Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-05
orr Water SUPPLY.

mauded-wnst VIII be Recommended
10 Council TINS Evsnicg-Ths Meeting
ofthe Water Works Committee.
Some time ago Council ordered a
2O.inch pipe or main, the same to be
laid from the basin down Alley G. (the
one in the rear Of the Washington Hali)
to Twelfth street, thence to Eof and
thence to the creek. The measure Vas
vigorously fought in Council, more
especially on account OF the route, the
opposers claiming that il it was laid IN
Alley G. part Otthe way being on the side
of hill, il would slip and re repairing
would cost an incalcuabie amount. la
the First Branch at that tine the route
was referred back to the committee anu
the committee ordered 10 advertise lot
bids for the pipe. 1t did so, and Wed
nesdav evening was the time set lot the
opening of bids. As has been stated
the bids we're opened and the contract
WAS awarded to Dennis Long x Co.. Oh
Huntsville. He TO furnish ;Olnch pite
ior $50 so per ton Of 1900 pounds de-
liyered on board of cars at Wheeling,
Si4 for lSor 20 inch and branch castings
a 3 cents er pound.
Before following the committee anV
further, it might do we'll 10 review the
situation. The largest main the city
has at present is the twenty inch mann
running from the basin down Eighth
street to Main and thence to the creek;
this was laid III 1867 and at that Time
was OF great benefit to people over the
creek and TO those on the high grouno
about the seminary. Since then nearly
500 private attachments have heen made,
numerous fire plugs put in, and q ten
inch main carried over to the Island, an
eighth inch main out Sixteenth street
and twelve three inch mains have been
put in and attachedsto this 'arge main 10
supply water 10 the water power e!cva-
tors; in addition to ali this, is the twelve
i, c main attached to the end OF the
twenty inch main, that leads over the
stone bridge. There is such 4 large
amount of water used above Fourteenth
street that below that street the water
supply is scarce, and manufacturing
concerns over the creek are often dis
commoded on account OF the scarcity ot
water. At the basin instead OF the
mouth OF the main being covered over
with still water there Is con-
slant suction, and the pipe IS never
more than half full during the day, the
water being constantly drawn of.
The howls and complaints from East
Wheeling abOnt the scarcity OF water are
nothing new. The small mains down
Chapline and Market have all alorg
been inadequate to the demands en-
those streets, TO say nothing OF supply
i"y", E,>' Side. Thus II was that L
new uAa IA y - decided on.
A return is now made to the commit
tee: Before reading the bids, Chairman
Wilson said he desired 10 read COM
municatton written by himself. He Gid
so, and in the paper called the attention
of the committee 10 the fact, that III
place Of the 20 inch pipe ordered he WAS
in favor of so inch pipe for these rea-
sons: The cost OF the pipe was nut one
halt more than that OF 20 inch, aGd
the cost OF laying would not amount 10
any considerable sum over the 70 inch
pipe The cost being but One-half more,
the capacity was increased two aid
a quarter times. for while the ARIA OF L
20 inch pipe is 3li inches. the area OF
30 inch pipe is 749 inches, making IN
fact abont two ard three eighth tunes
the capacity OF a 20 inch pipe.
Singular to relate the committee ac-
uuiesced in this sensible idea, aud !
subcommittee consisting OF MesSrS.
Kimberly, Halter, Wilson and Miller,
with A J. Sweeney, Esq was invited
TO 90 over the various routes and report
to a meeting Of the committee to be held
yesterday afternoon at the city build
ing.
From the foregoing paragraphs it can
he sem that new main is almost, is in
fact, imperative and much good is bound
to result from one.
Yesterday afternoon the Committee
on Water Works met, there being pres
ent Messrs. Wilson, Halter, Miller,
Criswell and Kimberly, and also Mr.. \.
]. Sweeney. The sub committee WAS
asked for its report. MeSsrs. Sweeney
and Wilson were strongly in favor Of
running the main from the basin down
to allev c, thence down Eighth streetand
Market to Sixteenth street. The re-
mainder of the committee was in favor
of going down alley G. TO Market, thence
to Eleventh, thence to Eotf, thence 10
Sixteenth and thence to Main, where Il
connection would be made with the
% inch main.
In the first place resolution was
alopte asking Council to rescind the
orders for 20 inch pipe and substitute
3Oinch material. A fight then took
place as to where it should go. MeSsrs.
Wilson and Sweeney were in favor OF, the
Market street the entire distance
az IN their Opinol it was decidedly
the one that would do the mos gooi
and serve East Wheeling just as well as
though laid on EOtf street.
Mr.. Kimberly argued that the lost, il
laid down Market the entire length,
could not be estimated, because the
main thoroughfare would be practically
closed; the soil being sandy it would
necessitate the repavIng OF the entire
street, hut if laid on Foil. outside oil the
tunnel through the hill about Eof and
Eleventh street, would be comparatively
nothing, and East Wheeling would
have plentiful supply of wafer. The
opposition claimed that the additional
cost If laid down Ertf, both i'll the
amount of pipe needed and the digging,
would amonnt to 81 900 to $4,000 addI-
tional cost over the Market street
route,
Mr.. Sweeney said that more manuiar.
turing was liable to be started in North
Wheeling than in East. The result
was that Mr.. h mherly took this as an
atfrout towards East Wheeling. and.
making rod hot speech. carried the
day for the Eof street route.
I'll us the matter stands-COuncil will
be asked to change the order for 80 inch
pipe, and also be asked 10 confirm the
route chosen.
The holding capacity OF the reservoir
is 10000 gallons, and the capacity of
the pipe proposed to be laid will be
800, 90 gallons. which womb make a
holding capacity of / ,050, 600 gallons, as
the 50 inch pipe will in one sense
be an underground reservoir. The
Worthington pump has a pump
irg capacity of 100000 gallons
and the old pumps can send 2,00a,0OO
gallons up the hill, thus giving a pump
ing capacity OF 1900, 900 gallons in tween.
ty-four hours With the new boilers
working, which will enable all these
pumps 20 do work, the 30-inch main, all
other mains and the basin could b. con-
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