Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-05-26
PERMISSION GRANTED
The Gas Companies to Put Down
Their Pipes
Inside the Corporation Limits, by the Board
of Public Works---The Work to
Begin Very Shortly.

Natural gas is one step nearer. Last
evening representatives OF the Natural Gas
Company of West Virginia, and OF the
Manufacturers Natural Gas Company ap-
peared before the Board OF Public Works
and formally submitted the roptes over
which they desired to lay their pipes in
side the city limits, at the same time ask
ing permission to break ground tor the
LAYING of the same. The Manufacturers
Gas Company had been before the Board
in a similar way some three weeks ago,
the route then submitted by its otiicers be-
ing printed in the REGISTER, but last night,
after mature consideration, they presented
an amended route, as follows:
Catering the city at the north end OF
Main street, the line runs down Main to
REIMBURSEMENT street, up Twenty-seventh
to Alley C, down Alley c to Twenty.eigbth
street, up Twenty eighth street to Chaphne,
down Chspline to Thirty-second. up Thirty
second to McCulloch, down McCulloch to
Thirtythird, up Thirty-third to the Schmul'
bach Brewery, on Wetzel street The line
then follows Wetzel street to the Glass
works of Hobbs, Brockunier Il Co. At the
corner Of Main and Sixteenth street, q
branch line runs along South street to
Eighteenth, up Eighteenth to Eotf. dowr
Eoff to Nineteenth, up Nineteenth to Jacob
and down Jacob and across the creek te
the Whitaker Iron works. From the cor
ner of Nineteenth and Jacob the line runs
on out Nineteenth to Alley 81, up Alley Il
to Seventeenth street, and out Seventeen !
street and across the creek to Reymsnn
brewery.
The route of the pipes desired to be pu,
down BY the Natural Gas Company OF
West Virginia is necessarily much more
extensive, but is substantially as published
in the REGISTER q week ago.
After the applications had been formally
made there was considerable sm cunt Of
discussion, brought out by inquiries BY
members of the Board as to what would
be the extreme amount Of pressure carried
on the pipe lines inside the city, the dispo
sition being to restrict the pressure to
very reasonable figure. Mr.. HearHe, tol
the Natural Gas Company of West Viz
glnia, said he could promise that none o.
their pipes would carry over 10 pounds
pressure. If line was run to Benwood
as WAS contemplated, it would be carried
outside of the city limits.
Mr.. Egerter, speaking for the Board
said the question OF pressure was one o.
vital Importance to our people. Council
had neglected to provide for the matter il
passing the ordinance, having at that time
no idea OF the rule obtaining in other cit
les. 1t certainly proper question tc
come before Council, however, and some
action ought to be taken.
1t was stated by the engineer OF the
Manufacturers Company that in Plttsburg a
pressure exceeding fifteen pounds was al
lowed only when double pipe was used,
but the new system Of joints and escapes
to be used here would render the pipes &c
safe as though they we're double.
Finally, after long discussion. the
Board approved the routes selected, and
authorized the companies to proceed, it
being stipulated that pipes should first be
put down on those streets which il was pro.
posel to pave, so that the work of improve,
meut might not be delayed or interrupted.
The Natural Gas Company OF West Vir.
ginia has engaged James Hall, and the
Wheeling Gas Company, William Brand.
strop, as superintendent within the city,
, and as pipe has commenced to arrive work
will soon be actively commenced, and en-
ployment thus be given to hundreds OF our
idle citizens