The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-06-19
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Some Interesting TAlE 8bout abe city
wharf and Its Needs.
The ISTELLI0EscEs has on several occasions
recently written upa come length the hol-
rible condition OF the public landing. For a
long time 1t has been disgrace to the CRY,
and never more so than at the present time,
1t would hardly be An exAggetation to tay
that there Is mot dcceTt 50 lare yard OF ply-
iusoH It's entire length. CJbble stones roll
sbont every where. There, are dangerous1nts
and several ash heaps add to the general
ruinous appearance OF things. EYt'y once
In while dray or delivery wagon breaks
down on the levea, and tuen the Of Y is
cursed s.v n ways for Sunday BY the drivers
and owner, while every mate that unlOa 9
his steamer has some profaue remarks 10
make about the It to OF aftaira
About year ago Council authorized the
p, W. q KY. road u widen the platform , :
the passenger depot and swing their track out
towards the river few feet 81 as u d!Spen' g
Win a bad curve between the two dsptt1
When this was done 1t was found that q
roadway at tho upper END, used by vehicles
In Roaming the lumber landing and wharf
boat could not be used, q retaining wall built
by the railroad company for the track covel-
Jig part OF It. and the widened pla form the
remainder. The grade at this poir Is quite
steep, and loaded vehicles had difficulty in
going 10 aud coming firm the wharf uost
The tsamsters and river men asked for re-.
/ OF, but asked 10 vain About tree MOI s
ago ,e turning OF the care OF the levep nver
10 the Board OF Public Works was sgt It'd,
and after considerable OF fight In Council
an ordinance was adopted TO that effect Th s
was considered the proper thing to do, 81 the
revenues from the levee go to t1e Board.
The Board Immediately went to work to
construct a roadway at the upper end to take
the place OF the former one. The stones
were torn up, then the rain 9 In and not :.
has been done since. Th- removing Of
the stone has made very bad pace and u
should be repaired Al once, ny Ia TACT should
the entire spate. While about the river an
INrELLiaRNcKR reporter Lad talk with q
we'll known river man, during which he
made several suggestions, tbs substance Of
which are given. i;i.G
In the 6fst place. cobble stones are not the
proper things for legee. whenever q
steamer ppt out spar. II tears mp a yard or
two OF stones no matter how firmly thy are
rammed, s provided "a steamer comes mp on
the outside and ties to the spared boat It
would COZ q money 10 put the levee in q
proper condition but II right y done, 1t
would be monty well sp4ut Said the ge' :
tleman referred To: cat u rough Cd innate
it would cost at least $1,000 to fix this place
according 10 my ideas. First, | would have
tue street from this curbstoIe to the railroad
regavsd and put at proper grade, which 1t
10 not atnyw Then would lake every
cobble stone from thu tack 70 tbs waters
edge oct and this would Ehsyeat' be done
when the river was at very low stage, so
that the work could be thorough done
Then remove \ foot OF car:h aud fill
ia with the Stag, slack and cinder
tiat you could eSsily get from the mills
they would be glad t,gst rid q 1t IN fact and
tIs railroad could hau it right to The spot.
On top OF this spread layer OF hard lime
stone, broken email, and IN short time this
city could have wharf she wou'd be proud
OF and 1t would not want mt ch repaidng.
II yJu want to see samples OF this kind VI q
W .arf look 81 the tbfte at Matt MS Fer =
and that little dandy on the Island, over
there, Just below the bridge. They were
made TINT way. The stuff Just Yields together
Ike cement and becomes as smooth as
il5or aud IS hard rs rock. Why,
a street up In North Vince
ing made Of Z. the, s'ul and q few
d, ys ago when they went t. put down q pipe
they had TO blast IL out A spar would never
Tear Inst up / can tell You. A large maj1f-
Inv OF the tIwns along the river have tlis
kind OF wharf,. Ten with flag pole AMI
some decent gauge marks We would be fixed
nicely
a. call at the Board rooms ELECTED there
mark, Now that the Sosrd has charge Of The
levee, II The city wants u fixed up, we will doit
provided we can do It right, and the city
gives Is authority tospsnd the money ncces-
sn,v In do tn