The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-07-17

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The Proposed Change in the Local
ton Of the National Road.
City readers are aware that an act was
passed by the Legislature last winter au-
thorizing change in the location Of the
National Road between this city and Full
ton, In order to avoid the crossing Of the
hill. The act contemplatcs that the new
line shall enter the eastern part oil the city
by one Of two routes, viza from Fulton
around the base Of the hill, along the west
bank of the Greek; or from point east
Of Fulton, across the Peninsula; and il
provides for. a choice Of routes by the
Board Of Public Works after a survey and
report The means to build the road arc
to be provided, first, out Of the excess OIL
the tolls derived from the whole road
during the two years from the LIST inst
that may remain after keeping the road
"in good order and repalr;"' and, second
from subscriptions and donations for the
balance. And whenever the Board shall
have satisfactory guarantees Of 6OnGfdt
subscriptions by responsible parties sufi'
cient, with the aid OF the toll fund, to make
tue road, then they are required to con
tract Tor its construction; and the road
when made will be under the control Of
the Board as part OF the National Road
A survey was made in June by MIR. G.
E. SMITH, q. E., Of this city, and copy O.
his report to the Board Of Public Works
is before US. 1t is accompanied by a mar
delineating the two routes examined. One
leaves tho National road, at the loot Of the
hill in Fulton and, pursuing the base o.
the hill along the west.bank of the creek,
intersects the northern terminus Of Fulton
street. The other leaves the road some
distance east of Fulton, 900 feet east Of
Perry stree0, crosses the creek, runs
around the slope Of the Peninsula, describ'
ing three sides Of square, crosses the
creek and intersects Fulton street at the
same point as the otherroute. The former
route, It will be seen, requires no bridge
The latter requires two The distance by
the latter Tor Peninsula) route is 300 feet
IA little over half a mile) shorter than by
the former Tor creek route. The cost OIL
the Peninsula line'with Howe truss wood.
en- bridges, is estimated at 1854; thai
by the creek line, at S17327. This esti
mate does not cover right Of way in either
case, but does contemplate roads above
high water mark Of 1852. (By depressing
the Peninsula road five feet below thai
mark it could be built Tor about fifty
thousand dollars. -
1t will be seen that by taking the Pen
insula route. 1900 feet of distance may
be gained at a cost Of $4,000; but with
two wooden bridges to keep in repair il
would always DO a more expensive road
to keep up than the other. 1t is an oper
question whether the distance gained Is
worth the difference. 1t is farther by
either Of the new routes from the Post
Office TO the point of divergence east Of
Fulton than by the present road. The
important gain, Of course, is in the grade,
the maximum grade on the new routes
being three degrees. The difference be.
tween a road with this grade and that
crossing the hill would be fully equal to
reduction Of half the distance, besides
the greater safety.
We are informed that ]. D. DUBOIS,
Esq, and Col. Tuos. o'BR1EN are Com
missioners on behalf of the Board OF Pub.
lie Works to carry out the arrangements
requisite to enable the Board to deter.
mine which route to adopt, the final de.
termination Of route resting with the
Board. This determination is to be made
with reference to "the advantages OF the
respective routes, having reference to the
public convenience, the comparative cost,
the right Of way, the relative amount OIL
subscriptions offered as donations in aid
ing the construction of the respective
routes" The Commissioners are, we
presume, authorized to open books for
these subscriptions, to negotiate for right
otway and to advise the Board as to
these and all other considerations bearing
on the selection OF route and the making
of a contract for the work. The means
for the creek route, we imagine, can be
easily raised; but it will not be easy to
secure the sum required to cross the Pen.
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IT is understood that Judge CAMDEN
has concluded, since the Baltimore Con,
vention, not to prosecute GREELEY for