The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-01-23
The Streets OF Wheeling.

Editors OF Register:
Strangers on entering our delightful
city OF Wheeling are at once struck oy
the symmetry and unparalleled cieanii'
ness of the streets. which. by the way
IS every one knows to their own CONS
fort and convenience, are thoroughly
Mscadamized, and il they should
chance to saunter down towards the
south rn terminus of this Eden OF city,
or more definitely speaking Richie
Town, their surprise wonld be thous.
and fold more overwhelming and in all
human probability would grow greater
with every succeeding step. Onr pave
ments, especially those located on
Wood street, are a miracle OF art and
ingenuity and if any OF our citizens
have not yet observed them they should
take a stroll some drizzly day, and OBJ
serve the nicely with which they are
laid, and our word for it they will be
reluctant to retrace their steps. Its a
profouud mystery to us why eastern
capitalists never have attempted to in
fringe on our patent right, and secure
such a modern luxury for the benefit oil
their own filthy cities instead OF having
to walk ankle deep in mud. Our Street
Commissioner is in every way worthy
OF the highest commentator that an
appreciative public is capable OF bestow>
ing on him for the able manner in
which he superintends the cleaning OF
our thoroughfares. Our street crossings
are considered by expert judges az the
ouintesseuce of neatness, not q speck
OF dust is allowed to accumulate, and
as for mud not a particle OF the liquid
J can be found, except on the river bank
, when the tide goes out. 1t Is true few
censorious articles have appeared in the
| newspapers lately, condemning the in-
efficiency OF our present Street Commits.
sioner and clamoring loudly for another
but such articles were evidently written
by persons suffering from indigestion,
and consequently disposed to find fault
with everything, but as we are fully
aware that our Street Commissioner
faithfully performs his duty (and we
are willing to submit the question that
he does to every unbiased CITIZEN, no
attention has been paid to their I'M
founded growlings and murmurings
But before we drop the subject we nave
one word to say to those persons who
are disposed to grumble at the condi-
ton OF our streets, they should visit
New York and Boston where they don't
pretend to fix up things, and when they
return to Wheeling and compare the
streets there with the streets here, they
will bow their heads with humility and
shame to think that they ever grumbled
and we hope they will be willing TO beg
the Street Commissioners PARDON for
all the slanderous epithets they have
uttered about rim. We are exceedingly
well pleased and proud TO claim such a
we'll conducted city as or. earthly home,
for we do not have TO turn up the legs
OF our pants or wear them inside oil
our boots, as the denizens OF some less
fortunate locality are compelled to do.
In regard to the ladies, tLey are loud
in their praises and have come to look
upon Wheeling as the fparadisiscal
city," for they can wear trained dresses
with impunity, for thanks to the prop
sr authorities, Wheeling can boast no
dust, no DIRT, no MUD, while smoke
is exclusively leG out OF the question.
&. Z. II.