Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-09-05
LOOKING AT WATER.
rur COMMITTEE MAKES AN lNsPEc-
TON OF TIE ciTv's PROPERTY.
~, and New Pump- Houses and Reservoirs
yisited-splcndtd improvements
Madc-Picturcs ordered.

,.,.b,s Cary, Mann, Brauor, and Trower,
.ho committee; President Dickerson. OF
~. noara of Aldermen, nm ex-member OF
-. Committee: superintendent Charles T..
-, Il the water-works, Mr.. A. J.
D. NE assistant: Mr.. I. w. Tomlinson,
'''', -''r,erdont Of the Pump Houses CITY,
C'-t Ben. +. August, and DISPATCH man.
TIrE OLD rUxP-HouSE.
IT.. e-s, MONT visited was the Old pump
All the machinery was in nice con-
Inc pumps supply the Old or Mar
...eryo,r. which was so full that the
s.I.@e.wlee was not running. This par
r, arrara;us was erected IN 1871.
t.t, after the big flood. The idea was
tne city had so often been without
i.,' ~ an .ccount Of frcshets it would be-
N" mt m q wheel that could not be
".'-sI Wiih. The theory was good.
.h, u-sc.ice bad. 0s IN point OF fact
.'' ...1ire has not worked during high
-a,v better than the other wheels.
N..-,i ,peuhers Of the committee ex-
5 desire 10 see this machinery
so n was started mp. To do this.
REQUIRED the united efforts of
',- mon ard Zanzibar.
~ So leaving each one of tho party was
.,,j with button-hole bouquet and
,-,r,onl lent Boiling gave short his
ftae Richmond works. He said the
,,.,r was erected in 1880. IL was con-
LIN an eirht-inch main with mil
.ar IN reservoir ON top the hill. This
,.irnlsted 70 be ample for popula-
- g 5000.
.,o Comment was made upon the fact
....pe old tunnel under the canal was
.-,r IN use. lis place being filed by "A
JOINED DY MS HONOR.
r,. raxt place taken in was the Old
.-,.T. Here Mayor Ellyson Joined the
Ms Mary Baker, keeper of the
..,, erected the visitors with LA,
-... YOU looked so stylish In your
didn't know who you were." Az
'.-,- m was made that the carriages
-.-rh more comfortable than the
f-.tormerly III vogue.
..rrulttec walked around the lot of
-...rs..r aal found everything in good
.. several members, Colonel Cary In
....'.-. we're greatly Interested in hear
-.f. f.'.lls ~ the finding of the body
.,'r'-~.a Lillian Madison. This was
..t..alv described by the man who
rrgsl II out of the water.
I i.rc. Of the point where the
f- ,...s.e Young woman was thrown
3, .ta.e q diiapidation. This was
.,.l gihe fact that visitors will in
.rtc.il, out pieces of the paling as
....., .-- 4 this still famous case. The
....s.. around that point has on II in
.-.-.. g. Lanes and initials. some cut In
.. .t.,f, Ie n pencil.
.ttD ihr rear ~ the reservoir Is an i'm
....-.-.,rl mound about fifteen feet in
... a.l several hundred feet i'll area.
l.-t- mud removed from the reser-
i rfg after the tragedy and Is called
- .,.. Lillian MadIson's Monument"
...fth. committee remarked that in all
f-...lt Richmond people would still be
-......- that mud but for Cluverius.
saF MUST NOT FIGHT.
rv;,v..a.lon Of Mrs. Baker the commit
-.r,i-rl o. Der house and partook of
IT, ,g.Aaiv Here they were put at q
81. I.l.l with ice-cream. cakes. fruits,
..4 ..., GOOD things. Punches of va
go. .als and a genuine bowl of Julep
l. up the rear. When hungry men
Ill :lr-llr oaiables meet there is but
result. AMI MIS-. Bakers guests en-
g. msp.Ycs.
