The Washington herald., 1912-02-12

dan stream, once sunicient for all uses
In the growing city Of Hagerstown. Its
capacity is 100000 gallons.
The West End Reservoir.
The West End reservoir, while not the
largest or most expensive one in the sys-
tenn, is the most interesting 1t is a dis
tributing reservoir. A five days supply
Is there all the time. An automatic valve
that cost $1.40O connects the reservoir
with the pipe line to the mountains, and
closes when the reservoir is full When
the water In the reservoir drops three
inches, the valve opens again, so that
the water here will always remain at
least within three inches of the brim
unless something happens to put the en-
tire source Of supply out Of commits
sion.
This reservoir. four acres in area, Is
inclosed by an iron fence to keep out
intruders who might use 1t for boating
or bathing. 1t is located in the West
End, about one and one-fourth miles
from the Public SQUARE. and Is 100 feet
higher than the square.
In the case Of q IRE downtown, the
mountain pressure is turned on in its
full force by opening valve in North
Mulberry street, thus adding to the pres
sure and volume OF water at the COM
mand of the firemen, by giving a supply
from both sides Of the city at once
Pipe Line from Mountains.
The pipe line from the mountains to
Hagerstown, built in 1907, cost the greater
part Of the SS5T.Ooo spent by the water
company on improvements in that year
and since.
Personnel of Company.
The Washington County water COM
l.
the capital involved in Inaugurating 1t
and maintaining # apace with the growth
Of the town having come from residents
OF Hagerstown and vicinity. The books
Of the company give s45 per cent of the
shares as held in Hagerstown, LS per
cent Of the shares by residents of Wash
ington County outside Of Hagerstown
5-5 per cent Of the shares by residents
of the State outside OF Washington
County, and 81 per cent by persons living
outside Of Maryland.
Charles s. Lane, banker, is the presi-
dent. the fourth in line in an honorable
succession Of public-spirited Hagerstown
men who have filled this office, William
T. Hamilton, Henry n. Keedy, and Ed
ward Windsor Mealey having been his
predecessors.
The vice president is Samuel B. Loose,
the secretary William II. Armstrong, and
the treasurer Albert Heard.
The other directors are John G. Bower,
Wilfred H. McCardell. David S. Boyer,
the only one remaining of the original
board elected in 1881: Abram E. Albert,
and Alexander Armstrong. jr.
Directors on the part OF the town are
Charles A. Bikle and D. A. Thomas. The
town has no financial interest in the
water company. but is represented in the
board by the citizens named in the same
manner as are other officers of the town.
Mr.. Heard, the treasurer, holds two
other Offices, and has held them for
twenty years. He is superintendent and
general manager. His predecessor In the
important duties attached to these three
ofices was Charles F. Manning. Mr..
Heard's connection with the water COM
pany has been OF sucn long Duration
that he has become practically a part !
Of the company.
On March l. 1911, the water company
added a resident engineer to its stan, |
Raymond W. Parlin, native of Maine, |
who received his training at the Massa-
chusetts Institute OF Technology.
Mr.. Parlin's assistant, c. L. Watkins, |