The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-01-10

ty-eIghth streets. The sewer IL egE-
shaped, being three degrees by tour de-
gtees. six seconds. The bottom or In
vert Is compoged OF split eighteen sec
onda pipe, bedded On Portland cement
The sections constructed during 1881
and 1888 were quite difficult as exc1rl-
ton was from twenty 10 twenty-five
degrees deep IN sand and gravel. Con-
tract price Was 80 IS per lineAl loot.
There should be more sewers similar
10 this IN various parts OF the city. All
OF the brick sewers are aluoSt. !. not
quite worn out, with the notable cIcep-
ton OF the ThirtF-ninth street sewer,
which Is In good condition.
These old sewers collapse OCCASIONAL
~, and aside from cost Of repairs are
liable to do conBlde:ablc damage to
property. Wheeling Is tolcrably well
supplied with crock sewers. but many
OF them are laid with insufficient grade
ana have no provision for flushing, and
consequently are frequently stopped UP
or badly chokcd. ard instead OF being
an aid TO health are constant menace
thereto.
On the question OF sewerage, can do
no better than repeat part OF my rec
concentrations to the board Of public
works, February IS. 1895.
The greatest mistake the city has
made in public improvements. In my
opinion, IS the manner In which she has
been dealing with the sewerage 'Hucs-
ton. What the city needs Is well de-
signed System OF Sewerage" that Will
provide drainage for each and every
lot inside the corporation limits. Such
a .system would give the exact location
and grade and size OF each sewer. Tic
place In the streets reserved FOR the
sewers should not be used for any other
purpose. All pipes. and c5ndults should
give way for sewers. because the grade
Of sewers cannot be easilg changed. All
sewers row In use, that are II GOOD
condition. should be made part OF the
system as far as possible. The cltS
could not build such n system Mt once.
bit could build II. from year to year. as
finances permit, and conditions require.
No work would then be wasted. and ul-
tImatelY. sou would have system tina.
would give you good service with but
little expense for repairs. The city has
wasted many thousands of dollars in
sewers. or more properly drains. as
many have little o" no relation to each
other.
During my connections with the city.
many sewers have beer taken up ana
relaid 50 as 10 ger iali enough 10 ~
tend the sewer. or 4 ne" me Hau - w
laid TO give the require" IAN hnI'9
sewers mat nave MOI pSsH l"Nth Wy:
are almost entlre!S useless. anu u.
those that are II goou cohuit'"'l, t','S
are not deep ehouEh 70 DC eHteIiuyu'
, This method OIL luyinH sewers Is WIN
out the shade" OF an excuse anu !" ~,
y nt M
eXtraraSant ana ui"u't"H'eu use Va
the peoples money
In most cases. sewers arc id!m ~; ~"
beneNt oil lew pGFsu'ls' ~ "I."'u IN
mediate reiiSi' az ne GAPc"He Vi INV 81.
tire CITY ana WIN NUT vi ''o 'e7't" "
future extensions
MY predecessor MT fi"be. 81 VII
dcrstdnd' recot'ineh"ru we it.st uudtr
OF pubic WORKS 10 au"I- system vi
Sewerage" ana carry me coHSt'uctTo"
forward In advance OF paving NJ
HoGe's adV'ce was MOI taken. o:."Msc
some o!d sewers were III use 'i''u IL va"
thought TO be 100 iate 10 start ilSnt.
The board seemed TO nave iorEot,eh inc
old maxim. III IS never 700 !ate 10
mend II ME- HoEeS auVice hno tceh
followed. "hecilhE Wou!u nave !lau
system Vi st" ei"T WI ~. 20
~ sn' ne ia ,,irnnr ,ono-toi, ,Lo IIor-
I;nt street bridge In good cord:tion, and
he referred TO the cleaning ur and
painting given 10 'he st:ue.u'F a1on w.,
S Sn, ss'' p,int ond r...or roor ers.
lem were recommended for the PENN
suln and Seventeenth stree. bridg2S:
ana appf3acnss ~ nv go. .o ~ Va, vs.
,r,pp,,,,o,s Tho roct lint tbn Main stree,
stone hrldre is the longest single span
aroI, hriIt or e,nd stnne in tha worl,i
Two hriJTn cnst sim O0n
Eoncorr,rr tho water works tho 80.
,nr. Sescr,hos tho ,n,rovrmcrts made
~ .rn nurn,nr station, and he showed
,,'hero tI,n ndditionnI cxncnd;turo NJ
SIM oco hr tbc yo;c- bonrd rrovidol
ra.. NV increasa of pumnInr capacity
rra,, * noo 400 roIInns daily Ia o. oO0 O0D
, lila 1870 In o,I,er words ihc old Mani
Ss~,'ic,, roe, sa5o ooo has oImns. been
.,n,,hiod Cor slOo 0o0
i've Total ,nrr,h or wo,cr mains IA
,7,to &c Al 81 miles. or sewers m Il mites.
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