The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-05
RIOHMoN III5 FsIlAY 5RN
ThaI Nav, Ni.,,.;.l1 pump. erlss. 3


Il The GetI,1esI Committee ON Water me,
! lyesterlnY alsnoor, in The Council ckaHlbe,
Ito inspect The plans sDrepsred by. t;eIone
4 ItBts E. tshasB City Engsneer.far the new
EngmpfwnFkss The plansf were: prepared
under tte following joint aesoiutfon, adopt.
TED hfithp! Gaurci BIN Dune, I677TTss III
laIiy yBsSglEM tBf fshs1 Con- tt30aacft Che
/ Board OF Aldermen concnrr1ng 1st That
the Committe tee ON q cser Ee requested to
submit, 10 the Council as earl nB practicable
a. HEEffed report upon the besf piaii for an
[eHfarg genianss 3 oE the pump works; ga, that
the CITY Engfneer be instructed Is make
such surveys, rlans. estimate and srgges.
items as will enable the Committee on Water
Ito report lib 1b0Ye; Sd, that the Committee
Ebn Seater be authorized to advertise for tile
hest design complete drawings 0r models)
81 water power pumps, for which q suitable
premium may be paid the designer; that
the seiec10r,I OF the design shall be left to q,
special committee, consisting of three from
The Board lot Aldermen, fire from the
Council, the City Engineer, and the Super
intenaent Of the Watar-i w orks, inc conjnnc-
Lion with thets s,ommlttee on Water.
There wRsia ault comnlitte meeting yes
terday- L. Charles i. Davis presiding.
Colonel Eatshag, the City Engineer, and
As1 PhSSSasL~ - HS
drawings OF the proposed pump p-Works were
q: me mensbers OF fha committee, asd were
exp exphne ca q by y the Ehgsnfer Ct some length
Ihe drawings are. very handsome, and the
engineer and bis Assistants are 80 be con-
graz lHJaIeqI upon ytne result .0f their work.
sBrleay, the plans provide for locating the
new pump house Ion tie befmes-sitle Of the
/ seanal, IN the immediate vicinity OF tie
4 lIa4 Isare4e.mite LOCKS, ana peglni With draWs
ingst or iithe property from the ,neE reser-
yolFsdown2to the site of,the proposed works
on enc ne eanai. can iIhe power (water1 WtH be
GEa#l tlEoIn tne, canai. aisen, 1edl aiFectiv
from bosnei s. tiani :sTne plans also l1ToiVe
w;istseMny around. ptne. LOCKS, changes m
Bosnef,s taH, aocation ob pipes DeLWeen tne
new reservoir ana tne cspai Se. Ine ee maln
lpulitql1lIS Flil, 4 ls proposed, oe gIanl1e'
10 byil2o,and q a'nost;dpeant'1ail ! sfnctnrei g
1rohuhg uth"est, 80 tgal persons; pS.e, eoiiig
up INC tow,patI toI tEe hlcnMona ,, m guy ~.
tftirA structure. The capacity OF thepumps
Iwillibe three times that Of; the present pump
house.. The present, pumps, when In full
operation, can. pump &, 900, 900 gallons. Il he
new pump7works. complete viii cost, 1t fs
estimated, !, 1926 900, and will pump Iz,0OO,-
000Igallons every day into the. reservoir:
After the Engineer had explained the
drawings and the subject bad. been fally
-dtscussed,.on motion OF MT. HAYES fhe plans
adopted. =, ~. li,,i,,..G =
The committee next discussed the sabject:
OF designs for the pumps, suggested II the
resolutions; and finally, on motion ID Mr.
HaFgToVe, Messfs. DAVIS, 3Ta:botf, asa the
ClLy+ En0lnePT. were IDDOllIeu q SIeUNCOIU-
m1ttee 10 inquire and report upon chat por.
Lon OF the resolution: 'tbe 'Chair sussSsested
that premium OF Sl,o00 for the; dpslSns
should be offered, to be divided as eolloWS
$3.50 for, the design that is aceeptea; $500
for the next best; and $500 Tor the next
best. The subcommittee Will prepare an
advertisement to carry out the resolution,
aud VIII submit IL TO tue generai conmlttee.
q, Inc plans for the new pump-Wosss are at
tne City Enelneer 5: once, Wnefe eouhcl'-
men ana otners Interested WIZ DC sho~h
tnem 'Dy tue Citv Engineer. >" %.
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tion of limos. I co,ored. consumntion. a
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heart-disease, 9 white; meningitis, white !;
old age. / colored; paralysis, 9white; pneVs
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