The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-04-10
FRIDAY, APRIIIO, 1874.
The Action Of the First Branch Of
CounciI on the SHeet Paving or.

CounciI on the street Paving or.
dInAnce.
10y our Old Employed
Our readers are probably well aware
that for some time past the Council has
had under consideration . much needed
improvement 10 be made upon the tour
great thoroughlAres Of the city, namely,
Zane street on the Island, parts Of Main
and Chspllne streets, and John street.
These are the recognised outlets and in
lets Of the city. In the early initiation Of
this scheme we respectfully suggested
that in view Of the limited borrowing ca
pacity Of the city under the recent enact
meDW Of the Legislature, the Council
should condne their attention 70 these
streets or 80 many Of them as 3 thorough
canvas OF the resources oil the city Is com.
pared with the cost Of such improvements
should develop It's ability TO provide tor
With great unsnimity the Council desig'
mated the stree! lines above named as
those most essential 10 the general In
teEests ii the city.
A special committee was raised with'A
view Of investigating the character Of
paving beFI adapted TO the permanent
improvement Of those streets and the cost
thereof In connection with that duty
it also devoIVed upon the committee 70
ascertain the Indebtedness Of the city
with view Of determining the amount
Tor which the city could safely render
herself liable. The committee having dis.
charged these duties 10 the satisfaction
oil the Council an ordinance specifying
the character and purpose Of the con-
templstsd improvement, and designating
the streets or paris Of streets 10 be paved
was carefully Turned with 3 view u sub.
hitting tito the consideration Of the PEG.
pie at an early day; asking their permis.
sion 10 Issue the bonds Of 1.-The city 10 the
amount oil one hundred thousand dollars.
30 far everything proceeded in the line
OF an open, !sir and square transaction.
II seemed as II, in consideration Of the
real necessity for thorough improve.
ment Of the streets named, in the general
interests Of the entire city, the members
had with one accord taken q broad view
Of the question, ignoring the narrow in.
terests Of mere locality.
A ROUND TURN.
The Second Branch after lull consider
alton Ul the ordinance passed 1t and at
the last meeting sent ii TO the First Branch
Tor concurrence. In that branch the
whole matter was brought up with very
round turn. AS the report Of the pro-
ceediDgs in the First Branch show, Mr..
PsnnelI moved the insertion Of Virginia
street instead OF Zane Mr.. Blair imme.
dlstely charged Mr.. Psnnell with indi.
eating the change In the interest Of the
Street Railway Co., Of which he is the
President. The views oil Mr.. Psnnell,
whether in the interest Of the Railway
Co. or not is immsterial, were supported
by several other gentlemen. We don't
object to the change proposed by him, ex.
cept in so lar as. ii proved the entering
wedge by which was opened up line Of
discussion which resulted in the motion
OF Mr.. HAndlan 10 strike out all the names
Of the streets. We confess our inability
10 comprehend In It's full scope the exact
object Of Mr.. Hsndlan's proposition. The
arguments Of Biz. Pannell seemed 10 be
founded upon good reasons for the change
proposed by him on the Island, and we
hardly believe that any improper motive
suggested the change; but all at once It
seemed Us /! members had become sppre.
hensive for the interests Of the different
Localities In which they reside and were
alarmed al their own unsuimity in con-
siderIng the general interest Of the city.
WHAT IT LOOKED LIKE.
The action Of the First Branch upon
Dir. Hsndlsn's motion looked as II the
whole scheme up TO that time had been
preserved in It's uniformity Of contour by
some such mysterious influence as gov
erns the famous 81. Huperts drops, which
upon the slightest break suddenly fall 70
pieces. The DRIFT Of Mr.. Hsndlan's ar
gument, in which he spoke Of the great
necessity Of improving Bolton street,
which runs parallel with Chsplinc street,
and is O mere cinder bank, made Tor the
protection Of the water pipe, and which
would require an outlay not at all
contemplated in the proposed improve
meut, indicated falling away from the
original object for which it is proposed 10
ask the people Of this city 10 authorize
a loan OF one hundred thousand dollars
or more. We do not charge that MIR.
Handlsn's motion was prompted by any
selfish or improper motive, but we do
characterize II as mistake-A bluuder
IT WILL NOT WORK.
The proposition to get the citizens OF
Wheeling TO authorize the loan and let the
application OF the proceeds, in the Ian.
gusge Of Mr.. Wilson, be fought out in the
Council Chamber, will not work
We believe the people are unanimous
in their desire that the great thorough
fares ofthe city shall be permanently i'm
proved, and are willing to authorize the
use Of the city's credit TO provide The
funds.
While We believe this, we are also Of
theopinion that any attempt to gain their
consent to make such loan under the
general proposition 10 improve the streets
Of the city will he dead failure. They
will demand the specification Of the
streets and the names will have TO appear
on the bond.
THE REASON FOR so DOING
Is obvious as the sunlight The people
know that II such loan Ia authorized