Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-04-27
sIxTnERrR sPrnEr.
Mr. Kimberly Makes Some Remarks on IL
and tina .sIntellixeacer's' rticie.

and tas "Intellizencer's'' rticie.
One morning recently, the reporter OF
the Inieligencer endeayored to ill up or
buck against spsce, "'by writing an ar,
t,cle on Wheeling streets, He started
ont bv making this brash statement:
at has become pretty generally uu-
derstoci among experienced road max
ers that macadamiztd roads or streets
are not success, when subjected 10 the
strain OF heavy wagons or heavy haul
ing"
was also extensively repaired in this
way in 1850, and had the additional al
vantage OF a rolling alterward, but the
wear and tear OF one year has removed
almost every trace OF such repair, acu
il will not be six months before one oil
the members from the Fourth ward Will
be urging upon Council the necessity OF
putting this thoruughiare in good repair
as measure of the highest import
ance.'
The last was regular ding at Philo.
l.. Kilnberi,, Councilman from the
Fourth ward. lie EXPRESSED himself
rather decidedly TO the reporter one DAY
having caught him on Sixteenth strs ct
and showed him very plainly a state OF
affairs that fatty contradlcted his stale
ment.
Last night, in Council, a resolution of
iered by Mr.. Dunping came up, order
ing the Street Commissioner to remove
the dirt from that street. Mr.. Kimber.
ly called Mr.. Burdatts TO the chair aud
took the floor. He Immediately launch
ed into "his distinguished friend, the
reporter OF the IntNigeacsr,' paying his
respects in a rather decided manner TO
that parsonage and his article. He show.
ed the true state OF affairs to Council
and made this assertion, that was the
mud to be scrarel off, thing by the
yay that has never been done since the
street was completed in 1879, instead OF
1889, as the enterprising reporter stated,
and he damage done by the gas works
employees replved by that institution,
and then $50 expended, better street
could not be found in the vicinity.
The mud lies in such a way that the
street appears to be in ruts, but when
scraped away is found smooth and level.
III ABOUT nan ubLCu HiatSc bao Pr .'''N
been nut into dwellings, the street be-
ing dug up for the purpose by employees
of the gas works, and the dirt being
carelessly thrown back again, leaving
humps. 1t is to day one ofthe smooth
est streets in the city.
Mr.. Kimberly continued by giving
the experience and statements OF ex-
perienced road makers and street COM
missioners OF other cities as the beauty,
durability, ETC.. OF macademized street
and said that Sixteenth street had as
much heavy hauling as any thorough
fare.
During his remarks there was consid'
cradle fun; some one suggested to Mr.
Burdatts that he call Mr.. X. to order
and make him address the chair instead
OF the reporter, which he forthwith did
somewhat disconcerting the speaker and
causing general laugh.
Mr.. Walters, OF the Second ward, also
rose during tho remarks, but the Fourth
ward commoner waved him back
with the remark that he would let "tht
gentleman ffom helPs hal. acre" speak
V hen he was through. Mr.. Walters in
dignantly objected TO being called this
and said he lived up on the hill while
the place of departed spirits was down
below-in Manchester, for instance.