The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-30
SETTLING basin
SEEMS ASSURED.
Votes Enough in Sight to Issue
s4o5,ooo in Bonds.
INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION
Big Fight Probable IN Common coun ],
eli To>Morrow Night When Minor
Measure is Taken Under Con-
sideration-Co unc,l News.
INVESTIGATION RESOLUTION
sideration-Councll New.

The report OF the Water and Finance
Committees, recommending the issua nee
Of bonds TO the amount OF $780, with
which to erect setting and cuagulatlng
basins in the hope OF furnishing the
people of the city with Gear water ana
construct stand pipe in the Lee. Dis
tr.ct, with the intention of increasing
the pressure in that section of the city,
viii! come up for final action before the
Common Council at their regular meet
ing tomorrow night. II may be stated
that votes sufficient have been pledged
to the scheme to assure Its passage by
that body.
Under the law a two-thirds vote is
necessary, and as there are thirty-hve
members of the Common Council 1t may
be seen that twenty-four votes are re-
CURED IN order to adopt the recomtnen-
dation.
Realizing the intense interest Of the
public In the proposition partial poi
Of the Common Council was made iast
week by a representative OF The Times,
and ,wenty-six out Of the sthirty-tive are
known to favor the scheme. two more.
votes than are necessary to authorize
the issuance OF the bonds.
row night will be practically as follows:
For the adoption OF the report Of the
two committees without changes-J NJ.
N. Allen, Morton Anderson-he will be
eected to succeed Mr.. Blanks before
the question comes up-Bossieux, Bot
tom, Cloves, Crenshaw. Curtis. Elicit.
Ferguson. CARRIER, Hesslip. HUBER.
Glenn, Hargrcve. Hicks. Miner. O5Neil,l
Phillips. Pollard, Shea. Spence, Stem
Teefev. Whalen and Williams-26
Doubtful-Slo berg. Grimes. Pollock,
Russell, West and Winston-6.
Doubtful. but thought to oppose the
schema-Peters Hobson9 and Mills.
The victory for the settling basin ana
stand pipe in the Common Counci viii
be followed next week in the Board OF
Aldermen, after which the ordinance
viii go to Mayor Taylor for his ap-
prevail After ground is broken 1t IS
estimated that two years will Be re-
CURED to complete the basins.
Probably no measure introduced in
either branch or the Councii III years
has aroused more general interest among
politicians and ciuzens alike than the
nruposed creation Of an investigating
Committee to probe further into the al
legged municipal corruption. ms mater
will come to g head Tomorrow nishi
unless the opposition succeeds IN side
tracking lit by tabl.ng it indefinitely, anu
the Council chamber promises to present
an animated appearance until after the
resolution has been disposed Of.
A resolution similar IN every inapor-
tarlt resi- acta to he one that is to come
up tomorrow night was defeated by the
Common Council at session during tie
latter part Of last month and present
prospects point to disaster for the one
that is now pending. In both istances
the Board Of Aldermen has passed 1t by
a unanimous vote
on the night Of October 23d. when
the last resolution was considered BIZ
the Common Council the vote stood for
the Investigation: aIessrs. Anderson. Bot
tom. Cloves C"enshaw. Elicit. GarbAs.
HesIep. Glenn. Hobson. HaFgrove, Miner.
Philips and Po.lard-l3.
Against the Investigation: Messrs Al
len. Bloonherg. Bossieux. Curtis. Fer
gusson. Huber. Grimes. Hicks o'Netl.
Mills. Peters. Pollock, Russell. Spence.
Stein. Teefey, West. Whalen. Williams