The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-17
MARTINS FERRY
John c. Hayne Writes.

Tic Inirlli8rncrr is in receipt OF the
following communication from Jonn u
Iiaync, we'll known plumber ana TAX
payer. giving his views and tn" present
wafer shortage and the proposed new
plant talk.
Martins Ferry. Dee. II. 1911.
Editor InteIligrnccr.
Dear Sir:
As a citizen. taxpayer and workman
wish IL say 4 few words commenting
upon tho recomm"n1a ton Of our ~CrthE
service director. MIR. Spence. c"nc'Hnln
his views and recommended IONS l" III"
council at their meeting held Saturday
evening about our water supply and It's
lnadrquaCy.
Hn, in my Judgment. and experiences
is all wrong. his policy Is 70 Keep up
with the waste If wafer which the VIII
pr has absolut" knnwlcdGr is YolnS on
and that thr proper steps arc MOI TAKEN
IN nrcvcnt useless and wanton waste.
He has hrcn without o. wafer inspector
Zone whose dulles II would hr 10 sec
that the fixtures ar" kept in repair anu
and that the water is not allowed 10 run
to waste 10 keep them from frerZIns)
Wheeling pursued his policy Tor many
,,n.,, ,nd found il had nraclicc. Why
not uSC water meters:
VIZ use electric meters and the e''c-
trio light plant receipts Will snow lhcH'
To be the thing ~ stop waste ana atuSc
for which no on" is hrnctittcd. Oua
pumping plant claims 10 put 5oVo'o"u
gallons Of water in tho reservoir eacH
twcnty-four hours. this amount Of wafer
if mctrred out would serv" popuIat'oh
of many times its present requirements
Tho we'll system has hc"n a foh hlcSS-
ing 4, tho people of mndrrau" mean: anu
income particularly from SIandpoiHi
OF health. 1t is a fart easily verified
that tho territory covered ny our "d''I
supply system has. increased largely ON
account nj tho pllr' water. Nnd l"I
this reason alone W, should conserve
our supply OF water jIst as We are ad-
monshcd by experienced officers as 10
tho fuel and provindcr.
IIc speaks for L liberation plant 4
thing which for a population r"r"r"" ny
our system is entirely nui "i IN" qU"S-
ton. unless W. want &c stand for Il ma
icrjal advance IN the prc" of service
Wheeling has born mary years trying 10
adopl some pure system OF water supply
and voted several hundred Thousand d"'-
lars toward thai ruI only to lInh lfGl'
the sum waS ."ry mach inHd"quai". Let
us sion u.inX water II clear. streets M
stead Of .nr more -caSnnrhl" way. men
md teams. Stop h" wiiGul waste. pnt
on meters. sav. fLol. 'Lm"r, good water
and IN Unnecessary "Nprna" Tor NOR"
water works MS ,u suggests.
world. and iii" citizens IN general
would like to haVr III" director. MS "
comes und,r his jurisdiction tell what
he ,olal income is from H." waller
works. I'll" ralons If mater pumped
for tho list lively" months. what price
would hrN. 10 hr charged per th"nShn"
gallons wv meter tn d"iihY ~ water
departments rrk""p and rNI"'!l~". ana u
possible the ril$r; Ia THIS chang" IN Inc
saving of tn" energy rurinl!'d hy IN"
change. and last hl.i MI least IN" l"n-
cit. We would derive hN' Tho pr"mu'ea
tim q: tn" present supply.
W. hay" iu<I added. = u'w pun" ana
Tho necessary equipment COSTING about
flf,v ihou<ar,i dollars and an nilil"nat
debt "f e. million. moro.
In conclusion why NO. 'nl"hNor I" eur
tail tho waste hy tn" meter system NJ
l"ast until W. -, through with -"
"Kaisr@" and men and nIri"ria) ar'' NOR"
nIcni.ful" Yours for information.
JOHN t. lIAiNE.