The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-10-10
FILTERIXs CRIBS.
Plans Proposed for Clearing the Wafer
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At 4 recent meeting Of the COmmitte on
Water Works, c. N, Hamilton submitted
four plans for filtering well or crib, to be
placed in the river, from which the suctiOp
pipes should feed At present there Is moth
ing to prevent stones, sticks, cinders and the
like being sucked into the pumps, These
would not inlure the old pumps but few
months work OF that kind would destroy the
WOrthingtOn. A well would prevent any
foreign substance being drawn in, and would
to some extent purify the water. The cont
mittee was unable To decide what plan to
recommend, and will leave the entire matter
to Council. The following explanation Of
the plans was read by Mr. Hamilton before
the committee:
Plan A is probably the most economical
and speediest constructed, The main feature
OF this plan is boiler iron tank, about
eight feet high and sixteen feet in diameter,
built light with strong cover This will he
sunk in the bed Of the river and will be sup
piled with large cOnd uctOr pipes, extending
out into the river, and have their inlets GOV.
cred over with large Spalled stone. The tank
will be divided with boiler iron into three
divisions. The first division will receive the
water aud the second will act US a tiltering
or settling bed. This division will have u par
titiOn depending from the cover OF the tank to
prevent any direct current TO the pumping
or third division. This apparatus will Sc
cure the new pump from sand, gravel, Gin
ders or other damaging material, aud will in
great degree filter the water, The different
connection Of pipes and pumps are shown
on plans, and will be readily understood.
Plan Is is more complicated, and hence q
more costly plan, The main feature Is u chain
Of large wells situated on the sand bar Oppo-
site the water works, and known rs Fosters
farm" These ure to be built OF loose brick
without nlOrtar-and connected with large
pipes, in order tn secure u full supply Of the
pumps The wells win bO covered aver tightly
and should he eight or ton lnphes deep tue
Top VI tho wells to 10 oven with the top 10 the
sand bur. These wells are to be connected
with heavy boiler iron tunnel To u brick
pumping well ut the works. This well will
he built of cement mortar, pargGttcd and &C.
mcnt ilOOrcd, and made perfectly tight The
pumping attachments are easily understood
and need no explanation. This system Is
probably the best, 4s II iNsNreS q cool, clear
and healthy supply OF wafer. Some persons
claim that the water thus filtered would be
hard. That, however, Is questionable,
Plan G IL similar 10 plan A, except that
the altering tank isOf brick, and built at the
euBt VI Nle INV NNNl WlWNh VIZ NhS iNN'
bank. II has two lartillpns--One of loose
brick and one Of cGnientel brick. The walls
will DO pargettcd and floor cemcnted. This
is about as cheap as the plan Al and will pro-
IuCG similar results,
Plan y TN square nile prlh, covered with
altering pile 0f rocks Each rock should
contain 1t least one cubic foat and not more
than two, The crib proper Il Of driven 0ak
pilps ahnut four uE Six Inches apart, This Is
lined up on the side with square oak logs
nOtchCd together and bOltcd to piles and
covered with loose stones This crib should
he built under water, All mud and Sediment
should be dredgcd away and FpplRGei with
stone at least Itty ttUt III arOundit, The bot.
tom should be- CeAentCd,
The wells Of all the plans should be pro.
vdcd with man holes for cleaning purposes,
A physician talking \ TPpQrtPT, Shtl(nNy,
took QGGAsi8H III rplaQpk lkAt while tho river
was III it, present low condition families
should boil the water used for drinking pur.
poses or allow 1t to stand for twGmty.fOur
hours. lie said that provided The iNhObl.
Ans Of I!elNiTa h4N ilopc 20, ind used ice
for cooling tic water a large amount Of the
dIphthera tint had rugged through the tewp
| would have been 4beiel