The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-21
THE NEW REsEnvoER.
ytsrr OF INSPECTION BY THE WATER CON-
MlTTEE--A GRAND AND BEAUTIFUL
WORK or IMPRovEMENT--A LAKE AND A
PARK FOR RICHMoND-THE OLD REsER1
TOIR VISITED. 'ttt +3f7 80 ~

The Water Committees OF the City Coun-
ell OF Richmond on Yesterday afternoon
paid visit of inspection to the new reser-
voir, which will soon be formally turned
over to the city authorities. The party
started from the Office OF Mr.. James l.. Da-
Wis, the Superintendent of Water-Works
on Broad street, and as they pro-
ccedcd towards the suburbs In their
carriages In line many people asked
whose funeral that was. Had the popu-
lace known that the committee was not
going To funcral. but to look at n huge re-
ceptaclc of that aqueous fluid so well calcu-
lated to prevent funerals, they would have
chccrcd them all along the line. The party
consisted OF General Joseph r. Anderson,
president Of the Council; Messrs.. George
Eareamin, chairman Council Committee on
Water; c. T. Davis and William *. Jen-
kins, Of the Council committee; Messrs. G..
Il. ;.ipscomh. James c. Smith, and DIR. W.
RI. Scott. OF the committee Of the Board Of
Aldermen; NJ. l.. Straus, Esq, COM
uitteeman at large and councilman
for life; Alderman John NJ Higgins,
Councilmen John Purcell, A. G. Babcock,
L. l.. Braseman. and j. +. Wingfeld !;
James II. Davis. Superintendent Water
ny
|,ierntcndcut Water-W Works; Colonel W. T..
Cutshaw. City Engineer; S. Ed. Bates, As
sistant City Engineer; j. Is. Royster, Esq,
City Auditor; John II. Knowles, Esq, SUI
perintcndent Gas-Works: Captain George
Ainslie. Superintendent Fire Department !:
Alexander Calder. Assistant Superintend-
cnt Pump-House; Thomas Hannigan, SUI
perntcndcnt Strcct-Roling Department.
Besides these officials there were a number
OF private citizens of property who accom-
panied the committee to view the improve
mcntS that had been made in and about the
reservoir. Sergcant-at-A Arms Ben. August
gracefully did the honors of the occasion.
After leaving the city the party was
driven out through several Of the beautiful
thoroughlarcs that lead westward from our
city, and approaching the reservoir from the
northwest corner, We're then taken up one
OF thc fncly-gradcd approaches to the main
rmbaukmcnt. where a view of the work
broke suddenly upon the vision, and a very
tine view il was. The niccly-turfed eul-
hankrnent. the wcll-@raded approaches. the
smooth road and neat fencing around the
work. added to the superb panorama af-
fordcd by the undrlations of the surround
ing country, which were relieved in a most
picturesque manner by the sight OF cheer
full harveStCrS hard at Work-ail combined
TO make Il picture that would crafty
any roilnriman'S sense of Self-grati-
fication, or melt any taxpayers heart. The
improvements are just now in a semi-com-
plrtcd state. and one can hardly estimate
their value to the city Enough las been
done, however, to show that the city fathers
have made a most iudicious investment, and
have added to the city an ornament that
will prove in every sense Il blessing to its
people. There is contiguous to the reser-
vuir beautiful lake, which is being daily
improved, and will ere long be resort to
the city marines in summer and the skaters
in the winter
After the committee had inspected fully
the works, and had been we'll received by
the hospilabc Charley Baker, the present
efficient superintendent of the work, they
repaired to the old reservoir. 1t is useless
to speak Of the beauties Of this place, as
there arc but few of our citizens who have
not visited it since it has so riSibly improved
under the hands of Captain S. }. Hunt.
After brief but gratifying visit here the
committee returned to the city with their
friends. and all hands conceded it that the
new reservoir was destined to be what the
Irishman s;id would be "'The throne in
nature and the pride OF State