The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-10-28


, age OF the cities along the upper Ohio
as 10 be almost unfit for use Under
the present system practically none of
the bacteria or acids can be elin,in.
ated, and II has long been a miracle
! that wheeling has not been n victim,
OF some devastating sickness contract.
ed through drinking the water ~
iate there has been a large number OF
WeHs dug in various parts OF the CITY
by both private individuals and the
! city and plans are being rapidly made
10 enlarge the scope of this work nm.
less filtered water is soon promised
as a certainty. OF course even IN.
tered water would not eliminate all
the bacteria and purify the water com.
pletely. but n would al least make II
moro NJ for drinking. Only a vigorous
legislative campaign against the pol.
iutioH OF The Ohio will purify the SUP.
ply To any extent
The attitude of the present CITY ad.
ministration. however. has given much
room for hope In this direction for
almost without exception thev have
declared themselves in favor OF the
l filtration system. Special inspectiou
parties have been organized which
nave visited many Of the cities In this
Vicinity where some manner Of Ultra.
! ton Is installed. in an endeavor 10 dis
cover a system that could be adopted
| locally
As the water is pumped into the
homes az present 10 might as well oh
tain supply direct from the river
iiy means Of the largest pump I'm tho
country the water Is forced into "a
reservoir on Wheeling hill and from
mere distributed by means n mains
ct ducts ~ an sections ~ the CITY
me installation Of the present sys
ZEN. although 10 is entirely unsuif
able. was accomplished only an
great expense. and iu one Wav tho
expenditure has been justified. In that
on quantity. for the enormous
furnishing supply equal fo FAR more
Than The required amount
Whrelins's Bio Pump.
rms pump 81 one OF the really ir.
ierssfinc features ~ the city II wqq
pun by The A'lis Chalmers COMPANY
three old ones that had formerly been
IN use. successfully doing the com.
hined work ~ an three A. .fa..t
before 70 has capacity Of 20 oH0 ono
gallons So large is thc pump That
b. required eight month f1r ra ON.
.iruc'ion and tho assembling OF su
the d'fgrcrf part. SGT uu Dr. ocor
pies floor space 0f g'vt5 foot Vftr
p ncirhf ~ n'netvfo.r fae, Tito won
it fnri'.sN fc'' deep The Nv wheels
OFT which There Ir" Two weigh ru.-.,.
imafely fortv.pichf tons each Tho
uIune'rs hose diameter OF fhf-f..
fhrr4 inchc. and weigh frt ftsr...
.iN tone Tho intake pipe #. fn-t, *
inches in diameter
Contrary fn UougiHr ur'-fnr tr-
over. f NOT fhn nrFr. ru-rr .~
thr world hrf 10 g.. Tho ta1,frst t-
Oh" lrf'l -fufH- f.rH.r .fa mar
tcular el1 fraron. fhol-h 10 =. no
largest I." urr eurn triple nVn1rafor
NirN frfr uuWu Ir fhr world Dr.
H0n fl fHia CITY twenty.
rirc f.t cars were necessary frr its
Fr"w fhis something of fhr err-
m.fN or fho nuwr may Do udrca ana
recitation r1iuc1 OF fhe rrc4f o.
TORI fh1f h7e boon made hr those fu
CHARGE t0 hrine fnn water department
nn 90 ra bitch an rTicierev ns uoesf
nI- fT'iDr eve rrs.arf Ron fi0na
"Iu. vIfn 1919 rrrr.f h. said fe
h-Nr witnessed aurfrfrr 'n frr vav
0f r0 improved vlf.r eunri, rfHf %
e'rrr Hs n fine VIII prove % fo hn
Tho down Of now irfarotf fo pc ft..
r'nrrd .r rrrh nutli- uoUe..fftfs
NOD V..' rrNI'. 'rfarrrf .u0 .rie0'f~
'rnu.o1 DO rH~rHf e.. frus tnrN~n 'f
frrlf'nn 4r1 ru v0 afvqrfnrra VIII
b. cr'oyci ln Wheeling