Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-08-27
THE WATER METERS.
SUPERINTENDENT BOILING DIS
cussrs THEIR EFrIcAon HERE
COuNCH COMMITTEES EEETlSCS.
p.,,s,op 10 Clean First Marker 81"
sunday Morninss-fhe 'e"e
- r,.uiry Comes to an End
e.u. Other business Transacted

The Council Committee on Water heid
, ,ceuiar meeting IN Room No. IL oi 'io
cnv Hall last night, Messrs brissS
,cns,,nan,. Noble. CARRIER HAWKINS
v,,,,,e,rnann. and Carter being present.
SUPERINTENDENT Boiling presenter son''
interesting figures and facts resai"ne
enc ,,a,er-meters which have been placed
90 the city. and the report. which was as
follows. was placed on file for the ihior-
,,ation Of the committee and the pub
lie: o. 1907
Richmond, Va, August 70. isS..
Mr. r. y. Briggs. Chairman Oh 'ho O0
rnittee on Water. .,.a o,ven
submit this report OF results give"
from the placing Of 300 water-ihS.eI'' Ia
Gently put IN, Zs4 Of which are III uSV, 90,
from which VIC get the ioi0"ins cent
narion: Thirty-fye houses az per 80, ,,er
used less than 100 gallons OF water Po.
month: II houses (21 per cent? VS. ,s,d,,sb
tween 900 and 1900 Sallohs peaa,.a- a sOo
ifs houses az per cent? useu y, l,s ner
gallons per month, ana i'V ,i,.tIa lower by
cent? would have bills niue rSe
The meter than by ordinance fdtcS. In. "a
s~t,s,,,e cases were: one house consumes
iH gallons per month. ABOUT 30 ~,
ner day. the other having ohly VHs 81 ess
aranf and one closet, Soiss. o,d ny
"aiions Many leaks IN pipes ana IN
snres were discovered, which olteI W. W.
sro,,ld never have come TO Ight pcoiu
the checking of hydrants anu Sio9e, ~I
which were constantly lclt tuili'' irsoi,tne,
,rastine In every instance Wheic ltdhlIs
49, and Nvtures were found notlcvs
s,'"re left and The consumers notnea 'nat
AZ this continued high bills WOuiu 10 -
result All these examinations et i nc
,ices were made prior TO commences ,eaT
charge for water by the meter, ~ ,,os
syerv one upon whose pipe meter l1
placed would have run opPoi
time 10 correct all leaks. ,,e
Row TO GET BEST RESULTS
Tho fact that IS houses out OF ~ uses
less than loo gallons per h,Dii'i .,,ssItv
10 me TO clearly establish the ~ ,,,,,or
of fixing a minimum QudhViaS ~ a. The
10 be used al eacn premise WHY 80
General custom in all cities WHICH nav
odonted the meter system Otne QUIZ 10
nrenoises will not be kept clean. rms can
he easily accomplished by hNlns sun si.' a.
amount az Will not eNceeu me-, .lT 70 rates
charge by ordinance. our ordlilahOI ~
ore rs low as those OF any CITY III e.Io
IInited States for such fixtures as az
absolutely necessary for cach lo'-I ,o.a.
Nv hydrant and closet. Our ,',.aI
takers average about lOwV' our at,,.e
interest on the debt and cost OF MANI NJ
,nlelSs' Vm to about ll67, 900: this
would make an average ChaIbS " s.,,ai
Consumer OF $5.70 per amman Tor actud d
cost: and. adding $40 Tor sllihi ,iis .,,ritv
10 meet redemption OF bonds at ma ~ -
Tho amount would be s. per ahhuIh-os
cents per month"; tax within inc mean -
of nearly every man. AT the rate Vi -
cents Der 900 gallons, This Woulu en '.'l.
Zach consumer 10 4.500 gallons OF VIZ,
per month. quantity amply sui"N'O"S
for domestic and sanitary use. ....,.,,d
rho much-desired benefit Of lncieaseu
pressurc is gradually being estapilshsu,
and many persons are now sel1hs W." w.,
10 the fixtures on the second iOol w.
have had none during the Daytime iUi
some wears. In the high points III NELL tno
SON Ward. north of Broad, WheTe lhetS
bas beeu much lust complaint, water WIZ
rise n 81 feet higher than II Woulu ~, ~
tro month of August 1882 ana . ~ 4S I,t
higher than at this time last year. y
80 ctber cause can this be ascribed thah
enc checking Of waste by placing iheteiS
COR me water I'm the reservoir Is kept
exactly at the height 1t was IN mus
months. and no larger supply mans nave
auficipate stin further increase IN the
rressure before tho end Of the year, as
II will improve as we continue 10 set inc
meters.
CHARLES L. BOILING,
Superintendent.
Mrs. Maria Davis applied TO the com
nittce TO have city water furnished 10
her premises. 1911 Grove avenue 1t was
ascertained that the property was OUTSIDE
of the city limits, and the petition coh!o
not be granted
DiDs and pay-rolls for the department
we're approved and ordered 90 be paid
and the committee. after some othel
routine business, adjourned
Health Committee Meets.
The regular session of the Health Com
mittee was held last night in Room NO
II of the City Han. Present were Chair
man Hobson. and Messrs. Blanks
Brock, Cutchins. Moore, Noble, Snead
q zimmerman, and Williams. The pay
roll. amounting to $lS9.24. and blils ae
gregating S597s4 were approved.
The committee considered the resolu
ton offered in the Board of Aldermen
RECENTLY by Mr.. Baine providing for al
inquiry as to why sewer connections ha'
not been required upon certain premise
on ST. James and Hill streets IT wa
stated that these connections had pee
demanded of the property-owners aDou
two weeks before the resolution was pre-
scented in the Board OF Aldermen.
report as 10 whether the connection
have been made will be forthcoming.
CLEANING THE MARKETS.
A netition was received from the Con
nittee on First Market. asking the Healt
Committee 90 have the garbage which az
cumulates at the market during Sa
urday's business removed therefrom o
Sunday mornings This matter was n
ferred to the president of the Board {
Health for such action as he deems pre-
per I'm the premises.
Several men who had been dismisse
from the STRENGTHENING force appeare
before the body for consideration
their grievances but the committee d
cided 10 hear them at special NEE
Ing 70 be held at o'clock this evenin
The Committee on Second Market M
last evening and transacted routine bus
ness. while the School Committee fail,
to get a quorum