The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-02-25
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Edl,ur1 intelligence, "A A. "a
!, The Legislature having provided Tor
nc removal q the State g 6Yernment 70 |
Wheeling, the next Thing in order for The |
e6psideFatiOn Of our publiespiFiied Gitt, |
Iens is the provision Of suitable acc0m'
modations for 1t when 1t comes. It has
been contemplated that the building on
the corner Of Eotf and 18th streets, known
as Lindsey Institute, would be leased for
occupancy as State capitol. ! do not
know whether or not the arrangements to
this end have been consummated SO far
us to exclude the possibility Of any other
plan; but in tic hope that the matter has
not passed beyond recall, / venture to
mention a suggestion that has already
had some discussion among our citizens,
and which may b. found deserving OF ut
teAtion ut the hands Of tho city authors
ties and of our people generally. II il,
that the new and yet unfinished school
building for the Second and Third wards,
erected ut the corner Of Twelfth and EoF
streets, be purchased by the city from tho
Board Of Education and converted into q
State House. Some Of the considerations
that recommend this may be briefly men-
toned. .T.t.B 4.s.
There is . prevalent feeling in the city
that the old Board Of Education commits
ted q serious error in the location OF this
school building. It has no play ground,
and never can have sufficient one. The
regiment Of children to DO assembled
within IL walls are to be turned into the
streets for their reCreatiOps, 70 their own
detrimeDt and 10 the serious and perpet-
ual annoyance Of the neighb0rhOOd,
which has right 70 protection against
such annoyance, The immediate prox-
unity OF the jail would DO q seriOIs in
jury to tho school; while il cannot be
doubted that there would DO continual
warfare between this school and the CATH
ollie school, likewise turned into tho
street TOR their diversions. a..
The conversion OF this building into
State House would enable the present
Board Of Education 10 repair this mistake
on tho part Of theiErpredeGesSors and to
erect a building for the Second and Third
Wards on some location where the evils
Of the present one would DO avoided. sU'
do not know just what the internal
plan Of this house Is, but 1t Is Rbundantly
large and could easily 10 altered at this
stage Of erection, presume, TO Afford
suitable chambers for the Legislature,
1t would doubtless cost something
more to purchase this building than to
make che contemplated additions to the
Lindsey Institntcyet u the latter Ia to bO
made presentablC and adequate, the
difference in cost would not be 70 great
as 10 present an insuperable obstacle.
Then again II tho Capital should DO taken
away in few Years, tho money spent on
the Lindsey building would be totally
lost to tho city, whereas ifput into the
school house, tho city would have val.
liable property suitable for n variety Of
purposes, snch Us q municipal hall or a
high school, u
4 still moro important consideration
Is this. Tho people Of Whceling ought to
see that when the State Govern
ment comes buck here, itstays herei and
no reasonable expense conducive to that
end should DO spared. Tho renting Of
the Linsley Institute Ia on its faCe.a tenn.
pOrary arrangement II the people Of
Wheeling had furnished some permanent
md adequate accommodations when the
scat Of government was hero before, II
would probably have remained here, 1t
was because Charleston had done this,
that II was 80 hard to remove II tlisnce,
despite the universally confessed incon.
vcnienCC Of the location. II Wheeling
now puts some money into Capltol--a
comfortable sufficient and creditahle
building-Thc public sentiment Of the
State will not demand another removal
during this generation, II a different
policy prevails, It will always afford
arguments for the renewal Of the agita.
ton for removal,
In respect 10 convenience Of location,
both buildings are about equally near the
business centre Of the city, the school
building, however, couple Of squares
nearer the hotels.
Not to make this communication too
lengthy, will close It by expressing u
hope that others better qualified to dis.
cltss this subject will take 1t up and sup,
ply what have omitted, and that In tic
end both the Board Of Education and
City Council will be able to find that the
interests Of education in the Second and
Third Wards, aud those OF the city as q
whole, would be promoted by some such
arrangement az suggested.
February p, 1876. PERENNIAL.