Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-31

Stratton-3.
Mr.. Capers moved that the City At
torney and City Engineer be instructed
to prepare an ordinance allowing the
Richmond and Manchester Railway
Company TO use electricity as a motive
power on the route on which they now
operate their cars by horse-p power.
The ballot resulted precisely the same
as the vote rejecting the ordinance which
required the company to remove theil
line from Ninth street.
The committee adjourned at late
hour.
water Committee.
The Committee on Water met in
Washington Hall at o'clock. Present
Messrs. Dickerson, Wingfeld, Mann,
Brauer, and White.
BILLS AND PAYROLL.
A number OF bills for supplies and
work appurtenant to this department
were ordered to be paid.
The regular monthly payroll, amount
ing to S397.52, Was ordered to be paid.
Several applications for meters were
referred to the superintendent of the
Water-Works with power TO act.
Sundry applications for the extension
Of water-mains were before the commit
tee and the work ordered to be done.
WASTE OF WATER.
The matter of water being wasted by
the factories in the State penitentiary
was brought in question by the Superin
tendent of the Works, who said that he
had communicated with the Superin.
tendent of the Penitentisry in regard to
the matter and that in reply MIR. Moses
stated that he bad investigated the mat
ter aud did not think more water was
wasted there than WINS usual and peces.
sary in factories of like nature.
On motion the matter was referred tC
the City Attorney to examine the ordi
nance allowing the penitentiary to use
city water.
The superintendent stated that up tc
the present time he had been charging
the Union Passenger Railway Company
at the New reservoir four dollars per car
for the water used in washing their cars.
He said there was no ordinance regu-
lating the matter Mr.. Boiling said the
horse-car company were charged Si.5C
for each car.
On motion Of Mr.. Mann the com
mittee fixed the charge for water to be
used in washing the electric cars at s.
per annum for each car. 1t is reason
ably claimed that the cars drawn by
horses become spattered with mud and
dirt much sooner than those propelled
by electricity.
OIL AND COAL.
The Superintendent stated that he had
advertised for proposals for oil and coal
70 he used by the department during the
winter. He was instructed to open the
bids. The contract was awarded to Mr..
SAFER for the supply of castor oil at l3
cents, and TO Messrs. l.. Wagner & Co..
for sperm at G6 cents and kerosene at -
cents. The contract for supplying coal
was awarded TO Dir. c. II. Page at 3. 10
for the best stove and $3.50 for the best
anthracite egg-coal. per long ton, de-
liyered at the pump-houses.
ASSISTANT INSPECTORS.
The Superintendent stated that owing
to the waste of water in many localities
water could not be had on the second
floor of houses that he only had two
inspectors, and that it was impossible
for them to stop the waste. and he hoped
the city would employ two assistants
that there WAS now an amount TO the
credit Of the expense account OF the de-
partment sufficient to pay these men,
and therefore no petition would have to
be made to tho Council for more money.
On motion of Mr.. Mann the Superin-
tendent was authorized TO employ two
more assistants from now until the first
of next year.
Tie Superintendent made q report to
the committee showing the daily con
sumption Of water, and suggesting GER
tain remedies for the bettering Of the
system. lie also compared tho daily
consumption of water in this city with
fhot ID Providence, where the cOnsump-
ton per capita per day IS about 40
gallons. In this city it is 130; showing
that in this city the consumption per
fNjJffL Is ditut ~ 9tilOuh AAAOlN HAA htiI
than that in the manufacturing city Of
Providence.
On motion the report was received
and filed.
Adjourned at 9 o'clock.
~. Johns Burying-GrOund.
Tie Committee on St. Johns Burying-
Ground met yesterday evening in the
Council chamber. Present: Messrs.
Mann (chairman), Brauer, Dickerson,
and Steel.
Several small bills we're audited and
the chairman authorized to sign warrants
for the same.
The chairman stated that it would cost
about Sl5 to put the Broad-street gate Of
the burying-ground in a proper coRdi-
ton. lie was authorized to have the
work done.
Mr.. Mann said that it would cost con-
siderable sum to underpin and repair the
western wall. After some talk about the
matter the committee passed resolution
requesting the City Engineer to form an
estimate of what the work will cost.
Adjourned at o'clock.