Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-10-12
TRADES ASSEMBLY.
Proceedings Of the Regular Session
Held Yesterday Afternoon.
Coal Miners Present a Report on
the Test at the Water Works.
j. j. Coniff s Letter Explaining
Some Convention Proceedings.
Routine Business Transacted.

The regular monthly session Of the
Ohio Valley Trades Assembly was held
yesterday, with fair attendance of del
egates. Credentials were presented as
follows: Master Horseshoers' Protective
Association, VIM. Dixon and George E.
Green, vice Joseph Wilson and w. Il.
Coss; Local No 81, P. & B. of A, C. B.
Confer.
A communication from the bricklay-
ers union, relative to the Assemblys
criticism of the course of Mr.. w. J. Bod
ley, member of the City Charter Com
mission, opened up a lengthy discussion,
and was finally referred TO a special
committee of five appointed by the chair
Several interesting matters were
brought up under the head Of bOycOtts.
HorseShoers complained THAI many
butchers are patronizing non-uniOn
shoers. A communication from Steu-
benville regarding boycott on a hotel in
that city, was endorsed.
The committee on papers for the pub
lie library submitted the following
names of labor journals: Ohio Valley
Workman, National Tribune, Eight
Hour Herald Carpenters Journal,
American Federationist, Cleveland Cit
izen. The two first named were recon-
mended by the committee and adopted
by the Assembly. The secretary was
instructed TO inform the Board of Edu-
cation of the Assemblys action. The
qor11 m ittpa xsfac cyit-o,, ,ro+o Of tbopl-c
The Finance Committee will present
full report at the next meeting.
Mr.. Grogan brought up the matter Of
Communication street railway tickets, and
informed the Assembly that the Board
may consider the matter at its next
meeting.
The committee on Water Board pre-
scented the following written report:
THE COAL CONTROVERSY.
"By report Of engineers employed to
superintend the twenty-four hours test
made with coal at the Wheeling water
works on September 14th and 10Th, 1896,
we are convinced that the test was a
very unfair one. In the first place, the
coal was of a very inferior quality. In
fact, everything was done that could be
done for the purpose OF consuming all
the coal possible. As an instance, the
water in the boiler was blown down one
half gauge every half hour which was
uncalled for and very injudicious; also,
the almost constant running of a syphon
to discharge the leakage wafer from the
pump well; also, the electric light en-
CINE was operated eighteen out OF twen-
ty-four hours; the exhaust CT same
should or could have been utilized TO
heat the feed water, but was exhausted
TO the atmosphere and live steam used
instead. The damper of one boiler was
closed and no, discovered for eight
hours after starting test.
The number Of gallons OF water
pumped during test was 1888. $50; num-
Der OF bushels of coal consumed was GA,
showing an engine duty of 43, 723. 700 foot
pounds; guaranteed duty 100, 000,0 foot
pounds, a deficit of 51,276,3OO foot
pounds. We find by calculation, that
the consumption of coal was more than
double the amount il should have been,
according to builders guarantee. Had
the engine been doing lis guaranteed
duty the consumption of coal should
have been 26S bushels, instead of 6l4.
We find by calculation that there was
1862 gallons of water pumped for each
bushel of coal consumed. We also find
by records kept by the Water Board
that the daily average consumption of
water IS 10000 600 gallons. According
to consumption Of coal during test, it
would require a, daily consumption of
n
consumption of water. Five hundred
and forty-seven bushels of coal, at three
cents per bushel, or IS cents per ton,
would amount 10 S16.41 per day, or
$492.30 per month.
eve also find by the annual state
ment of receipts and expenditures Of the
city of Wheeling for the year 1896, that
the cost Of fuel at the water works was
sS.O25.52 per year. or S66S.79 per month,
making a difference in favor of coal per
month of S17649. THIS is estimating
the consumption of coal as per test made,
which we are convinced was entirely
too large. If the machinery at the
Wheeling water works is in good con-
Hition and properly and economically
Operated. there IS no reason why 300
bushels Of coal per day lhould not be
amply sufficient to run the plant.
Three hundred bushels per day, at 10
cents per ton. would amount to 50 per
day. or 1910 per month. making dir-
ference in favor OF coal of S39S.9 per
month. The Holly Manufacturing Com
pany state that pumping engines that
show 100 900. 900 and more duty, are
classified as high duty pumping engines,
and pumping engines that show from
30 900 900 10 100000 duty are CLASH
fed as low duty pumping engines. AS
the Wheeling pumping engines are class
fled and sold by the Holly Company as
high duty pumping engines, 1t IS rea-
sonable ia infer therefore that with
proper management they should show
100,000,000 or more duty. -,
From all the above facts, II would
seem reasonable to assume that II the
nlant at the Wheeling water works IS
in good condition and carefully and
economically operated, it should develop
an average duty OF at least SO,OOO.OOO or
90 0O0 600. If the plant is not in good
order and IS reaching less than is
Standard duty. then money or its equiv
alent is being wasted, and one or TWO
facts is demonsuated-either the city OF
Wheeling has been imposed upon by
The Holly Company in accepting ma
clinery that does not come up to the
guaranteed duty. or otherwise the men
who are operating it are incompetent
A communication was read from 'he
Opera House band, relative to It's en-
gacement on Labor Day, and referred 70
the Arbitration Committee.
The following communication, Which