The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-09-01
FINE SAMPLES
OF CITY WATER
Three Bottles Of Nearly Clear Liquid
Taken From Reservoir Basin.
WILL BE USED FOR ANALYSIS.
Submitted 20 the Committee on Water
Last Night-PoIice Committee Also
Dict Yesterday - Other News
Notes Of City Hall.

The Committee on Water met last night
with the following mmbers present: Mr..
Tanner (chairmen), and Messrs. Fergus
son. Montgomery, Whalen and Cutchins.
Superintendent Bollirg was also in atten-
dance
An ordinance referred TO the committee
oy the Council. where IT was introduced
By Mr.. Mills. emp Jwering the committee
TO elect all employees OF the department,
with the exception Of the superintendent.
WAS referred back to lie Council with
the recommendation that it be rejected.
The annual fall inspection Of the depart
ment Was postponed until OCTOBER l0Ih or
some approximate date.
SAMPLES OF WATER.
After the committee adjourned. Super
intendent Boiling submitted three glass
lars Of water taken from one Of the reser-
yoir basins. which had been filled with
muddy water and allowed 10 settle hfieeA
DAYS The samples, the superintendent
stated, were taken at various depths one
Al the surface another at depth OF
thirteen feet and the third twenty feet
belos. the surface. All the samples were
comparatiyely clear. showing that 5edi-
rneutation as means OF clearing the
water affords a possible solution OF the
problem. The samples will be forwarded
10 Drs. Mauet and Levy. who are TO make
reports on the meteorological and chemi-
cal ansly SEES OF the water.
Superintendent Boiling also repeated Tor
the benefit Of the members conversation
he had recently with the representative
Of a well-knoWn manufacturers OF filters
the feature OF whose system Is the use
of alum. Mr. Boiling thought that tins
use Of a much smaller quantity OF alum
than the formulate Of the filtration firm
required. allowing the water to settle
naturally at the same time, would give
the desired result
POLICE COMMITTEE.
The Committee on Police met AZ 800
O'Clock yesterday afternoon al the First
Police station. and after inspecting the
building. which was found 10 be In hrst-
olas, order listened To the report Of
Squire +. p. Jones, In charge OF inc
varrant gang. The report stated that the
average number Of prisoners working eacn
dav during August was eight, and tina
the force had been utilized in dredeing
and removing Instructions In Shock"e
creek from its mouth to Cary street
The pay roll amounting TO S>lU.h and
bills aggregltng t302O6 were audited ana
ordered 10 be paid.
Proposals were opened for furnishing
the department with fuel. and the con-
tract for coal and wood was award to
the Crump 4 West Coal Company.
The committee adjourned 10 meet az tho
Second Police station next month.
OTHER CITY HALL NEWS.
Tho meeting OF the Committee on
Streets called for yesterday afternoon was
Postponed TO Monday afternoon at
O'Clock. owing 20 want OF a quorum.
I'm the Chancery Court yesterday morn
ing Charles w. lockwood qualified as
administrator Of Victorine Lockwood.
Albert =. Powder qualified as admins
. traitor Of Mary r. Gay.
In the Circuit Court Louis Dole enter
ed suit against the Virginia state "ran-
tie CO. for action OF debt on note for
g. sqS15 with interest from May %. 1888.
Hannah A. Pedman entered suit against
James A. Duke for N00.
Charles T. Philips has qualified before
Clerk Ben r. August as clerk 20 the city
Treasurer giving bond in the penalty OF
5000.
4 marriage license was issued I'm the
Hastings Court yesterday TO Edward y.
Eu1anE and Annie r. Goode.