Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-04-07
CITY HALL AFFAIRS.
SOME FACTS TAKEN FROM TIE RE
PORT OF SUPT. BOILING.
The Contract for Piping Aairmcd-Damage
Suit Being Tried-first Case Heard
In the New Court,

The annual report of the Water Depart
ment Of the city has been made up by
Superintendent G. T.. Boiling. and will
soon be before the public In pamphlet
form. II contains many interesting facts.
The total appropriation to the department
during the year was S56.Sfi.2 %. OF which
the sum OF SJ6.s SCI . was dsburscd, SB.-
@lS8 for actual expenses OF maintenance
and S0,502. 20 for bottcrmcnt In laying pipes
and making taps. During the year n.o@Z
lneal feet OF water-pipe was laid, y hre-
hyrants set. and 200 taps made. Besides
all the nozzles of the flrc-hydran,s In the
city. TO the number Of 5l6 were changed,
Increasing the size Of the discharge-nozzies
10 IL inches. This change cost N.Vn.A'
and conforms our nre-hydrants to the
usual standard size IN use IN nearly al
the large cities In the United States.
THE TOTAL RECEIPTS.
The total receipts Of the department for
the year amounted 10 $li3. S6S3i Ihis sum
does not include the value Of water used
by the city in Her various departments
nor that given 20 churches, charitable IN
stitutions, and INDECENT families. low
estimate OF this value would De %i1WD' 50
that our gross revenues should be com
putcd at SITS. SCS3f Deductng the actual
expenses OF maintenance from the amount
received. shows net revenue Of S',1J03L
There are also now 325 families IN Rich
mond getting water free.
The total amount disburscd from the
commencement Of the works October {"
1870 10 January /. 1885, was 8Vl.l@H,
and the sums received from watef-tdkers
aggregate "a sum which only leaves
balance against the works on January
!. 1855. Of Sl023. $3.50 The total amount
received from the works from January
/. 1885. to January l. 1884, Is $.o2. %.
the total amount dsburScd is %i9.oN6@2.
leaving balance against the works ON
January !. 1884, OF $lNo3l1.SL
STILL RECOMMENDS METERS.
In discussing the high and low-water
pressure question, Superintendent Boiling
says:
Il still recommend the general intro
duction Of water meters. for believe the
stOppago Of the waste at the lower points
would afford all the relief needed for some
years. ana regard this plan as far the
most economical both for the city and the
Wafcr-takcr. II seems, however, that our
Council is opposed TO the general intro
duCuou Of the water meter. and. tins be-
ing the case. there is nothing else left
bll 10 lay larger UltiiS ifdilib ~ 'ii'
reservoir and build additional pumps. No
time more propiuous than now could
b. selected. Watcr-pipc and machinery
was never sold AT as Low prices and the
city. i'm my opinion. would save large
sum Of money by doing this work at
once.
PUMPING CAPACITY INADEQUATE.
"Our present pumping machinery Is Of
insufficient capacity TO meet these rapidly
increasing demands How narrowly We
escaped serious trouble and danger last
winter few now consider For days ana
days the water drawn from the reservoir
last winter averaged 100000 gallons ana
for days We could only pump l5.o"V'
gallons The reservoirs were nearly
empty ana il got 10 that point that II
WAS almost necessary to shut the water
off tho city and hoil the small amount
remaining in the reservoirs foi fire OK
t!nguI-hment.