The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-25
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Al the business ended Cpmmia-
sioner Foikes arose and asked that q
vote Of thanks be given to DR.. G.
Ennicn Williams. commissioners Of
fhe state board OF health. and his
axeiskant. Or. Alien W. Freeman, for
their assistance They were the
{ only ores 10 cessc here. = he Sid, land
ofrsr any suggestion OF what should
lie done.
They were the first To do so. and I
want TO point cut that this board
had nothing to act upon until Mayor
Ainslie presented the letter of DR..
Levy 70 this board yesterday. In view
of this fact and the prompt manner
in which Or. Williams and DIR. Free
man came before the board ask
that they be given a vote OF thanks"
The me lion was passed.
Daily Report On Supply.
The question as to the water sup
ply came up as soon as the routine
business had been disposed of r.
O. Baldwin. director of the settling
basin and laboratory, presented the
board with daily reports of forty
eight tests made as the water leaves
the coaguiatinx basins, covering the
period from June LIST to June 23rd.
Inclusive, which showed only one
positive test containing baciiii coll,
which was on June I4th.
He said that the presence of the
hacilii was only slightly noticeable,
and that the water is now pure. Even
after this report. the board deemed
IL advisable 10 install the hypc chiorite
plant IN order to assuage the wide
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las caused and TO prevent a possible
public hysferia-
Engineer Boliing's Letter.
A letter from City Engineer Boiling
setting forth his opinion that the
water was not impure and stating his
position in regard to the installation
~ a hypochlorite plant was given to
the board with the request that II be
n ade public The letter follows:
Honorable Administrative Board,
City Hall:
Gentlemen.--In view of tho wide
spread discussion Of the typhoid sita-
alton in Richmond. and its causes,
wish to make clear statement of
what has been told you verbally by
me when your board sought my 'opin-
Ton un this matter:
That from the eyiden e before me,
] did not believe the water impure
or unwhole some. If hypochlcrite
plant was TO be erected, that II should
he of proper design and construction
for the control and mixing Of the lime
solution. in ordor that the proper
amount might be applied. That no
matter what the cost / deemed II
important and requisite that any and
every means should be used TO make
the water pure. That If the chief
fgaalt,, officer believed the water the
cause OF the present typhoid In Rich
mond, he should order all drinking
water boiled.
know that -hypocllorite Is used in
many places as a germicide, and am
not opposed to sreh plant: burt ad-
vised one Of the best of construction
when installed
sfstant superintendent Of the water
works, had a long conference with
me, and / advised him to report to
you az early az possible a plan and
estimate of cost of a hypochlorite
plant. furnishing him at the time
with a report and full drawing show
ing the style and construction OF
those In New York city as published
in Engineering News, February, 1912.
Il have taken no issue with DR..
Levy. DIR. Freeman. or anyone else
~ to the erection of hypochlorite
plapt, but did ask DIR, Freeman on
Yesterday II he regarded such treat
ment of water as a complete destroyer
Of the typhoid germ. or the colon
bacillus, and discussed with him in
! your presence the best location for
such plant.
In the News Leader Of the. 23d
instant. DR. Levy states the city
water supply Is perfectly safe for
drinking purposes" confirming my
opinion as TO the water at this time,
and i hope dispelling and relieving the
fears of many. who have naturally
been much alarmed
wish to state that / have the
highest opinion of DIR. Levy. having
been the first one in this city to seek
his advice and aid and worked and
advised with him for a year or more
In the preparation of plans for the
supplying Of Richmond with clear and
healthy water.
Having been misquoted, / would re-
quest that copy OF this statement
be published in the newspapers, con-
Guiding with nv expressed opinion
that no cost outlay is too great for
the insurance O. good and pure drink
Ing water.
Yours truly.
CHARLES L. BOILING.
City Engineer.
Chemist TO Get Records.
City Chemist whitfield reported that
he had not been able to make much
Roadway with hts Investigations of the
typhoid fever situation as the board
of health had refused to give him the
necessary data DIR, oppenef'er as
sured the administrative boar that DR.
Levy would cooperate with Or, Whit
field In every way possible, and that
all the records Of the department would
be opened to him.
-Four new cases of typhoid fever were
reported to the board OF health yes
terday. making a total OF thirty three
for the month and total of forty
nine for the year Eight have been
stricken off the list as recovered Five
have died. Whether the new cases re
ported are due to the water supply
will be for the investigators 10 dis
cover.
Set Back Fifty Years.
Asked last night as to whether he
had been correctly quoted In the
afternoon papers, Commissioner
Hirschberg said that the reports had
been substantially correct.
THE city in the last ffve years has
spent approximately $4,000 he said,
stfn entertaining conventions, with the
assistance OF the chamber of com.
merce the Business Mems club and all
other organizations that have been