The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-03-06
THECITYSW ATERSUPPLY
THE COUNCIL TO GET ESTIMATES
FOR a 100000 GALLON PUMP.

Small Pump TO the Deep ArtesiaI
Well, and to Lay a New System o
Mains-The Necessity for an In
creased Water Supply Recognized
The Ground Renters Conference
With the Council Committee OF thu
Whole-Other Matters Before tn,
Council
The city council met last night and in tn
caucus room the committee Of the ground
renters had a conference with the commit
tee Of the whole Of council, but it resulted
in nothing definite. The committee o.
ground renters wanted to settle at fifty pei
cent, but admitted that they had no author
ity TO bind all the ground renters.
Those who had appealed from the action
Of the assessment committee in raising the
amount of their personal tax returns were
told that they would be heard at another
time. at which the council, sitting as q
court de noUo, would examine them and
their witnesses under oath.
THE WATER SUPPLY QUESTION.
The principal matter under consideration
last night was the water supply, and the
following resolution by Alderman Cam
was adopted
RESOLVED, That the committee on water
be, and they are hereby requested to
lay before council, at its meeting on
March 10 next. estimates Of the cost Of
a. pump of the capacity Of 100000 gallons
per day; (2) locating the present small pump
with necessary buildings upon the site of the
new artesian well; ~ mains Of proper size to
connect such new works with the present
system in the best manner; "a standpipe Of
sufficient size to give at least forty pounds
pressure.
The following communication from DR..
W. +. Drummer, secretary of the board of
sanitary commissioners, on the water ques-
ton was also read and received for infor-
nation:
THE SANITARY BOARDS ACTION.
81 have the honor to transmit the follow
ing resolution passed at a meeting Of the
board of sanitary commissioners held this
day:
RESOLVED That in view OF the very short
supply of water during the past few weeks, and
the danger of a total cutting Off of the supply
by accident 10 the machinery, the mayor and
aldermen be requested to take mea ures to pro
tect the city against the possibility of failure
of the water supply by providing such additional
pumps, and procuring duplicates Of such parts
of the present apparatus as are most likely to be
injured by wear or tear.
IMMEDIATE STEPS NECESSARY.
Alderman Myers thought the time in
Alderman CAMS resolution was too short,
Dub MF. Cduu bdlu JHdb Jle WdCST question
demanded immediate attention and should
bereported upon before the tax rate is fixed,
and that must be done by April l.
Aldermen McDonough said that an ap-
proximate estimate can be given. The
present water works he said, are totally in
adequate, and he expressed the opinion that
the water question is the most important
one before the council. The city, he said,
will have to have larger main. A 40-inch
main for a $4,000, 000-gallon pump will
cost 40,000per mile and it will require two
miles of main to start with. 1t will be a
folly, he said, to put such main at the new
well, and money expended for small mains
will be that much thrown away. He agreed
with Mr.. Cam that the heavy machinery
should be kept near the river for use in case
OF a failure Of the artesian wells.
THE PRESENT CONTEMPLATED PLANS.
The present plan is TO cut off the casing
of the wells TO depth of fifteen or twenty
feet, and let them flow into a conduit to be
carried to a reservoir, a standpipe from
which the water will be pumped, and he
believed that the water supply will thereby
be increased. The 10-inch well now being
deepened will soon solve the problem if an
increased flow is to be obtained in that
direction, and if it should be a success other
wells will be deepened.
Alderman Harmon expressed the opinion
pump at the present water works building
and have the big pump and main plant on
the Springfield plantation, with stand
pipe in the city.
THE BAY STREET EXTENSION.
The Bay street matter came up, and on
motion of Alderman Cam, and with the
consent of the street and lane committee
the matter of opening the Bay street extern
sionwas transferred from the street and
lane committee to the special committee on
opening streets 1t is understood that this
movement means prompt action on the
part of the city to open Bay street to the
western corporation line as indicated by the
following resolution by Mr.. Cam which was
adopted:
Resolved, That the special committee on
opening streets be and they are hereby author
lied to open Bay street through the lands of
w. l.. Exley, according to the contract made
between the city and said Exley dated Nov s,
1889.
SEWER FOR BILBo CANAL.
The Bilbo canal of which there has been
50 much complaint to council, is likely to
have attention under the following resolu-
ton by Alderman Cam, which was adopted:
Resolved, That the city engineer furnish to
council at its meeting on March 10 next esti-
mates of the cost OF sewer of sufficient size to
carry the drainage of the city, to be constructed
on or near the present course of Bilbo canal
Also an idea as TO the length of time its con-
Btruction will probably require.
A petition signed by nearly all the bust
ness men of the city was read and referred
to the committee of the whole, asking that
the water works tract be dedicated as a
city park under the name of the Forest
City park, the dedication to take place
on Monday next in honor Of the one
hundredth anniversary of the first election of
mayor and aldermen of the city, and that
council make a moderate appropriation
at once to place the park in condi-
ton to be remembered among the attrac-
tions for May week.
THE PAVING CoMPANY's OFFER.
The Southern Vulcanite Paving Company
proposed to sell its plant to the city for
10000 if the city will release it from its
obligation to keep the streets it asphalted in
repair. The proposition was received as
information, and referred to the committee
on streets and lanes.
A protest was read from James D. Weed
and Maj. A. L. Hartridge, agent of the De
Renne estate, against the asphalting of Bull
street between Harris and Liberty streets.
in which the writers say they are unwilling
to be assessed for any part Of such street.
paving.
On motion of Alderman Baily the COM
mittee on fire was authorized to purchase
two horses for the fire department at cost
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