Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-04
WHEELING BoULEvARDs.
Return Of the Pittsburgh Ex-
cursiouists- What They learn
ed About Paving. w

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At 1880 o'clock, last evening, the
Wheeling officials returned from Their
two days jaunt A REeIsTER reporter
was on the ground to learn anything OF
interest which might have transpired;
The first member he tackled rerharked
that they had been at the Opera House
on Tuesday night and heard "Fatinitza,
which was the extent OF his information.
1t seems, however, that the party was
most courteously received at Plttgburgh'
taken about the city and put in posses,
sion of all information on the subject OF
street making. There are principally Jour
classes of paving at Pittsburgh. The Bel
gian blocks are OF two kinds, one from the
Ligonier Valley above Pittsburgh; ana
one from EIlicott's Mills, in Maryland.
There are also two kinds oil WOODEN
streets, locust and white cedar blocks
Then there is the concrete or asphait
pavines and the cobble stone. our ON
cials seemed best pleased with the INST
named, the Ligonier blocks, which are
placed i'm position, at Pittsburgh, Tor
abe ut $50 per square yard. Some oil
them. however, favor a limestone mac
alamized street, the roller being tirst
used on a sandstone foundation. lhis
plan is also recommended by Engineer
Dempster, of Pittsburgh, who said ne
would use limestone there II they had IL.
The principal objection to this is the
dust and heat of summer, which IS some
times intolerable. However, the com-
mittee is not yet prepared 70 give, an
opinion, nor will be until the members
have an opportunity to meet ana COIN
pare notes. ,
The following, from the Pittsburgh
/ Leader. despite its whitening sarcasm,
gives fair idea OF the programme, while
| in Pittsburgh: THE gentlemen were
conducted TO Municipal hall, where
meeting was organized i'll the common
council chamber, by calling Mayor Lid
! dell 10 the chair Mayor Sweeney stat
ed the object OF the visit. Tie said, IN
| effect, that the councils of Wheeling had
| appropriated a sum of money to be lie
voted to street improvements, and the
councils of Wheeling, knowing that
| Pittsburgh had the most magnificent
| bouIeyards in the country and had had
| large experience in street improvements
| 1--WE should snickerl had deemed 1t we'll
! Tor committee TO come here and eN-
anime our thOroughfares, witha view to
adopting the best and cheapest style OF
| pavement for the burg OF Wheeling.
Mr.. Evan Jones, contractor, was at the
meeting, and as he suggested that the
! Wheeling gentlemen be shown through
| Municipal Hall to begin with, and that
they be initiated into our system OF gov
ment it was accordingly done. There
WAS no reference to the fact that said
system had plunged US into debt OF
SO, 10000 After the gentlemen mad
| inspected the system, Mr.. Jones sug
gested that they should look at our hire
department, and scrutinize the prlnci'
streets in the heart OF the city, OF which
| Mr.. Jones said We had variety, but
| it is presumed he meant variety OF
payements. The gentlemen thanked
/ Mr.. Jones kindly and accepted his pro-
position. Just here our reporter pre-
pared the following resolution:
ReSoired, That after the entlemen
/ from Wheeling have examined our var
| iety OF pavements, and made themselves
| ACQUAINTED with the extent and magnlh-
cence ofOur suburban bOulevards, that
a committee OF Pittsburgh Councils he
appointed with power to compel the
production Of persons ami papers 10
show the magnificent debt on said bOuie-
wards; also, correct list showing what
property abutting on said boulevards
have been sold by the sheriff, and what
property the sheriff contemplates sell
ing. The committee shall also have
power TO call upon the county
! recorder to ascertain how many owners
| of property abutting on said improved
streets have mortgaged their property
| in order to pay their assessments, and
| they shall also inquire into any other
| facts in connection Herewith, as may
serve as a warning and caution to tie
councils OF the city OF Wheeling.
On account of the LeadSr man not
being duly organized member OF the
meeting this resolution was not pre-
sented, and the Wheeling gentleman
went to the cock lott OF City Hall TO be-
gin to understand the city government
10y looking at the fire alarm apparatus.
Ii is. proposed, during the day, that
they shall look at that triumph OF en-.
gineering, Brownsville avenue, and
other somewhat similar thOroughiares,
and they are invited to be present at
the meeting of select council in order
that they may observe the neatness and
despatch with which that branch trans
acts business; then they will be allowed
To rest during the remainder OF the day,
hut tomorrow morning they will meet
at 8 o'clock sharp at Municipal Hall,
and will then 20 out to inspect the East
End boulevards. The delegation pro-
poses to start for home tomorrow even
ing.