Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-28
WE WANT FACTORIES
AN EFFORT 70 ENCOURAGE THE
ERECTION or PLANTS HERE.

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water and lsehs Committees win Ea-
aeAvor 20 Give advantages 70 Institu-
ucna Just Beyond the Corporation.
The Council Committee on Water and
Light net At the rooms of the Chamber OF
Commerce at s O'clock yesterday evening
with the chambers Committee on New
enterprises and Manufactures TO con-
slider question Of great magnitude which
now seems TO be staring the city in the
face Some time ago the attention of the
Chamber OF Commerce was called TO the
TACT that nowhere in the corporate limits
- there tract OF land suitable for large
manufacturing plant except, possibly, in
SECTIONS where a fabulous price would be
asked. After rejecting upon the situation
she question was referred 10 the Commit
msttee on New Enterprises. and that body
decided to call the Committee on Water
and IAght OF the Council to meet and con-
fer with them In the hope TO 70 enthuse
the members of these latter committees
that they would give thor aid in the mat
Ter OF getting city water and gas TO such
manpafacturlng plants as nay be erected
Just beyond the corporate limits.
This was the inspiration of the confer
ence in the rooms OF the chamber last
evening. Among the others interested
present were Colonel John Il. Cary, Major
n. v. Randolph. MessTs. James ii. Barton,
n. W. Bowe, Ii. L. Cabell, Il. A. Catlin. 4.
X. Jedrtes. n. w. Roundtree, George q.
Dayis, John r. Grimes, Richard NJ. Taylor,
]. 4. Mountoastie. Charles L. Boiling, W.
@. Adams. and others.
The meeting was called to order by Mr..
N. w. Bowe, who explained the reason for
calling the gentlemen together. He said
that II was fact that manufacturers
couldn't get at reasonable prices sites for
their plants within the city limits. He ex-
plained that manufacturers would be com
PEELED TO have water and gas, especially
the former. IN their plants. tie stated
that the chambers committee desired 10
have the Water and Light Committees fur
nish corporations that might locate with
out the city limits with these articles.
THE CHARTER PRESENTS AN OBSTACLE.
Mr.. N. v. Randolph was made chairman
OF the body, and Mr.. w. s. Gum, chair;
man OF the Committee on Light, stated
that the city charter did not allow his
committee to either run pipe or furnish
gas beyond the corporate limits. The gas
could DO easily furnished as far as the CO.
pscity for making IL is concerned.
The question was asked whether or not
the city did not supply the Richmond
Locomotive Works with water and gas
and the reply was in the Affirmative, but
that the corporation paid for laying one
half of the pipes and the city tor the
other.
Mr.. White. chairman Of the Committee
on Water, made statement on behalf OF
that body, IN which he referred TO the in
adequate pumping facilities at the reser-
yoirs. He said that the present demand
for water inside the city was taxing the
facilities to the utmost, and he referred to
the complaints that had recently been
made to the committee in regard TO the
low pressure IN the houses on the high
portions of Leigh, Clay. Broad. and even
Grace streets, as well as those interesting.
ASA PROTECTION AoAIYsr FIRE.
Mr.. Bowe endeavored to show the great
necessity for these institutions to have
water as a protection against fire.
Mr.. f. A. Catlin also made statement |
20 the body, In which he gave q practical |
and conservative illustration of the situa- |
Jon capitalist desiring to start manu- |
factory here is placed in. He assured his |
hearers that a difference of per cent. |
per anuum on the insurance of plant was !
an item which was always considered by |
manufacturers He stated that he was APP |
preached by gentleman yesterday morn /
ing who wanted him to look up "a desirable l
site for manufacturing plant just outside /
the corporate limits.
MI. DdItOu, Oh DdIJOu hclSHto,
took the floor and prefaced his appeal for |
water and gas at that suburban village by |
saying that the residents there had already |
made due application Tor these commodi-
ties and that If they were not afforded
them they would 90 ahead and provide
water aud gas for themselves.
MR. BoLIIsas STATEMENT.
Superintendent Boiling, of the Water
Works, made most interesting report as
TO what could be done. lie SAID the city
had the capacity to furnish water to q
much larger population than that Of Rich
mond at present, by applying remedies
that have already been SUCCESSFULLY ln-
creasing or enlarging the mains or by
establishing the meter system. He stated
that there was vast difference between
the commodities of water and gas. The
demand upon the latter. he said. was not
like 1t had been upon the city water, as
the electric lights had in @ great many
places been substituted for gas, while the
erection of every two-room structure in /
the city called for more water.
The Superintendent stated that 1s,O00,-
600 gallons of water could be brought into
the city day, and that l5,OOO,OOO gallons
are now being utilized.
Colonel John Is. Cary, member Of the
Committee on Water. stated that he would
be very glad TO do anything in his power
10 assist in the establishment of such ln- /
dustries in and around Richmond, but he |
thought this extension of gas and water;
impossible while the city people were
clamoring for these commodities for their
own use.
MR.. TAYLOR SPEAKS PLAINLY.
Mr.. Richard nj. Taylor asked how much |
money had been SUNK in the erection |
of the water plant of the city.
Superintendent Boiling replied that the |
amount spent since 1880 was $3.000.000
Mr. Taylor said he thought the people of |
the city had been worse robbed p" in such |
an expenditure than tho residents of any |
other city in the world. He then asserted /
that he would never vote in the Board of /
Aldermen for the establishment of the /
water-meter system, but. on the contrary, /
would do oil be could against the measure. |
Some discussion took place between |
Aldermen Taylor and White, and the Chair
called their attention to the fact that they
were drifting from the object Of the meet
ing.
MIR. George B. Davis moved that the
Water Committee be requested TO ask the |
City Attorney, through the Council, for
his opinion upon this question.
Superintendent Adams. of the Gas
Works, made statement which showed
that the amount of gas consumed had
greatly increased each year. and that al
ready 1000. 900 feet more had been con-
suued up 20 the present time tins year
than during the same period in 1891.
MIR. Davis offered q resolution on behalf
of the Committees on Water and Light in
which they, as members of these bodies,
expressed their earnest desire to have
manufactures located in Richmond and
gave assurance that they would assist
these as far as was in their power.
The body then adjourned.
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