Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-01
CLEARS THE WATER.
rrrrcAcy OF THE SETTLING BSsrN
mas BEEN DEMONSTRATED.
TIE METEOROLOGICAL EXAMINATION.
Experiments VIII lie Comp'e'e"
About October 15fh-Annu"t IN
spcctlon of the Depnrtme"'-"'
Committee News and Notes.

The Committee en- Water met In the
City Hall last night. with Messrs' IAN
ner Ferguson. Montgomery Whalen'
and CatchIns present.
An ordinance referred by the Council
I'm which body Il was offered by Mr. Milis'
proyldinr that all employees of the de-
parfrnent. except the SUPERINTENDENT
be elected by tho Committee on water
was returned to the Council. with the
Recommendation that It be rejected. The
appointment Of the hands employed at
the pump-houscs IS vested in the superih-
tendent. an arrangement that is consid-
cred indispensable TO the proper manu-"
nance OF discipline
II was decided 20 postpone the amman
inspection OF the department by the COM
mittee until the experiments upon inc
water for clearing 1t have been completed
which will be about october l5th.
THE SETTLING BASIN TEST.
suDerintcndent Boiling submitted two
samples of water taken from the reservoir
which is now being used as setlilhs
basin. The water, which WAS pumped IN
when the river was at its worst. mas
cleared remarkably. The water has been
I'm the settling basin for fifteen days ana
will have to remain for ten days longer
before the experiment In sedimentatloh Is
completed. The samples submitted "eIe
taken from the surface 13 feet below ana
20 feet below. In order 20 test the Dac-
teriological effect Of exposure Samples
are taken from the reservoir every nVe
DAYS and sent 10 Professor Maiet TOT
analysis. The water submitted TO the
committee last night showed that the
plan Of sedimentation Is very saustac-
tory. Superintendent Boiling said that
about 31-2 feet Of mud had settled at the
bottom OF the reservoir.
THE COMMITTEE ON POLICE.
The Committee on Police met at the
First Police station-house yesterday al
ternoon at 800 o'clock and made an IN
spection Of the premises. The assembly .
room. cells. and other rooms used by the
department were inspected and found TO
be I'm nice order. The members present
were Messrs. Montgomery. Peters, Shea,
and Whalcn.
Squire +. j. Jones i'm charge Of the
vagrant gang. submitted his report for the
month Of August, showing that the num-
her of prisoners working each day was
eight: that they were employed dredging
and removing distractions from the beu
of shockoe creek from its mouth to Clay
street.
The payroll OF the department, amount
ing 10 s.. 1902 IS. and sundry bills, amount
ing to SSO2O6. were approved and ordered
20 be paid. Proposals for furnishing the
department with fuel for one year from
September !, 1899 were opened and con
sldered and a contract for coal and wood
was awarded to the Crump West Coai
Company. the lowest bidders.
The committee decided TO hold its next
regular meeting at the Second Police sta
tion-bOuse I'm order TO make an inspec-
tion thereof
FAILED TO GET A QUORUM.
The Committee on Streets failed, for
the second time. yesterday to get quo
rum. and tie meeting was again post
poned. this time until O'Clock Monday
evening. SO many members are out OF
tn city that 1t is almost impossible TO
gei quorum. There is reason to believe
th q enough members will be on hand at
IN, beginning of next week to dispose OF
the pressing business on hand.
The Committee on Second Market met
with Messrs. Ferriter, Heeke and Miner
present. The clerk OF the committee re-
ported balance OF $l.5Si standing TO the
credit OF the department The sanitary
tax for August amounts to $l597O. The
payroll was ordered TO be paid. and other
routine business was disposed Of.