Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26
NEW PUMPING STATION
OF The WATER WORKS INSPECTED BY OF
lZESS LAST MIGHT.
The Trip 70 the Plant Followed By Banqas,
the SeL1rs -SOnsiAing About the New
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ton, above the city, was inspected last
night by about one hundred OF Wheel.
inS's most prominent citizens, aud hy
all pronounced TO De satisfactory H.
every respect
The Water Board sent out Invitations
TO members Of all the county and muni-
cipal legislative bodies, architects and
contractors, physicians and others, num-
oerlng in all Que hundred aud fifty per
sons. special train was chartered.
leaving the Panhandle station a. 7:45
O'Clock sharp, and stopping at the new
plant ten minutes later.
The visit wa, one which proved I'm.
terestnS TO every tmem Der OF the party.
Ihe representatives OF the company
we're present with the employees Of the
plant, 10 give all tho information de.
sired. Mr.. Mortimer Pollock was also
IN the party, and shared with the pres
ent members OF the Board feeling OF
pride In the work which Is now com.
pieted aud which he was largely instru-
mental 10 putting In shape and carrying
OUT Mr. Pollock IS eutitle TO much
credit FOR the active part which he took
Ia the matter. The party OF visitors
mum oered about one hundred peopie.
including the following:
THE GUESTS.
ID. a. Decrow, general manager and
designing engineer Of the Holly Com.
pany; William Shapie gu. assistant en-
glneer and supervisor Of the work; ).
q. Pollard, foreman; Superintendent
Narney, Of the water works; Heary
Jones, j. a. Hall aud A. c. +. EbelinR,
members OF tue Board: Mortimer Poi
lock, eX-President OF the Board: Post.
master NJ. j. O'KAne, Superintendent
ii. l.. Weisgerber.o OF the w. X T. O.. rail-
ROAD, Architects Fred FArls aud G. p.
Hamilton. L. c. Moffat, Tom Thoner.
VIII Fee, Superintendent Anderson, OF
the Public Schools, Engeu G Hanke, James
Barrett. OF Benwood. Andrew Sweeney,
{. Il. Hart, j. a. Campbell, Louis Col.
mar, Charles Cooke, l. C. Rice, II. II.
Dunleyy, Dave Tappan, designer OF the
electric light plant at the station, DIR.
Ii. w. Hazlett, DR.. Stathers, Clerk Oar
ran, OF the Board OF Public Works.
Mayor Caldwell, City Engineer Hoee
and Assistant Engineer White, CLERK
Sheilhase, OF the Water Board, DR.. j.
w. Mccoy, Frank Stanton, John Jones,
Fred Myers, George Baird, Alex. Upde-
graf, Nj. III. McNaJb, George Harkins,
). l.. Brice, Chief Frank Healy OF the
Fire Department, w. H. Halter, City
Receiver Kindelberger, John G.. HolT.
mann aud the following members OF
county and municipal boards:
Councilmen L. +. Farrell, Ed. Robert.
SOD, w. w. Irwin, Thomas Killeen,
| Charles Menkemiller, Frank Cruise.
capt. VIM. Otto, J.. Is. Doboins, Herman
| Iwicher, Alex. Frew, Louis Zoeckler.
| Il Nj Altllirnu Capf1
| A. Maxwell. Il. Z. Wheat, mpbell
Richards, If. c. Caldwell, Benz. Bach
mann, Jacob Britt, Eugene Deiters and
| John Waterhouse.
County Commissioners Kindelberger,
Baird, McGregor and DR.. Bates.
Members OF the Board OF Education
j. a. Miller. j. l.. Dickey, Charles
Menkemiller, Henry Menkemiller. f.
Buchanan and William Ellingham.
Secretary John +. Shellhase took the
| representatives OF the press In charge
and showed them about the plant, also
| furnishing them with the following in
| formations:
HISTORY OF THE NEW STATION.
In the spring OF 1891. after the com
| pletion OF the new reservoir, the Water
Board realized that the system OF water
works Of the city was very deficient In
Two particulars: First, the pumping
| plant was not OF sufficient capacity to
| supply the new reservoir with the guam
tity Of water required by the city. Sec
ond, the quality OF water furnished from
the old water works station at the foot
Os Eighth street was no OF satisfscto-
| ~ character.
To remedy these two evils become the
| next object OF the Board, which then
| consisted of NJ. Pollack, III. L. Jones
and John II. Hall
To secure sufficient quantity to
! supply the city became a necessity; to
| improve the quality was extremely de-
/ sirable. With both these ends In view
! thorough Investigations wsre made into
all the possible sources OF supply, with
/ the result that the most desirable pro-
| ject presented was to build new punp.
| ing plant complete above the city, on
/ the banks OF the Ohio river, aud con-
Dected with the new reservoir by suit
| able force main. Estimates by expert
! engineers employed for the purpose
| placed the cost Of this i'm pr0vsmsnt at
/ so high a figure that 10 was not deemed
! prudent or eXpedient at that time
/ 10 eXpend the amount OF money re-
/ quirsd 20 construct and complete this
| work. The question then resolved Itself
toto procuring additional pumping ma
| chlnery 70 be located at the old station.
and the Board made several tours Of
| Investigation, visiting some Of the
largest water works in the country,
finally received several proposals, ac-
cept.ng that Of the Holly Manufactur-
Ing Company, Of LOckport, n Y. 90
November 18th, 1891 for Two vertical
compound High Duty Pumping En-
gines. having daily capacity OF deliv-
erinR seven million five hundred thou
sand gallons each into the new reser-
vOir, or a combined capacity Of fifteen
million gallons per day.
NEW STATION DECIDED UPON.
As the time drew near FOR the ship
ment OF these engines. the fact became
more apparent that the new works
should be- placed above the city, and the
engineer OF the Holly Manufacturing
Company, Mr. u. A. Decrow, was asked
90 make an estimate Of the additional
cost Of building new water works sta
tion about TWO miles above the old pump
house, az what was known as the
"Nichols" site, placing the pumps