The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-05
with their lives, saving nothing but the
c~lothinpthey had on at tho time. The loss
Is about $500; no insurance. The fire
caught from the kitchen stove. 3,
A NEW PUMPING STATION.
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the lie.t Water.
A meeting Of tho Water Board with
the Health Committee and tho Water
Works Committee was held last night to
consider tho matter OF building q new
pumping station for tho Water Works.
A majority Of the three bodies was pres.
ent, and DR.. Campbell, OF the Health
Committee, called the meeting to order
by naming DR.. George Baird, OF the
Water Board, for chairman. Alter DR..
Baird had assumed tho craftsmanship
DR.. Campbell moved that In considera.
ton of the fact that CLERK liankc Is hc.
quently busy with other committees,
that the Secretary or Assistant Secretary
OF tho Water Board act as Secretary Of
the joint committee. DR.. C%ampbell's
resolution prevailed, but Mr.. llauie
being present, he acted rs Secretary for
The meeting. NY
Chairman Baird stated that the Water
Board had asked for the appointment OF
the joint committee so that 1t might
take into consideration tho necessity for
n new pumping station for the Water
Works, and the ACCESSIBILITY OF removing
1t To soine point further up the river so
that ncwage and other impurities cup.
posed 10 be in the water ut the present
point Of intake might DO missed. He
stated that the pumping station US now
equipped only contains two pumps that
will throw water to the new reservoir.
These pumps now have a capacity Of
about 100000 sallona per day, anu are
seldom IN working order at the same
time. Il has Eeen estimated that
topump water into the now reservoir with
theac pumps, their capacity will decrease
at lenst one third, and that the expense
Of running will be increased sixty per
cent. The city Is consuming more
waller now than these pumps under the
increased work would throw, and there
must ~ some better means provided
than al preaent or the new reservoir will
be useless or practically go. Dr.. Baird
stated that the water motors, elevators
and mills are using more than two-.hirds
OF the entire amount OF water pumped
into the basin. and that the private cor.
sumers are paying for three.fourthsI OF
it. One elevator that he cited uses TO-.
600 gallons Of water n day, making on
an ayaraso one huudredj and .fity
trims and uSirg more than two hundred
galloIs at a trip.
II was then explained by the chair.
man and other members Of the Water
Board that the plan contemplated is to
build n pumping station two or three
miles above the city with ut least two
pumps and a capacity Of not less than
lG.OOO,00O gallons daily. 1t was
deemed desirable TO make chemical
analyses OF the water at different points
so that the power house may be located
at a point where The water ID the lelst
contaminated with nlti. '
DR.. Baird had been informed by In.
giuecr Durham that 10 place Il power
houre such as is needed, at a point near
the Sisters Islands, would, with connec-
tionD and real estate, cost ahoutS275,000
but qualified the statement by refusing
to allow it to be considered accurate,
BECAUSE he had given the matter only a
little attention.
Mr.. Fsiis had 2 plan 10 build a reser.
yoir TO :eceive the water Oh one OF the
Sister islands. to BIO pumped from there.
1t was suggested also that the water
might be taken from the abandoned crib
on the Island.
Dr.. Campbell moved that tho Water
Board be instructed to have the water
anal, zed, and 10 employ al, engineer to
make estimates Of the cost:of building q
suitable power house at the point where
tho analysis Of the Eater makes it appear
best. After considerable diacIssion as
to where to get the money to pay ior
these things. Tho motion Was put and
carried, and the meeting adjourned 10
re.asseu,ble attle call OF Chairman Baird.