The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-15
DEMAND TO KNOW WHY STATE
RopY WONT APPROVE
WE'LL SYSTEM
Engineer Director Tsasdals Insists
Wheeling Must Have Mechanical
Filter

Tho city pure water commission last
evening adopted Il resolution presented
by COUNCILMAN Camden s. Tancy, direct
ing Mayor Thomas +. Thoner. chairman
OF the commission, It. invite the West
Virginia STATE Board Of Health 10 have
representatives appear before the COM
mission.
The purpose of this request is TO
Health takes the stand that the city
cannot adopt Il we'll system Of supply
ing Wheeling with pure water. which
system is now being considered by the
commission.
The resolution authorizing this step
was presented because of the receipt
OF communication on June :. from
l.. s. Teasdalc, director of engineers
Of the state board of health, in which
Tea Sdalc stated that II would be folly
TO install a well system and that the
state board would not approve any sys-
TEN except mechanical filtration.
The introduction Of Mr.. Tcasdalc's
communication preCIpitated warm dis
Cussion in the water commission. Col.
Jcrc A. Miller opened up the discuss
ION by suggesting that the health hoard
director OF engineers had exceeded his
authority because. col. Miller said. the
state law requires that municipalities
installing systems OF filtration must
have the approval Of tho board. hut
that the law does not specify that any
certain system must BE- installed
Councilman fancy argued that En-
ginecr Director TeaSdale had no author
a municipality has the location for 4
good we'll systtm that would meet all
health requirements. he said. there Is
no reason why the state health board
should withhold its approval.
Another motion offered by Council
man fancy and seconded by Cot Miller.
instructed City Solicitor !. J. p.
OBrlcn - investigate the authority ot
the state health board in declaring that
III will not approve Of water system
before tho system is given a test An
amendment offered by councilman l..
+. Nolte to the effect that the city
manager be instructed 10 SupcrviS" the
drilling of six test wells IN different
localities and report the result 10 the
board. was defeated.
col George w. Lutz, AZ the suEScs-
tion Of Mr. NoltC. outlined 10 tho COM
mission the success ot the we'll sys-
TENS tried out in this locality.
Tho Wheeling Ice & Storage company.
Mr. l.utz pointed out. drilled wells over
;" years ago and they are still produc-
Ing aS much water as they did when
irsr drilled. and that tho water passes
all tests. The same is true. ne said. OF
wells drilled At III" l.augh!ln plants AZ
Martins Ferry. He voiced his hearty
approval ~ The proposal for well
system. tho wells TO be drilled ut Sis
ters Island.
Councilman Nolte brought up the
argument that IL the state health board
will not approve well system. why is
the city Of Moundsville permitted 10
maintain such a system? The Well
system at Moundsyillc." he said. has
proven TO nc n big success. ard is re:
fcrred to with pride by all residents or
tho Marshall county seat"
CITY Manager Charles q. Ephlin told
Of the result OF his Investigation with
F.. D. Chester. Of tho engineering firm
Of Chester & Fleming. MIR. Chester,
the city manager said. believes that a
hundred wells drilled at the north end
Of the Island will produce 1S.pnn. 900
10 2O.oOO. 600 gallons OF water day for
period OF eight to ten years without
reduction Then 1t would probably drop
10 5000. Don. The cost Of the work, h"
said. would total about S250.oNo. and
compared TO the $50" .S9I required for
a mechanical system. would be a good
investment.