The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-08
WATER PROBLEM
STILL IN THE FUTURE
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saw nothing in either proposition to
warrant delay in the Little Greek mat
ter, but If the majority of the Coun-
Gil thought 1t should be raopcned the
Commission stood ready to comply. He
sad that the city's present supply
comes from just such Il source MS the
Little Creek supply. The Dismal
swamp people offer to give us a mini
mum of five million gallCrs per day nj
Il cost of 50 per million gallons-$i5 per
DAY. ] find that cven If we use S25O, 900
Tor Little Crcck-and don't believe
we Shall-we shall secure fifteen mil
lion gallons at a cost or $500 as
against $4,000 for five million gallons
OIL DISMAL Swamp water, the cost of
PIPE iine to The latter place being
about double that OF the Little Greek
system. The amount saved on pump
Ing plant, he held, will pay the inter
est on the Little Creek bonds.
MT. camp wanted to know what the
city would have to pay the Hydraulic
company Tor water for her fire plugs
sewer flushing, etc. MI Ycatman did
not know
Mr.. Freeman referred Mr.. East to tho
Gay Attorney as To the old canal M
Little Creek.
Mr.. Taylor replied that he found that
me canal company had no legal rights
now, as they had abandoned ihc;,.
Property long ago.
| CITY Engineer Brooke said that the
| statement THAI Little Creek is Suhiect
| 10 TIDAL inilows making The water salt
| Is false. He stated that Lake Smith
had cleared itself up and It's water is
! now potable, although like L.ttle Creek
! 1t was n marsh-cnd.
ne CITY Engineer was then cate
| chlzed by Mr.. fch.nln as to Littt.
| Creek. Mr.. Brooke said that there va.
no question OF drought: next summer
I MI. Freeman stated that The city now
| mas supply Of seven or eight million
| gallons per G1y. obtained by rc-dnm-
ming Lake Taylor and purchasing Lake
joyce Mr.. ioltman warmed up 10 his
1 argument and asked if Lake Taylor
wasn't a branch Of a sll. stream. 3Lr.
/ Freeman replied that u1 L, 1883 the CITY
/ got It's entire supply from Lake Taylor
! i.hen known as Second Monrcs bridge
MI. Echi!l, representing the Eydrlti-
/ lie Company said in reply ia a question
by Mr.. flocht, that he would furnish a
guarantee 10 the city against a wlter
famine next flll; the addition - the
| supply being made if necessary from
/ the quicko?: available rource. In reply
10 Mr.. Campo h said that If the city is
not now charging itself for the use of
wafer for fire and sewerage. his con-
| cen will not charge for it,
| 'Mr Brooke then asked MIR. Rchill sew
cral questions The city he said is now
receiving $500 per million gallons for
! her water. NOW he said. in twenty
| years. with the increase OF population
/ and cost added. the C!:y would make "A
| better showing than the company. He
asked number of questions which Mr.
! 1tchiH said would require several hours
for their consideration. The CITY En-
| ginccr pointed out that while 200 pri-
I Natc water works have been purcha scd
/ by municipalities, only 20 municipal
( owned plants have been sold
! Mr.. Freeman held that The PROPOSE
/ ton narrowed !;aalf down to the one
, point. doss the city care to transfer its
! watcrworks to 4 private corporation? If
J so. BIDS should I've invited
/ NJ. Pcella slid that he mad a letter
! from Camden, y. j., firm who desired
10 "uSmit estimates. No action was
taken.
REPORT AGAIN DEFEATED.
Pr5s:dcis Winston then p,t the uues
ton. on the adoption Of the Water Com
! missions recommendation
NJ. Elliott. 81. 30. m 1vcd AZ, a s,1bst!-
tute ih'it The matter be laid over till the
January meeting Mr. Ncatman moved
to amend by referring all papers on the
subject to the Water Commission rael
while
Mr.. Freeman said that a proposition
for the sale of 'yhc water works was out
side the province of the Commission,
whose duties We're to devise means for
mere lsing; the supply.
Mr. Ell!otts substitute was then pu:
aHi !oi..
Mr.. McAi!nuH moved poStp1ncmcM OF
The matter until Jant;a:y. which motion
The chair declared OUT Of order il, yiey
CT the defeat Of the previous matter
The vote was than taken or the orig