The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-06-16
OUTLINE
OF PROPOSED
new SYSTEM

At meeting of the directors Of
the Board of Trade at the Waldo on
Friday night, the following report
was submitted and adopted:
To the Clarksburg Board Of Trade:
We your committee. who were ap-
pointed to look into and report upon
the condition of the city water
works. fully realizing the great i'm
portance that this proposition bears
to the business and industrial
growth of our city, beg leave 10 sub
init the following report:
0ur present plant consists of a
five foot dam across the West Fork
river from which our supply of water
is taken through the 12-inch suction
pipes to the pumping station, thence
I by means of two compound duplex
pumps, size II by 90 by 10 by Is.
capacity 100000 gallons each per
"a hours, is conveyed through two,
pipes. one of which is 10 inches and
the other IL inches, to two steel
reservoirs or tanks, 80 by 40 feet.
the capacity of each of which is
2s0,oo0 gallons. which combined
give us a little over one-half million
gallons of storage water. From
these tanks one 1O-inch main leads
down into the city from which the
distributing mains 60 off.
We are reliably informed BY the
City Water Works Committee and
Superintendent Of Water Works.
with whom We held a meeting to
discuss this proposition, that the
daily average consumption Of water
amounts to about one and onc-half
million gallons. that il is necessary
to keep both pumps rmning con-.
tinuously in order to meet the de-
mands. and that If it became neces4
sary to stop one Of the pumps for an
hour and half. to pack it, il would
take two days time TO raplace in the
tanks the water that had necessarily
been drawn therefH5ln by reason Of
such stoppage. Therefore. should
ANYTHING happen to either pump
necessitating the stoppage Of same
for "a. honrs, at the end # that fine
We would be practically without
water. While we realize that our
tankage capacity is too small, vet
with the improvements hereinafter
suggested and Recommended, We con-
slider that the matter Of increased
storage capacity can be laid aside
for the present.
In addition to this the 10-inch
main leading from said tanks, IS not
large enough to supply the service
mains leading thcrcfrom, therefore
very materially reducing the pres
sure on said service mains. In fact,
on the day that YOUR committee met
with the CITY Water Works Com
mittee, the Superintendent Of the
Water Works stated that he had
measured the water pressure ut the
Fire Department, whichsis heated IN
the center Of the business district.
and that it only measured a pressure
OF 40 pounds to thesilic Ehen il:
should have measured f65 pounds.i
So. that if fire should occur in the
eongested portion Of our city. we
would not have pressure enough to
combat the same.
We are informed that quite num-
1 her Of industries located outside of
the corporate limits are usiNg the
srity's water: that said industries may
be using more water than is ncecs-
sary for manufacturing purposes.
thus further decreasing pressure on
the mains and thereby cndangering
the property Of tax payers.
We-would therefore make The fol-
lowin recommendations:
First-That HE Council he re-
quested to notify all industries out
side Of corporate limits to cut their
consumption Of water 10 the least
possible amount. allowing them only
such water as is necessary for boiler
and manufacturing purposes. and
that all parties having pumps attach
ed to city mains be notified 10 inn
mediatelv disconnect the same, and
that any refusal TO comply with this
request or unnecessary waste of
water BY any Of The same would be
sufficient cause for having the
Water Works Commissioner shut of
water entirely from such plant.
Second-In order 10 in 4 measure
protect the property Of our ttaxpay-
ers. to the best under existing cir
cumstances. We would recommend
and urge the immediate LAYING Of
L. .l2zinch pipe from Chestnut to
>streets, a distance Of 400 feet.