Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-10-19

An up to date water supply for an
UP TO date city is the slogan of the
Water Board now.
\ big Independent main is to be laid
direct from the works to connection
with the large pipe on Main street for
emergency use in case OF large fires.
This Will have it is stated, no connec-
ton with the reservoir and Will not
interfere with the large engines at the
pumping station, as the smaller pump
ing engines will be used in connection
with 1t when necessary.
Then a large main-probably a 20
inch one-is 10 be run out to McCol-
loch street. and along that street by
the. manufacturing Institutions there.
giving them ali ample fire protection
and water supply equal TO any possible
demands for years 10 come.
Across the creek, in the Eighth ward
large mains are to be laid ana that sec
ton of the city put in frs class up 10
date condition TO be ready for the COM
ing into Greater Wheeling of the out
lying sububs whose residents are earn
esuy seeking admission TO the city linn
its and the city's fire and police pro-
lection.
The Island. with its largely increased
and still growing population, has now
but one adequate main from Kentucky
street Ii extends down North York,
crosses Zane, then continues down
South York to Ohio street. Outside
of this nearly ali The water mains on
the island are but six-ineh pipes. en-
tIrely insufficient for proper fire pro-
lection or for any emergency But
these defects are to be remedied.
Tho small mains are to be replaced
where necessary by others of adequate
dimensions. relieving the fire brigade
and property owners of their present
fears of an uncomfortable confagration
breaking. out, uncomfortable because of
the present inadequate water supply.
large order has been placed for
material for the new mains. and as
soon as the bis tubes arrive in sufii-
Client quantities work will begin on
laying them. There will be a lot of
trench work on the streets and some
consequent inconvenience and dirt, but
what of that, when the cause Is a
1audable determination on the part of
the Water Board to put the city in
first class shape as to water supply
and fire protection?
When inclined to grumble at the
tearing UP of streets and the necessary
annoyance, the progressive citizen has
but to think of the Wheeling of twenty
years ago with It's cobble stone pave
ments and mud galore; its old water
works and half hundred other sim
ilarly unpleasant and diminutiye i'm
provements. then contemplate the
Wheeling of to-day with its extent OF
brick-paved streets and alleys, imDrov-
ed water works, great steel plants, tin
plants, potteries, foundries and scores
of other great manufacturing enter
prises whose products 90 to all parts
of the world, its great wholesale and
retail mercantile s.ablishments--con-
template these with pride and salts
faction. and be patient with these
trifing annovanoes on the march 70
the even greater and more influential
Wheeling of quarter of century
hence. "The world do move" and no
city has better right by reason OF
natural resources and location TO be in
the front rank than has Wheeling. The
Water Board is keeping step. They
realize doubtless that we need increas-
ed fire protection more than a swell
workhouse for petty criminals.