The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-19
MUST DISCONTINUE USE
Of WELLS IN FULTON
Citizens, Headed by Counctimnc Nell
son, Declare Water Obnoxious
And Unpnlntable

The ordinance committee last night
granted the request of about forty
residents of Williamsburg avenue for
an amendment to the ordinance en-
powering the city health department
to force citizens to connect with the
city water mains and to discontinue
the use OF wells A delegation OF cit
liens, headed by Councilman Nielsen,
told the committee that the city water
in that section, due TO a dead end, was
unpalatable and obnoxious.
DR. Levy was asked to explain the
situation to the committee and the en-
suing discussion was mostly on the
relative merits of well water and city
water Mr. Fuller quoted the citizens
of that district. all of whom have
wells as saying that In the past TWEEN
~ years, none of them have suffered
from typhoid fever.
The director of public welfare an
swered that they were extremely
lucky, as no doubt existed on the sub
ject under discussion. He called atten-
tion to the reduction Of the typhoid
death rate In Richmond since wells
have been warred on. the rate being
reduced from rs per hundred thou
sand population to one and eeven-
objection TO the amendment, which
provides that city water cannot be
forced on anyone where the water is
obnoxious and unwholesome and not as
good as the water to which they have
access
Water Smells Horrible
In describing the water in tina sec
ton, Councilman Nielsen said IL smells
horrible and tastes worse--I call II rot
ten water" DR. Levy promised TO al
ieviate conditions as much as possible
by requesting the water department to
flush the plug at the end of the con
nectlon at weekly intervals.
A delegation of ladies appeared in
support of the ordinance furnishing
$1,000 cubic feet of gas 70 the Con-
federate Memorial Literary society.
The ladies were not required t6 make
any plea. Alderman Nunnally movin &
that IL be recommended for adoption as
soon as IL was brought before the com
mittee.
The parking ordinance was laid on
the table until the next regular meet
ing, on motion of Alderman Nunnally.
A special meeting will be held on
September 30 to act on the petition
OF C. A. Hall. city scavsnger, for APP
prevail of the contract entered into by
the administrative board allowing the
petitioner an individual fee OF forty
cents for monthly services. Hall says
that many of his customers object to
paying the forty cents. holding that
the charter SPECIFICS thirty cents and
that the contract of tho board was in
valid Tray have been upheld by the
courts agd are seeking relief from tie
council
On motion OF Alderman Fuller, the
city ATTORNEY was requested to draft
the proper ordinance and return 1t TO
the ee.fa EaitteA en- the seth 81 sePtans be-
Citizens who wish to oppose the ten
cents increase may appear before the
committee az that time and voice their
objections
An ordinance comforting police pow
ers on tho Inspector OF weights ard
measures vas recommended TO the com
mon council for adoption. Two ordi-
nances relating to the forfeiture OF
bonds by for-hlre automobile opera
tors were also recomne nded for adop-
ton, The city attorney advises tho
committee that he was not vested with
authority 20 compel the forfeiture OF
these bonds,