The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-26

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wat6r works In the country, finally 70.
ceIylng sevesal proposals, accepting TINT
: OF the lIolley Manufacturing Company,
OF Iockport, n. T., on Eoy. l2, 1891,
for two vertical. compound High Duty
pumping engines, having daily capac.
ily Of delivering 100000 gallons each
into tho now reservoir, or combined
capacity OF 10 ,0OO, 600 gallons per day,
"As tho time drew near for tho ship.
mont OF these engines, tho fact became
! more apparent that tho now works
should bo plnced above tho city, and tho
engineer OF tho Holly company, Dir. d.
"A. Decrow, was asked to make au csti.
mate OF the additional cost Of building
new water works station about two
miles above tho old pump house, Mt
what was known us tho Nichols site,
placing tho pumps thore, and connect.
Ing them with tho now reservoir by y
sIsuitablo Pipe line.
iAftor due consideration Of tho e,ti :.
Z mate and proposition Of tho Holly Man.
\ ufacturing Company, IN. arrangement
was entered into with them on tho 3Oth
Of September, 1892, by which they wore
70 build tho now works complete, con.
sisting Of pumping station, smoke
stack, boilers, pumping engines, tounda-
tions, intake pipes and force main to
new reservoir.
"Tho water supply Is taken from tho
Ohio river ono hundred and fifty feet
from shore, and conveyed through two
twenty.iour-inch intake pipes, having
suitable strainorS at their outer ends,
10 tho two pumping engines, aud from
Z there forced to tho new reservoir
through nearly two miles OF thirty-inch
cast iron pipe, this force main being so
connected ind arranged that not only
can tho water be delivered into tho new
reservoir, but also, by means OF an ar
rangcment OF valves and connections,
can be delivered into tho old reservoir,
or directly into the street mains, should
II DO desired.
Either OF the two pumping onginos Is
large enough 10 supply the city with
\ water, and tho boiers (siS In numbet)
arc largo enough to supply both engines
with steam anu yet have two in reserve.
During tho past year Mr.. Pollack 70.
tired, aud tho board now consists OF
Henry +. Jones. president, John Ii.
Hall and a. G. i. EbGlinc, who have
taken. MS well rs tho previous board,
great interest in the work and expended
s much time, and to whom unbounded
= credit is due for the successful termina-
ton OF the project. and for their first
stand, taken in the beginning aud held
throughout, that the city Of Wheeling
( was entitled 10 tho best aud nothing
; but the best.
TIE pumpingengines and tlegeueral
plan Of the entire work at Wheeling
was designed by Mr.. d. A. Decrow, OF
the Holly Company, the superstructure
OF the engine and boilerhouso by the
wolI.known architects, Leiner & Fari.,
and the representatives OF the Holly
Company, who are well informed on
such matters, say that it would be diff
+ cult 10 find moro appropriate and
attractive building in any except the
z largest cities.
NMessrs. Hallock Brothers were sub.
contractors for all OF the river work, in.
Guiding tho pumping pits, foundations,
river tunnels. intakes aud smoke stack,
and Tor laying tho thirty.inch force
main from the station to the new
! reservoir, and better work cannot be
+ found anywhere. Tho Wood Brothers
Planning Mill Company did all tho wood
work, including the iron, trusaed roof,
Z IN thorough and crcditablo manner,
: and the brick work OF the house was bv
4 Hamilton Brothers, OF this city.
"Afessrs. Hoge & White rs cngineersof
4 tic water board, had constant supervi-
I sion OF construction on the part of the
gclty, and Mr.. William E. Shnuleigh, OF
Lockport, had charge and management
= on the part OF the Holly company. OF
( which he is an assistant engineer
"rhe ponderous engines and boilers
were erected and put in successful opo.
ration by S. G. Pollard, one OF the Greet
! ing engineers OF the company. aud the
4 splendid appearance and smooth action
Of the machinery is the best possible
1 evidence tnat he has performed his part
4 OF the undertaking satisfactorily.
"a THE electric plant for lighting the
building was furnished by II. S. Sands &
Z Co., and the engine for driving the dy-
namos by Carothers & Howe.
Several hours were PLEASANTLY spent
attic pumping station by the hundred
s or more visitors. a mem ber OF the
water board told m INTELLIGEHCER 70.
! porter that practically the new works
\ do not cost the city single cent This
( assertion may seem pretty strong but
lit is perfectly true and this is the ex.
PLANTATION: The saving OF fuel ut tho
!, new works amounts to $4,000 q year,
caused by the fact that now the steam
lie used twice with n consequent roduc,
( ton OF fuel cost OF the amount men
toned. The repairs ut tho old works,
z too, have for long period been very
heavy, about $4,000 year, which will
( also be done away with now. The
works arc to be paid for at the rate OF
K So, 900 a year-thus in ton years thoy