The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-05-05

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Editors Of the Rfsistsr.- i
Much has been ssid,of late in your
paper on the subject Of pubic i'm prove
meats, such as changing the present
course Of the creek by turns)iug
Wheeling hill OF making . Gu. through
it either ef..which has fer its object
the reclamation Of all the prsseut bed
Of the creek and adjacent gtounds for
building. and. other purpoees. All. Of
this agitation is proper enough, and the
attainment Of such .. great Improves
mept you'd rvolutiouize. the city from
q progressive standpoint, But,srs, We
get prepared for it, Are Jour people
ready 10 , Ariausl, ,cpnsidsr apd act
upon s6 great q project as contemplated
in the above. citation at present, or for
come yearsto Gomez i thi6k' mol, be.
cause the undertaking involves more
capital - tkan our municipality,
or Q private corporation in our
midst, would care TO expeod. Theiact
lie, we, are not yet prepared for il bntI
muA reach by degreess . condition 90
desirable. To'do this lsl vs. coesidei,
and carry out, i'm provence = That really
are necessary and practical. OF. ihese
Etseh are SEVERAL that should b. under.
taken sua completes 'at isi early, a day
a. rossible. = u. y. - 81 a. " 4
sFfrst, There Are the proposed s.Isils
roads, one extending from the
present terminus of,rtlfe street
railway, at Ri,chietowh, 70 BehEood n
aud the other starting Aromtb corner Or
10th ahd 'Mnket streetsg a. andS ruSping /
eastward ps far as the ;Getuwodd Sand
Catholic cemeteries .aud tperhAps ito.
Elm Grove" Tbe sdvantagss Of ihese
two roads, particularly the latter has
been discussed through the colprnnssof
your paper with sbility and rssson.
Yet your correspondent thipksstAat
pejther have received, one uthe the
consideration they are entitled ITO.
With our constantly 7 increasing popp-
lation- all that land nov.
lying south :. Of the Eighth
yard would shortly be built Up. while
the present population sf Benwood aud
.Bellsirs, would form nucleus for uavt /
which would more than pay theQnie-.
rest on the investment st. the start.
Beaides they would gladly avail them
selves OF the chespness OF trAus!t and
increased facilities for travel to com e1iR
10 the city to make their purchases IN
stead OF depositiss their earnings with
their own merchants as they now do.
The eastern railway would offer
similar indncemsnts. The country
would ioon build up; rsal estate
wealthy -meTuuauTs' ~v.rs' -ee-- -'~sn-
ing for sites TO erect their GUNNER
villas while the masses would swarm
to the country on Sundays and holi-
days TO breathe the pure air with the
svidity for which they are noted in.
other cities where cheap and convenient
modes OF travel are provided.
Second, The other improvements
refer to are the building OF . bridge
from the head OF the Island across
back river, connecting the city more
directly with E,nsville and Martins
Ferry, and thereby diminishing the d'-
Achilles of travel 10 and from the city
to those growing communities, whose
interests we wish to identify with our
own as much as may be possible, and
the purchase by the city OF the Wheel
ing and Belmont Compsuys property.
| consider THE last proposition one OF
the most important and desirable OF any
vet mentioned. It seems Incompatible
and unjust beyond all question that cit
izens should have to pay Tor The privl-
lege Of departure and return to the sew
eral parts OF the city. Does this strange
anomaly exist iu any other cityf Is il
not time that some consideration was
gwen i, by council, with the view
to purchasing the property and
making the charge OF crossing the
bridges Just sufficient 10 sustain repairs,
which cum might be drawn rom tran
sient travel. The increase in the
price oileal estate and improved prop
erty on the Island would, no doubt, iu
few years pay IN taxes the expense o.
the purchase. or course the outlay oI
90 great q SUN, 1924, 900, the capita
stock OF the bridge company, BY thu
CITY would be copsic cred out OF th'
q lestion by some OF our heavy ts1
., ,yep aud non progressionists. Abc
the citizens have been taxed for tn
J building OF that great line OF railway
toe P. W. x Ky. r. X which We sr
now realiz ng such great benefits from
(; Ito the extent OF one.baIf or nearl
J. two-tbirds OF the amount necessary Il
, purchase the bridge compaDys prop
> ertv.
The improvements enumerated sboV
{ are what the community want hr'
o They are almost indispensable, an
d without them the citys growth sb
I prosperity will be seriously hamperet
. Yet this 10 not all. With the realizs
e ton Of such improvements the uealt
q OF our community and ips pecessiti'
a will have correspopdinely increase
d Our citizens win thee think ofiurths
I. enlargsn.nts Of territory, and ii
r changing OF the course OF the creek.
Z even the cutting away Of Wheelir
e hill, or the building Of Q beautii
.s boulevard around the Island will not
- considered U,opiau. but practical uude
r. takipgs which will be rs necessary
At Wheslings growing greatness theo,
8 the minor improvements spoken OF, q
needed now. II 10 to be hoped tn
,hsse subiects will be sgitated throuc