The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-10-09
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rns Inereassa Demana and the Increased
Capaeiiy-At Tho works-A nrief state

CapAeiiy-At The Works-A hIiei "'"'N
menI of the Situation.
Our citizens are aware that for some
past extensive improvements nave
been g,inr ON at the Gas Works, on Nine
tenth street. New benches OtTetorsS are
being put in, and q new holder, double
the sIEe aud capacity Of the largest Of those
At ptoseut on the srouuds, Is being erected.
Far the last two or three years there has
been a very general disposition on the
parl Of residents to resort to the use Of gas
that has not been noticeable in many
wears. This has been especially noteea'
bic in the last year, during which time the
prics Of gas has undergone very ma!eti.
n reduction, 30 much 30, In TACT,
that Il has enabled every one TO use II. A
large number Of new service pipes, and q
very large number Of new meters have
been introduced all over the city, and gas
has been and Is being extended 10 all the
outlying streets Of tho city.
The management oil the works under
the new regime has also been worthy oil
notice. Many now changes have taken
place In the conduct Of both the ottce
ON Twelfth street and the works on Nine
tenth street. The changes have been IN
most instances radical, but so satisfactory
aud beneficial as TO meet general public
favor. The frat matter Of Importance that
attracted the attention Of the new Trustees
Of the works was the inAdequatenebs o.
the Storage capacity, or rather the small
ness and insuilicienCy OF the gas'tanks or
holders on the grounds, and 10 h9d az.
ditiouAl holding capacity was their hrst
charge. tit
Deity & Fowler, OF Philadelphia, to erect
telescope holder with capacity oil
about 100000 cubic feet, and the contract
Opce awarded, the firm Immediately began
work. Mr.. Thomas L. White, OF Phtla
delphla, was placed In charge Of the ex'
cayatiup aud the building OF the brick
work In the tank, which has occupied bis
entire attention since early In the sum.
mer. and this bank and the first section oil
the new holder are now completed. re-
porter OF this paper called upon Mr.. john
Fowler, who Is in charge Of the work on
the new holder, TO ascertain It's siLe ana
capacity, "Well, sir, this receiver Is what
We call telescope holder In two sections,
an inner and All outer; the inner, az
you see, Ia nearly completed, and tue
outer will be In about three weeks, when
tho whole will be ready for use. Tue IN,
ner section Is eighty feet In diameter and
twenty feet deep, and the crown Is non
iyusseJ; the outer section, which Is 70 DC
built, will be eighly.0ne feet and six
inches In diameter and twenty leet deep
This holder will DO guided 10 ils workings
by eight upright wrOught.iron columns,
each thirty inches 10 diameter ut the bGse
and twenty.iuur at the top; the joints Of
these columns are flushed or buttud 80 thai
no seams are apparent, aud they, are al
beautiful specimens oil workmanship. INT
crown Of tic holder Ia noR.trnssed, dlller'
inv In this respect from other holdert
whose crowns are trussed, that Is sup
ported BY tFnsses, but In this instance the
gas supports the crown. =.
The new gas tank will have capacity
Of about 100000 feet, and beside TIM
holder there are two others on The groundS
holding 5000 and 1900 cubic feet 70
spccliyely, giving total holding Capacity
OF 1884, 900 cubic feet
Superintendent Dillon came along aDon'
the time that we had concluded our tax
with Mr. Fowler, and to him we applied
Tor information in regard to the present
and prospective producing capacity 81 the
works. He informed us that lie had been
keeping pace with the other improvements
A new valve house, about ten or twelve
Ieet square, had been built on the grounds
near the new tank and in this house all the
valves for turning on and shutting oil the
gas TO the holders Would be placed
Formerly these valves had been scattered
around tho yard, but they were now con-
ceutrAted in one place and governor
placed there by which the pressure can be
regulated. There will be In few days
sixty.tiye retOrts ut work Ut the gas works
with an aggregate turn out OF at least 4OO,,
900 cubic feet OF gas per day. We asked
Mr. Dillon II this would not bc largely in
excess OF the demand.
"Oh, no, sir, and doubt very much
whether II will be equal to it. Last win
ter in one day there was made and con
sumed $1,000 feet Of gas, and from the
great number Of new meters and pipes
that have been put In this season would
Judge that We will run up very high THU
winter. The attractlYeneSs Oh the ptlct
has induced many new consum
ers, and It Is my own opinion that be
fore great while both The producing and
holding capacities OF these works will
have 70 DO extended. l think In a veal
from now the present generating powel
will only equal the demand"
Mr.. White, who hAs been In charge o
the repair and improvements here, hai
returned to Philadelphia, but he told ou
reporter before he left that he thought Y
would be good piece OF economy AM
foresight for the city to make the 90,OO'
tank double lis present capacity by making
i a telescopic holder, that Is, add an oute
section. This addition wonld secure thu
city for some time to come, but 1t Is hardly
likely that such improvements will b.
made at the present time.