The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-08-09
plan for Boiler Repairs Has
Been Worked
Out.
ENGINES AS AUEIuARIES
Committee Feels Much En-
couraged Over the Pres
ent Outlook.

Yesterday afternoon the committee
appoitned to work with the city au-
tHorities in bringing the water famine
% an end. made a visit to the city
pumping station where the machinery
vas carefully examined and a plan
az Procedure mapped out which, IL is
believed, will bring the long water
famine in this city to an immediate
end.
Upon visiting the pump station the
committee, accompanied by a. C..
Hawkins and W. 5. Mayors. mechani-
cal eXprest found the two boilers and
one pump in operation. The other
pump, made by the Epping- Carpenter
firm. which has the same pumping ca
pdcity as the pump in operation, was
undergoing repairs.
II was recommended by the com
uittee that the Henry r. WOrthing-
Ton company, the manufactures Of
The pump in operations, should be
asked Immediately to send a man to
oversee repairs to that pump.
The committee also recommended
that the city put in charge at once q
competent engineer for this repair
work and the installation of the new
boiler. The committee unanimously
agreed on the recommendation of S.
b. Miller. with the understanding
that they would also lend their assist
ancc / nsecuring such additional ex-
pert advice as might be necessary
rom the Consolidation Coal COM
nany. Fairmont Mining Machinery
rompany. Monongah Glass company
nd the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
.ompany
1t was the opinion OF 4. e. Haw-
Eins. Carol Helmick. Roger l..
Kingsland. W. S. aMyers and Fred
Helmick, expert mechanics who visit
ed the pump station yesterday, that
the idea OF securing B. & O. engines
to assist in supplying steam for the
pumps was not only possible but prac-
teal. Superintendent Wilson, Graf
fon, ". Va, Of the Baltimore and
Ohio rilroad. was called on the phone
and promised to furnish two engines
Immediately.
the pump station, placed on the sid
ing there and used to furnish steam
for 4 pump in case any additional
boiler trouble occurs. BY making the
proper connections the two engines
and one boiler will loperate the 1911
pump, permitting repairs to one boil
er.
The plan worked out by the COM
mittee after visiting the pump station
yesterday. is to begin the operation Of
the Epping-Carpenter pump tomor-
row, which can operate with one boil
cr. The pump now in operation and
the other boiler will then be shut
down. giving mechanics an OppoItun-
ity to make additional repairs to the
pump and, best Of all. to take about
two or three days in thoroughly re-
tubing the boiler. Enough new tubes
are now on hand to do this work.
All the while the two engines will
be at the pump station ready to con-
meet up to the Epping-Carpenter
pump in case the boiler which Ia oper-
ating gives out.
II u ntlltN W AlAA alAtI OAc vi AllN
boilers is retubed II will be good
enough TO go for several years with
out trouble. With a number Of bad
tubes now in the boilers. they are liza
bic TO give way at any time. The
thorough repair Of one boiler will
then give an opportunity to thorough
ly retube the other. The two boilers
should then hold out until the new
boiler which has just been purchased
is installed. The new boiler will add
a one hundred per cent auxiliary boil
or capacity to the pump station and
will be OF sufficient horsepower to
operate the plant in case both the
boilers now on ahnd should, over
again, 60 out OF commission.
Following the visit to the pump
station a visit was made to the Teser-
voir. The committee spent 'Nr great
er part OF the afternoon making
the trip, returning very &c.. encour-
aged over the water sitpa'....
Another committee nj. o.. will be
held with the Board OF Alters when
the city authorities receice the speci-
fcations for the proposed electric
pump.