The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-08-31
WATER COMMITTEES.
Several Important Recommendations
Made to Council.

Made 10 Council.
A meeting of the Committee on Water
was held in the headquarters Of the Fire
Department, over the Council Chamber,
At ! O'Clock last night. Present-Nessrs.
Dickerson (chairmsn), Mann, Wingdeld,
Brauer and White.
Bits ard pay-roils tor the month, the
lat.e mounting 10 so9i 80, vel, order
ed to be paid.
Several applications for water metres
we're referred to the superintendent with
power to act
A number Of applications for extension
of water mains was received ant the
work ordered 20 be done.
The question vas raised a. 10 whether
or not the factories n the Penitcntiary
were cn;itle TO Use the city water with
out paving forii The matter was refer
red 10 the CITY Attorney
The superintendent sttted that some
time before the break In The embankmert
at the old pump-house, lie had notified
the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Company that be considered it halmful
for heavy engines 10 iun over that o MT,
which was not made for such purpose.
VIXEN the break occurred he had the
necessary repairs made, and considering
the railroad company the cause OF II,
had sent them d bill for 5000, which
they had refused to pay The claim
was undoubtedly just one. The com
mil,ce deemed it hest to drop the matter,
rs The interests OF the city and of the
railroad company were almost Identical
at that place.
The Superintendent stated that up to
the present time he had been charging
the Union Passenger Railway Company
az the New Reservoir. four dollars for
such water used in washing their cars.
lie said that there was 10 ordinance
| regulating the cars.
/ Mr. Boiling said that tho Horse Car
Company we've charged $3.50 for each
car
On motion Of Mr. Mann, tie commit
/ tee fixed the charge for water - be used
/ in washing electric cars at - each per
annum .as the cars drawn by
horses become spattered with mud and
/ dirt much sooner than those propelled
by electricity.
The superintendent stated that ne had
advertised for proposals for oil and coal
to be used by the department during the
winter. By order OF the committee the
superintendent was instructed to open
the bids. The contract was awarded 10
Msss,s 9. =. Sauer " Co. al 13c, and TO
Messrs. L.WagLer & Co. The ltract for
sperm at CGc. and kerosene az Ste The
contract for supplying coal was awarded
TO Messrs G. II Page Il Co at - - for
the bes, stove coal and $3.50 for the best
anthracite egg coal per long ton delivered
at the pump houses
The superintendent also stated that
owing to the waste OF water in MANY ID
calilies water couli not be had on the
second floors Of houses He stated that
we only had two inspectors, and IL was
impossible for them 10 stop the waste,
and ne hoped the city would employ two
mofe assistants: that there was now an
amount TO the credit Of the expense ac.
count to employ these men, and there
fore they would not have to petition the
Council
On motion, Mr. Mann, the super!n-
tendent, was authorized TO employ two
more assistants from this present time
until the first o. next year
The Superintendent made report 10
the committee showing the d-iiy con
sumption, and suggesting certain rene
dies for the better conducting q the sys-
TEN. He also compared the daily con
sumption of water ia this city with that
in Providence, where the consumption
per capita per day Is about forty gallons,
In this city It Is one hundred and thirty
showing that in this city the consump-
ZION per capita is about ninety gallons
more per day than in the manufacturing
city of Providence.
On motion, the report was received
and filed
Adjourned at 8 o'cloch.