The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-03-26

and the Anis 100000 pump. arc in
| fairly good shape or in condition such
| that If they arc provided with filtered,
water under q slight head, instead OF
raw river water which they must to-day
lift by suction. they will require but
little alteration OF repair. The Allis
! should be sufficient IN capacity alone tU
| perform the major portion Of the high
! service work required. The Holly. when
called upon to take the load alterna-
! ting the Allis, viii need supplcmcntins
| to some extent; this supplement wo
would expect TO provide through tho
medium OF the two existing old Holly
the machine for the return tip she
beam pumping engines. \ thorough test
OF the two old Holly beam engines, de-
reloped the fact that by scrapping ono
of these engines. enough good material
can be secured to provide repairs for
the other engine and put it in good con-
dition- Thus q very reliable seven and
one-ha1f million gallon unit may be
created which may be regarded as suf-
ficient in capacity and reliability to act
as supplement to the 100000. gallon
Holly"
While the report does not say in
50 many words, the engineers very evi-
IDENTITY favor the idea Of dimantling the
present pumping plant and conccptTa-
ting the entire pumping facilities at
Warwood. The addition OF Il new pump
there with the three pumps removed
from the present plant will give Il total
pumping capacity OF about $4,000, 600
gallons per day. or more than twice tho
pumping capacity that the city con-
Sant1y uses
Water Plant.
The report also calls attention to the
present battery OF boilers. but only ono
Of which 1t says Is sufficiently new
and modern to be considered as a rclia-
BILE one The improving OF the present
station is made desirable by number
OF shortcomings: First. the absence Of
cold storage facilities; second. inability
to install mechanical stoker: third. the
absence Of coal handling machines;
fourth, fnefriciency Of present boilers
due to low setting. and lack Of fuel COM
buStion: fifth. insufficient stack facili-
ties: sixth. absence Of superheaters in
present boilers; seventh, absence Of ash
handling faciN ties. All Of these should
be provided for in a modern boiler plant
and to provide these will oecessitata
the complete rebuilding Of the boiler
house, which the board does not con-
slider to be desirable at the present loca-
ton. Four new boilers with superheat-
ers. stoszers. feed water heater and other
improvements are recommended and
various other changes estimated at
$14e,6oo. These improvements being
for the boiler p1aut alone
Reservoir.
On tho subject of additional reser-
votrs, the report says:
The report Of the National Board OF
Fire Underwriters under date Of April.
1913, recommendation No. Z, reads as
follows:
That as formerly recommended.
distributing reservoir at elevation 900
to s2e Of at least 100000 gallons
capacity be constructed at an early
date
-As usual with the Fire Underwriters.
their demands here are e0orbitant.
which, however. does not condone the
necessity. What in our opinion Wheel
ing should have to supplement the pres
emit reservoir Is another at like cleva-
ton With a capacity. from fire protec-
ton standp point Of not less than one
days consumption, and from 4 sanitary
standpoint Of not to exceed two days
CLIO Il pAl vi ZIG DNEltu oI
our commission hos been to locate the
possibility, Of such a reservoir and
mako an estimate on the cost Of it's
creation--
An extended search and surveys Of
Wheeling and vicinity have revealed but
enc possible location. and that at the
junction Of two small streams forming |
the main drainage Of Stack Yard Hol- |
low which location is indicated OH dis |
plays Nos and II. which you will !
note IS in the ifnnediatc vicinity of the !
present pumping station. and the con- !
nect1on to this proposed reservoir from /
tho existing discharge mains is up the /
abrupt bluff alng tho river and through !
a long tunnel. making said connection |
extremely expensive
: Under the conditions described. We |
have asceYtained that the maxirru m |
capacity that may be commercially Gre |
ated hero Is approximately 12,5o0,000 |
gallons.
Should. m the future. the city Of |
Wheeling annex the valley Of Wheeling |
creek, III location OF this reservoir per |
nlts the supplying Of said VALLEY b,
the laying OF main down Stack farl i
Hollow to Wheeling creek thus provid- !
ing an abundant supply at a lower cost. !;
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