offered by Mr.. Thcs. Ru-
HEREFORD, was adopted:
Resoired, That 4 committee of nine be aopointed
whose duty it shall be to deliberate upon the expedi.
ency OF supplying the city with wateYin the manner
pointed out by Mr.. Stein, and to report their opinion
thereupon' to n meeting of the qualified voters for tho
members OF the Common Hall. to be hereafter called.
IL shall also be their duty to report what they con-
ceive to be the best means Of raising the MONEY! ne
cessary for the object, and from what sources tho
principal and interest may be reimbursed in he most
equitable and least onerous manner to the citizens.
together with any other matters they may deem per-
tinent to the subject.
Committee, Thos. Rutherford, John Broken
brough, John G. W,liiams, John B,shor, R,chd. An.
derson, Saml. Sublett, Saml. P. Parsons, John Pm.
ders and Hall Nelson.
Re'oiued, That when this meeting adjourn, il will
next, at q o'clock
Resoived, That the Editors OF tho Compiler and
DAILY Wing: be requested to publish the proceedings
of this meeting.
JOSEPH TATE, Chairman.
CuAs H. HYDE, Secretary.
For the information of those concerned in the inn
Por'afion OF foreign goods, we publish the following
extract from a circular Of the Secretary of the Treus-
ury, showing the construction given by the Denart.
nent TO a part ofthe Sd section Of IN late .ac, g.,
The more efftctual collection Of the impost dut;ee.,
which has been the subject Of much anxiety smon1
the importers.
'Ihat section, the 3d.. enacts that swhenever
goods, OF which wool or cotton is q component mar,
OF a similar KIND, but different quality. are found in
the same package. if not imported from beyond Good
nope II shall be the duty of the appraisers to adopt
the best article contained in such package. A TIA
average value of the whole. As neither the size
ofthe package nor the quantity which it shall con-
tam, has ben fixed, it il the opinion Of the Dennrf-
neht that the different qualities of . similar kind
may be put into different packages of such size ,s tho
owmer may see proper; and that for the better con-
'eyahce' or other good cause, these different packa-
ges may be put together into larger PACKAGES; and If
Inc goods are clearly and distinctly referred to in tho
invoices, according to the packages Of the first men
az within the meaning Of the law
a commission merchant named Elias Warner. v,.
tr,ed In New York last week for pejury, in making \
false return Of his effects as an insoIycn, uas
found guilty, and sentenced to seven years imn,;.on'
neDt. 'No
domestic Coitons.-The following is q comparative
statement OF the exports of domestic cotton msnuf.c.
tnres Iron" ron" the United States, for the years endinn
Sept. 30th, 1923 ard 1929, as ex.rncied f,om ~
Treasury reports, recently published. "
Exports 1923 ,eao
Printed and cold Co.tons, 76,Ofa AZ no,
White and brown do B87,62o q Issn
NankeeDs, s14s ,o,o
Twist Yarn e. Thread, 1850 aaso
"a" " manufactures oil 23,383 1880
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