The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-07-13
FRE WATBR WOREH.
Asnoa Of CoRpeil Lasl Aight-IAsCsun.
DEE 70 BE- Repaired.

- EANAAMAN NEHHA LAANN
der 70 BE- ksP4iFNd.
Long before Council Wss convened last
night the Second Branch room was filled
with an eager, curious crowd of persons,
who had come there to see what would
DO the action Of Council In regard to the
cracked cylinder at the Water Works, In
the Second Branch every member except
three was prsssnt. Mr.. Riddle, the Sup
~arinIendsnt, was present for a greater
part Of the time and ohatted pleasantly
with several persons In the Clerks office,
10 q reporter Of this paper he said he had
done nothing that he was ashamed Of,
He had served the city faithfully, aud
had always tried 10 do ILLS duty,
In regard to the matter OF repairing the
cylinder, Mr.. Riddle said It coulu be done
readily, and exhibited In support Of his
assertion q telegram from the Worthiug-
ton company to Its representative here
In which It was stated very explicitly that
repairs could be made, aud also that ex.
plictt instructions had been mailed 10 Mr.
Drew on the l2sh,
The tact Of the matter is that the crack
10 very well repaired lust now, and when
the instructions arrive It is likely that
few days will suffice to place the cylinder
in irSt.claSs condition,
1t was nearly 10 o'clock last night when
the following special report from the com.
mittee on Water Works was reached AMI
read by the Clerk to the bresthless CroWC
In waiting:
GRSTLRNEN-Your Joint Standing Com
mittee on Water Works for the past siI
weeks have spared neither their iAdivid
ual time nor the money or means 60 Law
ishly appropriated by Council to give tht
city an abundant supply Of water. Within
the past few days your committee appa
lently realized that they were approach
ing the end Of their labors, and the Wste
Works would soon be In q condition Il
supply any demand made upon 1t, bu
they regret to have to report that thI
main part Of the works, upon which the!
built their highest hope, is in such Q con
dition aa to leave II again uncertain whel
they will be able to say u water supply
10 secured.
Your committee hiss been informed tina
one ht the water cy finders OF the new
Worthington pumping engine is cracked
which crack does, or will, materially Of
feet the operation Of the same. This In
formation when impaired to your com
mittes was quite \ surprise. Not go muct
0 surprise as an item OF news alone, bu
with 1t also came the information that thu
crack had existed foriseversl months, anC
Was kept q secret by the Superintendent
OF the Water Works, When questioned
in regard to the came he informed YOU
Committee that he supposed 1t was ocCI
stoned by frost, ss the pump had beer
exposed 10 high waller during the winter
and that be had first discovered lts uondi
ton some time in February, and had theI
repaired one Of the cracks III the cylinder
The Council 10 well aware that you
committee has been struggling unde
many Disadvantages To place the work
In as cafe . condition as possible, ant
have relied On The superintendent TO
such information rs was In his possession
10 assist them 10 their efforts. We thinl
that information relative TO the cracked
condition Of the cylinder should havl
nDen impaired TO YOU 0s BoOn aB dis
covered, and as the superintendent offer
no reasonable exCuse for his secrecy h
has been guilty OF gross neglect Of duty
As soon as the condition Of the new
pnmp was known, Mr.. Drew, Of the Wor
Ellington Pump Works, who has beer
here Tor the past two weeks overhaulinl
the same land by the way 1t wa
through him your committee obtained TIL
Information OF The cracked Cyllnder) wal
consulted "a 10 how loon a new cylinder
could be supplied, and he informed your
committee chat at least q months tint
would be necessary. In the meantime the
cylinder could be repaired, but a. he
speaking for the manufacturers, stateG
that II the city should attempt to WORK
the same 1t would do so ct its own risk
and under no circumstances Except II
case Of very great emergency would the
manufacturers hold themselves RESPONSE
BILE should the pump be worked In ita
cracked condition.
We have also learned that the caisson OF
tank now neOrly constructed 10 protect
the new pump from high water does mol
ft to The position designed for 1t by the
City Engineer, i being larger than por'
tons Of the walls constructed for lite re-
Ception, but are unable to state who ID
responsible for the error.
We offer the following resolutions:
That the Committee on Water Works
be authorized 10 contract with the Worth
ington Company for 0 new cylinder.
That the Committee be instructed Ia
have the walls Of the works fixed for the
reception Of the new tank, and charge The
costs to those responsible.
W. A. WILSON,
Chairman,
The resolutions we're adopted, and the