The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-01-01

size IL now being put In on the brim side Of
the canal alongside the present pump mains. |
which will be permanent fixture there, or
until the canal company think proper to Or
der lis removal
The two new pumps and turbine water
wheel are now being put In place, and 1t Is
hoped they will be In operation by the com.
Ing summer. This, being very heavy and
difficult Of construction, has been considera-
bly, delayed. The 24inch main from these
pumps to the reservoir has been laid from
the reservoir into Hollywood cemetery,
leaving about one.fourth Of the work yet 10
hc done. The connection with the reservoir
In. bccn made, and branches left for the new
reservoir,
The new reservoir, one Of the most i'm
portant appcndages to shc Works, will soon
be commenccd-its s'Ee. however, and loca-
ton have not been definitely settled upon.
| It Is presumed 10 occupy one Of the sites
northwest of the present onn. 4 reservoir
, OF greater elevation is la-important for the
high parts OF the city. lrI these sites present
| this advantage. This work. being % tedious
| 1ne and requiring a good deal of care in its
| erection, will take some considerable time TO
build it. The quantity OF piping necessary
| will vary according 10 location; but. where
ever located, the pipes will be ore OF HE
! principal expenditures, and will necessarily
| require time 10 get Llsm reaTP and in place.
| The completion o! the feeding main I'm
| Cary street has addc.. very materially to the
supply Of water in the lower parts Of the
| CITY besides greatly ,:n.'raVlng the supply
on Church Fill. The g:>alt benefits oil this
nl..ii cannot bS properly appreciated unail
| the erection ans runncc' ion ni iDc new re-
| servolr, rs Il il n part ni the original plan.
| Ibis pipe is laid along.:ie tE'' ',id main in
! Cary street, and connected with ii ut nearly
cyrvy cross street, tbs> forming .'"h'inuous
) '.r '.r Il. =" Nalis ~ ! Fyci.i, .uurth
g.. 50 -. '.a' frr.
ping, nave been ,nit ,, ng this '."@,
: which pid "r.A'y T. ~" ttC. dos for 49,
supp sion OF ilres.
The distributing main pipes have been
| extended in various parts Of the city, thus
| increasing materially the receipts and at the
same time improving tho means OF cNtin-
gushing fires. Tnnrcillve been put in 2IO
! new connections for private and other build.
iugs-thus adding materially 10 the annual
| receipts of the dcpartmeut-besides numer-
| Gus water-closcts and other fixtures. IN the
construction account are included the eXten-
sions of distributing mains, stop-cocks, and
| firc-plugS. and the cost of all connections for
private residences and for other purposes.
DISBURSEMENTS AND RECEIPTS FOR THE YEAR
| 1873.
Enlargement OF the VIZ
ter-works.. ~ So, ,S06 ga
Construction CT the Wa
ter-works. minimum. 14,4Sl 6O
Current expenses of the
Water works ..,... 1924 sc
----s192 ,5s2 90
Receipts Of the Water
works GLASS; "a
Receipts Ior stone sold. 260G 81
60,092 Al
Balance against Wuter-works 132,49O 90
Gallons.
! CONSUMPTION or water in 1S73...1, 073,550, 900
! ConSulnp ption Of water in 1S72.... S94.693, 900
Excess Of 1S73................... 1?S.So7,OOo
There are now in the city about 4G miles
of pipe, varying in diameter from 24 to i
inches; s57 single and 10 double fire-plugs,
I, Il .tr:l.,,