The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-04

For q long time tho matter OF erecting
q water works and olectric light plant 10
furnish these convoniences TO tho ro'i-
dents out the National road bctwecn
Leathcrwood and Elm Grove remained
IN sln,e Of discussion and centnmpla.
ton until Mr.. Anton Rcymanu took
hold OF tho proposition, aud, as
may be coniccturcd, ii then soon
took tangible shape. 4 company
was. formed called tho Elm
Grove Water and Electric Light Com.
pany, OF which Mr.. Reymauh was elect.
Cd president, aud it was not long before
on. OF chaotic schemes aad visionary
plants came n substantial reality and
material indications.
Owing to tho rapid growth OF popuIa.
ton in this suburban locality and their
lack OF protection from fire water
works system became matter OF NO.
cessity. Beside tho convenience OF
having water in the house 1t would add
greatly to tho deslrabIlity oil tina, sec
ton for residence purposes. This taken
together with the electric light leaves
nothing to be desired and makes tho
neighborhood very Eden OF comfort.
In the middle OF March tho power
house for the light aud water plants
was begun, and il now almost finished.
a portion OF the roof only lacking q com.
ple,iou OF tho whole. The company
directed its energies first TO the erection
OF the electric light plant, and by June
6they expect TO have it in operation.
When the light is turned on 1t wiz ba
one OF the finest and most modern OF all
plants in the country, and in connection
with the water works will cost 500 900.
The dynamo and machinery have ar.
rived and will be placed in position rs
soon rs possible. The dynamo is an im-
mense affair, being brought to Elm
Grove on car specially built Tor the
transportation OF such ,ponderou5 ma
terial. 1t weighs twenty.three tons. IL
was feared that tho county bridge would
not be able 20 stand the strain ot such
an enormous weight, and this will ne
cessitate its transportation over the
Baltimore & Ohio trestie, where II will
be handled by railroad rigging crow
and put on Hat and taken on rollers 10
the plant. Mr.. George Abrams, OF THIS
city, has the contract for its remova!
from the railroad 10 the power house.
and he ha. got no small job on his hands
to accomplish it. The engine TO drive
this dynamo will be five hundred
horse power Green compound. The
electrical apparatus is being put in by
theSiemens- Haiske Electric Company OF
America, located at Chicago. The
Halske brothers, OF Berlin, Germany.
who occupy the same position in cleo
trical affairs in Europe that Edison does
10 this country, had an exhibit at the
Worlds Fair, and determined to extend
their business by forming company IN
Chicago. which they did, and which Is
controlled almost entirely by American
capital. The dynamo at Elm Grove
was manufactured at the Berlin works.
the electric line will extend from
Elm Grove down tho pike TO Seiberta
Garden, and from there will follow the
: motor road to Leatherwood. The beautl-
full Wheeling Park will be the largest
customer OF tho company. Amongst
its outrageous shades will be placed So
arc and over 600 incandescent lights.
transforming it into veritable bower
OF astral light, which together with Its
sweet odors and fountains that give the
reflections OF tho cods. will outrival the
famous garden OF the Hesperides with
all its supernal delights.
There will also be three arc lights in
front OF the park. which will dispel the
dark shadows on the pike. Arc lights
viii! also DO located at Elm Grove and
at the Wheeling & Elm Grove rail.
road station, and ut Altenheim. Alr.
W. S. Armour, OF the Sismens-lialske
company, is experimenting the placing
OF the machinery and also the strin2lnG
OF the wires, aud BY June 6 it is expect.
ed that everything will be in readiness
to turn on the light. Then, what a
transformation there will be.
Tho water works will como later on.
1t is probable the construction will be
finished by fall. The mpany is very
fortunate in its location for It's supply OF
pure water. Colonel Shepperd, who ut
ono time, owned all tho land in that re.
gion, was granted a special patent,
which included tho ovnershlp or con-
troll OF the waters Of the creek in that
section. This grant was handed down
TO purchasers OF land and was attached
to the present property OF the company,
which was purchased from Major
Alonzo LoriDg. The company thus has
entire control OF 1000 feet o. tho creek.
It is their intention to fence in about
1000 fce:. from the county bridge TO the
intake. thereby guaranteeing against
any possible pollution OF tho waters.
Away up tho creek to Cedar Rocks,
famous for its singularly pure water,
there can be no possible fouling OF tho
water, and in this respect tho company
will BIO ablo to furnish the very best and
purest for domestic purposes.
Tho parties and firms having contracts
for the erection OF the powor house are
az follows: Stone work, Max Long; l.. 6.
Hallock. Iron work, Shiillcr Bridge
Company Pittsburgh. Carpenter work,
John Beltz'a Sons. Brick WORK, Ran
dolph Bu.ts. Slate roofing, schenner-
lein Bros. Boilers, Morrison Il Chew.
Brown & HazIott, civil engineers.