The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-08-27
Of WATER WORKS
ASSOCIATION ENDS YESTERDAY

Dr. :. I Jep-on. % this city. secre-
tary o. the state Board OF Health.
Vas called upon for his views tie
condemned the smith system and ad-
Nocsted the mechanical system He
declared that The smith system (. not
adapted 10 the Ohio river and pointed
out deficiencies IN all SLOW sand sys-
tens
J. y. Chester. civil engineer. Of
Pittsburgh. VAS 10 have addressed the
convention. but vas unable TO Be pres
ent
Captain C. " Wiles. OF Delaware.
o. organizer and hrst president OF
the association. was 20 have read a
paper on History OF Central States
Water Association but he was IN
able 10 b. present. owing 10 a reunion
Of his old Civil War company.
Several delegates left last night for
their homes. but many remained over
Tor the informal session TO b. held
this morning They viii probably in
spect the local water works today.
Engineer Cookies Address
IN part Mr.. Cooke spoke a. follows
It IL necessary for nearly every
community along the Ohio river TO use
water from this stream for domestic
and manufacturing consumption. as
there are no other adequate sources OF
supply AVAILABLE.
The Ohio river has been we'll
called One thousand miles % Sewer
Tor every hamlet. village. town and
city from Pittsburgh 10 Cairo. empty
all their wastes from every source
into the ohio or It's immediate tribu-
taries direct. without the semblance
al IT, 4
totally unht for humananimal and
manufacturing purposes. There should
be no question as 10 the need OF al.
tration and publication Of the Ohio
river water before Il Is a. all NJ for
human use. a. analysis OF the water
taken from Pittsburgh TO Cairo always
show large quantities 81 bacteria and
also bacteria OF the coli variety
when one stands near the mouth
one 81 these large sewers. which
discharges into the Ohio river az any
OF the cities along its banks and
views the color OF the disct arge. smell
the odor from the same. then make
a survey Of the diversified character
OF the matter entering into the sewer.
and ps In the case % Wheeling. learns
that there are about eighty-six sewers
discharing directly into the river or
its immediate tributaries. and when
one knows that there are intake pipes
taking water directly from the river
into the pumping stations and thence
through the district outing mains 10
the consumer. certainly no one can
question for a moment the absolute
necessity 81 the most thorough treat
ment OF the waters OF the Ohio river
yet cities along the Ohio bubble
about publication and filtration OF
this water for years In the face "
awful typhoid fever death rates. ex-
cessive costs OF pumping and plumb
ing. and having for a great portion
OF year water that n so tepid that
their laundry and for personal use. 10
is very disagreeable and at times al
most prohibitive. AFTER bath. one
feels like using a buster 10 remove
the coat left on ones person
inconvenience 20 Manufacturers.
The discharge from some OF our
manufacturing plants and some Of the
mines along the river and is imme-
date tributaries has caused great in
convenience to all users OF river wat
or for steam raising purposes. max
ing the upkeep charges largely due
either 10 renewals from the pitting
81 the boilers and heaters or TO use
OF compounds as counteractants.
There are In use several methods
OF publication and filtration by the
various consumers Of Ohio river vat
or; the well system. the crib system.
slow sand system. the rapid sand or
mechanical system and the Smith syr-
tenn
AN the systems or filtration along
the Ohio river have their strong ad-
herents and their opponents
The whole subject Is most vital
one and one which should be most
carefully studied No system has a
general adaptability but each locality
presents the individual problem and
these problems must be met BY the
most careful scientific study 80 that
they may be solved In the most eco
nomical. hygienic and conclusive man
ner. In short. because one % these
systems Of filtration is adaptable to
the problem OF one locality is no reas-
on why Il will suit another.
None of the systems ere fool proof
but must b. operated fn the ur0sf care
] TOT and thorough manner The uttered
wafrr should b. examined % frequent
Intervals and regularly. 90 that the pub
lic health may b. safe-uardcd. The
raw water change ifn character from
long periods o. drought 20 times of
frrshef and change occur very suddenly
af times
City HAS Been Negligent
We W neeIIrElfra have been originally
negligent fn regard Co. fhe qualification
nf cur water supply with a known death
rate from typhoid fsfe % FOR the ten
years ending 1914 ~ 40 per roo 600
population. and eliminating those deaths
. which occurred among ulr.raa dents
Who died in Mherfrc hospitals. tha
average wee 50 per joe 600.
This appalling rate can b. ruf down
PSI fnf installation ~ proper rurIfira.
zion plant fu jesse fhan fn rrr 200 0r0
population and frIe means q aHrIrr al
if0 raafe and Ts nger rer arruH. from
fniH disease alone and reurrrrrfa o. the
community o. sewing 90 ff0f 600 rrr A..
mum in vital capital
Yearly every wrll-f1-do or rnofer-
afafr ufif-fn-fu family. almost -.r~..
49, IL. ILL =. -. $500 l.