The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-09-04

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, rnInAY ..sEpTEMBER q 1874
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8Cmrespondsnse o. ia'e = ls1''asu1
ssss,rrsrn ,,r THE CsTY c0rEcSE. = RssoRE OF
: ssnssIo ALLEN. CRY EsGINEgK. ON THE THE
TaTrK QUESTION iaroavAS ACTION t'lts
Axp aseuL ATOMS FOR TRE kr1xsHoD y.
aroprsp--aPpRopaI4TtcN TO TIE FEES sst
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*. - - sr ,cv,-ax sss,tember 2, 1874.
-. r.tx. f,o,,nei, Iast night
The meettpS vi WY wv pnj,art 3nifkie
was presIqpeu ,,, "a, snriy,ys All the,
who pas feturhsea ~ .ls -, Int Mr. Heber
members were ss....s. - Accounts 10 the
Kerr and John %: 1919 ys,n Z. ~ slloxsd THE
amount y ABOUT sssoov rf,ies and re-.
EQmmttIee on tpoa =, ss,, az fhe CITY
gGiations ior uc sos .ihsa, tybst nfihisf.
AIntshoHse, aha plesS' ~ s,o,s,;cns ,bersof.
ments shaii pc No in said
The ~ =, se,.s M tle sn,Ise.
have ar0raed tee c..y 49, 81 ranorted.
ment. Iney VIZ 49, au y,rssensefl scrip Of the
The cary treasurer eis "a Whfch had been
CITY 70 the sheuu. y. $50 orderei 10 he barn
Tedeemec, aoa Lnes !, e.s,,,atisn was mt once
tas nssess =, ,ananc,ss az the men, bers
oesuo, snM W. !. rev wxrcbeds the q imes con-
SlsMssl.sye 80 81 Rny they should cos1.
sue ssem ne 9th nd rejection that its
ss..fs SssI s,vss In the improvements which
3 has hsan inst rumentsi 10 bringing atoat-
M Mss ~, action or The meeting
.,,,;s ths a,ion,ioS,. OF The report OF the ISty.
Ea1,;nnsr Mr. Donald Allen, upon the rsia-
s..a n5va,,ooes ofstbe gravity and pumping
~ 800 - 81 snnnlvinv, q CITY With water as
ss.s.aaa thor ada ntation to the secular 10.
go " a,,r ,c;tr rp,at,re cost, and supply
- ..,a,sr Tsa rsnort or Mr.. Allen was
,nost sScel,en, one and set forth clearly and
viii, s,ynnch detail az vas possible the adj
rantayes and Disadvantages of both systems.
sfter a.careIuI comparison Of the supply OF
1rster which each system will give ana its
cost oil of which estimates are based upon
r1aciicshle he declares most unhesi-
iafinpiy in favor OF the pumping system, as
it.w;Ii,yield largersupply of water per day
at a less cost, and VIII be capable OF extern
sion hereafter should the Wants OF the city
ever ,demapd it.
TIE orariiy system requires Isl. An eX-
nenditnre o, Sl75,Sl9.49 at the lowest esti-
mate. Cd. To maRc it equal In point Of
safety. in case OF FIRE, reservoir, costing as
,nnci, ne the nnmpiug system 1920, 1i6) must
Chm ne a,I tbe water that can lie made ayaIla-
sinn ~ I 81 M, NV, TO-" 70 rse a. frat
p'e ~ ,,un,n,n, s,stem has these nd yautaees-
7st re 'pst 81 the works. ,m,mps. &c.
aosnn,a,e - s4ns4s 90. and gives I.2s0. zoo
srsilons of ws,er every twenty.four hours,
o. Oh as5 gallons ,more than the other sys-
tenn. I'd. In case OF fire it gives 2, 00l, 900
Gallons sioWelt away ready fer use, besides
n III hx,f 1,o
p,imps. I'd. Should an extension ever be
IF other nnmps. 4tn. It costs less money
hysS,37O.23 Der year than the gravity sys.
fen, does without the reservoir, and 10
Iess Nor ye.r than the gravity system does
.,,;th . reservoir - Z a&'@.
Tbe 7eservair is to be located On the bill
lust: in rear,of lhe Virginia FenaEs Institute,
and the water is to be punpea, fFam2T the
sptins,on :. Spring Farm, )" WhEh is already
opyned nv the civ. By the grayitE system
IRE wYftr world -.iayt TO be .Drocured from
.ubot IL k,awn "a, alexander,s tnp abort
SI1fn;lcs ,y,st of stanton. The neDrorf ctosgss
10 'nrging the Council to proGupt aetions: for
ifsthey r5ronose 10 nut M their works in
Is15 twill reouire ali the time from now
till shrine tor get eyerythipg aSiadp to begin
she .rorE Win the first omen weather. - ,.
cAs,esiimated. the supnFof water furnish.
pdi;by the sispriue. which will be used to
puaao from. 5w,H sne eq1st Is City gallons q
head ,,er day to The. people of-Stanuton If the
Dopulati6n were sWenf Esfive thousand.
After the report had 6eensfead, General
Echols presented The following resolution,
which Was adopted s. 4. " =
aResoipeH- That tbe Committee on Finance
hec i,,s,.I,eias~ TO resort at as early d day as
nossib,z wren md how. in their opinion. the
t,aceosaryy ,jIs1ount ccsn he rnised nnon the
credit ~ the ritv to complete the water
,"orts ;nr.cS6rd,rnce Win ihe ranort of the
Cstv Enaiueer:s,
fjn motion OF Mr.. Burke. ID was resolved
that the, Committeeman ster be authorized.
when necessary. TO enfloy an engineer TO
make nIaus and spec,tications and superin.
I tend .fhe,. construction 1pf the new water
>uorLs al + 81. :. - 7'' 81 p :
Major n. M. Bell. president of the Board
rrsFyea ,Schools. apneared before the Conn.
o;I and fSx IeaIa addressed them in the in.
tarests Of line pnb,,c free schools of the city.
stating tho great need at present of addi.
fionaI school.rooms for the accommodation
of children, and desiring the Council to
Make such provision for these schools as may
EchnjS ofTared fine following resolution.
which Was adonted.
.aReeo,ned, That s15 O0() of the six ner
cont bonds of the .c;tv be se, aside. in the
hands IF the Treasurer Of tn, eitr. snbiect
III the. order of iha Con,mittee on Schools
and the annroyal Of the Council. and TO be
ann,iad in their discretion. towards the pro-
VISION Of add,tional accomfno dation for the
nnhlic schools of,the city from tiue to time,
no their .exiaaneies REQUIRE: aaa the said
committee is also instructed to TAKE such