The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-23
OuR WATER WORKS,


Sons CFeSilpble RHen ConeeFniRg Their
WORklng-A CompaFluon win ZAnss,
VilIe-Boms Of the euFrenI PFOPOaI.
items.
A few days ago Superintendent Riddle,
Of the Water Works, wrote letter OF in
quiEy to ZApssville, where they have
WoEthinRton pump made from the same
specifications aSIopr own. He received the
following reply; ....-
ZANEsvILLE, o., August 18th, 1881.
]. H. Riddle, Wheeling, ". Va:
sIR-I have received your letter this
morning requesting come Of the dimen-
ATOMS Of our three million gallon Worth
lngton pumping engine, .....
Steam cylinder 294 inches in diameter;
pump plunRers, III inches In diameter
and SO inches stroke; 90 strokes per
minute, or 10 revolutions; IS lbs steam
pressure; this pumps into the reservoir at
the rats OF S,0O0.0O0 gallons OF water In
tWenly'lour hours, --.....' .r..-..
We run with slack coal, which costs ua
two cents per bushel, and burn $50 bush.
els per day TO pump into the reservoir
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ELIAS EBRRr,
Supt, ZAnesyills Water Works,
Per W, o. MuNsoN, Sec'y.
ZGnesville has but one rolling mill, and
her other factories use much less water
than ours. The inference from the letter
Of superintendent Ebert 10 that 1900, 900
gallons Of Wateris the daily consumption
there. In this city nearly, il not quite,
4, 1000. 600 gall.ns are used In twsnty.louf
hontB In pumping this amount into the
reservoir about $50 bushels OF coal are
daily consumed, So that 1t would seem
that our works are much mUTe economical
ly run as TO the amount oil fuel consumed
In comparison 10 the amount Of work
done. as. ts..#
Some criticism has OF late been heard OF
superintendent Riddle on account OF Q
cracked cy linderin the Worthington pump.
Just how Mr., Riddle could have pre-.
vented the accident 10 not set forth, but Q
newspaper announced the other day that
the cylinder had been patched and was
now working, though with reduced force.
Really the cylinder 10 as good as new Tor
present purposes. OF Couse 1t would not
ubohu SSuNluuuub uo1 luI hIl LUX tlul6 j
but gentleman who saw It at work dur.
Ing the fire Sunday evening, when the
pump was exceeding its guaranteed CapSc.
ity, said the outside Of It was as dry Rs dust,
the crack having been 80 packed as 10 re-
slst the pressure perfectly, .. .
A great deal Of talk has been heard
recently Of q high pressure reservoir or
stand pipe TO increase the force oil the
water In the mains. A provision looking
10 the construction oil one OF these was 10.
serted In the Loan Ordinance as II was
originally acted upon, In discussing this
project Two faCts should be taken into
consideration. First, the present pipes
would not stand the increased pressure
and second, an Independent system OF
pipes would have to 10 constructed, as II
higher reservoir or 0 stand pipe were
erected the water running into the pres.
emit pipes would seek It's level, and flowing
back into the present reservoir, overflow
It, and quickly empty the higher reCepta.
Gle.
With our present pumping capacity,
and the new boilers, the demand will be
readily and constantly supplied. But
many Of the pipes are In bad condition,
or inadequate TO meet the demand upon
them, and the water service will never be
satisfactory 10 oil Of our citizens until this
is remedied.