Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1830-06-21
CITY OF RICHMOND:

In COMMON CouScrL, i4tb June, 1880
Mr.. President Williams presented the following
Report;
The Committee appointed to procure the nccss-
sury surveys end estimates of the expense of supply
ing the city with good and pure water and to whom
the petitions of many the citizens upon
That SUBJECT beg leave to reportThat in conformity
with the authority vested IN them by the Hall hey pro
cured tho of Mr.. Albert Stein of PETERSBURG
an engineer OF grea, skill and experience who under
the direction OF the Committee, has made survey az
the river aud Of the adjacent grounds and OF part
OF the city, and has also exhibited estimate OF the
expense, all which herewith submitted TO the
Hall, with letter from him upon the subject. He pro
poses that the water should be taken out Of the river
little below MIR. Rutheroord's mill and conducted by
means Of canal, 10 point the first arch-That
at that point pump house with forcing pump should
5eercctej, with powc. to by of water pow
eOoo 600 gallons of the canal thus TO be
formed IN twenty four hours and deliver the same by
means OF main pipe into reservoir Major John
Clarkes residence, which is eight feet higher than
the residence Of Mr. Charles Ellis, believed to he the
highest point on Shockoe Hill. From the reservoir
he proposes to bring the water to Lex street and has
exhibited an estimate Of the expense of SUPPLYING f.
street Down to 23d street; street down to i9tb
street, street 10 ITS intersection with Locust eet
thence along that street by Mr.. John Ruterfoe,d s
to street; LIST Street, 9TH street and 9th street from
to RI street; and 18th, 5.h and 18th streets from
D to street The whole cost Of the work, incIu
ding $4,000 for the head race, DAM &c according to
his estimate, is 500 600; to this expense WILL nocesso
ry have to be added the expense Of purchasing the
water power, sctc for the erection of the nun,n
house and sufficient ground Cor tbs reservoir ard lib
erty OF putting down the pipes upon private roper
ty: tho pipes thus proposed TO be broucht into tho
town, arc 10 be of sufficient cslbre To supply the
other streets CT the city, that :he 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
Harvie, TO ascertain from them upon what terms wa
ter be obtained to work the machinery pc
The James River Company have in answer TO the
enquiry submitted TO then with great hhcrsii;y of.
Tered 10 surSly the Corporation with three lindred
square inches OF water for the working OF the ma
chinery which Mr. Stein considers an ample supply
and which will not be required upon an average
more than four hours in the day. the price of two
hundred and hfiy dollars per annum The Corpora.
tlon IN the event of entering into contract with the
Company, will have 10 procure sufficient ground be-
tween the ca'al and james River upon which to
erect the machinery, and your Committee have not
been able TO ascertain whether such scte -an be pro-
| cured on the terms. 1t the James River Compony's
proposition should be accepted the cost of The head
race, dam, &c. would be saved From Gen Harv;e
your Committee this day received IN answer to their
enquiry, (which Is herewith submted.l in which he
proposes to supply the city with a sufficient water
power to work the machinery, well with GOO 900
gnons every % hours for the supply of the city; to
effect winch he proposes to erect the dam and canal
inrnisE the land Tor the erection of the pump house
and the privilege Of passing the pipes through his
land TO the reservoir for the of 81 2OO0 so that
u Cen Harve's proposition should be accepted, the
cos, OF supplying the streets aforementioned would
be 926OO exclusive of the cost Of the ground for the
reservoir and OF the liberty Of laying the pipes
from the reservoir to the city, where 1t may be necrs
sary TO go through private property; the whole cos,
OF which would, II Is believed, be very trIn mo-"
All which is respectfully submitted,
JOHN G.. WILLIAMS,
Chairman Of Committee.