The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-24


Turned froz the Canal int the River.
Yesterday morning the Mayor, the Couu-
/ eli Committee on Water, the City Engineer.
the Superintendent Of The Wster.WofkS
Captain Maxwell T. Clarke, president OF
the Common CounciI; Geuerkl joseph r.
Anderson, Msior Ned Archer, Hessrs. II.
Y. Edmond, Alexander Delaney, Charles
Campbell, Alexander Calder, aud Henry Ex-
al, visited the pump-house and the upper
works With \ view Of The examining them
thoroughly IN order 10 decide upon the best
course to pursue TO get a supply Of water
I for the city.
1t was aseertained that the water in the
forebay ai the pBmp-honse was 30 low that
( u was neath The suetion-pipes, and there
fore any idea Of putting q siesm-engine 10
the pump-house 10 assist the pumps was
abandoned.
REGCLAR WATER HOURS.
| The canal above the Tbree-Mile locks
was next examined, ss well as the dan az
/ that point. After much more examination
and the visiting OF ths different points with
view 10 deciding whether or not any
more water could be turned ont the canal.
the COMMITTEES sdo doptec the following resoiu-
/ ton:
Resolved, That the Superintendent be or
dered 10 cut Of the supply Of water TO the
city from the reservoirs except between the
hours Of Q and u p. NJ, FOR toe purpose OF
diminishing the consumption to the lowest
I. possible amount.
This Only puts 10 formal shape the action
OF the committee on Monday
wATKR NUT CONE PROM THE RlsIS.
The following was also adopted by the
/ committee:
Resolved, That the manufactures draw
4 ing their power from The canal or basin be
requested 10 cut of their consumption for
three days in the week, so Is 10 give US an
! increased quantity Ia the rlVer. This re-
quest is only intended 10 last during the
( preseat scarcity Of wafer, which is 50 great
that The suction pipes of our pumps sre
now oct OF The water, and therefore are en-
I tirely useless.
sTEAN-PuMP NECESSARY.
1t was also decided 10 recommend the
1 Council TO get q stesm-pump. A meeting
Of the CITY COuucil Will be held this eve
ming. The parties, after taxing this action,
returned to the city ST O'Clock.
The City Engineer, 10 reply 70 Q ques-
I ton, stated that be aid not think the new
works would be completed until December.
/ Therefore the committee decided that The
pump should be gotten st once.
THE woRTHHGToS PUMP.
When the Council meets Colonel Cut
shaw will have q great deal OF informs-
! tion concerning stesm-pumps 10 place b.
/ fore them. Bot IS there i no time 10 be
/ lost Il is probable that the purchase Of the
Worthingion pump will be recommended.
/ II was built for exhibition at the PDiadei-
I phia Ceuteunial. and has been Kept IN per-
I feet order. II will pump 6,000,0 900 gallons
daiiy-enOugh 10 supply the city al The
usual rate OF consumption. II will be ne-
cessary, however, 10 bsye boilers made for
II, which the Erie Iron Company, Of New
York, say they can do ia three weeks. 10
three or four weeks Colonel Cutshsw can
have the foundation for The pump pre-
pared aud tse conueetion-pipes laid 10 cou-
nect II with the line from Three-Miie locks
to the New reservoir.
TIE MAYOR TAXES THE BULL By TBB HORNS
AND ORDBBs THE WATER TO BE TURNED
FROM THK CANAL INTO TBE RIVER.
At ca O'Clock Yesterday evening. not hgV-
1 ing received the assent OF the miil-Owuers
(who II is understood wished 10 wait until
to-day for eonfereueeL Mayor Darlington
issued the following perempiorg order:
MAYoR's OFFICE,
RICHMOND. Va, August %, 1881. J
james L. Davis, ESQ.,, Superintendent CITY
Water Works:
Dear Sir,-The conference TO-DAY as to
our water supply forces The conclusion that
the only relief 10 our suffering citizens and
the only chsuee for protection to property
as far as wster il eonceroed-is 70 be found
in getting q supply from the stresm which
al present flows IN tbe canal past our works.
In the face OF threatening death and de-
struciion, and having failed 70 obtain the
consent Of others, who control and con-
sumo this wafer, il becomes our duty TO
obtain that supply which We regard as our
right, and which hss been turned from lis
natural channel and from our works into
the canal.
DESTROYS 70 do this by the process Of
least damage 10 others and OF most certain
avail 10 our people, aud being advised that
this eau best be accomplished by opening
the wsste-gaies 81 RutberfOOrd's old mill 10
the canal. | hereby direct and require yen,
through YOUR officers and employee, 10 pro-
ceed az once 70 the point indicated and turn
the water from the canal into the river.
Be careful TO see that the track OF the
railroad is not impaired so a 10 create dam
ger. and that DO obstruction i left 10 fuli
ana free transportation by passing engines
and ears.
A. soon as the present emergency passes
you will cause tue gates 70 be replaced and
everything put in fell repsir.
Yours respectfully,
W. G. CARRIYGr0H, Mayor.
TEE voRKaEN PROCEED.
This order was scot 10 Superintendent
Davis without delay, and shortly after re-
ceiying il number of w0rkmea. with the
tools thought to be necessary, left the city
for RutheriOod's-M site 10 carry into
prompt execution the order Of The Mayor.
AT lO:3O P. NJ. the Gallego Mills were at
work. aud there was no fall 10 the hssin-
level pereeptible to an observer who had
onlv the banks % gauge lis height by. But
in such s great body Of water Il was mol
10 be expected that its fail would be very
rapid, if only drawn upon by The 6aileso.
WATER TURNED PROM THE CANAL.
AT ll:a5 information was received that
the water had been turned Of from the ca
nsl into the riyeriht RHtheTfOord's old mill.
This will neeessitafe the sto?psge Of some
NJ the depsrtments OF the Tredegsr Works;
Others are supplied with steam-pover, ana
will be able TO 20 on as usual. The GalleeO
and the establishments dependent upon II
will also have 10 stop-yield 70 what y gene
rally regarded as a crest public necessity.
The whole matter will probably be reported
10 the Council this evening and there dis
cussed in sli It's bearings.
RurHRRFooED's. GATEs.
The site OF Rulherfoord's old mill is few
H.. nd an