The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-13


When we ride over this beautiful city'
and see for ourselves the immense amount
Of work that the city authorities have done
in the last ten or twelve years, we are
amazed that the cost should nave been so
little. From Chimborazo Hin TO The new
reservoir, and from the river to Bacon's
Quarter branch, the improvements made by
the CITY are everywhere visible. In Jackson
Ward a wholesale system Of excellent
grading has been carried out. The entrance
to the city from the Brook road by way Of
DuvaI street Is ss good as by way OF Brook
avenue.
Church Hill and Union Hill have been
united nv bonds which will never be sew
cred. The thousands and tens OF thou
sands Of cubic yards OF earth removed and
made into streets would have cost twice as
much In almost any northern city. In ten
years from now the two bills will be known
only rs one, and the people residing there
then will wonder that anybody could
ever have raised clamor against eitne 1
the City Council, or the COMMITTEE
Streets, or the City Engineer, becau st
OF the valuable improvements ma de
In that part Of the city. When che
new avenue Is finished from Main st iee7
along the valley leading TO Twenty-tfth snS
NJ. and the street.cars and omnibusse 5 sT'
constantly seen passing along that a, ieaut
and putting OF passengers on the new
Twenty.second, Twenty-tbird, and Even
connect ~ A
hills. there will not be one voice card In
NIL that section protesting against 50 oh mag
pificent improvements. How all his work
was done with so little money W III DC the
only cause Of wonder.
And the new reservoir. Lo ok at the
splendid thirty-inch pipe exteI iding from
the new reservoir down 10 the upper end
OF Main street; the new Pipe extending
from the purp-house TO the NJ wv reservoir.
These pipes are miles In leng fh. Iu some
places artificial emktnkmenf s had 10 be
made for their scconmodat ion. Ia other
places cuts bad to be made. How little the
cost compared to'wkat it W ould have been
IN many places.
And then the new resi- ;rvoir itself and
its magnificent surround ngs. Look at it.
1t will hold forty millions OF gallons OF wa
ter-enough 70 supply each inbasitant Of a
city OF a million of Inhabitants with forty
gallons of water per dry! All that's needed
is the pumping capacity. The city will in
all probabiiityspsver need to enlarge tn re-
servoir Itself. All hat she has TO do here
after Is to provide sufficient pumps to iii the
reservoir everv day. That done, she will
have supplied her citizens with sufficient
water for the inhabitants Of city larger
than philadelphia. This reservoir is worth
10 the city ak and more than aE it cost.
Bat why descend to such details? Look
at yourcouncilmen. Are they not gentle
meny Isn't IL all outrage on YOU to libel
thems Are they no. just as honest as you?
Would you be afraid to trust them in trans
them dc yea suspect Of improper actss
How can any councilman possibly make a
dollar out ei the city? They handle none
OF the city's money.
However, we will not offend our most
worthy officials by defending them from
these wicked and cruel charges. We are
under obligations to them for their faithful
services Ia the past. Let US elect as good a
Council hereafter whenever opportunity
offers, aud no city will have officers more
worthy Of all confidence, all oemmsndatien
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and all praise.
Pay ysur capitation tax, therefore, and
vote fer the men Of your choice to-day.
Then, vote on the 9th to elect the candi-
dates whom you and we and all the rest
shall agree Upon to-day.