The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1904-04-14

demands may ne met Dy enlarKlnR IN
reservoir on the bill.
Respectfully submitted,
s } Quinn, Supt.
lie next pre- ented report ofJoint Com
mirtee OF water and Finance ~ follows
To the Honorable Common Council o
fredericksburg:
The Joint Committee NJ Water and Fl
nance beg lsaye % make the folio wing
report. They return here with a com
muticatinn from Mr. Ruiin and one from
Captain q linn. They make the following
recommendation:
That a suitab building be erected at
the pump house; tina, eimpounding rec
ervoir spoken Of by MIR. Ruiiin In his com.
munication to Capt Quinn be construct
ed on the city property contiguous % IT,.
present distributing reservoir on the hill;
that the generator, motor and lin, pump
mentioned in Capt Qninn's cOmmunica'
/ ton to the committee be purchased and
installed a. recommended by Mr.. Rnllin;
that the small pump be repaired AID put
in position; that the city lay inch pipe
to Commerce street, valves and fire plUge;
! that all ~ the above work be done and
machinery procured by putting the same
TO the lowest bidders.
NJ s. Chancellor, chairman OF Water
Committee.
T. ID. Cole, Chairman Of Finance Com
mittee.
VS. Embrey,
T. McCracken.
Geo. W. WrOien.
On motion of Mr. Dannehl the report
was received and unanimously adopted
The work to be done a. directed In the
report Ia estimated To cost ~ ,32j. II
does not include the l40 horse power
engine and 30 horsepower engine, the
piping in Doswel's field, Scatter. vile,
Willis street and Boulevard. This will
he taken up ~ soon az the proposed
work Is completed.
MIR. WrOten offered the following:
Resolved, That the Joint Committee,
composed OF Water and Finance Com.
mittee, proceed without delay to have
plans and specifications drawn for the
different parcels OF work embraced in the
said committees report, which has just
been adopted, and to advertise for bids
for the execution Of the same, which bids
when received shall be submitted - the
Council with privilege reserved tn the
Council to reject any and all bids.
lt was unanimously adopted.
GAS.
Mr. McCracken. OF Light, said hs com.
mittee alter much delay and work was
pleased TO be able To present "A report
which embraced every detail for renew
ing the gas works, except the actual
bids for doing the work.
The clerk read letter from Engineer
Cutshaw, of Richmond, which r,com.
mended that q water gas plant he In
stalled at double the capacity OF that of
your present -maximum consumption,
that al expert gas engineer be employed
TO prepare plans and specifications GOV.
ering the needs OF thecity and upon these
plans have competitive bids to carry out
the work under proper guarantees Mr.
MoCraeken submitted q letter from j. A.
Myers, gas engineer and manufacturers
agent In New York City, who bad been
here without cost to the city, examined
the plant and prepared an estimate Of
cost OF the proposed work amounting to
$l2, $50 for coal gas apparatus, and
$l2, 641 for water gas apparatus.
Also an estimate from the intel In
proyement Gas CO., Of Philadelphia, Tor
water gas, who had sent a representa-.
tive here, amounting to $1,000 lie
then offered this resolution
Whereas, the Joint Committee Of the
Council on Light and Finance has sub
mitted a letter OF March %, 1904, from
Col W. l.. Cutshaw In relation to a
water gas plant for fredericksburg. and
also two propositions for the establish
ment OF water gas plant Tor this city,
Resolved by the Council, That said
Joint Committee shall employ a practi-
cal gas engineer, to whom said immlt-
tee shall submit Col Cutshsw's letter
and the aforesaid propositions, AMI OBJ
tain from said engineer plans and speci-
ficstions covering fully the needs of the
city. And said committee shall invite
bids upon s4id plans and specifications
which said bids shall be submitted to
the Council, reserying the right to the
Council to r. ject any and ell OF said bids.
This resolution evoked a spirited dis
cussion. Mr. Brent, in opposition, said
that sooner than spend $l2,0 on the
gas works he would favor their sale or
abandonment by the city. Mr.. Me-
Cracker and Others having emphasized
the fact that the resolution only com
mtteed the Council to the cost ofemploy-
ment OF an engineer and the advertising
for bids, it was adopted unanimously
and the Council adjourned.