The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-09-24
WATER QUESTION
STILL UNSET TIED.
,.oInt Committee Hear Long Ar
gument Without Acting.
dEET AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON
Swift, Creek Proposition Explained Al
Length 10 Members of Finance and
water Committee-Mr. Boiling
Opposes Proposed Scheme.
From. until Ii O'Clock last night a

From. s until II O'Clock last night
.ot,,t committee, composed Of members
of the Council Committees on Water and
Finance listened TO speeches by Attor-
ney c. V Meredith, Mr.. Rueben Sher-
refs, q hydraulic and civil engineer OF
repute, Hild Superintendent BOILING, Oh
she Water Department, the Two hrst-
named gentlemen appearing in-behalf OF
a proposition from John c. Robertson
who wishes to furnish the city of Rich
.nond with clear water from plant
which he expects 10 erect at Swift Creek,
while the latter spoke in the interest OIL
q settling basin.
The meeting was called for the pur-
pose for considering ways and means OIL
securing S350.U0O with which TO erect a
settling basin upon certain property re-
gently purchased by the city at COST
of $4,000. and incidentally TO pass upon
a proposition submitted by Mr.. Ropefl-
SON at the last meeting of the Common
Council. which was referred to it for
seco,nmendati5n of some kind, but after
over three hours the joint committee az
sourned without taking acton. II WEI
meet again tomorrow afternoon, at
which time both matters viii be finally
disposed OF.
present at the meeting last night were
Messrs. Gordon tchairman). seek, fol-
lard, Heslip, Elicit, Spence, Cottre!i, an
derson, Gunst. Mann, Wooc, Amen a., III
sieux. Crenshaw and Whalen. Councli-
man Hicks. patron of the settling paslh
movement, was an attentive listener.
SWIFT CREEK PLAN.
Immediately after the meeting was
called to order a motion was mace ma 4.
the citizens present DC heard from. =
was passed without opposition: "iie ~.
upon Mr. Meredith, REPRESENTING W. ,
1,obertson, took the floor. lie piac"o ~
fore the committee in a stIohS 90 ~
.0v,ntares of the plan offered py me
rIion, which briefly is this: lie pro,
,,osnd To furnish to the city oil FiciIlilo ur
rro,,, swift Creek water Of the very hiies
,,,ality at a cost Of $50 pei, lht'tio'i o..
IONS using the city mains lot Inc
nose of distributing the iiuid ANA -
insr plant at the cost OF one ana On
,,aIr million dollars to pump 'he 49,
"a fine city from the reservoir III S'o
tericld county. NJ, c,ar-
Mr. Meredith was followed by MI. sheI-
-. ~ no cited numerous reasons from
nc st.nd;oint. why the offer OF MI,
Robertson should be accepted. he saio
o,,oor.- other things that the heaith VI
RICHMOND was below the STANDARD q y
other cities on account of the cuaiieS "
water the citizens are using.
He was of the opinion that nluch
,,,rer water could be secured from swift
Crsek than form James River. citing sta
tistics upon statistics to prove his asser-
ton.
The talks of Mr. Meredith and Mr..
shirreffs had used up something over an
hour. and when Superintendent Boiling
concluded his argument it was after II
o'clock MIR. Boiling replied to many OF
The statements OF both Mr.. Meredith and
Mr.. Shirrerfs. he favoring very strongly
tho proposed settling basin in preference
10 the Swift Creek scheme.