The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-23

The cost OF six-million gallon pump; also
the earliest day at which II could be fur
nisbed. He would probably get answers
Tuesday TODAY or Wednesday.
Colonel Cutshaw regretted that the mat
ter OF steam-pump was not taken hold Of
as soon as IT should have been. 1t should
have been attended to before the work on
the new pump-bouse had engrossed
the attention of everybody. The Colonel
then went on TO show that months ago he
bad made dIligent inquiry about steam
pump and never could 6nd Q prospect Of
getting one here and at work inside OF three
or four months.
no REPRoAcE.
Mayor Darlington did not hesitate to ex-
press his regret that the steam-pump was
not purchased early In the year, at the same
time be was careful to say that be bad no
words OF Teprosch for the Engineer, Super
or Committee. They had all
done what they thought best. While that
was so. the present condition OF affairs
shows that we need q steam-pumE. We
must have it. We do not know how long
this drought will last or how soon another
will come. And now the question Is whot
to do about getting q steam-pump.
LIZ OGDkb mOFCu tuhl LuC hhA
the chairman Of the committee (Mr. G. T..
Dayis) be authorized to proceed at once to
New York 10 make inquiries about steam
pump.
Colonel Cutsbaw and Mr.. Davis thought
they could telegraph and hurry up answers
TO the ColonePs letters, and until that was
done they could make nothing by going of
to New York. After some other talk, DR..
Scott Withdrew his motion.
Ii was agreed that there should be an
other conference OF the committee and 9TH
ers at p. NJ, aDd the committee rose.
Evening Conference.
The Mayors evening conference met 10
ths Chancery Court room. General Joseph
X. Anderson and Major Ned Archer, OF the
Tredegar, and Mr.. II. z. Edmond, were
among those present.
GARY STREET CONNECTION.
1t was reported that the old connection
with the basin ~ Tenth street would serve
for the present, and that 1t would not be
necessary to turn the water from the canal
and basin to fix it. About two or three
hours work will have TO be done on the
connection this morning, and then the
water will be turned on, and it will afford
q supply to the lower part OF the city as FAR
down as Twenty-fiith street.
On Sunday, when the mills are not al
work, It is proposed TO have the water
turned of the basin and then TO lower the
mouth Of the connection, TO provide for the
contingency OF the basin level falling lower
than il now is-as it must do IL there are not
rains soon.
sTHAM-PUMP FOR $4,000.
IL was reported that telegram bad been
received from WOrthingiOn offering TO sell
bis steam. pump for $4,000, aud 10 have it
up in sixty or ninety days, according to the
time il would tske to make the boilers. The
boilers can be made here in about sixty
days.
MAJOR ARCHER's sUGGEsTI0k.
Major Archer, Of the Tredegar. suggested
that perbops it might he possible 10 drive
the old pumps by steam. AT the Tredegar,
when they were not able to get power from
the canal by reason OF fresbets or
other cause, they had successfully applied
steam.pOwer. He did not know, but
thought it worthy Of inquiry, II the same
thing could not be done at the pump-house.
TO VISIT THE PUMP HOUSE.
Some OF the gentlemen present said it
could be done; others that ii could not, for
the reason that the pumps are too closely
attached to the water-wheels. IL, however,
steam can be substituted for water-power-
II The engines can be obtained-there will
be the saving Of all the water that would
pass over said water.Wheels. 1t is an open
question whether the substitution can be
made; but the Mayor and party OF ma
a mil yfCft ba n.
house at % O'Clock this morning, and they
will soon find out whether it can be done
or not.
This conclusion reached, the conference
adjourned.
VARIOUS VIEWS.
In the public interest and at the request
OF the editors Of the Dispatch a number O
gentlemen, whose views will be Of weight
here express their opinions as to wha
ought to be done in this emergency.
RE. BLASKEEsHTP, ECO.
In nv opiaion the only way out OF tht
present difficulty in obtaining water to drive
the pumps at the city works is to stop ali th'
water. wheels drawing from the Richmond
apd Allegheny Railroad COmpaBy's canal
and in that way allow the water to pas
down the river over Grants dam at The
Three-Mile locks. This Vould probably
afford sufficient water to work the pump,
which. together with the steam.pump a
Hollywood, would afford sufficient supply
for domestic purposes until we haYe rain.
This treatment may be regarded by som'
as heroic, but | believe that more people
will be kept regularly at work by furnish
ing water through the city mains thar
A.. u. htsf 40 AZ ~ fbs
water. wheels on the line OF the canal The
canal aud basin should, Of course, be KEEP
full in the iaterest OF public health and L
feed the docks.
The city should not Of course rely upoI
the stoppSge Of any part OF its industries L
supply itself with water for any longer timt
than is abe bsolutely necessary TO procure snt
put to work stesm-engines and pumps SUI
iicient to supply the daily consumption o
the people and protect Itself against nre.
II. p. EDMOND, ESQ.
can only say that il is evident that oul
river does not supply water enough 10 en-
able the Wsler.pumps, the TredegSr Com
pauy, and the Gallego Mills Company all t'
work at this time.
When it comes to question Of who shal
be supplied with water, the city OF Rich
mond, with It's $4,000 inhabitants, or two
large manufacturing establishments, l think
the city ought to have the preference.
/ would recommend. first, that the w atel
Committee stop work above the Three
Mile locks and turn in the water from Bo
sher's dam, letting all the water into th'
lower level. Then, either by syphon OF
sebute, take water from the canal into the
race at the pump-house. IL this watel
coming in at the Three-Mile lock and tba
from Bosher's dam cannot supply the city
together with what can be put into th'
pipes in the lower part Of the city from th'
basin connection. then cot the canal and lei
all the water 90 into the city pumps. TINS
rninht necessifafe a dam ACROSS the mouth O