The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-04-09
SYSTEMATIC PAVING.
a Citixon's Suggestions for Improving
-E.HIHl streets, -rl-1t u

streets.
10 he Editor afthe IaaaiJeHssr. gse
Elm: You may remember that about ye,r
ago you published a communication from
me, III which proposed and advocated the
paving OF Chspline street between Twentieth
and Twenty. iourtb with brick. The sugges.
ton has been adopted with the most excel.
lent rsaults, and 10 the complete satisfaction
Of all citlzsns. El 49, T @
1t IL probably the unanimous desire that
the brick payeusnt may DO extended. Every
street In the business portion Of the city, and
at least one street from Ons eud OF the city 10
the other, ought 10 be paved in this way. II
this were done, tho cobbls STONES now Ia nae
could be laid In the crOsg or side Btreets whore
the travel Ia light; and II well laid, they
would last for years without repairs. ylI''
The only objection 10 ths brick pavement
M laid on Chapline street IL that, when It Is
necessary TO repair or relay water, gas or
sewer pipes, or TO make new connections
with Other, n large surface OF the pavement
must BIO disturbed 10 get at very email part
OF the pipe, as Il whole length or pane! OF the
underlying boards must bs raised, or they
must be cut Now behave that, II the sui.
face OF the nIrest were properly prepared by
being carefully graded and sinoothed,
and well rolled before the bricks were laid,
the boards could be dispensed with and a
large proportion OF the expense Eaved, Be.
sides, II, Ms suppose, the boards ara An 90.
ssntial part OF the patent which somebody
named Hale claims 10 have on this pave
ment, bis Claim for royalty might thus be
avoided. easa ,...f-'I# es.a
AS to the expense: In hasty review OF
the streets mentioned above, / find thers
would DO l0S squares, including Sixteenth
street 10 McColiuch, and Zane street on the
Island, from bridge to bridge. Some OF the
streets are quito nRrrow and many OF the
squares are very short. so that the whole
area 10 be- paved would probably be much
less than twenty-five times rs much "a ths.
already paved 90 Chapline street. Taking
the cos! Of the latter rs Il guide, the whole
could probably be done for $2S00C0, II dous
In tue same way; andit done without boards,
for considerably less and In much less time.
The laying Of the cobbo stones on other
streots could probably be accomplished In
good style for COO more, SO that we could
hayeall ourstIeeIs bette paved than any have
Hitherto been paved, Tor 5000 0o0 at the out
side. a city like Wheeling certainly ought
to be willing to issue or per cent bonds TO
that amount for 30 great and necessary an
| improvement. believe the saving in re.
pairs would amsunt to moro than the inter.
est every year; and every owner Of a yshicls
could well atilrd TO pay n street tax towards
the liquidation Of the principal, because be
would saue largo bills for repairs 10 his wagon
and ali immense deal OF wear on his horse.
Every man that uses tho streets will agree
with me, think, that something ought to
be done. The streets Ill over ths city were
nsvcr in worse condition during tho last
five years than they arc now. No matter
how great the necessity for hurry, smart
trot Is almost certain to end in u broken
spring or axle. 1t Is dangerous to go faster
than walk on some of the principal paved
streets. and the mud streets nre s.oushs OF
despond. Something must be done, aud that
right speedily. 1,s
Wheeiiny -ipril 5, 1854. m.