The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-05-10
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WATER /. / PROJECT ! [ ! !. ]
Herr PROPOSED.
Plan Suggested for Piping
Pure Water Supply Distance
of Forty-One Miles.

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"A proposal that the city Of Fair
mont spend more than a million
dollars for a pure water supply
OF the May meeting OF the Monon;
gahela Valley Association in Graf
,, ton yesterday. The proposal IN
cluded the construction Of large
reservoir at Audra in conjunction
with other cities in the valley. the
water to be piped to this city, a
distance of forty-one miles from
the dam .3
Captain F.aP. Rease OF Pelirgton
explained a system by which, in
his opinion, a pure water supply
for all the towns in the Mononga-
hela Valley might be obtained The
scheme is known as the Middle
Fork River project, one that has
been talked Of by a few for some
years, but, which is impossible, it
is said by many who have mace a
study of the situation. on account
OF the enormous cost of const-uc-
ton, Captain Rease had no figures
on this angle. 800
The first thing proposed - be
done in order to secure the needed
supply of water is to build a dam
100 feet high at Audra, impoCnd-
ing 14,56S,5O0 gallons OF water
backing the water five miles to the
month of Hanging Run; and then
adding another fifty feet high at
woodley Abutments. six niles
from Audra- backing the water ten
miles up the river. The water
would be distributed through pipe
lines by gravity to Fairmont,
Clarksburg, Grafton, Buckhan.on.
Weston, Pennshoro. Warrington
and Philippi West Union and
Salem.
J. Clyde Morris, water comr:is-
sioner of Fairmont, who was at the
meeting, quickly showed the fn-
tility Of the program by estimating
the cost Of 2O-inch pipe line be-
tween here and ClarksburG. the
nearest point for Fairmontss sup
ply
The distance from here to Clarlss-
burg is twenty-five miles. The cost
OF cast iron 2O-inch pipe is $50 a
ton. f. O.. b. Scottdale, Fairmont's
nearest point, and it would re-
quire 52s tons Of this pipe to The
mile It would therefore cost $26,-
400 a mile for pipe alone, not
counting the cost of laying the pipe.
soldering she joints and other Incl
dental expenses. For the pipe
alone it would cost $5S0,S00 to
make the connection at Clarksburg.
This is far in excess of the cost OF
a complete modern filtration plant
that would give this city pure wa
ter for years to come.
" Other objections were brought
forward at the meeting against the
proposal.
Darden, president Of the assocla-
ton. He will check up on some
old surveys now in the possession
OF the Bal timore 6 Ohio Railroad
and will report at later meeting,
OF the organization
O.. S. Mckinney reported for the
committee on the naming of the
state highways. and asked that no
action be taken in the matter at
the present time and desired that
additional members be named on
the committee to go over the mat mat
ter a littlo more in detail HIS re
quest was granted. and Virgil High
land Of Clarksburg and Mrs. James
r Moreland OF Morgantown were
appointed.
The meeting yesterday was the
last regular meeting Of the Monon-
gahe1a Valley Association until
September. but it is likely that the
president will call a meeting after
the traffic committee has had its
meeting with o. S. Lewis of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad some
time this month. It IS likely. that
the meeting With Lewis will bel
held here on May 49,
Farm onters at the meeting yes
terday were Q. S. Mckinney, T. p.
Connell, Ira Atkins and j. Clyde !
Morris.