The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-16
OFFER OF new
POWER COMP ANY
Wishes to Secure Water Power
at Old Pump House.
WOULD GIVE STREET LIGHTS
No Action Taken by the Water Com
mittee-PossibiIity That the City
May Establish an Electric Power
Plant-Other Committees.
WOULD GIVE STREET LIGHTS

The Virginia Electric Light and Power
Company. through its attorney, Mr.. S. L.
Kelley. last night set before the Water
Committee of the Council it's plans for
using the water power, which the city
now owns and utilities at the old pump
house, for the generation of electrical
power. In return for this the company
proposes to give the city a certain num-
Der of street lights without charge. The
scheme and proposition is as yet some
what uniformed.
The committee invited the superlnten-
dent of the water works to report to 1t
the amount of horsepower which the
city owns or controls at the old pump
house. The City Attorney was also in
vited to report on the legal phases of the
question as to the committees or the
Councils right to make a lease or agree
meut of this character. The water power
at the new pump-house is the property
of the city only for the purpose of sup
plying to city with water. 1t Is believed
there are some similar limitations in the
old arrangement by which the city Sc
cured this water power also.
The committee will not move rapidly IN
the matter. IL Will pe sumo .iiiio
before the completion Of the settling basin
will do away with the use of the old
pump-house. Under the scheme, which
will then be adopted the old reservoir
will be used as an auxiliary or special
supply basin 1t will be filed by gravity
from the new reservoir, however. and
not by a separate Humping system, as
at present.
Superintendent Boiling was asked to
report to the committee how long 1t
would take TO complete the settling basin
plant
Several members. of the committee.
among them Mr.. Winston, an experienced
electrician. are in favor of the citE's US
ing this power at the old pump-house for
an electrical plant, to be owned by the
city and to be operated for the lighting
of the streets and the city's buildings.
The ma tier is one Of especial moment
at this time as the time tor new con-
tract with the Passenger and Power Com
DIZZY for street lighting comes On June
lst AS there may be rival company III
The field or the city may. decide to build
a plant the contract will hardly be let
Cor a longer period than a year
The Street Committee of the COUNSEL
held a meeting yesterday afternoon for
tiers Of minor Importance. A spec al
meeting will be held on Monday a1ter-
noon. when street railway and telephone
matters will be taken up.
The petition of the American Cigar
Company to run pipe lines for 'pe"lai
fire protection system 1t VIII lnstall at us
factory at Twenty-second ana Nd'S
Streets was referred tc the City Ats'r-
ney and City Engineer.
The petition of the CltlZens h"!..p
Transit Company for an extension to its
right of way in the western part OIL the
CITY was laid on the table.
The Chesapeake and Ohio was ordered
10 remove its wood trestle at Twelfth
and Fourteenth Streets
No action was taken in the matter OF
the DISPUTE over landing sand at seven
teenth Street.
The Board of Police Commissioners at
the June Meeting will probably take some
action in reference to placing seVeral
policemen on the retired list" Twenty
four officers will be up for reelection.
Several of that number. it is said, will
be retired. The Police Benevolent Asso-
cha ton will look out for them, and 1t is
believed that considerable new blood VIII
be injected into the force.
Those whose terms expire on June Soth
are:
At Police dquarters-Sergeants: e
A. Gibson, T. J. Wren, and John L. Hall
Private: L. s. Robins. special duty
First Police District-Sergeant: G. H.
Matthews Privates: P. H. Dunnlngton
J. NJ. Keegan. c. NJ, Johnson, and f. M
Kraft.
Second Police District-Sergeants: r. j.
Brooks and R. E. Sowell. Privates: c. L.
Clarkson, J. F. Howell. and W. Disbelief
Third Police District-Captain e. P.
Hulce and Sergeants A. R. Cousins and
w ]. Orange. Privates: IT. A. Amos
L. 7. Frayser ]. H. McMullen. j. H.
Tyler, w. P. G orman, w. A. King and
z. c. Tate.
The Council Committee on First Mar
lSet last night decided TO put down a
rTanolithic pavement in the fish market.
Bids We're invited. and this valuable i'm
will be pushed forward as
as possible.
The Light Committee of the Council
net at 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon and
passed upon several matters of routine
in connection with the working Of the
depa rtment 1t was decided to start the
lights in the Reservoir Park on May Goth
Ihe CITY SCloOi bOdTQ VIII pTCOdDiN
hold a called meeting on Monday night
in connection with the arrangements for
the approaching commencement exercise
the approaching commencement exercises
The Board of Fire Commissioners will
meet on Monday night to receive bids
for the conduit work necessary to nut
the Fire Alarm and Police Telegraph
wires underground. The contract will be
awarded.
IT., r;},- School Poard visited the High