The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-07-31
1t Will Be Used by Peters
burg During Present
Emergency.
PLANS FOR FILTRATION
Citizens Who Get It Uniiltcrcd
May Have 1t Free
OF Cost.
Times-Dlspatch Bureau.
3 Bollingbrook Street.

session last night ana hcard letter
/ read from Vice president and General
Manager Sittcrdiue. OF the Virginia
Halfway and Powci Company, offering
the city free use ~ water from the
river as long as tn, present emergency
continues The Offer was made a mat
ter OF record. ana il was ordered that
81 lettcr of thanks Toe returned FOR the
courtesy
/ Thcreupon the council made an APP
/ Precipitation of $3.50 I'd meet the ex-
penses Of turning the water from the
canal locks into tho general water
system of the city ana made another
appropr alton of $3.50 tor the establish
ment aud maintenance OF hypochlo-
ritc plant. as Recommended bv state
Sanitary inspector Alesscr for the puri-
ilcatlon Of the river wnter The plant
will be established near the point of
the intake CT the water and IS guar
anteed to clean thu water Of all pollu-
ton and bacteria
The great body Of cit, consumers
will receive this water filtered but
about one tenth of the consumers viii
receive 1t unfilterod. o,yinp To the ar-
rangcnents OF the distributing mines
in the western part of the citv 7, l.
proposed that 10 This class or con-
sumers tho water Shall be Furnished
free. but on this question the Coun-
ell took no action last night. II VIII
come up for consideration later
The Board OF Aldermen VIII moo,
Z in 4 day or two to concur In these an
nroprations b. tho Council and thus
prevent the threatened water famine
In the city
Water Pronounced Good.
Some days ago reports got ahroa 4
that the water from tho springs a.,
=
probably infected with germs Health
officer DR. r. \. Martin nut no fai,b IN
the reports. but 10 satisfy himself and
tho public he sent samples OF tho water
TO the state Chemist FOR analysis. The
report comes back that tile water Is
free from impurities and wholesome
Thousands OF visitors to tho park for
many years have heen freely drinking
this spr'ns water. ana viii bc relieved
to And that they can continue TO drink
it with immunity
Several Deaths.
Mrs. Margaret Frances Booker.
w'dow Of Hon John Edward Booker.
died last evening about Z O'Clock at
the residence of her daughter. Mrs J.
Spooner Epes. on south Market Street
The remains will be taken TO suffolk.
her former home. for burial Mrs.
Booker was about stxiy-hve wears Old
MIS-. carrie +. West. aged twenty
I'VE years wife Of e. f. West. OF Grove
Avenue. died last night In tho Peters
burg Hospital, OF typhoid fever. She SIS
survived by her husband ana several
brothers and sisters. She was much
esteemed by all who knew her ana had
many friends IN Chesterfield county.
Mrs. Sarah Frances Wilkes. widow
Of Richard H. wilkes, dief this morn
ing IT her home in Ettrick. after a
protracted illness She was sixty-four
Years ola. and IS survived by four
sons and two ughters--Cieorge ".
ana Robert Wilkes. OF Richmond John
and Misses Eusenia and Fannie Wilkes.
OF Ettrick. and Charles wilkes, of
Ph ladelphia
Cora Virginia. infant daughter of
Nh and Mrs W. L. Edwards. died this
morning at the residence OF her parents
III Ettrick.
Rond Force to BE Moved.
me road force which has been al
work In this section of Chesterfield
!