The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-12-06

thousand acre, and many OF the later loca
tons and civic purchases embraced thei
: thousands OF acres.
Then the present city limits are not con
fined by the boundaries Of the Zane settle
meDts? :,
Mr.. H.-Cerainly not, and II you vii
examine the diagram OF surveys you vii
see that the present city limits takes thu
whole OF four Zane surveys, parts OF tw
Cald y ell tracts, and parts OF two Bogg
patents.
Sometime ago, said the 1STELLloKSsEI
man, saw newspaper statement that TN
present city limits under the. trst charter
did not embrace the Island.
, Mr.. II. Replied. THAT was al error, al
will be proven by an examination OF the
city ordinance book of 1910, in which
there Is q recital OF an act OF the Legisla
ture OF Virginia, passed January .. 1883
entitled AN act to enlarge, define and eS
tablish the corporate bounds and limits o.
the town OF Wheeling, In the county o.
Ohio and also the text Of an act passed
March II, 1896, TO incorporate the city
OF Wheeling in Ohio county
1T las also been stated, We continued,
that the settlements made by Ebenezer
Zane on the land where the original town
OF Wheeling was located was prior to the
year ITO, and that the settlement OF the
Island was also at that early date.
~ certainly shall not say that the state
ment Is incorrect, or that they cannot
bring private documents to maintain such
d position, but would 1t not seem like an
odd proceeding for o man TO. make his
claim 10 the title to the land on settle
ment made subsequently to ITO II he
really made the settlement prior to that
year,"
Without taking time to discuss CUES
ton evidently intended to furnish Its own
reply, our young man directed the inqul-
siliIn into another channel, and made
some inquiries about
THE ORIGINAL town.
"In what part OF the present city limits
was the first survey OF town lots made,
Mr.. H., and at what date is the survey
supposed to have taken place?"
"The first plat was made by Ebenezer
Zane at q date fixed in the first published
map Of Wheeling as the year 1902. The
portion OF the present site laid out at that
time was on the river bank between what
are now Seventh and Eleventh streets.
Three rows OF lots extended from the pre-
sent line OF Eleventh street north to where
Tenth now is and between there and
Seventh there. were four rows"
"What was the first addition and by
whom was 1t nader"
IAN old story represents a rivalry be-
tween Ebenezer Zane and his brother
Jonathan, and the former made survey
OF lots south OF the old town, while the
latter launched upon the market his lots
at the north. Shortly after the National
road was projected westward from Cum
berlsud, an association was formed under
the name of the East Wheeling Com
pany,' which made an addition in that
section OF the city. Following this in the
order named were the additions OF Michael
Graham, Noah Zane and Isaac Updegraft,
and not long after the plat OF South
Wheeling (uow Centre Wheeliug) was
laid out, and the lots put upon the mar
ket."
There were some eras OF wild specula.
ton in lots and lands then, just as in any
town which bids fair to prosper now days.
As an illustration, recollect state.
ment OF an old-time lot holder in East
Wheeling, wherein lie referred 10 q lot on
the corner OF what is now Jacob and Six.
teenth streets, aud said that 1t was allotted
to him in the division of the lots at the
Gum OF two thousand dollars, and he alter
ward saw the came property sold under
the hammer for five hundred dollars to
pay another mans debt, for which he was
! unfortunate enough to be security. So
much for huctuation in those days
| When did the "Garden Spot" become a
constituent part OF civilization we in.
quired.
Sometime prior to 1910 the Island had
been laid out in small blocks or squares,
and broad streets or avenues at right
angles with each other. To this prospective
city was given the title OF "Columbia."
But the beauty and other inducements
held out were insufficient, and the pic.
tured greatness OF Columbia, the independ-
ent, faded and almost Succumbed TO the
adverse fortunes OF 1910 IL, and only sur
yiyed to see its beauty marred by elbow.
like thoroughfares and disjointed proprie.
torships which CRATE coRrsely over the
0ilded frontispiece which early hopes had
framed.
Reporter-Do you know OF any official
record which will set some other vexed
question at rest?
Mr.. H.-Well, yes. Let me see. An
old ordinance book shows that the town Of
Wheeling was incorporated by an act
passed January IS, 1906. Another act
psssed December 30, 1906, refers to some
land oil Ebenezsr Zane and James Patton,
but It casts a shadow on the originality Of
the act OF January 10, 1905, when it says
OF the parcels OF land, "lYing and situated
between that part OF the town OF Wheel
ing which was originally established and
the part added thereto, &c."-indicating
that there had been town OF Wheeling
within the meaning OF the law previous TO
the act Of January l6, 1906.
January 90, 1924, al act was passed pro-
yiding for the appointment OF five COM
missioners to ASCERTAIN by actual survey
the true divisions, metes and bounds Of the
streets, walks, alleys and lots in the town
OF Wheeling.
January 81, 1898, an amendment to the
act OF incorporation was passed.
March Q, 1927, the town OF Wheeling
vss authorised TO erect and establish
public buildings, and doubtless the old
stone wall at the river bank (something
| ike tnOse BILL NJ WeIIsuuIBJ HeIe tue re-
suit OF thas act.
A measurer OF lumber and a "guager"
OF liquors were authorized to be appoint
ed under an act Of February %, 1881.
The Mayor ard commonalty were
authorized to borrow money and pledge
property and revenues for payment by an
act passed January q, 1889, and under
this act doubtless the corporation bor-
rowed the money to erect the first water
works.
Authority to subscribe 500 shares Of
the capital stock OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company was given by an
act OF January 6, 1925.
Another act Of January s, 1895, extends
the corporate limits Of the town Of Wheel.
ing as follows: beginning on the Ohio
river at the mouth OF MCKinley's run, on
the land OF Joseph Caldwell, Esq.; from
thence By direct line 10 cherry tree