-r. tie time the reservoir was beng
,,lr was observed that Mr.. Har-
49,. tl- uatnarch of the tribe. so to
go. remained at the bottom of the
Co.. IL close conversation with Mrs.
l,.-. Atthetalle Mrs. Baker expressed
-...l tl.t certain work should be done.
l.... .a--rs.ed q her that Mr.. Hargrove,
...- herman Of the Finance Commit
e.. p.- Suing JUS; behind her. and that
.s d.. carried the c'y money around him.
rp-sals,i time 70 strike" him.
.r.. t.v.H Size answered. "he has Just
l..1tel.lc me a whole lot about what q
...l rr. tar CITY has borrowing money
81. wmuch interest II has TO pay"
Nr-. I-..r isarem irkable woman IN her
w.. bans ,1e only lady IN the State Of
t...,a waoi, swOl1 not TO fight a duel,
b. .'l e oihce containing that clause.
--s.-lui bc supposed from this that
w. llkrl- ~ a belhgerent disposition.
p, d., al When one OF the members
.ia-- for more punch. his nerves
81. ..t..r unsteady from the motion OF
g.. 49, d. the reservoir. of course, and
l..r..l p ID the floor. she kicked the re-
-.. i.ls.lncly 10 one side, saying !:
"li-co.I .uck 10 break glass"
l.-s Angus. il few words proposed
g.. .4.'h f Ms Baker. which was drunk
N.ror Illvson replied on behalf of Mrs.
l-s.-. -.fllg II was pleasure 20 enter
i-.- g, -lluitiee.
Easy TO START.
I'm l-re the committee proceeded 10
g.. ~ rl,rp-houss, which was the main
.'.yv Yli-t % the town. In order TO
i.,. Is ,lopeT supply OF water IN the old
.-.-' supply power 10 takers, II was
.,-ry o. make some changes In the
a.-,a.y. The Chesapeake and Ohio
.--sf Company at first proposed
Vase TIE pumps O considera-
.- a,.-f. but II was ascertalned
80 .pp,antlug the old wheels, which
v.'- d. l' twentv-three feet in height.
Tf-lra .re- ONLY forty inches high and
OH. ., powerful. the same result would be
--lr.. lis was done, the city bearing
u The expense. At the same time
O. $50 APPARATUS was overhauled, and as a
..-' o. work- are now ID better condl-
'.t -al ey,r before.
4.ei .,let9us machinery was stopped
J. -F'tI ry one man, with no apparent
'. At fl.ng quite contrast 10 that at
~ mp-aOuse.
'-,trlial ent Boiling invited the party
.lc- "a me upper floor. Here n
81 q cake and fruit, gotten up IN
i--. re' -tyle. was spread. This was
i--.tl oy lelnonade, claret, and whiskey
gro. lal 6ermany's natural beverage.
.-''e wee deHguGted by Mr.. Dickerson
- ,-.is No, !. 2, 3. and 4. Everybody
-'-''i, AID il was only when all were
ga, Ar. Trower ingeniously in--
-.'- ] il.!t Vas any water" 70 be had
..-'- lle1ly.
A'lA4IIkE AZ NChh.
-a--su White called the committee to
" Is -0ll a, the lunch was over.
~ Mann moved that all the old iron DO
- te highest bidder.
,i. Hughes suggested that il would be
f ~ BY Boiling 20 communicate
ID n'. able purchasers and invite bids.
g. Ns- adopted.
I-' ssa,nlt,ndent stated that some re-
w.. needed IN the wing walls just
''e I've mile locks. He was author
.. uafe them.
a'li lg. tie Superintendent ex-
i.- sa.siactiOn al having been al
- y make the improvements before
o.. Tie expense, he said, had
ai,lr bone by the railroad, while
'A was Of great importance. The
t'4i run more pumps than At
4 heoe ssary. they being extremely
N.i. tle house Vas now dry aud
'"o gr, at Improvements. Repairs
hei cost dollar IN six months and
needed could be quickly aud cheaply
Dr. Boiling. in concluding, called
" attention 10 the valuable assist
o.. rendered by Mr. Iomiinson and
a. -' Oiaf expressed the satisfaction Of
--l ,'tee. which remarks were en-