The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-10

essary steps to secure the right by
purchase or otherwise. TO use the water
shed or Little Creek. and then the
canning OF this creek. / am assured
py the CITY Engineer ana by, the Super
hrtendent OF the water works that this
water shed of Little Creek will furnish
water for ~ basin which will supply
water to meet the demands, with the
nasins we now have, or 100 0nD pcople
| am constrained to believe this TO be
rue .rue. Tor these gentlemen must know
WhercoL they speak upon this, Serious
question. know that It may be
year or more before we can make use OF
tHS Little Creek supply when We So
ourc H. put ln meantime we may, by
use OF the present basins OF supnly
[tnu with the addition OF Joycc's Pond,
nopihS Tor the rains or the fail and win,
ter and the snow, tide over this vo,r ~.
tWo' which Will be necessary To m,r,n
'he Little Creek basin potable ,rotnr
uo not urge this rs Il 1lnat settle
ileile Oh this Vital question. I know tha,
10 secure this additional basin, will not
set.,e IL. nut to secure II. will give water
~ the next one or two years which will
ne SUFFICIENT for the needs OF the CITY
tor ten years to come, and In ,his no.
rlou our people can, and no doubt viii
warned by the eSigcncy OF the pas, ond
the present, take those necessary stems
which Will lead to the esta ablishmen, nf
water supply sufficient for all future
needs. There remains no other course
onen TO the councils that can see: moth
| ing winch present Itself as so ready q
soiution or the eNigency which confront :
US Today, as the purchase Of Joycc's
| popd, and the right OF Little Creek water
| Sned ana Little Creek. ] know that all
| thlS involves the expenditure OF la,rr
sums OF money, butI l submit that there
| IS no Time to cringe before this necee 81
W, and ] am confident that the intelli-
gent and fair citizenship will applaud
mat expenditures necessary to relieve
| them OF this ;hrea tening disaster. only
requiring that intelligence and faith he
| observed In the nature OF the eXpendi-
| turc.
FINALLY would say. that believe that
| am In accord with the Board of Water
| commissioners, in what have suggest
| ell, at least / sincerely hone so; and
| may he pardoned for saying that hone
| ms most important Of all The questions
TO which these councils have fallen heir,
| and than which none can be more I'm
portant, may he settled by these coun-
ellis. with whom it is my good fortune
to be asso ciated witr in the present gov
ernment OF our city. Some councils AT
some time must settle this question and
why not these? I feel that 1t is expect
ed of you. II the question OF a future
and permanent water supply or our city
be. In the Judgment of the councils. of
sufficient gravity. and believe 1t so TO
be. ] would suggest the appointment by
the councils. OF committee OF five cit
iZens, of known intelligence, integrity
and business accumen, whose action on
| this question would command the res
| pect and appreciation Of the community,
to take charge Of 1t and make report
| TO you, or some future councils. This
committee should have all necessary
| powers to employ experts OF national
rcputc, and other powers which are re-
Quisite to arrive at a proper and intel
| ligent report. am, gentlemen,
| Very respectfully.
w. r. MAYO. Mayor.
| After the reading OF this letter Mr..
Baldwin moved that the committee Of
the whole recommend to the Councils
the adoption of the Water Boards rec
ommendation. This met with no oppo
sltion and the recommendation was
made.
| 1t was moved by Mr.. Baldwin that n
\ committee of five be appointed in ac-
cordance with the suggestion Of the
Mayor. Mr.. Jones wanted to know If
| the committee proposed was to take the
| relns and the Water Committee take a
| back seat.
Mr.. Carroll read the item ae the
Mayors address referring to this point
| and in passing said that the sugges-
tion was q very comprehensive one.
MIR DAVIS EXPLAINS.
Mr.. II. c. Davis, being asked to talk
about the matter said that the Water
Board had been engaged in considering
the question of additional water supply
for long time, but that further pro-
n Inc
made because the city was engaged In
| sinking an artesian we'll. which. if suc-
cessful, would solve the problem, and If
not, would represent w. great outlay of
| cash. He further stated that he was
sure that the board would have no OBJ
lection to the appointment of such a
! committee as suggested by the Mayor,
but he thought great care should be eX-
ercised in fixing the limits Of this COM
| mittee's duties and powers.
Mr.. Baldwin withdrew his motion and
substituted q motion to the effect that
the Mayors suggestion be acted upon
by the appointment Of a committee OF
six to Oe composed OF the members OF
the Water Board and the Water Com
mission.
DR.. Anderson, wanted to known what
was the use Of appointing a committee
OF men, who were already members of
DodleS "hlcn were doing al In their
power to solve this question.
Mr.. Carroll explained that the commit
tee suggested would have more power
than the Board and Water Committee
Mr.. Winston was sorry Mr.. Baldwin
had Withdrawn his original motion. He
thought It would be advantageous to
have a committee Of business men out
side the councils to cooperate with the
Water Board.
DIDN'T SEE THE USE.