The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-09-01
LETTER FROM WEST LIBERTY.
Some Imporfant Information About
Roads In this County, Particularly
the wheeling, West Liberty ana
Bethany Turnpike.

the wheeling, West Liberty and
Bethany Turnpike.
WEST LIBERTY, August 81, 1874.
Editors of the Register:
Your correspondent desires to say
something through your paper in refer
ence to the manner in which some Of the
roads in this vicinity have been man
aged, and more especially the Wheeling,
West Liberty and Bethany pike 1t Is
known to most of your readers WITHIN
the county that this road is the only out
let to the city of Wheeling, for large
portion of the citizens of this county,
and also no small number of the farmers
of Brooke county, w. Va, and Washing
ton county, Pa. II is also known that
this road opens up to the city Of Wheel
ing the best country in the land, and that
more of the products Of the soil are con-
veyed to Wheeling along this ROAD than
any other leading to the city of double
its length. This being the case, why
should rot this road be fostered and cared
for, at least in common with other lead
ing roads? We think this should be re-
garded particularly by the city
of Wheeling. Already consid-
cradle amount of trade has gone
to Wellsburg which Wheeling would
have had, had there have been more lib
erality in keeping the east end of this
road in proper repair. This division OF
the road has never had the attention
that its importance demands. While the
county Treasury has been opened freely
to the west division, it has been persist
emily withheld from the east division.
For instance, We will take the last two
years as all example Of the partiality
shown the west division. From Clinton
to GreggSvillc is little short OF FIVE
miles, and from Clinton 70 the Brooke
county line is fraction over five miles.
| Now, in the year 1873, the sum of thr""
| thousand five hundred dollars $4,000
was appropriated to the west division,
! and ONLY two hundred and fifty dollars
$3.50 to the east division. This year,
: 1874. the west division got five hundred
dollars (S50O), and the east division not
one dollar. In the year 1873 there was
appropriated I'll the Long Run road t:-
teen hundred dollars Isl 800, and this
year for the same road the sum Of tw"
thousand dollars was appropriated. This
road and the Wheeling, West Liberty
and Bethany Pike divcrge at Grcggs-
vile, and meet at Clinton, and at no
point do they exceed one mile apart
! These roads between the same points and,
running parallel, in the two years have
/. received the aggregate sum of seven
! thousand five hundred dollars 81 800
! Now we have no fault 10 find tO this cX-
penditurc on these roads, but, on the
/ contrary, believe it to be right and
proper. What we complain OF, is that
| there is not an equal amount appro-
/ priated to the east division. At the last
meeting of the Board Of Commissioners
. thev appropriated two thousand six hun
! drcd dollars to about two and One-halt
! miles of road from Clinton to the Ridge
| road, near Joseph Harvcys, which road
! is really of no Use in developing the
/ country, 1t is contemplated to continue
/ this road through to Potomac, but the
I three farmers Immediately east from tn"
intersection Of this with the Ridge road.
viz: Joseph Harvey, j. \. Curtis, and
7 SalnurI DunIa!, "Iu>c iaIiuN IL HiuNI pas
through if extended, will oppose 10 th"
bitter end any further extension. Now,
why not give to the east division of the
West Liberty pike this two thousand six
hundred dollars, and when the Clinton
and Potomac road is located through
then it is time 10 appropriate
money to make it. We do not
wish il understood that We are opposed
to the Potomac road. We assure your
readers that this is not So but on III"
! contrary we are convinced that road Is
, very much needed from that section OF
! the county running in the direction of
Wheeling, to some convenient point on
the West Liberty pike, which point is
/ most certainly not Clinton. k"lley's
Barn is the nearest point, the best grade,
the dryest ground and can be made from
! Joseph Harnevs farm for les than one
, half what will be required to max" the
road 10 Clinton on the location rs Stakcd
ont More anon. VI. MORGAN.