Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-19
THE WATER COMMISSIONS REPORT
chase Of Little Creek and the Establishment Of Filter
Pant-Verbatin Copy of Councils Resolutions, Which
Speak for Themselves.

superintendent Herbert L. Smith, OF
the Norfolk Water Works, has publish
cd n statement that the members of the
City Councils Of Norfolk voted for
water meters i'll connection with the
vote to acquire Little creek and to cs-
tablish q filtration plant. 1nasmuch as
the said CouncIlmen deny this state
ment to be n fact the Nirginian-Pilot
assigned one of it's reporters yesterday
% the task of securing Il copy of tho
official records of the Councils In the
matter, that the public might be ac-
quainted with the facts in the case.
AS will be seen from the appended
copies from the records including IL YER
batim copy of the recommendations OF
the Water Commission and of the res
olutions adopted by the Councils, the
statement made by Mr.. Smith is not in
METER QUESTION WAS NEVER
Z, SUBMITTED TO THE COUNCILS
certainly not at the time mentioned by
Mr.. Smith.
REPORT OF WATER COMMISSION.
Report of Water Commission, COM
posed of Nlessrs. II. c. Davis. II. b..
Freeman, *. II. Elliott, &. a. Wood
ward, w. y. S. Taylor pcr W. H.
Taylor. w. Thompson Barron. After
discussing fully the needs OF the
city and the advantages and disad-
vantages of the several possible sup
plies, viz: Northwest River, Drum
mond's Woods, Lake Drummond, Pas
l. nal. n.
and Blackwater Rivers and Little
Creek, the Commission recommended
Little Creek as the most available
supply, as follows:
1.-The water of this Creek is bracl1ish,
caused by the inflow and high tides
from Chesapeake Bay, but from per-
sonal examination and reports made by
the Engineer and others, this can be
entirely overcome by constructing Il
series of dams. n description of which
can be seen by reference to the Engi-
neer's report under date of March eth,
1895, to which you are respectfully re-
ferred. AS to the quantity which would
be supplied from this source. Your hon
orable bodies are respectfully referred
to the same report. This estimate
which is 100000 gallons per diem, to-
gether with the 100000 gallons, now
tue present supply would, it is con-
servativeiy estimated. furnish n sup
ply for q population of 10000 people,
reckoning the consumption per capita
at 100000 gallons per diem"
The Commission has the following TO
say OF system of filters:
1.-THE sand vibrations. now used in
almost all the large cities. is recon-
and is concurred in by the Commits
sion. This mode OF filtration is the
most economical from the standpoint
Of finances and waste OF water; puri-
fies the water TO the extent of render
ing it brilliant in appearance and
most acceptable to the taste; deprives
It OF SO per cent. of it's color and 90
per cent. of it's bacteria and permits
the water to be metcrcd, which at
present cannot he done on account Of
the algae and other vegetable growths
so obstructing the meters as to rem
der them useless Under the system of
meters waste would at once cease and
tho consumption reduced one-third 1t
IS confidently believed the filter plant
will pay its cost in the saving of water
now wasted in from three to five years"
The Commission then proceeds to
make its recommendations as follows:
THD REcoMMENDATIo
L II ~ WAITER COMMISSION,
THEREFORE,, RECOMMENDS THAT
THE CITY ACQUIRE SO MUCH OF
LITTLE CREEK AND THE ADJOIN-
ING LAND AS is REQUIRED BY
THD ALTERATE PLAN AS SET CCT
IN THE MAP AND TRANSMITTED
WITH ITS LAST REPORT TO THE
COUNCILS BY CONFEDERATION
PROCEEDINGS, EXCEPT WHERE
ANY PART THEREOF CAN BE PIJR
CHASED FOR s35.00' PER ACRE.
WHEN 1T RECOMMENDS THAT
THE SAME BE PURCHASED. TT
FURTHER RECOMMENDS THAT a
SYSTEM OF SAND FILTRATION BE
ADOPTED BY THE CITY FOR PURI-
FLYING IT'S WATER SUPPLY.
FOR THE PURPOSE OF CARRY
ING TIL ESI; PLANS IN EFFECT THE
COMMISSION RESPECTFULLY RE-
tMMENDS THE ADOPTION OF
.IE DRAFTS NOF RESOLUTIONS
HEREWITH TRANSMITTED,
ACTION OF THE COUNCILS.
As a result of the above report and
recommendation Of the Water Commits