Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-18
A WIDE VARIANCE.
In the Various Figures on a Water
Supply for City Park.
>upt. James Riddle. IN 1895, Es,in,n
ted Tia, 5000 would Extend tho
Winter system TO tho Ola Homes
stcnd In the Park.

FirSinian- Pilot representative was
assigned yesterday to the task of as
certa,ning why the figures as presented
ey Superintendent Smith ut meeting
held on Thursday, representing the cost
OF introducing water In the City Park,
did not agree with the figures upon
which this paper had based its argu-
ment against the action of the Water
Board, in recommending that con-
tract be entered into with private
company to furnish water for the Park,
instead Of connecting with the regular
water system of the city
We present below the original ordl-
nance OF the Park Committee request
ing that the city appropriate $4,000, or
50 much thereof as shall be necessary,
for this purpose, and also the estimate
OF Superintendent Riddle, on which the
ordinance was based. showing that the
cost of laying the necessary mains,
valves. &C., &C., would be S2,6l9.
The question naturally arises how
could this amount increase so sudden
ly to sS,0i6.05.
THE ORIGINAL PROPOSITION.
Alta meeting of the Common Coun-
Gil, September 5, 1899, MIR. W. f. Allen,
chairman of the Park Committee, intro
duced the following resolution, writ
ten by Mr.. Vail, also of the Park Com
mittee. asking for $4,000 to supply the
park with water this resolution hav-
ing been offered as the resolution of the
Park Committee.
Whereas 1t is absolutely necessary
for the purposes OF the Public Park
mat there should be an ample supply
OF water In said park; and, whereas, it
is the opinion OF tho Committee on Pub
lie Park that the best, If not the only,
means OF obtaining an adequate sup
ply OF wntetr for the above mentioned
purposes. is by tapping the nearest city
main: now, therefore be 1t
Resolved, That the sum OF So, 1000. or
so much thereof as may be necessary,
Is hereby appropriated for the purpose
or extending city water to the Public
Park from the nearest CITY main: the
work to be done under the supervision
OF the Board of Water Commissioners
ana the pipe to be run to the park from
said nearest city main to be not less
than three inches in size"
This was referred to the Finance
committee. On November LIST, as APP
pears from the endorsement Of the
clerk on the back, the Park Committee
proposed. instead of the above, to &c.
| ccpt the Norfolk County Water Com.
pany's contract and Mr. Vail, one Of
| the Park committeeman. appeared be.
fore the Finance Committee to repre-
sent the Park Committee In the mat
Yer or substituting the Norfolk County
water ComDany's proposition for the
original resolution of the Park Conn
mittee The following endorsement of
chairman N. Beaman appears on the
back of the original resolution:
FINANCE Committee recommends
that In lieu of the amount asked for as
per within resolution (s3, 000) that the
sum of $1,000 be appropriated to nav
for the water used, to provide neces-
sary fixtures for the same and to meet
other necessary expenses"
BASIS OF RESOLUTION
To the representative of this paper
Mr.. Vail stated yesterday afternoon
that his resolution was based unon n
report OF James Riddle, Superintend-
ent of the Water Department.. dated
April 5th, 1895. $3.50
This report read as follows:
Gentlemen: Your communication of
April 4th, requesting an estimate TO
lay water mains to the Old Homestead
at the City Park, has been received.
In reply / would say that the nearest
point to the Park that our water main
Is at present is Twenty sixth street.
Park Place Co, and Church street
! extended. and 1t will cost as follows:
$3.50 feet 6-inch main. at Soc. s1,675.oo
2,3OO feet 4-tnch main at 40c. $4,000
l-6 inch valve. .....-........ 1850
La men valve. Observation-Disclosures. $50
Iotal .................... -. s2,6l90O
The 4-inch main Is TO run from the
| gate TO the Home; would not advise
| any smaller main as the liability is to
become clogged up and, therefore. the
cost will be the greater in the end.
Very Respectfully.
JAMES RIDDLE.
THE LATEST FIGURES.
The total cost or value of Park
water-pipe line to the Old Homestead
in the City Park is now given as fol-
lows by superintendent of the Water
Department Smith:
| Terminal railroad to Park gate,
| 4,So7 feet 6-inch pipe, ut 65c... 2,S32. o.
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