The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-07-02
MAYORS OUTING
PROVES SUCCESS
LEADING CITIZENS TAKE LOOK AT
SOURCE OF CITY WATER
SUPPLY.
ALL TOGETHER NOW
"HYPo" PLANT WORKS sATIsFAC-
ToRILY, AND GENERALLY AGREED
THAT RICHMOND HAS FINE
WATER SUPPLY.
ALL TOGETHER NOW

More than one hundred leading
citizens yesterday afternoon agreed
that the water supply of the city was
as good as any one might wish.
Among the eminent citizens wero
Mayor Ainsie, DR.. Levy, chief health
officer; DR.. Ennion Williams. head OF
the State board of health. and many
others.
Mayor Ainslie yesterday afternoon
tchaperoned party to the settling
basin The party embraced many
councilmen. many prominent citizens,
consisting of leading members of. the
Business Mems club. the chamber of
commerce. the Travellers Protective
association. and others.
The party entrained at Main street
station. At $3.50 the special. consist
ing OF two passenger coaches and a
baggage car. started on the way to the
settling basin.
Among those present were Mayor
Ainslie, President of the Board of
Aldermen Adams. President of the
Common Council Peters. Chairman of
the Finance Committee Grundy. DR..
Levy. DR.. Williams. DR.. Freeman.
President Smith, OF the Business
Mems club, and Vice President Cole
man, of the T. p. a.
Hypo Tank at Work.
The party embarked at the set
Ting basin, They took a look at the
temporary "hypo' tank. which had
been placed by the assistant super
intendent of water several days ago,
and agreed that 1t was working all
right
1t smeh like a barber shop on a
hot August night. But, as was stated
by superintendent Davis, It keeps out
the germs.
After reaching the settling basin.
Controller F. O. Baldwin. who
analyses she water every day. ex-
planned the situation He showed
that the water had never been in
really bad shape, and demonstrated
his assurance through tubes and
films. which indicated that the water
after it had gotten into the settling
basin had a minimum OF germs as
compared to the water before 1t got
into the basins.
Alderman 6rundy. Police Commits
sioner Boykin. Commissioner Whit
tet. of the administrative board; DIR.
Ennion Williams, Commissioner Nc
Fcarthy. Alderman Adams. Tom
Bowry. electrical constructor. and AS
sistant superintendent Lawton. heard
Mr.. Baldwin make his explanation OF
how the water became perfectly
clear after 1t got into the basins from
the dam. After he had explained
and showed many diagrams, and H.
Illustrated his remarks by placing be-
fore the audience a number OF tubes
with various kinds of water. the
audience walked away with wise ex-
pressions upon their faces. and agreed
that what Mr. Baldwin said was o. X.
Purest of Water.
As a matter Of fact the water from
the point at which 1t enters the two
basins, each one Of which has a ca
pacity to supply the city for from
fourteen to eighteen hours, indicated
that it was of the purest character.
From the canal and the dam the wa
ter looked like stream Of old gold.
After 1t entered the basin. passing
through the coagulating process. 1t
bore the appearance Of water drawn
from q clear mountain spring. Not
q ripple effaced the surface Of the
big basins. Water to supply more
than half q million people lay there
as clear ne the early spring morning.
The north side OF the basin was
being used. A man standing on tho
edge Of the parapet could rec tho
water decrease In that basin. ~ II