Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-12
T,IE WAITER WORKS.
ucxtraot OF supt. Riddles COM
munieation on tho subject of
Anew Pump.

NJ. John NdlgAeus, Chasrmaa, ard Ne
CVmmllss On naief Works
uxsrLsnss For many years TN,
committee and the Council were warned
by ny predecessor Of the ineapaolly OF
the water works. Ia case OF any OF The
serious accidents incident 10 such heavy
and constantly worked machinery, 10
supply even our JomenlIe wants
IN View Of the largely Increased con-
sumption ot the past year ovct pre-,
pedtnR years and With q STU
greater Increase tor the coming one, !
Iecl Il my Imperative duty to warn YOU
that In case 0i serious accident 90 TIE
combination Of latge nre With thc
regular demand lot satet that the
prvaent eugnes are inadequate 10 lut'
nlsh the uupply Toe ANY csteuded period
The prpaent water w0lh we're do
sIvned i6f quite u smull city, and Moth
lnv has boon done With them 10 Keep
pace With our greatly Increased Co,'
sumption, AMI while tho works, m they
stand, may, when worked to THEFT
Highest capacity, give q sufficient sup
| ply for the Immediate wants, thcrr N no
reserve lot any Of the emergencies
which may happen al u mlnnIep no
ton,
There Ii every prospect that every
manufacturing establishment IN this
city will 10 very bnAy during tho cnllrc
wear, tho water rates charged them aru
undoubtedly high, and In capc oi any
nloppago Oi tho water u great hardnhlp
would DO worked both b. the manuIaci'
utter aud his employees
My predecranot had tho misfortune
Ia August, 1878. OF having the unIuro.
seen accident ot break ing tito Hhalt "I
the umhl pump, aud consequently m"Ht
| nt our manufactures we're compelled iu
suspend operations lot about eleven
| DAYS, and the east ui the repairs was
ruual Ia about one. third the cnnt oi al
cnllfply now pump Ot twenty prf cont
greater capacity, In tho summer ~
tN3p the suction pipo 10 tho ANAL pump
collapsed, which caused atuppngc ni
the water a. our iactnrirH tur two days,
Fortunately both ol these accidents oc
currrd To the small pump, Ia case "
hal been the lnrgc one, even the domou'
tie aUpply would have had 10 ho llmllcd,
| simp)y auk tho question IN vnnc ol a
large lire under such circumstances
what would W. have donor
Daring the paat year. one hundred
and twenty hX ll26l new connections
tot dnmrBlic purpnScu have boon made.
amounting IA capacity t. ~ square
nchcu, ~ about cqual Ia an ll.mcl
main. aud ~ extension al about a,W
tcrt ul ilnCh nnd G,nrh p,po VIA put
down
There are also eight (Sl new hydraulic
elevations added, mnk,uR clcvon ~ ~
all rhcAn alone require capacity nl
| R2l square inches. about equal ~ u 10
lnch main. aud thorr ~ u proHpoct uI nu
Increase IN this number,
| With this state oi ntlnira vyidly hr
lorc mc, have studied the qucSI,pu uI
u cheap nnd reliable increase Ia our 90
| paciiy, nni came tn tho conclusion III
prrnrni the accompanying plan and w'
| ilmalo ui Mt u W, rrtcraun, the Guy
| Surveyor, who Inns made this subject q
particular study tor Hnmo llmc,
After personal inspection NJ my
own expense, III all the pumping Oh.
giuoH ot any consequence IN rluahuish
aud tn Vicinity. aud nj EanrsNlllr,
| have COME to the conclusion that lhv
pumpa madr 10y II T. WOrthlnglun, oI
New York cay, are tho cheapest and
host, aud especially adapted tor our pres
cnt purposes ~ 10y thla plan M lound
atluna ~ additional huildiuva aru mecca
aary, which would be- ono II tho maiu
items II CNpcunn VA new water works
with u different kind II pump lIcnllru
tho chcnpnrnH Oi brat cost. the ~
pcnso lur IuppIrp H. this pump " lnH'
| Than any | have oyer Nrn Tho super
mlculrnl ~ Wnicrworka NJ DauoHvillc
showed mo hy hia books that The en-
pcuma II ropalra on both of ihciI
pumpu, with u capacity ul nearly dnuhl,
outu, aluco lN;i wan only Any dollar'
$50.
Tho accompanying hotter from LanrH
dllr. IN reply a. ~ loiIcr ot inquiry ~ I,
What pumps they used, &c, speaks lol
| itself aud II wnR on this rNrnmmcuiA
| ton that | went over iu see ihum uud
found them doing oil that Waa clalmud
inr them
Thou iulluWa the Xnucuy,llc lelior
Alrn n drawing aud ~ extract ui u lot
ter arnt ~ II u Worthinslon, IN IN
plauallon II aud ~ ~ tho feasibility %
the plan, aud h,a reply, which nhow'
that ho approves " aud IN mliancd tia
both pumps and plan will work natIn
iaClurily, Tho drawing cannot hc ~
pruduyrd here, nnd tho letter, which N
n very full aud complete description .
our water works. would ho unlnlclligl
hlr without IT, Tho lctlcI IN tolluaa
10y an cvtlmatc ot the coat ol a thrCc
million gallon pump and putting Il u
position, amounting a. about tliEMN
The communication continues
Ivy this expenditure. hruidra iunurinI
perfect safety against accidents, We viii
Nhlln using tho smalI pump In comhin
alton with tho new one. have al In
creased capacity ui ~ pet cvut " II
combination With tue large pump. al In
crease VI Oh per cent lily uslngsll tire,
1T one tine an lucnmao ~ TOO rcr cent
| would like 10 call your attention /,
tho following hgutrs Tho hydnull,
elevators are n new source oi CuuauWp
ton aud revenue paying 81 go pof m
mum water ront lfthis pump was IN
Ia lot the putpnSe at supplying thl
nov domand nj u rosl ot tl5 600 ~,
city would derive from tho lnvoalmcn
about per cent Interest, bcHldca hay
lng the additional caparlty In reserve
tor emergencies,
I ~ moi w,sh d b. und,rshOd 80 d,i,ucdi
m3 u nsW udtfr uUrls. az any oNpensly,
scheme III improvement which wuul,
involve the city IN any greater rxpcndt
tutr than that given by the nguron IN
this communication. Tho machinery 4
IN better condition than II has boon ioI
years, and II doing mote work than u
ever lid, but tho demand iuT water hai
Increased NJ much that something mus
be lone To mect II aud provide againS
ac, ldrhla lly lhia addition the dt,
couhl 10 amply aud surely supple,
With all the water that would DO fequir
cd ioi years to como.
A the summer approaches the con
sumption increases very rapidly. and
would utgo your immediate consldura
ilnn oi the matter Ia conclusion,
have pointed out the Necessity aud aug
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