The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-26
BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
The Council Appropriation for the New
Water-works Concurred In-The Debate
on the Question, and Colonel Cutshaw's
Statements


on the Question, and Colonel Cutshaw's
Statements
A called meeting OF the Board o; Alder
men was held last night in the Council
chamber at O'Clock. Present: Mr.. Pre-
sident Bass, and the following members /:
Messrs. Cabell, Chafin, Cohen, Cole, Creu-
shaw, Dickerson. Dufield. Glasgow, Plea
sant., Rankin, Taylor, Todd, Wexford, and
Willnfas.:
The minutes Of the previous meeting
were dispensed with, on motion OK Mr.
Crensbaw.
President Bass stated that the meeting
had been called 10 consider specially the
adoption Of the resolution passed by the
Council appropriatlng 5000 for the new
pump-wOrks and such other matters As
might come up incidentally.
The clerk read the ordinances, &c,
adopted by the Common Council.
Mr.. Williams offered an amendment to
the ordinance adopted by the Council in
reference 20 st. Johns bury yink-g -grossnd,
and the ordinance as amended was adopted.
The ordinance reads as amended: "The
City Council shall biennially, in July, or as
soon after their organization rs practicable,
appoint three persons, two OF whom snail
be members OF the Common Council and
one Il member OF the Board OF Aldermen,
TO act as committee Of the square in which
the old church is situated. Any vacancy
in said committee at any time shall be filed
by the City Council. The grounds within
the square IN which the church is situated
shall be placed under the control Of the
Joint Committee on Cemeteries
TIE APPROPRIATION.
The question Of apprOpriatinS $4,000
was taken up, and the clerk reported the
passage of the'resolutiOn TO this eject by
the Common Council.
Mr.. Dullield read a speech in which he
expressed a desire to have certain questions
answered by City-Enginecr Cutshaw, and
offered motion to this end. He asked
Colonel Cutshaw why the works were not
in permanent operation in two weeks from
the time OF the visit OF the Council 10 the
pump-works. reading 4 statement to this
eject published in the Dispatch.
Colonel Cutshaw said the water was
turned on for trial purposes under the
working OF the old Council committee.
II was turned off Immediately. The con-
tractors for the excavation in the canal did
not finish their work. Further questions
showed that the contractors did not come
up TO time with their contract, that this
fact had not been reported, and that the
matter had not been investigated.
Mr.. Dufied asked Colonel Cutshaw
what were the reasons which caused the
CITY Attorney 10 compromise with the con-
trlctors in the $1,000 suit for damages.
Colonel Cutshaw said this was not an en-
gineerIng question.
DR.. Wexford volunteered to acquainl
Ar. Duilield with the facts in the case.
Mr.. Duiteld insisted on hearing Colonel
Cut,haw.
The Chair called attention to the fact
that the discussion was taking too wide a
range.
Mr.. Dunield asked if it was intended to
build a wall between the pump-pt and the
wheels at the water-work>.
Colonel Cut,haw said d" it was not"
Was not this failure:"
IL do not so consider it. | look upon it
in the matter OF change. You may bore
a hole and put q screw in it. and after
wards, as an improvement, change IT."
"Do the wheels make the requisite num-
Der OF revolutions 7"
"They do not"
What is the number required?' -
"Twenty."
GLOW many revolutions are made"
Fifteen"
" l. this not failure:
II do not 50 consider it, said Colonel
Cutshaw, who gave a a reason the lack OF
water and various other causes that were
unavoidable.
Further CrosS-eXaminatiOn showed that
Il WAS not necessary to draw the water of
twice 4 week, or not more frequently than
once in q considerable time.
Mr.. Dufiield asked if Colonel Cutshaw
did not "build a bulkhead around the
wheels to protect them:"
Colonel Cut,haw said =" he did
"Are YOU not tearing them DOWN.
Il have taken it down."
Il, this not failure:"
"Ye~, suppose So"
Colonel Cutshaw in 4 few brief words
stated that he did not consider these
change, OF details failures. They were the
natural outgrowth OF the completion OF the
works. No attempt, had been made at
conceaIment. All Of these fact, that vol
unteer expert, had seen tit TO come and
find. and then rcpOrt-for little good, he
thought-werc perfectly familiar to the
committee and all who had the work in
change. He had no hesitancy in making
the fullest statements at any time.
Colonel Cuishaw was asked by the Presi-
dent if the suit against the city spoken OF
bv Mr.. Dufiield wa, paid without !udg-
ment I'm court.
Colonel Cut,haw said d" il was not
The roll was called on the appropriation,
and resulted a. follows
FOR TIE APPROPRIATIONS. Mcssr'. ta9' III
CIaiI.u. Cohen. Cole, Cren-iaw. Crunp- 1icker-
s0u Dueield Glasgow. Pleasant. RanNil. II! l'r'
rodd wexford. Williams. aud Bass.
When the question d paving Main
street came up, Mr. Todd moved To lay on
the table. and hi, motion was adopted.
ON motion the Board adjourned.
UrsTlNGs CoUET.-In the Hastings Courl
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