The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-15
WATER SUPPLY OF CITY
HAS REACHED ITS LIMIT
Alderman Grundy Declares This Is
tho Time % Look Out
For Home.
oProsEs CALL FROM OUTSIDE
Board of Aldermen Directs City At
torney to Proceed With Coudemna-
ton OF Property For improvements
20 Monument Avenue.

At the meeting of the Board Of
Aldermen last night it was shown by
Alderman Grundy that the water
supply of the city could not be further
trenched upon.
According to his statement, the
water supply can now hardly take
care. of the .city's demands. With all
the annexationists ana the suburban.
ties clamoring for city water, said
Colonel Grundy, the city Will not ne
able to take care of itself. unless there
be larger appropriations for the ex-
tension OF the water plant.
The occasion for this remark was
the application OF the owners of the
Bellevue lots for water connections.
Thsre are about sixty lots in this sub~
division. and naturally the owners
wish to guarantee purchasers the use
of city water.
Water supply Short
Colonel Grundy protested vainly.
because. after remarks by Aldermen
Mitchell and Fuller, the board agreed
TO the proposition.
They will be after US from now
on" remarked Alderman Grundy, az
ter the resolution granting the use
OF water by the owners of the plot
had been passed.
Alderman Fuller presented a paper
directing the City Attorney to pro-
coed with the condemnation proceed
ings tending to widen and extend
Monument Avenue to and beyond the
Belt Line. A letter from the City
Attorney indicated that the railroad
people would not meet him halfway.
and he asked to be authorized to pro-
coed with the condemnation proceed
ings as directed by che Street Com
mittee.
Under suspension OF rules, the City
Attorney was authorized to go ahead
with the condemnation work.
New Park For Fulton.
Alderman Nielsen introduced a reso-
luton appropriating $4,000 for a
park and Fairgrounds for Fulton. In
connection with this, Mr.. Nielsen stated
that there would be mass-meeting OF
citizens OF Fulton at Junior Hall to-
night to protest against the appro-
priation for any sum designed for any
other purpose than that for the park,
as wished for by the people. The re-
solution was sent to the Finance Com
mittee.
The resolution appropriating $1,000
to the Vice Commission expense ac-
count was concurred in. This will be
available when the Mayor signs the
bill.
The Police Board was authorised to
purchase a much-needed patrol wagon
at cost not to exceed $500.
An ordinance giving the Building
Inspector power to fix the amount or
weight to be carried by floors In build
inRs, was concurred in.
Colonel Grundy Objects.
When the resolution granting water
facilities to a resident outside the city
limits, coming from the committee on
utilities. was presented, Colonel Grundy
said that he had learned from the Ad-
ministrative Board that there was not
more water than the city itself needed.
and objected. He was out voted and
permission was given.
A resolution from the utilities COM
mittee giving the City Attorney the
right to acquire property in the North
side, known as The Ravine." for park
purposes, was adopted.
The resolution passed by Common
Council providing for the widening of
Hull Street from Clopton to Thirty
first. to q width of SO feet, was con-
CURED in, ana now goes to the Mayor.
The Board of Aldermen transacted
its business without unnecessary delay.
with the following members present;
Messrs. Adams. Grundy, Melton. Chris
tian, Paul. Mitchell, Workman, Fuller.
Nielsen, Gilman. Powers. Mr. Gunst
was the only absentee.