The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-27
jas, |. HAWLEY
ANSWERS PRINCE
LOCAL BUILDING OWNER REPLIES
TO CHARGES MADE BY ST a Z
FACTORY INSPECTOR.
Has Perfect Fre-Proof Structure
With Ample and Safe Equipment.
Only Small Amount Of Case
line in Building

Editor e Tn Inl"il c"nc''r.
Sill regret IN" n"C"SSlt! o. making
some reply 10 an .trticl" rr@ardln+ th'
IIawiey building. which aIIicl" ai'-
pcar"d in The lnlrlii@rnCer ui Ihur;-
day. February LIST. 1918 which article
apnrarrd 10 b. based partly Oh Il con-
y,rSaliOu with tn" factory inspector,
and appeared under astounding head
lines. which said: Enough gasoline
stored there to blow UP hill. Now.
have no idea what VAS meant ny DO"
up hill" During this month 50 far we
have taken in TWO in*iallin"ntS ol SaSo-
line. each being 2uu gallons. mere
lore, al M time during 'hiS February
have W. rvrg had NOR" imam 2"n SaI'
Ions Of gasoline at Il time, ana las
month | think sill! less. The arllc!"
aid: There is 4 gasoline storage
i;,nk Of guu gallons juSl under III" side.
walk" tn which |, Will say. that tank
is not brin. used ANA has not had a
drop Of gasoline in it for months, and
| do not know that il will ever be used
iurr,. again. Vet. | will say thai the
bottom ul that tank rests on CON
crete floor which is Ten feet below the
Pavement, with sewer opening nearby,
draining that ConCrrr" floor, and that
tank VA placed there ami ventilated,
lar away from fire. and all lis surround
INES We're carefully considered, and II
ii WIS being used doubt il anything OF
the kind could BE- made Stirr. ltl /
probably Will mol uSr The tank again.
as ain planning 10 discontinue selling
gasoline. and wish ~ repeat that the
tank has not been used and no gasoline
has been in it for months. The article
said: "On the first floor u tank with
Il capacity Of COO gallons is installed.
in reality Their" Is no tank 1T all on the
lrSt floor, anu none above the base
lncnl. The artiCI" says there is one on
The third floor containing % gallons.
There is no tank III all on the third
floor. but the tenant there has in iron
or iron drum, which h" says
contains now about - gallons. and
which is thought quite safe. NeYerthe-
less. it has been. or is 10 be, diScon-
tinurd.
In the main, tho remarks set forth in
that article. as coming from the build
ing inspector, are not al all IN Keeping
with his last words with M. ] said To
him. if must choose between INSTALL
ing fire escape or Il large elevator Cat
greater COST, | would choose 10 install
he large elevator, and if must choose
between installing a fire escape or dis
continuing the whole garage business,
| would choose 10 discontinue the
whole garage business.
The article says there is only one
exit, while in facc there az" three exits
ar entraucrS on Main street and one in
rear on Bridge Way, all very wide,
and one from lowest Easements say
five altogether
Concrete stairs run from the roof to
the lowest basement. There arc three
elevators in operation. and | am pre-
Earring TO install another large elevator
to be- of more avail Imam several Tire
escapes would b."
| say that no living man VA ever
more energetic than ! have always
been 10 make and maintain everything
under my control safe 10 The utmost
degree Not only safety first. but safe