Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-05-17
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the revenue from the WORKS Is greater than the charges bv
the OF SI6l Us. Foe pumps pamp house. the mains
aud are generally iu good order throughout
various lines Inc old Reservoirs, los several months
past have leaked extent induce the Com
mtiee suspend the until they shsl have been
repaired. For the deyi.ing mode doing whch
the chairman Is correspondence with Fred. Graft
ESQ.,, OF Phladepha. aud probably he may Recommend
some Plan which will Increase the what above the
e,ii1aie laid before the Couacil their last meeting
The CommIec, under the authority OF the Council did
the eld December, lsi3 with Edward Sydno
for the exea'ang cmbankng aud pudding and afterwards
with tenn. DAVIS Co., Tor the brick WORK necessary Tor
The coasIrncnon OF new Reservoir and for ensryug the
odd once according To plan furnished BY Fred Grah Esq
OF fhusdsiPhia, and adopted by the COMMITTEE The work
Was commenced On the 9Th day OF Jsn e+@ and regular
prosecuted TO its completion Early after It's commence
ment was discovered that the ground on which the Re-
eTNon wss located was porous and sandy charscter
was consequently deemed necessary TO increase the width
It the banks six feet and the extent o pudding large
~ to cover the bottom with heavy adhesive clay 10 lay
portion OF the Or cSs IN hyd aie and To groui ard
plaster tie bottom and porton OF the slopes ~lta the same
material Al This added greatly Ia the expense Ut the
WORKS aud vet 'hey have not cost more than the original
esnmae SIX months sgo The water "as let into the new
neseNi IRON which the city has been supplied ever since
leaks OF any consequences have yet been and
the whole WORK seems to be arm and substantial, with the
eacepuoh OF bat KIND OF se,ng ~hch s una'oidsole IN
newly erected banks, twenty-five feet high
The Committee have not vet had tnsl settlement with
the contractors and consequently are unable Al this time,
to iu'nsh The Council with minute siaiemen, ct the
cost The sizs o: the rev Reservoir Is Eau ieet
long aud $50 fee; WIDE, at the top water evel 10 feet
Deep and will contain when filed, 2942s 45 gallons all
the Reservoirs when filed, will contain upwards OF
millions Of gallons Estimating one hundred gallons per
day FIR each family hisis Mr. STEMS esimate the sup
ply will sst 1000 families seventy days. The distributing
main Is 6i15 feet IN length IL ten inches IN dismser, the
receiving orhee placed ten feet below the surface before
the eubank raised, ard then it estimated
would discharge 400 900 gloas in - hours. No1 the
mouth Of the main placed Zee, below the surface
this add tona head Of feet will increase the discharge
about fifty per cent.
The committee omitted in the proper place OF this report
to call Ire attention of the COune the fact that the
OF the works the last year, exceeded that OF the pre-
| vious year by the sum OF S3,e69 Al.
As there many calls tor large extensions Of The mains
by respectable persons who agree guarantee the
city per per the OF the e1tenons
the committee induced to believe that tae OF the
increased resources a. witnessed above will in all proba-
| blity be continued year after year.
The bendgatcs above the pump-house construct
ed under the direction u Gen. Harve. and before the city
became the purchaser OF the property They made large
enough admit Of boat navigation; they
Unnecessary they ,hOud DC. rhey heavy. unwiedy
AID diiieut and, being constructed Of wood
and placed where they alternately and dry Ii
able To rapid decay. They repaired during the
last year as IN make probable that they may last long
the DAM which also built OF timber, is exposed the
causes Of decay, and requires considerable repairs
every 1t Is estimated that dam built entirely
o granite, few rods below the dam would
much moe Than new set OF head gates Ike the present
and tbs thorough repairing OF the old dam Should new
dam built the spot designated the head
dispensed with altogether and large inrrsa0o Of water
Psrms"enuy secured lho materials iof Tue dani are
"nuhu'h OF inc oest quahV, anu upon tue spot Inc
eopee 'neIeioie ee' 'h'' 'ney "TuIa mol De o'sehag
ing he uuy did 'heS not eofnesuy cal the attention o the
] |oune'l 70 'lis ''nPot'ah' subject
All VI winch Is respectfully submitted 10 the Coun-
eh'
SAMoEL SobLh L IL T. W. I.
