The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-07-12
WATER METERS AGAIN.
yrsOIUTION APPROPEfaTfNG
.,oxyy yOR THETR PURCHASE.
.,,. Meeting Of tho Board of Alder
men-A Good Deal of Routine
business Disposed of.

49,. ,r~ror branch or the lily CouhCh
80, r. monthly meeting in the Council
.....,.or last evening. The following
.t.rs answered to the roll-call;
,,.,.r, Mlcn. Bowden. Cary. Jos. W.
~-a Hardwicke, Mitchell. Moore.
.......s.ie. Reeve. Tanner. Taylor. Tur-
v1..e and President Dickerson.
.-i.nance was adopted. upon the
.rmrnlauon Of the Committee on
1880. prohibiting the employment OF
.., labor in any kind Of work exc
.s.sl ta. the city.
A., ordnance was adopted. upon the
-..rIation OF the Committee on Re
49,, ~ Che Poor. providing that found
s shall Doe received and taken care OF
attic dy a'mshouse.
~e Committee on Shockoe Creek re-
-~.-iel the adoption Of a resolution
..t.fr..e the sum Of $500 from the
t. .f tte Shockoe Greek Committee
... committee ON Grounds and Build
On r.s.rson no THIS point offered as n
......t. .Mr. D. w. WHITE GA the chair.
.H.u providing that the Auditor
-r. .tr be instructed 20 transfer 10
dc construction account OF the Water
r-rm.rt the sum Of N.2iOu now
.rlre on the books OF the Auditor
.t. credit of improvement Of ShOckoe
. tre sum thus transferred 10 be
..rl.i hy the Committee on Water for
,.-.Its.Ug and putting in water meters
Mr .Ecrson made an eloquent appeal
n ODE members OF the Board 10 increase
Che water supply by cutting down the
unnecessary waste in introducing water
motors ll the city. lie pointed out that
u the higher parts OF the city water
could not Boz secured In the second stories
O. he various buildings.
captain Reeve and Colonel Cary heart
lF recommended the adoption Of the sub
.Iute offered by SIR Dickerson. while
r BoNden took the ground that money
should Doe expended on the parks 20 com
Iete the improvements already under
taken.
Mr j. w. White also warmly advo-
Gated tho Introduction Of water meters.
which M present was the only practicable
means To increase the wutcr supply.
Str Taylor wanted TO know how much
money had been sunk I'm the new reser-
r.Ir
ST. White said he could not tell how
much money had been invested. but he
knew 10 was good investment, which
Ia.I the city 81 large revenue.
Nr Taylor bitterly attacked the sug-
sion as 90 the introduction of water
u..rs which he considered 20 be
fui and "a humbue He thought the
people OF Richmond were the most robbed
people of any city of her size I'm regard
Fl. the amount OF money paid by them
tIe water meters would only defraud the
people. Their introduction would also en-
danger the general health of the city
f cholera should break out. for they
would prevent the maintenance Of thor
o..h cleanliness.
1r Dickars0n answered Mr.. Taylor IN
very able manner. and Colonel Tanner
heartily iudOrscd what had been said I'm
ftar of introducing water meters. After
Oil good deal of additional discussion Mr.
IIkers1u moved suspension Of the rules
r take immediate action I'm the promises.
TI, motion was lost by the following
f....
hycs-Messrs. Carter Mitchell White.
a.I DicRerson-f.
r.as-Alessrs Allen. Bowden. Cary
H -lRfclte. Moore. Momtcastle. Reeve.
Tanner. Taylor and Turpin- TO-
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