The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-12
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!! viii Il an iect-ic hoist for raising
i the screens when 1T becomes nee,
4 essary to clean them: ],
Extending from ne well to and
I on the river bank viii be. an ice
threading and retaining wall about
ssixty feet long. This VIII prevent
fice Jams and insure the safety3 OF
1.-THE well structure. The. wall VIII
tbe Of concrete, of sufficient tn1ck-
mess to answer its needs "A
Director Morris stated that the
/ best time to erect the Wen ana WI. !,
would be in August, September and
iOctober, the dry months OF the
year. when the Tygarts Valley Riv-
Ter and will be at its lowest stage.
To Improve Water System.
@ According to Director of Water
tJ CLYDE Morris. the intake wei!
I will be a marked Improvement, IN
; the present water system. he eS.
planned that only in the middle Oh
/: the ETygarts Valley River can clean
/ water be obtained for storage IN
/ the city reservoir.
| The depth Of water at the point
| of intake is about fourteen rect.
! Mr.. Morris explained that the water
| of the river consists OF three
/! stratas: a thin. top strata, contain
ling leaves, sticks and light rno nisn
a heavier, bottom strata, containing
! acids and mineral substances from
t the coal mines farther up the riv-
/ er. &and the middle strata, from
which the cleanest water is to be
| obtained.
with this information in mind
| it was found necessary to build
such a well as would permit OF US
| ing only water from the middle
strata of the stream. In order to do
| this. a concrete box, sixteen by six
teen feet in size, will be built in
| the stream. The box will extend 70
about twenty feet under the sur
face, giving it a foundation OF SIX
| feet under the bed of the river.
i This will insure it's permanency
! against flood water.
! To Ask Bids at. Once.
Figures submitted by Fuller &
/! McClintock, architects OF New
York. who designed the proposed
intake well for the city indicate
/ that the well can be constructed
at a cost slightly less than 49,
1000. Advertisement for bids is to
! be made Immediately and bids
| will be received on Monday. July
I 10, at a regular meeting of the
! board.
Payment for the intake well
| will be made out of receipts from
/ the city water service. Director
| of Water Morris and Director OF
| the years rentals will furnish
enough surplus to care for the
cost of the well.
IAN intake we'll for our water
system is something we have
/ needed for some time" declared
| Director Morris 1T is necessary
to insure the citizens of Fairmont
! of clean water and safe water all
the time. Other cities the size
of Fairmo ont have them. We need
| one and are financially age to
| build one. It will mean big inn
/ provement in the city water ser
| vice.
4 The capacity of the intake well
will be ten or twelve times what
is needed for F'airmont at the
presentl time, the director OF water 1
! stated, thus making it capable of
taking care of the city for all
I time. Even a greater ca pacity
| can be obtained, If necessary, he
added, merely by enlarging the
opening in the sides of we'll.
VIII Have New Pump
I Decision was made also to pur-
chase an $S25 pump to be used in
| the city pumping station. The
| plant ngineer appeared before the
| board and stated the condition OF
| the present pump. Repair bills
amount into a large figure every
year Director Morris declared, and
/! it would mean a great saving to
| the city if the new pump were pur-
| chased. Action in the affirmative
| was taken after a short discussion.
I The Center street paving propo-
| sition was the subject of consider
| able discussion. This work will
| cost in the neighborhood of $4,000
| and will cover about 675 square
yards of paving. No action had
yet been taken by the board at
! 3:15 this afternoon.
George A. Vincent appeared be-
1 fore the board for j. w. GLENN
| and Luke Cordray, stating that
| those two men were willing to pay
+! rs per cent of the cost of the grad
| ing. of Highland street. Mr.. Vim
/ cent was asked to prepare proper
/ petition, obtain the signatures of
Mr.. GLENN and Mr.. Cordray and
| present the paper at the next regu-
I lar session of the board
West Fourth Street Paving
! Decision was made to advertise
/ for bids on West Fourth street
paving, following the appearance
of Glenn Roop and Bruce Bailey,
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