The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-14
CLEAR CT WATER j IE AT LAST
Report Of the Special Commit
Adopted by Upper Branch.
Personals and Briefs.

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Without dissenting voice the Board
OF Aldermen last night passed the Moore
ordinance providing for tho creation Of
tho Office OF sanitary inspector, and fixing
tho salary Of the Official at $50 per month.
A Joint meeting OF the Board OF Alder
men and City, Assembly will be held next
Tuesday night, and the officer Will be
elected. +.
There arc fourteen candidates for the
position, and It is safe to predict that
thirteen OF them will feel that they are
Eunlucky. At this tiine It Is utterly im-g
possible to forecast who will be the lucky
Individual.
There may be other announcements.
Mr.. James Baber has announced himself
a candidate for the position. and hc will
make a strong man for the position. Mr..
w. j.. Greenwood, a licensed plumber Of
the city, Is a candidate. having an
#nounced himself yesterday, and was with
the councilmen last right IN the interest
{ OF his candidacy.
Petitions have been circulated through
out the city asking for the election of
different men. The councilman do not
themselves know who will have tho posi-
ton. a
Alderman John w. Moore Is very much
pleased that the upper branch OF the
Council passed the measure for which
he has worked 80 hard.
Tho Board, after a lengthy discussion,
c0nrYrred In ha a ~ i'm Tnf fho ASaon,h1v
In adopting the report of the special
clear water committee. recommending
the adoption OF the Roberts filter for
clear water to Manchester. Tho altering
plant will be located near the present
pump house. and will cost about $4,000.
1t will furnish enough water for every
resident in the city, and WILL in the
opinion Of the physicians. be the means
OF driving much disease from the south
side. The committee has worked hard
and faithfully on the project, and Its
report is n most comprehensive one.
Report in Detail.
President Perdue. vacating the chair,
spoke against the adoption Of tho Clear
Water Committee report at this meeting
OF the Board. He read the report and
said that while It was said that figures
didn't lie. they could. nevertheless. be
so manipulated as to make the facts
appear different from what they were.
He said that 1t was his opinion that tho
special committee had done efficient and
faithful work. and he believed tho mem
beers had done ri! they could do. but this
was matter that should not be rushed
through without tho proper consldera-
ton by every member OF the Council.
The cost OF establishing the f1lterins
plant might be doubled and tho city
placed In debt for something 1t did not
receive. declared the speaker. Manches-
ter was not at this time financially In
a position to undertake tho putting in
OF a hlterer.
AR. Perdue said that tho James River
would. within q few years, be unfit for
the water supply and the money spent
now would be thrown away. He referred
In passing to the executive meeting that
had been held by the special committee.
Alderman Rudd said that the Board
was acting on this question upon the
word of the members Of the special COM
mittee, and that this was all that any
one could ask for.
Mr.. Hooker was in favor of the
scheme. and defended the committee.
He said that the only logical and rea-#
Sonable plan had been adopted, and the
report should be concurred in.
Mr.. Robertson Opposes.
Alderman Robertson opposed the ndop-
ton Of the report at this time. He took
the. Same ground as that taken by, Mr..
Perdue. and White, he said he was in
favor of having clear water; he did not
desire to rush into thel proposition with:
out due consideration.
Mr.. Frank, Schooner, representing the
Roberts Filtering Company. of Philadel-
.phia. which Is to construct the flltering
plant. was asked to explain the workings
Of Ills filter, and he did SO. plainly and
lintelligently. lie declared that James
River water was the best to be found II
1t was robbed Of its Impurities.
Mr.. Shoener said that tho plant was
guaranteed for only one year. In answer
to question from CITY Attorney G.. 8.
Page he said that the plant would be
guaranteed for n longer period If re-
CURED. This one-year guarantee was
only as a bacteria efficiency. Il.
After the Aldermen and other city
officials present had examined the blue
prints of the proposed plant, DR.. r. r.
'Rucker was asked for his opinion regard
ing tho evil results from the unfiltered
water which Is now served to NIanches-
.terians. s,5l s5s / Il & All
Il Dr. Fucker read a letter from an offl-
iclal of tho health bureau Of Philadelphia
in reply 70 q query from, Or. Mp. Ruck-
er. president OF the BOARD OF Health. In
which the official statement was made
that out of 200 cases OF typhoid fever
in the Quaker City in two months. 9. 400
OF the patients used unflltered water. He
said that this filtered water would be
as good rs any spring water to, he. found.
Time to Consider.
Mr.. Perdue said. ut the conclusion OF
the statement OF Or. Rucker that he did
not want to defeat the scheme OF clear
water for the city, but he did desire
time In which2properly to consider tho;
question. He suggested that tho matter
sbe deferred until next Tuesday night. VI
The motion was lost by a decisive vote,