The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-30
ELECTROLYSIS
WAS DISCUSSED.
Council Committee on Water Holds
an Extended Session.
DRINKING WATER ANALYZE0.
Union Stock Yards TO Get City Water.
Drinking Fountains Unpopular
STUNT. Boiling Ordered To En-
force Railway Ordinance.

The Council Committee on Water held
its meeting m room No. II, city Han,
last evening at $50 o'clock.
chairman Tanner called the meeting 70
order and the roll found the following
gentlemen present. Messrs zimmerman
Cuichins. Montgomery Ferguson VIM
st0n and Mills.
The auditing Of bills and accounts was
then taken up. The amounts totaied
Si324.i2.
superintendent Boiling reported bal
ance from all accounts remaining Of Sli.-
s61Is out OF Il total appropriation OF {is,-
go
Several applications for pipe extension
were received and acted upon.
STOCK YARDS WANT WATER
Mr.. r. c. Brauer was present and rep
resented ,he Union Stock Yards Com
pany's proposed Improvement On behalf
OF the company he asked for an extension
OF city water mains TO supply the yards,
which are 10 be located on the Hermitage
road. near the city.
Suerinteudent Boiling explained the Inn
port of the stock Yards PROPOSITION.
Mr.. Brauer stated that the company
would use about 100000 gallons OF water
month.
Major Cutchins thought It would be a
narrow policy 20 refuse the request.
Mr.. Boiling stated the number OF par
ties outside of Richmond using Richmond
water.
Major Cutchins insisted that the city
should reserve the right 40 enter all
mains connected with the city water
A contract drafted by Mr. Brauer was
presented for adoption by The committee
allowing the proposed extension Of pipes.
An amendment was added 20 Mr.
Brauer's contract providing that the city
should own the pipes so laid up 20 the
metre 10 be established.
ADOPTED THE CONTRACT.
Major Cutchins then moved the recon-
mendation NJ the contract a resolution, as
amended 10 the Council provided the city
Attorney should concur This was car
ried.
II was decided on motion 10 grant ono
weeks furl0ngh each year 10 each en-
plove Of the Water Department Major
Cutchins alone voted no.
Several applications for meters We're re-
ceived and granted among these the APP
nlication Of the Smithdeal Business Col
lege.
A recommendation i'm writing from the
Council was received asNnC that the
committee report the advisability Of es-
tdNl@NlNG lNullf NIlNNlNF A'NliN'hiti' Ait
convenient places I'm the city.
on motion This was reported back 70 the
Council with the ondorsation that th4
committee deemed fl Improbable.
The list of water users to be supplied
free for certain reasons as recommended
by the subcommittee was adopted.
COMMITTEE OK ELECTROLYSIS.
The subcommittee on Elecfrolysis SUBJ
mitted its report recommending the pur-
.I.r % hr ft fll INNS rff
of an office Of city electrician and urging
the enforcing Of the provision OF
the ordinance looking 10 the gov
eminent OF the laying Of electric rails
Mr. Winston stated that he had been
reading mp on electrolysis and explained
the meaning Of the term comparing il 10
the process of electr0-Dlating The
causes Of electrolysis I'm Richmond. he
stated was that the rails of the electric
roads were not properly bonded
superintendent Boiling reported the
facts concerning clectrolysis On other
cities. Most Of them when clcctrOylsis
took place complained % the electric
company causing 81 and the defect was
attended 20 Immediately. I'm Cincinnati
The double trolley system was IN force and
no trouble was reported from electrolysis.
MR.. THOMPSON TO COOPERATE
Mr. Zimmerman moved that the Fire
Committees permission De asked that
Mr. Thompson. the electrician. Doe in-
structed 20 cooperate with Superinten-
dent Boiling In tests for electricity I'm
pipes by q volt meter which De moved be
purchased This was adopted.
Major Cutchius moved that the Super
intendent Of the Water Works be- i'm
structed 10 take such steps as necessary
tO enforce the provisions of the 0rdi-
nance covering electrolysis. Adopted
ON motion OF Major Cutchins the mat
ter Of establishing am Office OF city cleo
tric.an was referred To- committee OF
which Mr. Winston shall De- chairman
Chairman Tanner stated that the gist
OF the report Of the subcommittee ap-
pointed 20 consider and recommend plan
for clearing the city water was 20 recon-
mend the appropriation for experiments
The committee decided 20 meet on Mon
day next at G O'Clock 90 hear their re-
port
superintendent Boiling read the ordi-
nance governing the placing of electric
rails and asked how much time should
Boz given 10 The companies 10 carry out its
provisions
THE WATER HEALTHY
The Superintendent then read the analv-
sis Of the city drinking water by Dr. W.
n Tav'or the State Chemist no showed
that the water was perfectly healthy
To is as follows:
Results az. given In both grains per
gallon of cubic inches and infparts
per million:
Parts per