The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-07-24
MARTINS FERRY, O., July 90, 1886,

pressure Is ~inYRrla0le, with q surplus oil
water kept In store which can be made
use Of instantly in cases OF emergency,
4th, The pipe system Rs also the house
service branches, arc not subject to the
persuasive action Of the pumping ma
Ghinery, and hence, will cost less for their
maintenance, the reservoir always acting
as a compensation for eQualIzlng the pres
sure.
9th. The quality Of the water can be
rendered more acceptable to the con-
sumers because pumping may ofttimes
be dispenAed with when the water Is IN.
suitable, aud when stored In the reservoir
it becomes greatly improved by being ex-
posed to the sunlight and air, at the same
lime permitting the earthly COlorlng mat.
ter held in suspension to prsCipltate itself,
A reconnaissance for reservoir site, al
fordinS tho requisites Of proper altitude
and q reasonable distance from the pump
ing station revealed tho fact, that there
wers but two points available. The first
Of tho two visited has an elevation OF 20S
feet above low water in the river, and is
situated some 5000 feet from the proposed
point Of the pumping station, when meas.
ured along the pump main pipe, and Is on
the land Of Rsv. +. 5. DeHass in a direC-
ton almost on a centre line Of Sherman
street produced northwestward.
The ether site Is on the land oil Henry
Helling. It's elevation is two hundred
and ssventy.six feet above low water, and
1t Is located to the right Of the plank road
pike when going westward, and the dis
tanCe from the pumping station when
measured along the route for q pump
main pipe will be eight thousand eight
hundred feet,
The first 8 to referred TO, l have chosen
for the reservoir, and will give further in.
formation concerning 1t under that head.
ing.
INLET PLUME.
During stages OF the river varying from
low water to two and one-half feet above,
water Ia intended to be let from the river
to the pump IN the well by means OF an
open channel or ilume.
At stages OF the river above two and
one.half feet the we'll will b. supplied d..
rGCtly from the river through au opening
In the wall.
Suitable valves will be placed in the
DulluluB hlA UpbIuLSA lIAuA Glo SA4StIlo
room to control the admission OF water to
the well.
There are very serious objections 10
using inlet pipes for water WORKS, located
on the Ohio river. They soon become a
great source Of anxiety, trouble aud ex.
pense, by hllingup with sand and obstruCt-
Ing tho free flow Of water 10 the pumps.
With their constant use sand Is taken up
by the pumps In large quantities and pass.
ed into the pumps and distributing mains,
greatly reducing their capacity as water
carriers.
The design in this case ID to supply the
pumps through the open aume during ex.
IRENE low water.
ENGINE HOUSE.
The engine house containing the pump.
ing machinery, will be located as pre-.
viously mentioned on tho beach OF the
river, and one hundred and fifty feet out
from the present line OF the river bank.
The obvious reason for placing the build
ing that distance out from the bank, is, as
already explained, to make 1t praCtiC4 able
to supply the pumps with water so as 10
dispense with the use OF an intluent pipe.
The foundation walls will be OF heavy
sandstone masonry laid in hydraulic CO.
ment mortar, and will start on a concrete
footing three feet thick, and eighteen feet
below the surface OF the beach. They will
be carried up iorty.iye feet above low
water, making the height Of the walls in.
Guiding the concrete footing tltty.seven
feet.
The well will DO thirty by thirty.fve
feet at the base. The exterior walls will
be FIVE feet thick at their base and batter
on the outside to three feet at the top.
There will be two transverse walls or
piers four feet at their base and three feet
at the top, placed In tho direction Of tho
river, over which the boiler room iB placed.
The walls Of the pump well are strong
enough to resist a pressure Of twenty
feet OF water, q depth more than the
yearly average height Of water In the
river.
Should the pumps need attention, the
exclusion OF this depth OF water from the
well will make 1t possible almost at any
time 10 attend to the necessary repairs.
The foundation for the sole plate OF the
pumps will be large enough for two sets
Of machinery; II will be ten feet by TWEEN.
ty.ive feet and will be one and one.hali
feet above low water. The bottom Of the
well will be i've and one.half feet below
low water.
There are 10 be three floors under the en-.
CINE room, Of average heights OF thirteen
feet, supported by wrought.iron beams
and oak jolsts. Stairs will lead to all with
the necessary openings In each for the in.
tended machinery, as also, suitable hatch.
ways will be provided, for passing up or
down material, or parts OF machinery for
repairs, &c.
The sup%erstruCture will be OF brick,
eighteen feet high and will be divided into
an engine and boiler room they will be
respectively In plain twenty.nine feet by
twenty.three feet and twonty.nine feet BY
thirty:Aix feet. The trst will have q
dressed wood floor, and the latter one Of
hard burnt brick or concrete.
A w%rought.iron truss bridge twelve feet
wide and seventy feet long will connect
the building with the bank.
No attempt will DO made at arChiteC.
tural ornamentation Of the superStruCture
or engine house proper. II 10 to be q
plain, Inexpensive, but substantial build
Ing.
PUMPING ENGINE.
The pumping engine 10 10 be a duplex
vertical direct acting, and non.Condens.
and Of q million gallons capacity per
hours, with sufficient steam
boiler capacity for Ito successful opera
tiOr.
The size OF the engine when used In
with the reservoir will be
ample TO supply Martins Ferry for at
least twelve yeafs 10 come,
PUMP MAIN,
There 10 to be q twelyeInCh cast.iron
pump main connecting the pumps with
Lhe reservoir and the distributing pipe
II will leave tho engine house
Ind pass down the Ohio Valley pike,
upon which the engine house fronts, 10
street, along Sherman direct 10