Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-26

the new reservoir. but also. by means
OF an arrangement OF va YES aud con-
nections, can be delivered into the old
reservoir, or directly into the street
mains, should " be desired.
Either of the two pumping engines Is
large enough TO supply the city with
water. and the boilers Isix in nnmberl
are large enough TO supply both engines
with steam and yet have two in reserve.
The building Is 40 feet long By tor
,y-hve feet wide, CONSTRUCTED OF brick,
having n slate roof, iron trussed.
Tue stack Is round. OF brick, one hum
dred feet high, FIVE feet inside diameter,
and rests on heavy masonry aud pile
foundation.
PERSONNEL OF THE BOARD.
During the past year MIR. Pollock re.
Tired, and the Board now consists Of
Henry 4. Jones. President, John Ii.
Hall aud A. c. f. Eoeling. who have
taken. as welt as tue previous Board.
great Interest in the work, aud expended
much time, aud TO whom unbound, d
credit Is due for the successful termina-
ton or tho project, aud for their firm
stand, taken In the beginning and held
throughout, that she city OF wheeling
was entitled TO the best and nothing but
the best
The Holly Manufacturing Company
was organized under the laws of New
YORK In 1859. IL has 81, 900, 900 capital:
mas constructed water works. pumping
| engines aud plants In about three hun
dred cities and towns, including be-
sides wheeling, Bangor. Boston. Phila-
delphla' Washins ton, Buffalo, Rochos-
ter, Chicago, Columbus, Cincinnati,
Dayton, Indianapolis, Atlanta, Savan-
nah, Mobile, Omaha, Denver, Sacra.
mento, Portland and Seattle, and is
now building two vertical compound
pumping engines for the city OF Pitts
ourg or 1000 horse power each, also
TWO triple expansion engines for the
/ city or Philadelphia OF 10000, 900 gal.
IONS daily capacity each. one horizontal
] compound pumping engine for the city
| OF Dayton of $4,000. 600 gallons daily
capacity. besides engines for Cumber-
land, Md, Canton, Ohio, Lansing,
| Mich, Spokane, Wash, and Others.
The officers OF the company are Il. T.
| Flagler. President, w. III. Wells, Jr..
! wee President. c. G.. Hildreth, Secre-
tary, II. ii. Fiagler, Treasurer. f. w.
! Holly. Engineer and Superintendent,
aud ID. a. Decrow, Designing Engineer.
The company's REGULAR force OF en-
! f'N' ~ Nho iANAhIN uuulUtFS UNt nun
dred machinists, moulders, blacksmiths
and pattern makers, all working exclu-
siVely on trst-class pumping engines.
The pumping engines aud the general
! plan OF the entire work at Wheeling
was designed by Mr.. ID. A. Decrow, OF
the Holly Manufacturing Company, and
| the superstructure OF he engine and
| boiler house by the well-known archi-
tects Leiner Il Faris, and the represen-
tstlves OF the Holly Company, who are
well Informed on such m tiers, saw that
II would be difficult 10 find n more an
propriate and attractive building 10 any
except the largest cities
Messrs. Hallock Brothers were sub
contractors for all OF the river work, iu-
Guiding the pumping pit foundations,
river tunnels, intakes aud smoke stack,
and Tor laying the thirty-inch force
main from the station To- the new reser-
voir. and better work cannot DO found
| anywhere.
The Woods Brothers PlaninR Mn
Company did all the wood work, includ-
Ing the iron-trussed roof, In thorough
and creditable manner. and tho brick
work OF the house was by Hamilton
Brothers.
Messrs. Hoge & White, as Engineers
OF the Water Board. had constant su-
perviston OF construction on the part of
the city, and Mr.. William L. Shapleigh.
OF Lockport, had charge aud manage
ment on the part OF the Holly Company,
OF which he is an Assistant Engineer
During his stay In Wheeling he has
made many friends.
The pOnderous engines and boilers
were erected and put In successful oper-
alton by ). g. Pollard, one of the erect
Ing engineers OF the company, aDi the
splendid appearance aud smooth action
OF the machinery is the best possible
evidence that be has performed his part
Of the undertaking actoriiy.
the electric plant for lighting the
81 Co., and the engine for driving the
dynamos by Carothers 81 Howe.
The Holly Company Is specially rep
resented on this occasion by us Secre-
tary, Mr. &. B Hildreth, and its design
log ensineer, Mr.. ID. A. Decrow.
Mr.. George Varney is now superln-
tendent OF the works, and Mr. John H.
Schellhase, secretary OF the Water
Board.
superintendent Varney furnished the
following figures for publication: The
daily averages at the old works, for the
eight months ending with December,
was 1902, 952 gallons; daily average Of
coal required, Gas bushels. The largest
consumption was reached In the mon tn
OF August, when the daily average was
S,15s, s4s gallons. the demand fell off
IN Move mber TO 200, SCI, $50 GALLONS, a
daily average OF 6, sos, 5s2. The average
number OF bushels OF coal required
per one mil lion gallons OF water was
Sc The daily average for coal at the
new plant IS not expected TO exceed
| 300 bushels.
THE BANQUET.