The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-09-09
QUESTION OF
FILTER PLANTS.
DR.. ]. R. Hunters Admirable Address
to the Water Committee.
TELLS OF HIS VISIT TO ELMIRA.
Inspected the Plant Now In Use There
\ General Discussion Of the Cues
ton - Mr.. Bolling's Report.
The Plumbing Ordinance.


n.ebt 10 discuss the important question
OFF furnishing the people OF Richmond
with GEAR water. 1ne matter was cone
sI4eled JOB aid JUS phases and au admiraoie
and instructive address was delivered
bv Or. d. Rufus Hunttr. professor %.
chemistry at Richmond college.
The committee WAS called ip order at
$50 O'Clock Dy Chairman o.. W. Tanner,
there being present Messrs Winston.
Gibson. Cutchus Mills and Whaien.
.i.tIo wee a.e0 ln attendance Di. D.
Euus Hunter professor OF chemistry at
l' ''.',''o .,,.,l.,, "a. wafer Works
It.rI. r. Uor-rg president william
Ir.,,,,t. ~ tt1 gr.rf III Aldermen
~, i, "a T.,ir- t,.4 others
.Ni. '' .-Ii. ,f,ttaf,l'.ti S>- 1t.,I-t,er
,rrt or.r ,,,1l-..r -.Llll .,r MAS fhc 4n-
.,-l ,iarr.v.afI.r. a.
1oinrod nhrsicIlr for the us. of the new
,.,,,.,.. .,,.. .',rI,,.- t,l COMING yycek for
tr r.i..rf.,inn.enf
rh. c.rroIftre discussed this matter
fo~ .oru. nfti. while and several meu-
lers wore iu favor of establishing rule
r.elrlInv The LETTING of the place fp cole
,r.d r.orfo Tho committee however.
ou motion of Mr. Winston C0ufeutel
itself Iv simply rejecting fhe Application.
Superintendent Boiling stated that dur-
inc flo ourfr1ur1nuf of fnr volunteers IN
Camp Lee some time ego they hlt been
furnished free water. Ine Third keei-
meut. Dee stated. bad returned fo Ilt
grounds and Doe wished t1 know What
action would Doe taken.
Ou motion of Mr Mills the c0mlimtee
determined no recommend 20 tne Council
that free water DE granted ihe TROOPS
again. and instructed the Superntef4eni
90 allow 10 10 remain turned ON pehllHs
thc action OF that body
SIR Tanner then presented to The COM
miffec Dr. Hunter. who. DE s1l1, mao o9-
voted considerable tme 20 the STUDY or
fha question 0i clearing Wates ana ",..N
I. . i.la o.. Give tnau1 some valuable iuf0r-
nation.
ppor HUNTERS ADDRESS
ID f,.....,. said that DE-. had t.or fn
If"I. tuhle, sdlo 'ha. A' Ii'. 'i
iriesito DO lhe 7uDJe.t %. go 800
sine. ne H' oa dlr,,', 10 h i'' 5nerlt
lNIet t4Ie ~ anu I. u..' l.'7 'it ti ~,
from the city this summer ne nad l,. i.oK-
r7o lad Donll,ifed an fb5i question he
l'' .,,ttl..t 4p,,f vtr,
-ai". "i 'iilii AZ .-ti d.,
-. Mason OF lne 10y ".i,.,,lI ,,,,i,l,
"i, ,. Ion Lon. ii iI i'''
'@,-" ''' .-.' ~ ~, -4 90, 90 eraak
Pfot. hunler lhen went on 10 1e
ol wa ."' $500 ,f,sor tfe
'Al' iiiit'" tT .i.,,,+ tI,a
i ,,,o ~, pir.r,o7d h,- fno
r,ii. r-,,'-.,- and r-at
New YORK lier COMPANY anu va.
gentleman nad ADVISED lhft 'nr .llt
have dealing with no olntf 'YI"l
The reason for this advice was Una. lIe
New YORK fHtcr company nag Ia''il,a
ou all valuable inventions, ano' Da7iIta'
was tlorolehiN fcAanlc. 7,.-e
1872 the advice Of Prof. Mason Iol.
Hunter went lo bAmifa ana lh7i' lti ...'
plant put ODD there hy me NtW york iii-
Ter COMPANY. "here ine water ,, .,
Df means or atud NilIdI'n dh. '".
aut-. Tine amount furnished The city
daily being about 100000 gallons.
Prof Hunter then went mo l''NN
cal description OF the Llmlt plHH Ni-lH
ls. on "a larger scale. similar t, 'i' "HN
proposed Tor klcnmohd. As mas n-
before explained lh iht.e ''l'iIlIi7; lg''
H'ht.I l"it on go. Hl t.'i ,
coneulants lsulphate OF t-uinlnunhl' ''l-
lint basins aho saild Hilf', I'll. 49,,
InIs I.llI sha t.- Hp,.h.''
I,tNr tNy Iluln l' '"' 30
tho plant I'm removing impu ll, ,fr'l-
inter sill WY lhg con- ..', l.'
prog =" " l'l.'. 10 ''' 'i''-''~
hy expo iD,.,,,,,,..,,r. ,,4.,ro,-r.r
bAiI f-lsIA hEhDN ~
frinE 3D. period oI nine oaNa. MNl.H rH'
fd that the filters averaged removing
1915 per cont of an h.l'IcIlA htil.h ID
month. This showed ihii me ntcnalii-
cfI tenn was al losels,r us 'N'''lF' "'
'he pea a''In' n. .l' NJ ,,.,....
I'D ltll T.. l.N 'H l. t.
~ "'....i .,,.,, ,,-f.t ..f..r,fa fn ffo
wafer or ltah 'lI.. '' i'.'n
dc.ctcrious 10 the human system Iiol.
Tho question was. then brought up hy
Ar. winston ana Mr. IuiIlh MS l' "'"
long 30 would DE safe 10 h'Dp tNt wafer
after filtration and Professor hunter re-
piled that about I'VE nt.5 WIS l.t l"l-
Why This was so De- said' hdd NOT Dteh
a.f' fHNf"Hf.H determined