hl'nnOho' NAY i<m' ieto
Ana 'he foregoing report having oeen received u was
o'a e 70 pe 'a'I a., Oh E rie plo'e;
0 " n ,S VI ~, Di' S"a'n"e'As"e' -.
hesoNsu' i"at MafshsI street. between l2th and
Coese auees' DC graded cHfoeo gu'ierei and grs-
vele'' an1 hot soOO De apptopriaed to rai'e the
stone "s!, on the norm sds OF SAID street. lhe grad
ing gfaEeins ana RuueHhg 10 De Done by the city
hands ffolIea, ihai the work hereby authorized be
ag"e " Tue "'nef "''A' nsfe'oiof' oroer'
CO.,
Oh mouOh OF nv Mayo u was
OaeL.e' Iha' afepof on he suoeet OF the eon2'snts
mace 81 t nuisance af'n2 from the cuveri on he norm
Ds considered as the hs' business al the next meeting Of
me COuhcH.
oh InouSh o. III Dove,
hesoi'e1 Ihst the Attorney Tor the City 81 Richmond
be directed 10 apply 10 the county court Of ienncO Tor
wni 90 q10d aanHHm, 10 eonJemn 20 much ground on
'he souh s'e o. walnut alley al IT. intersection with l5
suSe a. ht 1e necessary !" maze SAID alley twenty eei
vide throughout.
The following report was presented from the Comns-
, siCner' o. sHeee Tor Jefferson ward
Ihe commissioners Of streets for Jefferson Ward 10
whom TIC resolution offered az the last meeting Of the
Noonci was feeifeo PROVIDING ior an inquiry into the eS
anu p'op1oe cost ol improving 'Se, sueS' from
he intersection oil trace street 10 the corporation line, beg
leaNe 10 report; mat hey have no hesitation IN recon-
eheme 'e contemplated Improvement to the Council as
one uy worthy o. i's moiia'9rabie COMMUNICATIVE
icy 49,. 'ohnee'ng o. II does VITA the Mechanics
~ ~ quo " use greatest 'hofoughares leading
49, % az -n'si d . a'nCs' i'hPaSe'oe' aus a.
IN b.d o,de, and ,,,,lnsIy ,,aj, 1 w, w. "
: n,ov,rne,, Y,r C,,.; 80 I ''nJit I''
> . oud he vary desi,sLle q, c,,,v ,, ,h - i"-
! rnsnt mentioned in ,be ,o,oi,,io %, -; - S,i "
b,v ,yo,II ,,l, "A IL >. a. " = " ~ ~
.ol1tely nece.sary-They therefore recornmendsd So
Valley .,,ce, b. m,,aycJ in d. $500 II ' y,
;be resolution az far as the noy,I c,r - -, W 49,,
: and Leo Ieay, IN snmp,i, an ,s,,,,,a ~ a., 49,
mad, b. The Civ Soryeva, " ~ W. '"'''O
: "A ,ha IL -, - ~ . .- r.,
Sorveror b.v,n, hsor "a - Z & .s' ' " '
! All M, ,,,,i,o 80 AZ, CO. - '''
|. Ess.IyeJ Tia, vai.v 80, r., g.. 49,. =, i,
, north s,de Of Venabe street h, ,mn,ov.J bS I.v;n
d,s ,be cnh 80" ~ Ue improved p layin'
~ ~ s'o"' y" oaSh sue anu paving tue guueTs
four feet wide or the ives, sids ~ the ,J Ia, a.,
CITY Surveyor be auhotled 10 e,,nae IN an an,nn, m
exceeding 81 500 toward. the e.eeu,ion az the VOL
! On motion Of Mr. MAYO