Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1843-05-30

Leaving balance in favor of the Water
Works of s6,126 so
The Committee recommend that the City should
acquire by purchase or condemnation, otherwise,
about four of land adjoining the Reservoir for
the purpose of raising its walls and emba nkments
from six TO eight feet above its present height thus
giving increased head and greater and more GER
tain supply of water to the high points on Shockoe
Hill. The capacity OF the Reservoir would be much
ncreased-the water would remain longer therein,
and be discharged more pure: The Committee (Mr.
Samuel Sublett, Chairman) further recommend some
important repairs 10 the Pump House-such as sub
stituling stone sills and cast iron supports
instead Of timber sills and suppor,s-and brick or
stone floor, instead of timber one, which is liable TO
early decay-it being necessary cold wea-
Their keep large for the purpose of freeing the
wheels from ice On the 22d May, the of ST..
$50 was appropriated for said repairs and improve
ments
| On the 9Th May, Mr. Lancaster reported, that the
Committee the subject Of lighting the City had en-
gagged the services Of Mr. Charles o. Sanford, en-
gIneer OF much experience on many OF our public
works, who had gone to Philadelphia to examine
the gas works there The Committee prefer the estab
shment of gas works at the cost of the City TO any
other mode and cite instance the City Of Phla
delphia assuming the establishment of gas works at a
cost Of than half million Of dollars. Again. by
this plan the advantages of light may be extended to
every portion of The City, which will be the case if
it is undertaken by individual, who will find the
greatest per ceniage upon the investment to be to the
extent OF abou halt of scattered city, and will
then stop. The Committee wind up with the follow.
| NC resolution
Rcsoired That committee be instructed TO report
ordinance providing for the appointment Of standing
committee, to be denominated the Committee on the
Richmond Gas Works; and for an appropriation OF
dollars in cash, and six per cent stock redeema
BILE in to be placed under the control Of said
committee to be expended in the purchase of suitable
nj works denOn,inaed The
Richmond Gas Works; and that such committee be
clothed with such powers may be necessary to carry
into operation the works intended to be erected
The Report Of MIR. Sanford gives the following intor-
nation
LIST. The Loeatiou
The location Of the works should be such, that coal
and other materials TO be used may be conveniently
obtained There many lots, within the corporation
of Richmond, that will answer the purpose-and a
comparison of any two lots may easily be made, by
taking into consideration the price of each o the cost
Of dwelling The same the cost OF pipes from the lo TO
The main pipe of the city, and the annual cost oil
portaton of materials to be used for making gas
End Plan Of the Works.
The accompanying drawing represents lot oil nall
acre, and upon which is LAID down all the necessary
works and buildings for present purposes-the dotted
lines represent plan of extending the works, It
should be found necessary. The buildings required
for the present works are reor house, oil "a by ~
| feet, and Is feet high, having chimney OF eD feet
hph-a purifying house of 20 feet square, and Is feet
| high-a small shed for lime-a coal she'd oil ~ by ~
feet-and meter house and Office, of 90 feet high and
equal TO Is feet square-he retort house, purifying
house, and lime shed, to be built OF orck-the othei
buildings to be of timber The works will consist OF
three benches of brick work, Of about feet width
and height, each-hese benches TO be placed side by
sde-each bench will contain furnace, 10 heat three
retorls and will be complete, in ITSELF for the genera
ton of from 10 to 900 cubic feet Of gas IN "a hours
hence j, will be necessary to keep two benches oil re-
torts in active operation for the production OF Inc guam
l,y of gas pro posed 10 be made-namely, 3,ooo WV
feet Of gas nettthe third bench to be reserved Tor
use whenever either OF the others require or
repairs The other works are, a hydraulic man,
washer, condenser purlfyer, meter, and gasome'er,
nil connected by cast iron pipes these works used
for cleansing, measuring, aud purifying the gas
3rd. Plan Of laying the Street Pipes.
For The plan Of laying street pipes, with view to
LIGHTING the whole City eventually, propose TO lay
inch mains through 9th and l1h streets; and 10 con-
meet these by an inch pipe, laid in Main street, and
to the latter pipe with the work by III men
pipe; this series of pipes will form The man artery.
In oil streets parallel TO Main street, inch pipes are
TO be laid and connected with the inch pipes IN ?tli
and 18th streets; and in all the numbered or cross
streets, inch pipes TO be laid, and connected win
the inch pines at intersections Of streets Two pipes
10 be laid near the side walks in all streets where
great demand for gas may be expected, and one pipe
laid near the centre Of all other streets.
In order TO obtain The greatest advantages with The
least expenditure, and of forming some plan upon
which to base my estimate for presen, proposed works,
have supposed that The following part OF the general
plan of laying the stree pipes, will first be executed
VIZ one pipe to be laid through Cary street, from Inc
lower end of the canal Basin to Shockoe Creek; two
pipes in Main street, from 9th TO 18th streets on one
side and from 9Th to 20lh streets on the other one
pipe on one eide Of h street, from 1st to Mayo streets
one pipe on street, from Governor to Mayo streets;
and one pipe in 9Th, 9Th, 9,h Governor and mayo
streets.
By this arrangement all the Inhabitants OF the com
pucl portions of the city will be within short distance
of connected line OF lights 10 most of the stores and
public buildings.
4M Estimated cost Of erecting The morhs and 'aying
street pipes through the portion Of Tie cay a'0se de-
| scribcd
For all metal work fitted mp complete, according 10 the
accompanying plan Of work, per Burr q samson nn
! ofier, marked Sisooo
an necessary buildings, as per proposal b I'" oo
Tank for gosometer, do DO 90 ~,
| Brick work of 3 retort benches, at $loo Adv
Fencing and fitting lot, say 1 noo
| Purchase of lot 1'oou
To,,, COS, IF works 2l,3oC
To which add the cost of street pipes and laying
the same. calculated al prices iurn'shea W
/ Garland Hanes, Esq.
1000 feet 10 inch pipes at 81 So 1 1'99O
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