The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-01-21
IS Completed and Pipes Are
Being Tested for Purpose
of Starting Operations.

In the fall of 1912 the taxpayers
/ OF Broad Oaks agitated the question
Eof building a system of water works
and sewerage for the town, as an in
ducement to make it a more attrac-
tive place to live In.
1 An election was called and the
town was authorized to issue
$4,000 six per cent municipal bonds
for the purpose of building system
Eof water works and sewers. In due
time the bonds were purchased by
THE Home Rank for Savings OF
/ CIarksburg, and the money turned
over to the town.
d. d. Britt, a well known engineer
I OF Clarksburg, with offices in the
Empire building, was engaged by the
town TO make plans and specthca-
tioas and to supervise the construc-
ton OF the work.
In January. 19n3, the town elected
Frank Findley, who is the able man
ager of the R. T. Lowndes carpet
department., mayor, and G. M. Bar
nett, F. e. Ward and r. B. Swiger
were selected on the water ana
sewer committee, with Mr.. Barnett
chairman.
In due time bids were asked for
the construction of the plant, and IN
the early part of May, the contract
for building the proposed system
was awarded to G. JAEGER, of Rtch
Hill, Mo-. contractor who has built
more than j 90 similar plants in dtt-
ferent parts of the country, prlncf-
pally in the West and South.
The works are now completed and
the pipe system is being tested this
week.
At the time the contract was let
the town of Broad Oaks expected to
get water from the city of VClarks-
burg at so much per 1000 gallons,
but could not reach a satisfactory
agreement. because the city OIL
apparently had no water
to spare.
The town had to get it's own sup
ply, and it decided to sink wen
on the bank of the creek, and was
lucky enough to find a good whole
some supply of pure water, which,.
was a great relief to the mayor, coun-,
I'll and engineer, because If no water
had been found,.a hard problemi
would have presented itself to the
sown, and as it is now, the town has
In abundant supply of wholesome.
pure drinking water and plenty OF
two wells capable of furnishing
100000 gallons in twenty-four
hours.
Thanks to the foresight of the en-
sineer. who had an eye to the future,
The system was not laid out for to-
lay or tomorrow, but the pipes, both
for water and sewerage, are large
enough to serve a town five times
the size of Broad Oaks.
AS it stands now, the system has
two and one-half miles of cast iron
pipe. from eight to four inches. TWEEN
Weight of the latest and best ny
drants obtainable in the market, all
necessary valves, a $4,000 gallon
water tank erected on the hill, to be
used as a reserve supply, connected
uD to the mains in such manner
that the water, in case of fire, can
be pumped direct into the system:
A pumping station at the river
has. been erected in which there are
one air compressor of the latest med
ern type, to pump the water from
the wells into a tank erected IN the
pump house, from which tr1pleN |
pump of one-quarter million gallons
capacity pumps the water direct into
the tank on the hill. The pump Is
driven by a Bessemer gas engine OF
thIrty-f1ve horse power and the az
by another gas engine OF
the same make of fifteen horsepower:
All the machinery is OF the latest
make and up-to-date in every respect.
The sewer system contains about
Two miles of vftrified pipe sewer
ranging from twelve inches to efghL
inches, with plenty of manho4es anu
all modern appliances necessary 10
make an up-to-date sewerage system
Broad Oaks is today proud OF the
fact of having first class up-to-date
water and sewerage system, Whlch