The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-24
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FROM SOUTAS|DE
Reports on Clear Wafer Plant
Are Most Gratifying
Water is Pure.
is A VICTORY FOR THE CITY
Funeral Of cabc1l Moody This
Afternoon--C,ill Brothers
Are Summoned.
is A VICTORY FOR THE CITY
Manchester Bureau; Times Dispatch.

cessful thirty-day test.
Last night the Clear Water Com
mittee met for the purpose OF re-
ceiving the reports of DIR. j. NJ. Whit
field, the chemist, and Colonel G. z.
II. Burgwyn. the engineer in charge
Of the work.
Both reports were received. and they
were most gratifying. especially that
OF DR.. Whitfield. Colonel BurgwSn
made his full report at the last meet
ing, and last night was his final re-
port. @
Manchester Has Fine Water.
Tho result of the erection OF the
plant Is indeed a great victory. for
Manchester la the first city op the
banks of the James which gets tts
water supply from the river that las
been able to conquer the water. "a
far as clarifying it and making IL
pure is concerned.
The report of DIR. Whitfield fully
demonstrates what the plant has
done during the thirty days. and the
people of the city have had fair
sample of the water which they VIII
receive from now on
One of the TEXTURES that the city
should congratulate herself upon rs
the fact that the plant Is WORKING
successfully and was erected 1T ~
reasonable cost; $4,000 was appro-
priated for the erection OF the plant
but the contract was only sls,sov.
Much credit Is due to the entire
committee and to City Attorney Page
Superintendent Sharpe, Clerk Morton.
Colonel Burgwyn and DR.. whitfield
for the work they have done In the
direction of having the plant ter
inmate successfully. These gentlemen
have had many obstacles to CONFRONT
and have met them and overcome them
successfully.
The final payment was made the
Roberts Manufacturing Company last
night, the reports of DIR. Whitfield and
Colonel Burgwyn both having shown
that the contract had heen compiled
with and that the plant was up 10
contract 1t will be remembered that
the Roberts Company gave bond for
the guarantee that the plant would
operate successfully for five years
Those present at the meeting last
night were. Messrs. C. G.. Jones. "a X.
Hooker. T. F. Taylor. j. u. Reams, G.
III. Wells. j. w. Stiles. j. T. Abbott.
;. d. Green. DR. J. NJ Whitfield. City
Attorney Page. Superintendent Charles
Sharpe, Secretary Morton, Colonel G.
p. f. B,frgwyn and Mr.. Roberts. Of
the Roberts Manufacturing Company.
DR.. Whitheid's report in part Is as
follows:
August %. 1907.
To the Joint Committee on Clear wa
ter. Manchester. Va:
Gentlemen.--Having completed the
test OF the filter plant during the past
thirty days az directed in your commu-
nicatfon of the 21st ultimo. l aubmit
the following report OF my work:
During the period of the test four
samples were taken each day except
Sundays-two samples from the clear
water basin and two from the pump
supplying the tanks or from the river.
In one sample of the filtered water
and In one of the raw water the bnc-
terra were counted. In the other sam
pies the turbidity and alkallnity were
determined.
The turbidty is reported in terms
of the silica standard. The reason for
determining the alkalinity OF the sam
pie was to recognize the presence or
absence of coagulent In the filtered
water, and to get information as to
what changes occurred to the raw
water.
In no sample OF filtered water was
any coagulent found. All the samples
of filtered water except three showed
a turhidity of (2ero). In two 81
these the turbldity was very slight,
while in the third it measured five
parts per million. This rise in the
turbidity of the filtered water was
accompanied by an increase in the
| number OF bacteria,
| The trouble on this day-the lath
| inst.-occurred late In the afternoon
| when the coagulent tank was nearly
| empty. 1T seems to have been due TO
| a dlminution in the supply Of coasu-
| lent solution because of the loss or
| head In the tank
Excluding the samples on the 18TH
| when the conditions found were prop-
| ably due to an oversight, the 1esuits
Of these tests demonstrate that the
| filter plant is working Satisfactorily
furnishing water of excellent quallty'
brilliant in appearance. practically ~
| harder than the raw water, acceptable
II the nalate. containing relatively but
| few germs, water that fulfls the guar
| antees OF the manufacturers as regards
| furbidity. absence of ooagulent and re-
| moval of bacteria.
Respectfully submitted.
4 JAS. NJ. WHITFIELD.
The Clear Water Committee will IN
the future report to the City Council
that the plant Is ready and Will then
| be discharged.
To Apply To-day.
| 1t is more than likely that Messrs
1 %. II. Wells and II. NJ. smith. attorneys
/ for William NJ. Allan, will make appli-
Ication for bail for their client some
| time to-day.
| Judge Clopton is out of the city, and
Judge Watson Is holding court In Din
wlddie county. It was learned Yes
terday that Judge Witt, Of the Hust-
| ings Court Of Richmond, Is on his
vacation at Nln,rod Hall. and II is more
than probable that the application vii
/ be heard by. Judge Ingram, of the Law
and Equity Court OF Richmond.
Civ Brothers Summoned,
! A formal summons was served upor
Messrs. Gill Brothers yesterday fol
them to appear before the Police Court
/ this morning to show cause why they
have. violated the city ordinance II
commencing the erection of a wood
and engine shed at their yard, at Ninti
and McDonough Streets,
This will probably bring about some,
what of contest, and the matter Is
likely to go to the. higher courts. II
will be remembered that the Fire Com
mittee, and later the Board of Alder
linen, refused to grant the permit fol
1.-The erection OF the shed.