The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1909-01-25
AS Made by the Citizens Com
mite and Adopted BY
City Council.
LARGER WATER PIPES.
And More Of Them Are Nee
essary TO Meet Needs and
Furnish Fire Protection.

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issue would afford. the Telegram pro
I'duces below some recommendations
made by the special committee hea.
ed by R. n Lowndes and adopted by
the city council
The committee finds that Ii Is Oh
Isolutely necessary for the city 10 ir.-
crease its water supply, and TO Inn
prove Its facilities for providing an-s
Ilple water supply and FIRE protection,
and for this purpose we suggest the
following changes in and additions
to our present water system which.
we think would be suficlent to pro-
vent q recurrence Of tie conditions
existing at the present time,
We believe that the only practical
source of supply for this purpose is
the West Fork river, and to this end
We recommend the maintenance by
the city of three dams in the west
Fork river, one of which Will be the
dam at the present pumping station
repaired and improved.
We recommend, first: That the
present dam at the pumping station
be thoroughly repaired SO that it viii
be made water tight and all leaks
stopped while the water is low, The
West end Of this dam should be, pro-
tected by a ibuttress or abutment and
there should he rip-rap wall upon
the adjoining property. The present
condition OF this dam is such that "a
freshet will wash around the etidsof
It and cause great damage. The best
iwaterttight gates to Be found should
lbe placed in the present opening Of
this dam or at some other pofti6a.
thereof This dam should be nials
6 feet high which will be sufficient
to hold 1Os,OOO,OOO gallons.
Second: "A second dam should ba
constructed in this river 100 feet
above the mouth of Browns Creek.
This dam should be six feet high ana
make reservoir containing 49,
100000 gallons.
Third A third dam should be con-
structed in this river just above Co
burns Greek and this dam should be
I feet high which would make res
ervoir holding about 45,OO0,000 gal
ons.
The three dams which we recom-
mend would give a storage capacity
of about 2OO,OOo,000 gallons. We
advise the location OF the last two
dams above the mouth Of Browns
Greek in order to avoid the drain
age from the mines at that creek and
all this side thereof. thereby obtain
Ing purer supply of water in these
two upper dams.
Pumping Station.
The committee further reports that
The present pumping station Of the
city is unsatisfactory and not at aii
Within 10 feet of the
North wall of this station is a rail-
road siding Of the Pitcairn Coal Com
pany. Within IL feet of the South
side Of the building and running
West Of it to the North end Of the
is a railroad siding Of the
Dixie mine. Both Of these sidings
ire In constant use with the trans
Ter of heavy engines and coal cars.
The suction mains Of the water sys-
tenn running from the pumps to the
river through which the water comes
to the pumps lie under the tracks OF
The Dixie mine subject to any strain
Or jars cased by these engines and
cars.
We recommend that these sidiugs
be removed from the water works
property and that Arnold's Run
(Which is fun Of sulphur water from
these mines and passes through the
city property should be provided
eth concrete 2nfng and the small
building on this property should be
removed and closet put in the
building.
The suction mains, are now lying
exposed upon the rocks below the
present dam and pass under the dam
to the deep water inside. They are
liable to freeze and serious injury
from every freshet and especially
from havy Ice passing over the dam. !.
such injury may occur at any time
when it would Be impossible to re-
pair it for several ays. thereby entire
II deprivfng the city Of Its water
supply during such time as would Be
required to make these repairs
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