Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-09-23
ANOTHER MEETING
OF THE CITY WATER BOARD HELD LAST
EVENING.
City Engineer HOge Called in For Consultation as
to Specifications, Etc.-AnOther Session
to Be Held Saturday Evening.

The City Water Board met again last
evening, with Mr.. Hildreth, OF the
Holly Manufacturing Company, and
City Engineer Hoge, for the purpose Of
going over the specifications for the
building. pump well, etc, as prepared
by the Company. Mr.. Hoge had made
a number of calculations as to size OF
walls, etc., and submitted some sugges-
tions OF valuable nature regarding
that feature. He also submitted sug-
gestions in the nature Of additions to the
specifications, providing for the use OF
best American cement, with an allow
ance to the contractors should the
Board at any time order the use OF
Portland cement, and set forth In detail
the proportions Of concrete, cement,
mortar, ETC., with instructions regard
ing filling OF excavations, and a number
OF similar matters. The Engineer also
provided that masonry In walls sup
porting the machinery, etc, should be
course work, stone not less toan
eighteen inches in thickness, well laid,
on quarry face, etc.. and stated, in ex-
PLANTATION of this change, that as the
machinery was very heavy, weighing
some six hundred tons, the matter OF
the size and stability of the walls could
not be too well looked after. Many OF
the amendments proposed by Mr.. Hoge,
on behalf of the city, were concurred In
by Mr.. Hildreth, for the Company, but
as Mr.. Hoge had not had time to COM
pete his examination OF the speciica-
tions, it was agreed that he should take
time, and that there should be another
meeting of the Board called for Satur-
day evening at seven-thirty, at which
time all the suggestions would be In
writing, and Mr.. Hidreth stated he
would then be able to say how they
suited the representatives OF the Com
pany.
AS showing the size OF this improve
ment on the part of the city, 1t may be
stated that, exclusive Of weight OF
boilers, steam fittings, furnaces water
gates, inlet pipes, ETC.. and all the mis-
cellaneous -TGtfI TO be used In and
dOoGt the new pumping station, about
four and one-half million pounds OF
iron and steel will be required. Ol this,
about million and q quarter pounds
will be used In the engines aud pumps
and three and quarter million POUNDS
in the $500 feet OF 30-inch delivery
pipe. This latter will weigh about $50
pounds to the foot, while the in
let pipe, SO inches in diameter, Will
weigh over 400 pounds to the foot.
In a conversation last night with
member of the Board he stated 1t was
the intention to have all the work done
in the best possible manner, under
suitable inspection, and that nothing
would be final until it was in shape to
thoroughly protect all the public In
terests. 1t was also stated by men,
Der of the Board, that with the water
consumption increasing as 1t had during
the past two years, 1t would not 90
more than ten years until the third
$500, 600 capacity pump, for which
there will be room In the power house,
would have to be put in. That would
give the city 10000 capacity daily,
with reserve capacity OF the same
amount. For the present, however,
$500, 900 capacity daily, with pumps OF
the same capacity in reserve, would be
amply sufficient, and would meet the
requirements OF the city for fully ten
years.
The new reservoir is in first class
condition, and has been so for a long
time back. From three to five feet OF
water is kept in it, and there Is no
loss aside from evaporation and so-
sorption.