The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-04
HENRY r. BECK.
Work of Council at Meet
ing to Be Held Mon
day Night.

7, connected with the Engineering De-
partment during the long service of
Colonel W. T.. Cutshaw, are candidates
for the office made vacant by his death.
One of these applicants will be elected
at Il joint session oe the two branches
! OF the City Council, called for Monday
evening next. Apparently, however, 1t
has narrowed down to contest be-
tween Mr.. Boiling and Mr.. Beck. with
| friends of Mr.. Bolton still confident as
to his chances
Mr. Boiling is Superintendent of the
Water Department, having served con-
tinuously in that capacity since 1883.
Mr.. Bolton Is First Assistant Engineer.
temporarily in charge of the Office.
Mr.. Beck is Building Inspector. elected
SIX months ago. Other candidates for
city Engineer are C. P. Il. Burgwyn
and William p. Marshall. Sketches of
the three city officials who are after
the position have been prepared by
their friends. as follows:
Charles F.. Boiling.
superintendent Charles L. Boiling, of
the Water Department, the son Of
Thomas Boiling, has lived in Richmond
since boyhood- the most OF his active
life being devoted to the city's SER
vice. He was educated under Charles
Morris, NJ. a. of the University of yir-
glnia. whose school was located at
Taylor's Creek. III Hanover county.
Mr.. Bolling's carly engineering
work was on the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. being first in the field with
q locating party as rodman. A year
later he was engaged in the Church
Hill tunnel work and the extension of
the Chesapeake and Ohio wharves In
Fulton. For two years more he was
assistant engineer with the railroad
part of which time he was engaged
in locating and estimating the double
track from Gordonsville to Charlottes-
! Vile.
a few months prior to election of
Engineer Cutshaw he was offered a
| Engineer Charles Dimmock. He re-
manned as assistant to Colonel Cut
| shaw for twelve years. While in that
office in 1876, he passed an eXamina ton
before the board of engineers. employed
by the city of Norfolk to examine the
merits OF applicants for engineer, and
was recommended to the Norfolk Coun-
'cil as worthy, competent and able
man. In q very exciting contest he was
defeated by two votes.
Under Colonel Cutshaw Mr.. Boiling
was engaged largely In making sur
veys and maps. principally around and
outside the city, to determine The
drainage area OF the watershed which
! passes into the river through Shockoe
, and Gillie's Greeks. He had general SUI
pervision of work Of various kinds:
\ he planned and made surveys for street
4 improvements. having been placed in
direct control by Colonel Cutshaw OF
all work pertaining to the construc-
ton Of the New Reservoir. He was
4 resident engineer in charge of additions
4 to the water pumps, which embraced
4 the deepening and widening OF the
i canal and masonry construction from
the New Pump-House to Bosher's
! Dam. This property cost about $780,
900. and from Its completion has been
4 one of the city's most valuable as
sets. Having the most implicit faith
in Mr.. BollinEs ability, Colonel Cut
shaw assigned him to make surveys
for park and lake improvements near
the New Reservoir; later he directed
tho sewerage lines along Shockoe
Creek.
Mr.. Boiling was elected supcrintend.
ent of the department in 1883, since
which time he has served continuously
! He performed all duties as superin.
tendent. planned the various addition.
to the works, which involved a careful
study of Typographical conditions. ant
! how the city could be protected by
; further extension of the pipes so 10
!, Gated as to furnish protection at leas
!, possible cost. AS a result of thorough
research he found that the best mean
of providing the citizens with good
clear and potable water was by means
: of sedmentation and coagulatlon. Sub
, sequently herecommendcd to the Coun
. Gil the construction of the large set
II tling basin. the plans of which re
: ceived the highest Endorsement of Col
, onel Cutshaw, who had himself givel
: years Of study to the, project. Thi
Y work was also approved and indorse
!, by eminent scientists. In the Wate
: Department Mr. Boiling adopted meth
DDS which are model OF their KING
Z. as every fact and record during hi
. administration is there in the shap
: of information for the public, being ac
cessible at all times and to all people
. The department. is operated on II bus
J, mess basis, men being promoted o
I, merit, and not because OF political in
Z, fluence, and during all his years wit
Z the city there has never been an init
nation of that kind OF work which ha
o Injured the good name of othe
! branches OF the municipal government
al Indeed, Mr.. Boiling has been regarde
as the most capable man I'M the servic
~ of the city,
~ Henry II. Heck,
Born and raised In this city: entere