Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-30
4 SITE SELECTED
.. ,ss ELECTRIC LIGHT COMMISSION, LAST
RVgNlN3.
= Locah'n IN the Rear Of the Gas
40 gorks-A four o; Inspection
Next Week.

l.3 10 locate the plant on the Guy
.~ south and east Of the present
.r.s the south line.of the location
... Nm, rirht OF way OF the Wheeling
and Terminal Railway
lri'-o cast line the tack
A- ,roperty. This done the
la.'i ., -lut for Electrical Engineer
. ,oInA See,cy. and passed a resolution
I'VE ri, city next Monday alter
.., 1870. via the -Pewiky" road, on
az inspection, which will Include
..rg. Cleveland, Toledo, Detroit
40. -. Louis, indianapolis, CJi",h-
F.. and possibly one or TWO OVleI GU
au the return from which the Ooi"
....fou will make final selection OF .
....efD and send the matter 20 CouHC'
- aporoval. This "Trip IS primarily
.,on tbe Invitation Of Mr.. Knight rep,
-.ntinr the Fort Wayne electrical
.,,,,orv INIT the Commission Will De
-... ',uests of the Brush Company, ana
,ossfbIv of other elccJric lighting man
.f-ct,,r.rs. Mr. Knight viii show
.r. Commission the Fort Wayne syS-
,.-.. hut at the same time under
...... I'm take The Commission 10 any
..en rorte and show aud explain, or
..r, shown ANA explained, any and all
....- ,ystems. and Will turn the Com
....,i9n over % his rivals from time TO
.... The tcip will occupy SIX or seven
..,s. and it is thc ide0 or the members
rae Commission 10 have Engineer
,... 4. Seeley accompany them.
l...r thc tUe Commission first assem-
..i rsst evening, the question OIL To-
SION Cor "a plant was brought mp ana
.,rne,tiy discussed. The members
.d 20 Doe very favorabiy disposed
..,..rd 81 location on the gas plant prop
.. b,,Nceu the Gas holders and the
of The creek. The building called
by Nh. Sulcy's plans was lOlNoJ
.- I'm dimensions, this space III
an9i,r boiler room, fuel OlnS'
..rire room and dynamo Ouud-
ipe. and it was nearly me unanimous
.xnressiou OF the members that Such
building could be located on tho gas
works territory. To be entirely certain
NJ thc matter the members of the Com
mission proceeded TO jEe gas works IN
hodv about eight O'Clock, where they
-1sy were Joined by superintendent
nsrrah. The vacant ground was meas
.-od aud was found 10 be OF T-shaqe,
..c feet long from north 20 south, =
.r,., wide az Tho north end, GO feet wide
sf tbe south end, aud with an available
width of fully 10 feet ia the centre, or
l1ut twice as large is the space called
flop by Mr Seeiey's plans. The ground
ras accurately measured aad closely
.ud.ed. and the natural clay being
rud 10 come up within couple OF
.t or So of the surface, and the
.-I being but two feet below that
tho food of 1854, above which level
.... foundation could be easily carried,
Was deemed q good location. On
..,.....- - 90 the City Hall, the Commits
Sim r.coprened, and Or. Camp0eil
.....i -asr -he gas works site be dehn-
, ,.arr,-d u ttr location OF the cleo
rr plant. In putting the molloA
C.a-na- Farrell said:
.L-. ve % adopt thiS without view
car- Jthcr SITE?
Mr Rabmsoa-I don't know Of any
.t.- .ae that the city owns.
Mr.. Narney-I approve OF DR.. Camp
.e.s motion. but 1 think We ought 10
r. some spare room, and right
srtoiit. tbink that by-aud-by we
M be able 10 sell good deal OF
electricity, and We ought
ra- to be hampered by u
piece OF ground Just big enough for our
needs to-day. I think we ought 20 con-
,ler that we'll before acting in the
natter. There Is probably lots OF room
r 400 lights out there, but Is there
Room for the plant TO grow?
Dr. Campbel'-There will be plenty
o.. room for 10 to grow in every direc-
ION.
Nr. RobinSon-The plan calls for
building 101xGO feet, and we have
piece of ground 925X7SX66 feet, which
is much larger. We will have but six
boilers, but wo have room enough for
twelve. We only need nine dyuamOS,
have room for twelve, and by simply
extending the building, we can put IN
twelve more dynamos, making twenty
four in all.
mr.. kenucy-I am very much In favor
/ having the gas plant and the electric
ant under Que head and one manage
emit, bat my object IN raising the point
90 have q look ahead. Provide, not
Tor the present simply, but for the fu-
urc as well. If the Commission is of
.tc opinion that the site affords plenty
. room. then l am ia favor OF IT,,
Mr. Dunleyy-I am convinced there is
r0m enough there for ], 200 lights.
N~. Ro6inson-I believe we will have
room 20 double the plant.
Nr. Keuuey-And 1 think we will
$50 To- do that before three years.
ton aud the people out the pike
| Want the light ROW.
Sir. Rob.nson-Ifwe would crowd this
plant. like the one l saw in Jersey City.
or instance. with tandem belts 10 the
yramq>. we could more than double IL.
Fuy. iu Brooklyn, in small room, they
aaj nearly iiity dynamoS crowded to-
-.trer.
Nr. Keruey-I thiuk we ought to
-ee room % spread. That's all I'm
ao,'r- 10.
dr. C3mpbell-We have looked al
,he cruuud. and some of uS-Mr. Robin
SD. and othcrS-have been away, TO
N.v York and elsewhere, and they arc
s--ted with it.
t.. t0o.LN III should say there IS
OH for twcaty-lOur dyuamoS, or 1. POO
-s. and ample room for all the
rS we could need, with a twenty
-t1ot space between the boiler
..,e and the nearest saS holder.
cl could De protected with high
rca walk
Nr Nnuey-Mr. Chairman, l don't
->e gao matter % drive the plant
say ,rcw the gas works. for l think IL
... ae matter OF economy 20 have il
-.re. buJ waat 20 see If there is room
g -,.a. l think we will want 500
-,'> before three years are out
-r. Campbell notion, definitely To-
ll'-s .ao plant of the gas works. was