The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-04
NEW MAINS NEEDED
TO PROTECT CITY
Superintendent Boiling Indicates
Where Extensions OF Service
Are Urgently Demanded.
ANNUAL REPORT SUBMITTED
Additions to Pumping Capacity
Also Declared to Be
Necessary.

Charles Il. Boiling, of the Water De.
partnent, for the year 1906. has been
submitted to the Mayor The two In. |
portant recommendations for the en- : |
suing year are the extension of the
pumping capacity and the laying of
some Very important mains In the CITY
as further protection from fire for
both OF which prompt provision, II Ia
declared, should be made. The cost
of these mains. IL all recommended
were laid. is estimated to be s72.513.sa.
I hose most urgently called for are
estimated to cost s36,365.s7 The re-
port follows:
II have the honor to submit the an
| nual report of the Water Department
| for the year ending December 81, 1906
| The appropriation to the department
| for 1905 was s74.5S4.e5; the amount
expended, $71.99s.S3 the unexpendei
| balance, s2.535s2. In addition to the
above sum, $4,000 to the settling basin
| account and $4,000 for the construc-
| ton of the conduit connecting tho
4 basins and pumps was appropriated,
making a total Of $4,000. The balance
1 Of this account, brought forward from,
1 1905. was s64,521.57. There was ex-
4 pended on the basins and conduit
4 $1O,143.23. The amount now to tile
credit of this account is s67,44S.s4
"a special amount of s2,S0205 waei
made to the laboratory account all ~
/ which was expended. For the regular
work OF the department, the cost of
/ maintenance, renewals repairs and pay
i rolls was s45.242.3b, and the better
ments, including the stock on hanl
| 75G.4s.
The receipts. including sl.26s.ss paid
into the treasury by the department.
We're s190.033.44, an increase over the
preceding year OF s15,342.64 In addi-
ton to the above amount the value
of water used by the city departments,
fire protection. and given in charity
is estimated to be s2S,751, and with
this added, the gross receipts would
be s21s,7s4.44. The ratio Of expenses
to the gross earning would therefore
be 20.6 per cent
In the. annexed tables the detail
OF receipts and all expenditures arc
dearly shown. There are also APP
pended such necessary tables of mains,
fire hydrants. etc, as are necessary for
the proper record and report
Pump-Houses and Machinery.
The annexed report of the superin-
tcndent OF pump-houses shows the con-
dition of this property. Our endenvor
has been to keep, the machinery, both
water power and steam. at the New
| Pump-House in the best condition, and
Ionly to expend at the Old Pump House
what was actually necessary for the
preservation of the property anu keeT
the pumps in working order, believ.
ing that th.r jumping machinery nj
this station would soon be abandoned
II have. on several former occasions
urged additional pumping machinery
The time has come when it is abso-
iutely necessary, and we should ado
TO our new pumps. 1T cannot be post
poned any longer. BY the first Of Jul,
next. we hope and expect to have every
thing completed to furnish water from
9 the settling basins. 1t will have to b
J. pumped at the New Pump-House on
present water pumps at this station
! are not capable Of furnishing the dali,
It consumption. and will have to be aug
= Mented by the steam pump. 1t cost
4 three times as much to pump by stear
mower. Should 1T be decided that tn
= city will not erect an electric light an
r. power plant at the Old Pump House
e to be used both for lighting and pump
n ing purposes, It Is imperative that w
should at once build water powe
pumping plant at the New Pump
House. and at an early date auemen
l. this plant by a steam plant OF not les
j than ten million gallons capacity
this to be held IN reserve in the oven
~ OF accident to our water power, brougf
a to us hy a canal for a distance OF near
is " seven miles. The banks OF this cana
are liable to breakage from very hig
freshets. The addition of a twelve-mi
lion gallon plant at the New Pumr
,r House would aggregate twenty -thre
re and one-half million gallons waite,
he power pumps and five and ONE liz
> million gallons steam pumps-our pre-:
id emit steam capacity.
~ II urged the erection of these pump
he over two years ago, and had they bee
ia nj /,
rc least twenty-five per cent. of IL
n amount the plant will now cost.
a. recent estimate amde and sui
mitted to the Committee on Water fc
4 a twelve million gallon water-powt
plant was s17S,S9i,06.
ID IT would. therefore, on account OF tt
'ee absolute necessity Of Increased puml
III ing capacity, necessary not only +,
L. proper protection of our city fro
d the danger of water famine. but al:
o. to meet the demands due to the r.
III cent annexation, most earnestly In
e press upon you the Importance of con
rs mencing these additions at once. I'll
r. total quantity of water pumped du
c. ing the year was 4,463,S52,172 gallon
" or an average of 12,229,7s2 gallons p
day. Estimating the population at 1O'
600, the daily per capita would be
gallons The cost of pumping water
new empower pumps was S3.40 p
million gallons, by old pumps s5.45 p
million gallons--ayerag cost s3,93 p
million gallons,
r "The steam pump was not used durii
i the year. The cost of pumping wat
L by the electric motor pumps into. u
stand-pipe, including tho interest {
the cost of plant was ssl,51 per mi
lion gallons. This cost is high on a
is. count of the comparatively SIN,
quantity of water consumed on t
A high service, namely, S13.917 gallo
per day. This plant has a capacity
$500. O0O gallons per day. The electl
power plant, both steam and water a.
~ the electric motor pumps and stan
AZ pipe are in good condition, A fun d
~ scription of this plant was given
ms my last annual report.
BY Reservoirs.
,al .rhe reservoirs, grounds, huildn
OF and fences are in good condition. II
buildings and fences We're repaired n
,e- painted during the year The roa
'et and walkways are neatly graveled, a
y,,ss the slopes In good turf
Of Water Mains,