The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-28
THE WATER FAMINE.
Inc Deplorable Condition of the Water
supply-North West River the
Remedy

Remedy.
Norfolk, Va, Sept. %. 1897
Editor OF The Virglnian:
am not an alarmtst, but tbe ouast,o,
OF water Is now an alarming feature
ana You should know all the facts in the
caSS. On Monday, the goth istant I
MADE tour of the water suppjv Of tho
city. from IT'S 5 4. ce at MocCe's Rridpoc
to Chesapeake Bay.
NE statement here made Is true,
ana any one can verify 1t If they choose
10 tide over the route
Al the main pumping station there "a
p,.'Saeiv IN the storage reservoirs a sup
ply OF about five or six DAVIS At 1,oE,
Taylor there is small quantity of varv
impure water. not yet in a servicea bic
condition, and no work at Connections
being made.
al Lake Lawson there Is practically
very little water. the largest portion of
the lake being perfectly bare. and h. $
peen Tor months. Six colorcd men we o
a. wo:!k opening a ditch under the road
Gam that divides the lake This will
give few inches more There Is a
s:nl!l supply of water in Lake Smith
put 1t appears that this Is lower than
axe Lawson, and does not run into It.
70 late" from these two lakes when
the rum3ing level rs attained is pumped
70 the Sl| by way OF Lawson There
mas been no overflow f.om these two
iah'E - *'Neral years. the demand up
- lhSm 'e!ng much greater than the
shii"','. From this r1in: 4 view of the
proposed N"rohaTc Cf Little Creek ma,,
be mad, ;|owing Very tlrly it's enilr
meteS and bounds. Here he tides one.
eE'peu ara NoWod. but its inlet has long
heen stepped. and the email qu1wtity OF
i,sr -
IN" immense amount of exposed sal;
Wate!' II Hsn makes it vo-y DOUBTFUL If
Il would hc Wise 20 cxpend anything for
Il al all. 1t would in a year or more b
~ uhzHfNicea'olc as the present lakes
are unless more plerteoUs showers com
INN we nave any reason 10 expect
The:c Is no waite ait Lake Bra tlfn-d 7
am told it IL dry. This was bad mr.
chase. Joyce Lake was viewed from the
Feptress-Rutt farm. and this was prob
"r'''v tho host view Ia he had T.. I, moth
Ing but a fresh water Inland pond and
cp!.iianA probably a two weeks s,tppiy.
I do not think more. for when conectad
with the Bradford pipe to lake Lawson
the soakage and leakage will take IN
a good part Of the supply 1t IS not 20
large quantity as was supposed and
III qualfty at best only fai- being quite
bracklsh. At this time there was, no one
at work on the connection. The pipe Is
all on the ground. I Go not think under
the most favorable circums tar noes that a
Connection can be had sooner than from
three TO four weeks. Joyce Lake -
about three and one-haIf miles from the
pumping station ~ Moore's Bridges and
the waite: will be pumped through a line
IF pipe once uscd from Lake Bradford
OF Lake Lawson.
1t is we'll to advise that we he not
alarmed. There IL cause for it. ana this
cause has been coming for years and we
are being sacrificed by a penny wise,
pound foolish plan OF buying Little
Creek because it is said by those who
want to sell it for price. that il is our
only chance for Il supply. 1t Is sheer
madness on the part Of any one to urge
this any longer, for there Is 4 way out
OF this trouble, and 1t Is the only one,
and that is to take the water sIpp'y Of
North West River. II Is pure. fresh,
and an abundant supply. and one that
can be had within four months. True.
we may not have the money, but there
arc ways TO set it, and 1t ough. to be had.
and that right away. To delay now is to
invite what the Board OF Health say Is
not now preSent b,lt If tho In cl< of wa+er