The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-01
CHEsTERMAN GIVES
HIS S|Ok Of CASE
WE'LL KNOWN CONTRACTOR IN
slSTs HE SHOULD GET SQUARE:
DEAL FROM CITY.
D E M A n D S = REF u ND
CHARGES THAT OTHER PARTIES
WE'RE SUCCESSFUL IN GE1'r-
ING WHAT COUNCIL RE-
FUSES HIM.
D E M A N D s. REF u ND

Believing that he has not gotten
altogether a square deal at the hahos
Of the city, in his petition for a re-
fund of a. little more tnan $f.5eo for
constructing high pressure water
main from the western part OF the
city to the Hanover Apartments al
Franklin and Adams streets, W. a.
Chesterrnan, the well known general
contractor. desires that the public be
more thoroughly informed as to his
side of the proposition. fIe believes
the following petition addressed to
the city council set forth the facts
as clearly as they can be presented:
Il respectively ask you to refund
me the sum OF sl.hZo.-7 expended
for four inch water pipe put In by
me from Hanover Apartments to
Laurel street in order 10 get water
to the top OF said apartments. The
city could only supply water to the
second hoor at this point at the time
we began work
When Mr.. j. II. Chappeli and my
self discovered this deficiency, we re-
paired to the Office or supt- OF Water
Works. and suggested his having the
water turned on the FRANKLIN street
mains from high pressure which
would have given rs water the re-
ouired height: but the Supt. Mr..
Davis. declined to recommend II. say
ing the pipes were inefficient and it
was impranticable.
With this assurance We then went
to the Water Committee and present
| ed h. petition 20 be aiiowed TO run a
two-inch water main for the purpose,
and suggested that water from high
/ pressnr. could be turned on the
! Franklin street mains and obvfate the
whole matter and give orner citizens
water from this source without cost.
+ But the Who'll. scheme was opposed
/ by Mr. Davis and a member of the
Water COMMITTEES and this member
! subsequently made motion that we
be required to put in a >our-inch main
/ instead of ii two-inch, SO the city
could use II for fire MIGRANTS
What Main Cost.
Il pat in the four:ac- main at d
cost os s1,525.27 and within d few
months the Hygeia Hospital was al
I lowed to connect to same making
three services on this line. The other
service was the Masonic Temple who
were occupying the whole width OF
/ the alley in their rear and they re-
qulred ! should allow them 10 I'LL their
tank from this high pressure before
granting me the privilege of passing
! through the part OF the alley occu
pied by them. 1t had been hnt five
months when on the pcrftion of the
/ Franklin street people the water was
/ turned on the Franklin street main.
as far as Fifth street. Now this made
] my. expenditure rory this pipe, p dead
loss to me,
'if the committee or the saperin-
tendent had told us that in a few
months. or even two years. high pres
sure water would be turned into the
! Franklin Street mains we would hav.
waited. We already had tank an<
complete pumping apparatus ia place
which would have done for the uppe,
stories temporarily. Besides turnins
this water into Franklin Street main.
deprived me of getting the people VIII,
wanted TO use it TO prorate the cos
nj same with me. Superintendent
Davis stated to the Water Commute,
that the 30-lb pressure would not de
liver <he water TO our highest fixtures
This is not correct. az Mr.. J. II. Chap
peil has tested same and finds 1t does
II was also stated that the under
ei"writeFS would not allow fire Nydrant
to be attached to this 4inch pipe.
But, this is not correct as the,
inform me they wouiu consider thi
high pressure pipe q valuable adjunc
for extinguishing fires II Are by
drants were attached to same.
woud lift water 10 the highest build
ing in that locality without the ali
of an engine.
Refunded to Others.
THE chief reason assigned by III
Water Committee for not making thi
refund was that did nnt have q con
| tract with them to this effect The
did refund about Ave thousand t$5.
o00.oo) dollars to the Richmond Foun
dry & Manufacturing Company. an
Others. for the same thing and the
We're out OF the city. too. The Rich
, nond Foundry & Manufacturing Com
J pany and Richmond Fredericksbur
and Potomac Railroad Company, Nm
the Southern Stove Works, united 1
|. | a petition to the city In which the
asked to be allowed to use the cit
, water from the high pressure suppl
and to be allowed to put down tn
necessary pipes to connect the severe
plants. 1t was expected that at abol
! this time such line could be com
pleted the city would have extende
; Is boundaries this far and an any PAL
Of the pipe line which fell WITHIN IN
boundary would become the propert
, OF the. city and as the city require
they should pay the Whole cost of put
ting down the pipe line from Broa
| street 10 NHeiE 6eNeIdt ptdlltb, tuc
, asked for a contract which should pro
vide for proper compensation to tn
, said three companies for such part {
. the pipe line as might be taken
by the city. The first petition wa
granted, but on the advice OF M
I Boiling. who was at that time super
, intendent, and because OF complies
tons arising in connection with tn
proposed extension OF the city bounda
, ries they allowed the first petition
drop and took the matter up agai
. after revising II and according to III
,, suggestion Of Mr.. Boiling.
Permission Granted.
Permission WAS AGAIN granite
, them to lay q pipe line and a con
tract was made with the city, whic
> contract provided that At the expirs
: ton OF one year from the compile
& tion OF the pipe Nne the city shoul
; purchase from. the plants above men
toned that part Of the pipe line whic
should fall Within this new city bour
dariex.
Twelve rho11ths after cOmpIetio
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