The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-11-28
Clarksbura W. Va, Nov IS, 1870.
THE CITY WATER SITUATION.

Ii all oil the advice received BY the
officials OF the water works department.
tae city councIlmen and this newspaper
could be converted into water and plac'
cd into a locality near ths city water
works pumping station, Clarksbarg
would have a sufficient water supply to
run ii for the next twenty years. rain
OF no rain.
Now the plain facts Of the water sit.
nation in elarksburg today is sais: The
eitv ma water works system that has
proved adequate and sufficient to pump
all the water necessary for the u.s. Of
city water consumers when there has
been any water to pump; this locality
nas experienced long drought whica
has not been broken by respectable
rainfall for the past taTet months; the
West Fork river from which the city
water works system derives IFS supply
mas run dry; the pools above the water
works pumping station witaiu pumping
distance nave been pumped dry; the
officials and workmen OF the water
work. department have done every
thing in their power TO nave the water
in pools beyond the pumping distanef
run into the lower pools; even taesa
upper pools are alarmingy low; II na'
been ascertained by experience tna'
water VOLS thar viii iurnisa an ade.
oua;e supply OF water cannot be drilled
in the locality OF the pumping station
he city aas water famine on hand and
unless kind Providence sends a good
rain within the next three or FIVE days
the city will be absolutely withou;
water and toe danger Of eonAagra'
ton wiping tae prosperous city OF
clark-burg off the map win be indeed
great.
What is TO be done? A commission
d citizens has been appointed by the
mayor, by Recommendation OF the city
council. 10 make an Investigation and
ascertain If water wells of some kind
or other can b. drilled for a water sup,
DIV. Ii there was any feasible method
Of securing wafer at present it would
De done.
The Telegram makes tn suggestion
that those Of it's citizens VINO know Of
any plan. or any method by which a
water supply can be obtained, or any
method by watch the city water works
can Be improved so as to obtain a sup
ply OF water, to write taeir views in a
communication and send tnem 70 toe
Daily Telegram Tor publication. Tae
communications will be gladly received
ana given proper publication.
4 plan mas already been sugg ssied BY
many during the past several days. This
i 10 run pipe line from 6he Bucshan'
non river 10 this city. OF course this
metaod would mean the building OF
new water works system altogether, and
tae doing away with the PRESENT one and
il j. a question whether the city'- finan.
cial condition al the present time OF in
near future will permit OF such thing,
70 do this would mean the outlay OF an
immense amount OF money. Tne Buck.
aannon river is about twenty miles from
clarksburg BY tnc way the crow dies,
liner, Is a high nil, or small mountain
b tween the two places and that would
mean the installation OF large pump
ing station at the foot Of this all AMI
tas building Of ) large reservoir on tae
TOP. Tnat would mean the expenditure
ii a large amount Of capital. Owing
on tile water level OF the BucShannon
river being about 500 feet above ths
level Of olarksburg the water supply
would reach clarksburg vita nice
pressure and there would BE- no need Of
any additional relay pumping stations
along the route of the pipe, Tn'