The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-03
GUARANTEES TO
FURNISH fine WATER
Mi. Robertson Claims That Swift
Greek is Right Source.
is A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
S A BUSINESS PROPOSITION
Asks That Engineer Be Selected to
Make Examination, and Agrees to
Pay the Cost If Report Be Un-
favorabIe-Was Not Read

Mr.. John c. Robertson. of this city. rep
resenting capital to the amount of mil
lion more dollars, last night, through
Councilman Crenshaw, submitted to the
Common Council d proposition to fur
nish the city with clear and wholesome
water at what he maintains is a fair and
equitable price, guaranteeing the pro-
posed water to be of much better quail
ity than that which the city is now OBJ
tanning through its own water works
from James River, and agreeing to fur
nish a far grea ter pressure Than is now
maintained by the municipal plant.
Immediately after the proposition OF
Mr.. Robertson had been submitted, Mr..
Crenshaw asked that Council give their
undivided attention to the paper as it
was of vast Importance, but the clerk
had scarcely read paragraph when Mr..
Hicks, patron of the settling basin
scheme, moved that the reading be dis
pehSed with and the entire matter be re-
ferred to the Committee on Water and
Finance No instruction as to when they
should report accompanied the motion of
Nr. HICKS and upon vote the PROPOSE
ton took this course, as result of
which a larg emajority Of the members
are ignorant OF the details of the propo-
Sition.
SWIFT CREEK.
According to Mr.. Robertson. the water.
which he proposes furnishing the city,
will come from Swift Creek, and he main
tatns that this stream is quite adequate
to furnish the city of Richmond with
all of the water which she will use He
states in the communication that neither
the settling basin or the mechanical fl
traton, the first named being under con-
sideration by Council will give the de-
sired results to the people of Richmond
while his plan will furnish the consul
mers with practically perfect water.
The proposition in part is as follows:
list. The city does not eXpend or risk
one dollar.
Cd My highest charge $4,000 per mil
lion gallons or three cents per thou
sand gallons) is only one-tifth of the
maximum and thrce-fiftils of the mini
mum meter rates charged by the city
From said highest charge. I scale my
charges down to nineteen and one-half
dollars per million gallons as the daily
consumption increases.
Sd L guarantee the character Of the
water as to cieaCness. purity and whole
someness.
INCREASED PRESSURE
attn. 1 guarantee an increased pressure
over the present pressure of fifty-five
feet.-thereby providing for water for
Lee District Without additional works
thereby giving a far better supply over
considerable portions OF the city. which
are now suffering from deficient pres
sure. and thereby adding greatly to the
hydranJ pressure in all k)arts of the city
which will be of great advantage in the
eNtinguishment OF fires
9TH. The water-power at the new pump
house could be utilized by the city with
the expenditure OF few thousand dol
lars, In the establishment of an electrical
plant: While at the same time, the pres
ent machinery could remain to be used
in case of any mlShap to the works pro-
posed to be constructed by me.
9TH. The right of the city to acquire
the entire works at any time after the
expiration OF twenty years. upon the fair
and reasonable terms set forth in the
proposed draft of the contract