The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-07-17
CITY'S WATER SUPPLY.
sUPERINTENDEST ROLLING PRE-
sENTs ms views TO COMMITTEE.
He Recommends the Construction OF
Large Storage Reservoir to Hold n sup
ply for Twcnty-Ihree Days.

The Courcil Committee on Water held
It's nrst regular semi-monthly meeting
last evening at go o'clock in room No. II
OF the city Hail. The following members
were present: Messrs. Briggs lchairman)
carter. Montgomery Zimmerman,
Stokes. Noble, Tanner.
Mr. Lawder was reported to be absent
on account Of sickness.
on motion OF Mr.. Carter the rules were
suspended in order that Colonel II. NJ.
Boykin might be heard. That gentleman
stated that he represented the Baltimore
line. a new company. which expects TO es-
taplisn a waterway between Richmond and
baltimore. II would send its first steam
or here on next Saturday morning. The
wharf formerly occupied by the War
wick park Improvement Company. on the
other side Of Gillics' creek. had been pur-
chased by the new steamboat company.
lie. therefore. asked that the water main
on Main street be extende DIN order 10
secure a water connection for the wharf.
Superintendent Boiling stated that II re-
ouired about 425 feet Of a four-inch pipe
70 make the desired water connectloh'
and that II had been the custom or ne
committee heretofore TO grant sue re-
quests IL 10 per cent OF the eNpe. q II
covered by the expected addi,lonai rove
nue.. MIR Boiling. therefore, subses,.u
mat the committee recommend L" 'ii'
,,o,,rc,I me desired extension ut mini
mum water rent OF $50 per year inasmuch
&c inc cost OF doing the work would he
.,t,tft HHelNp0
r,ote the suggested recommendation 10
the Council. Ito. 81 a
- y, The Marshall reservoir next
.a,ne nm The clerk read communication
,~or, enc t1tv Attorney, wherein he stat
"a ,nat about eight or ten years ago NV
49,, o,ven his opinion TO the commute
,vno+ner n woman could hold tne
.os,,,on Of Keeper OF the reservoir ~,
80 mon and was still at this time' VI
80 o,,,,on that women. under inc IA"
w excluded from subordinate PoSE
-. ,rnev could not. however ~
100 &c heads Of departments or prli.,ps,'
- The CITY Attorney added 'n'i'
.,o,,to hold differently. then' Typ
-. s,onoerapncrs. and even 'he -,
- ~, clerks would have 70 DC "i'"''0'
from women. ~ t-l.rrD
,,,ss rAKER REFLECT
~, mis- op,nion Mr.. zimmerman
~ 10, Mrs Baker. the present III.
ii'"''" ~, re-etcetcd for another term u
W. ter who differed from the We.
VI ~. tho Citv Attorney. though -
- tocner of the reservoir nhuo. t,ce
,,.as a citv Officer and that '"1 o nan
,ho,efore could not be held ps o 80 I'm
~ nosition was to be filed Oy ~ ~.
,,ittee and the charter p'o' - an
o,.n nerson so selected shou'u ro,,t5
/ I'm He thought that II woiii'n '''Y 80
nm the position. then some oiIo -
should be given an opportunity " ,he
| committee would set hau
o,,a,,n,inr woman to the place
H.. Zimmerman acknowledge .,o'
- was a good deal of force III Ml =.
! carriers argument. but the
! "a boen set by a former comm zee
,,.hicb first appointed Mrs. Baker. mas
- os the applicants for the place hau
o,nresel,, stated that they would Only
ho candidates i'm case Mrs. Baker was
not eligible. he would vote for the la''eI'
Mr. Montgomery pointed out thnt az
! the preVious meeting the majority Oh inc
committee had agreed 20 be Gni'e" u9
the opinion OF the city At'ornes' ne
therefore seconded Mr.. zimmerman
motion and Mrs. Baker was then re-
elected by a vote Of 10 !. MI Iai'cl
alone voting in the negative
THE payroll Of the department Tor
the mast two weeks was approved, and
n number Of bills were ordered 10 be
paid. &C.,
4 petition was received from Messrs.
lanes G. GRAY and Williams NJ. Barnes,
who asked for the use OF the paNilloh
of the new pump-house on the evening
of July 9th. The request was granted,
after some little discussion.
The resolution introduced in the Com
mon Council by Mr.. Hawkins. calling for
am investigation as 20 the best mode OF
securing pure wafer. was referred 10 "a
subcommittee. consisting of Messrs. Iim-
I mcrmann. Tanner and Stokes To the
same committee was referred the reso-
luton offered i'm the Board Of Alder
men by Mr.. zimmerman, calling for
larger supply OF pure water
Mcssrs Carter and Montgomery were
appointed on the special joint commit
tee that with similar delegations from
the Committees on Streets and Lights. is
/ TO make recommendations as TO "A system
| 10 be carried out In regard 20 street eX-
cavations for the construction of sewers
and the laying al gas and water-mains.
SHOULD HAVE \ STORAGE RESER-
YOlR.
Superintendent Boiling stated that for
\ years be had recommended the construc-
! ton of a large storage reservoir above
| the pump-hOusc. where the water supply
might be stored for "A certain number or
DAYS. in order 10 effect settlement be
| fore the water was distributed for use
through the different mains. lie had been
| in correspondence with Mr.. ). l.. Morri
| son. of New York, who some years ago
visited Richmond 10 investigate the needs
| for procuring a supply OF pure water.
/ This gentleman recommended that a sub
committee with the superintendent. should
20 to Louisville. Ky. and examine the ex-
periments that have been made there FOR
more than twelve mo tbs in regard 10
the settlement and filtration Of the Ohio
wafer He also sent Mr.. Rolling three
samples of the Ohio water. as it was
taken from the river. after It left the set
Element BASIN and after it had been
filtered. These samples were exhibited
/ 10 the committee and showed "a vast
| difference ia the general appearance. the
| filtered water being as clear as crystal.
Mr.. Boiling spoke Of the large revenue
derived by the city through the depart
ment. and asked that something be done
al an early date. He pointed out that
during the past ten years no improvement
| had been added 10 the plant OF the de-
/ partment During that time the number
] OF water takers had been double, and the
cost for the maintenance OF the depart
ment was a present S22.oO less than 1t
| had been ten years ago.
He thought the storage reservoir. the
| NH "a "A To- n