The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-09-09

WARM WoRKs. = The Committee ON
Water Works met last night and held a
protracted meeting. The subject before
them was the necessity Of immediate &C.
ton IN regard TO repairing the Water
Works. Superintendent Riddle and Mayor
Sweeney were present, and gave them
what information they required Of their
hands In the matter, although the Com.
mittee had visited the Water Works ON
Saturday last, an account OF which we
have already given, and were fully
aware Of the necessities Of that
institution. Mayor Sweeney stated that
an auxiliary pump intended 10 supply or
take the place OF either Of the other
pumps, could be put In, 30 that the city
would be assured ola supply Of water. Il
will require no additional steam or boiler
power or capacity or new supply pipe to
the basin. The new receiving pipe to the
north pump Is an absolute necessity, as
the old one Is patched and repatched I'm.
I'll II will stand II no longer. The con.
nections between the supply pipes lead
ing 70 the basin will be q relief BY reduc.
ing the strain ON tho pumps, due to the
fact that the discharge pipe Is only four
teen inches In diameter while the pump Is
sixteen inches.
The advantages are the certainty Of
being able TO supply the manufactures
and the city with an unfailing supply Of
water for years 10 come, where with only
two pumps accidents Of breakage to them
or the machinery is always Imminent,
for the reason that the pumps have been
increased from ~ and IS inches each, as
originally built, to II aud 10 inches re.
spectlveIy, DO that the strain on the ma.
chinery Is increased beyond the measure
Of safety. The Mayor concluded by say.
ing: 1.-THE putting In OF a supply pipe Ia q
peeesSttyi the connection between the
discharge pipes gives relief to machinery,
and brings about o saving In fuel; and The
putting In Qtan auxiliary pumps an In,
surance against stoppage Of our mills, and
gives also a permanent supply Of water
The pumps aud the strain on the
pumps have been increased without
proportionate increase Of the machinery
The Committee regarded the building
Of a new water works or the construction
Of a new basin as lnpracticable at present
as the city Is not In a financial condition
aattering enough to attempt this now
but Recommended The following repair,
and improvements: The purchase o. l8t
feet Of supply pipe to run from the river L
the pumps, also l20teet otConneCtlpgplpe
Estimated cost $1,000.
A Worthington pump and foundation
to cost $500. A stopcock and conneC
tons at a cost Of $3.50. To replace broker
supply for north pump including the cos
OF a 0ofEOrdam, Sl,5GQ,
. This new pump VIM be put in the arel
! between the north and south pumps. !
= will have to have Q supply pipe Of its eYi
: to the works from the river, thence to tn
basin the old mains will be used. TIL
Crescent Mill has heretofore received It
supply Of water from the Jacob stree
) main, and It's acquisitions have drained, o
: rather weakened the supply for Eas
: Wheeling and the high grounds OIL
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets. 1t Is nov
determined to tap the main on Main stree
, at Twentieth to furnish the supply for thi
mil. and eStena Q pipe 10 it, 10 that til
a fuller and better supply than formerly