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

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ready teIegrspbing threatening to sue them
for damages for delays; and, 10 fine, that II
would be out Of the question for them 10
stop. lTbey employ about 1000 men.1 he
would ike for the city TO try The plan sug.
Rested by Mr. AxtelI-vlz.. 10 allow the
Allegheny Company to supply the canal
from Bosber's dam as well as from the
Tbree.hile locks. He indicated thst in
that case (if properly understood) the
Tredegar would try TO get along With the
quantity OF water II now receives, and that,
so far as they were concerned, the surplus
could 90 10 the city.
THE CALICO CAN'T AFFORD TO STOP.
! When Major Warwick came In. be said !:
at don't suit Us at all 10 stop work. We
are under contracts which we are bound 10
nIl."
;. Further on Msior Warwick said they
were not receiving be qusntity OF water
they needed. They had been bothered about
! 1t more this summer than IN thirly-yesrS
! experience he bad ever known. Laer-be
askcd II the city would indemnify them for
losses should they consent to the stoppsge.
/ No one spoke up and said eyes" he
asked how long il would be required OF
/ them to cease work. No one was In posi-
ton TO give the Major exact Information on
this point, which he regarded OF prime inn
portance.
BosHERs-DAK SCHEME INPRACTIcABLR.
! The conversation drlfted back TO the
BoSher's dam plan suggested by Mr.. Axtell
land referred to In the Dispatch Sunday,
snd Colonel Cutshaw's opinion was asked.
He gave 1t promptly and clearly. He bss
spent much time In the study OF this water
/ fst, hna al af fTkfn or MI
tion on the subject. His business, how
ever, as he explained, is with the building.
not the operating, of=theawoiks. Colonel
Cutshaw gave his opinion to the effect that
very little water could be gotten from
Bosher's dam; that the flow Of water into
the canal from the Three-MiIe locks was $50
cubic feet per second from Bo~her's dam
only about 80 feet. Bosher's dam was in
tended as on aid TO navigation; It was never
| intended for power. Hence the city is now
deepening the canal from The Three TO the
Nine Mile locks. He thought II the pro-
position OF Mr.. Axtell should be adopted 1t
would benefit the mills some, but iOiure the
city. This point he explained somewhat
| fully, and bis conclusion was that that pro-
iect ought to be abandoned.
Hr. Axtell said that be had no practical
| information on the subject, and deferred
very much to the judgment Of Colonel Cut
shaw.
Colonel Anderson said that the Tredegar
had never had any trouble about waier I'M
I'll the canal was deprived Of the supply
| from Bosher's dam.
Colonel Cutshaw replied that he remem-
bered IN August, 1877, when be was making
measurement OF The canal, the mills were
OF that time complaining OF scarcity Of
water. The Tredegar might not haye been,
because they have the first chance at the
water; but the other mills were certainly.
Msior Warwick repeated that in thirty
years time they never bad as much trouble
about water at the GalIego as they have now.
ABOUT HAULING WATER.
There was great deal more conversation,
more or less interesting and pertinent.
| Colonel Anderson approaching The neces-
sity OF having the people furnished with
water for household purposes expressed
bis belief that the city might make some
arrangement 10 have il hauled TO them, and
thought that that, troublesome and inson-
venient as IL might be, would be better than
stopping the mills snd manufactures by
Withdrawing their 1ater.power.
TIE Mayor asked MsiOr Warwick: Are
you willing to shut down your gates
Major Warwick: Not upon the statement
made.
Mr. Straus thereupon moved that the
conference adjourn aud that the Committee
on Water meet. Agreed to.
Aessrs. Anderson, AItell, aud Warwick
retired.
WATER From THE BASIN.
The committee having been called TO or
der the chairman (Mr. Charles L. Davis
suggested that the Allegheny Railroad Com
paDy and the mills be requested TO withdraw
| the water from the basin for one day in or
der 10 allow the city TO put in pipe con-
Meeting the Cary-street main with the ba-
sin.
There was formerly such connection at
Tenth street. To renew that now, since
the basin has been partially filled in and
many plies driven down, would take great
deal OF work. But Superintendent Davis
hoped that with large force it could be
done IN one day. Thst connection made,
the downtown people would have plenty
OF water, water flowing by gravity from
the basin into the main,
Talking on this subject, Chairman Davi.
said that be would not undergo again the
annoyance and trouble that he bad been
subjected to for four years past for e, 900 q
year.
COMMITTEE APPOINTED.
1t was finally agreed that MeSsrs. Charles
T. Davis, James l.. Davis, Cutshaw, Clarke,
and Cabell be appointed a committee 10
wait upon the Allegheny Company, the
Tredegar, and others in Interest, to procure
their consent for the water TO be turned
fran the canal and basin one day, or SO
much Of day as may be necessary, to make
connection between the basin aud The Cary
street main.
REGULAR wATAR HOURS.
Then Mr.. Strsus proposed that TO hus'
band the supply water be furnished to the
city only between the1ollOwing hours:
5toSA A. N.
6toSP. N.
All agreed as 10 the eXpediency OF shut
ting off the water except between certain
hours. As to Whist those hours should be
there was a wide difference Of opinion.
Finally Mr.. Kelley advocated the bours
from 6 Y. N. 10 IL (midnight), and they
we're agreed upon. Mr.. Kelley said there
was no doubt risk in taking of the water
for eighteen hours, but 1t bad better be on
eighteeu hours than for twenty-iOur hours.
Besides. experience bad proved that the
most disastrous fires occurred between 8
and II at night.
1t was then ordered by the Committee on
| Water that the water, until further orders,
be shut OFF from the city except from .
O'Clock evening TO ~ midnight.
WE MUST HAVE sTEAMPUHP.
Mayor Carrington, remarking that this
was all good enough as far as they had gone,
urged that immediate steps be takon to pur-
chase and put up new steam-pump. II
seemed that II would be some months before
| ,ha non nunnp.houSe WonId no ready for