Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-09-04
james River Water.
Richmond. Va. Septombar .

| hlcnmonu, Va september Z, lNA
To the Editor of the Dispatch:
No question Of more interest than our
drinking water can b. submitted 20 the
people OF Richmond. The water question
is the subject Of discussion az an meet.
ings, public or private. and our people
will not submit 10 the delays OF the past
| enclose you an extract on the filtration
Of water Tor the city OK Washmuon
/ Under an act Of Congress, passed az Its
! last session, General Wilson, Chief I'm.
| gineer, has the matter in charge as-
| sisted by Colonel A. NJ Miller. This plan
| agrees with DR.. AcGuire's. as published
! In your paper.
| The city OF Macon. Ga, has adopted
the latest improvements and modern ideas
on the water question. and IL might bs
well for the committee OF the Council 10
visit Macon and see the results. Don,
let the present Council pgeou-h0le me
water publication" question and give 20
their successors the labor, but. IKE mon.
come up 20 the work and DO their duty 10
Richmond and her long-sunerlng cluzans
THOMAS POTTS
General Wilson, chief OF engineers ha4
the will OF Congress in regard % im-
proving the condition of thu water sup
piled 10 the citizens OF the District oI
Columbia. The District appropriation b.l
passed at the last session IN making lQ-
propriations for the care OF the washing
ton aqueduct and the water supply Oh The
District provided among other things as
follows:
ITO enable the proper officer Of the goy-
eminent having charge OF the Washington
aqueduot and the water supply TO the ely
OF Washington 10 make an investigation
Of the feasibility and propriety Of niterrs
the water supply Of Washington, and 10
submit TO Congress a full and detailed r''
port thereon, and 10 meet all Necessary
expenses OF said investigation, s. 600 sad
report shall be accompanied by detaiiei
estimate Of the cost Of the york required
and in making the investigation. and Do
the preparation Of this report the cnf
OF engineers United States army. sE-A
be associated with the proper officer ~
the government In charge Of the aqu.'
duct, as consulting engineer"
In execution OF this statute General
Wilson has arranged through the ae1r-
taries Of War and State. 10 d. supplied
with the history and latest informlti]l
the filtration systems adopted
by the European cities OF Altoona AM
sterdam Antwerp, Berlin, Birmingham
Bremen. Breslau, Copenlasel
Dublin, Hague, Hamburg, Konigsoift
Leeds, Liverpool, London. Magleou+
St. Petersburg st'uA
stuttgart. Warsaw. and Zurich. The
'etary OF State has called on The con'
4 oil fuN
ating 90 the operation OF their systems
II water supply.
In addition 90 this preliminary NoiA
,olonel A. NJ. Miller the engineer 0i.'t
Who Is directly charged with the comi.
ion OF the tunnel aqueduct ana pro
Howard University reservoir with view
o increasing the water supply or i-'
ity, has been instructed TO proceed TOD
iacon, Ga, and make a personal lh,I'.-
ion OF the system Of filtration recently
Introduced IN that city.
The system Of Macon embodles aI l.'
itest Improvements and most modern
leas on the subject and will anoil
God object lesson 20 the officer WHO
allied upon 10 suggest 10 Cong. i.
feasibility and propriety OF hlterns lN'
'ater supply OF Washington
II Is the purpose or General wilson ahl
olonel Miller % make a thorough t..
Exhaustive investigation Of the slhlr..
nd TO report the result 10 Congre .-
he earliest possible date. General WH,'.
; a native of this city has always iaN'
great personal interest IN an local "'t.
RS. and It Is understood % be hs desire
accomplish a radical and compre
We Improvement Of the water system
le District. both as regards quantity a'1
iality. before his retirement from a
We service a few years hence.