The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-01-07

/ - tFet'- - SAN W W. usrJpa pN
The special citizens committee mad,
the following written report. watch was
resolved and the committee was contin.
ued:
To the Honorable Mayor and Council,
City of clarksburg.
lGentlemen:-
The Special Citizens Committee APP
pointed by you at your regular meet
ing Dec. 2. 1904. for the purpose of in
quiring into and reporting upon t6e
matter of a better water supply for
the City of clarksburg, beg 10 make
this, their first preliminary report, a.
follows:
We find upon inquiry and investiga.
tion, that owing to the large fncreasa IN
tae population and manufacturing in
dustries in our city in recent years. tnat
the present water works system ia in.
adequate to furnish a sufficient and
I'proper quantity of water for domestic
use, fire supply and Industrial purposes, ,
the said water works having been ori.
gihally designed to supply population
probably not exceeding 6OoO We fur
tner. find tnat all of the branches of the
present water works system, namely:
'fne source of water supply, pumping
plant, storage tanks. and Distributing
mains, severally and together, are made.
quate for the present water supply ser.
vice. and must he added to. or improved
upon. as a whole, before positive ana
satisfactory water supply system is se-
cured. and one such as win give to om
citizens an abundant and hea1thful sup.
ply for domestic purposes and fire pro.
lection; and to our factories, worn
shops and mills the neejful water for
all industrial purposes. Wa cannot EN-,
phasize too strongly the advantages to
be secured in the upbuilding of our city
its future growth. expansion of its in
dustries, reduced insurance rates. ETC.,
tnat will arise from the possession BY
the City of ClarkBurg of a. perfect sys.
TEN of water works. To accomplish
this end, and to provide for the future
growth of the city for some years 10
come, it j. the sense of this committee
that any plan hereafter adopted for r.
building and improving the water sys-
TEN, should embody and include therein
the reconstruction OF each and all of lis
various branches, and, tnat any worl.
OF reconstruction, done now, or in IN,
near future, should be part of a per-
feeted water works system in accofd.
ance with said plan.
For the purpose of securing plans ano
! specifications, to submit to your honor,
able body. covering the rebuilding and
Reconstruction of the said water works
in accordance with the plan hereinafter
outlined or as suen other plan ,as may
hereafter be adopted by the council, TO-
gether with the estimated cost of the
lsald Improvements, your committee
deem it advisable to secure for the city
the services and advice OF consulting
engineer for the water works, to work
with the city engineer AMI tas commit.
Itee in the preparationssof plans for said
Improvement Before acting in the mar
tier Of employing a consulting engineer
the committee win report to the coun
cil stating the terms and conditions OF
which such service can be seucrei.
Your COMMITTEES has considered tn
various branches of an improved watel
supply system, in the following order
Source ofwater supply.
Storage of water supply.
; Distributing system.
Pumping sstatiOn.