Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
CALDWELL's Run.
That Venerable CHESTNUT to the
Fore Again.
The Board Of Public Works Asks
Council to Allow the Ditch To Be
Strengthened at a Cost
Of $4,000.

The matter of strengthening the bed OF
that classic stream, CaldWelis Run, is
once more before Council. In the First
Branch, last night, q two-column commu'
nieation from the Board of Public Works
on the subject was read, the gist of the
paper being contained in the following
resolution:
Resolved, That the Board of Public
Works be and they are hereby authorized
and empowered to settle and compromise
the suit in chancery now pending in the
Circuit Court of Ohio county, West Viz
sinis, wherein Henry C. and Alexander j.
Caldwell are plaintiffs and the city and
another are defendants. provided
THE FOLLOWING TERMS
are complied with:
The owners Of the lots on the north
side of TSenty-ninth street from Wood to
Chapline street, to convey to the city ht-
teen feet off the south side of their lots 10
make TEenty.ninth street Seventy-hVe feet
wide.
2-Ths city to receive release, salts
factory TO the Board, from all liability to
straightep said run as named In the plot
herein mentioned, or to do any other
Strengthening than that hereinafter author,
lied 70 be made, from the east SIDE Of
1 Wood street to the place where the run
now crosses Tweniy.ninth street, west OF
Chapline, or to do any other work By res
son Of anything in said plot.
3-The owners of the property on the
west side of Twenty-ninth street, from
Wood to McCGlloeh streets, to agree to
convey to the city, whenever it desires to
straighten the run between those streets
fifteen feet of the south side of their prop
erty to make the street
sEvENTY.FIyE FEET WIDE,
the city. however, not to be obligated to
strengthen the run from McCulioch to
Wood streets until it sees fit to do so.
4 The suit to be dismissed ss soon as
ths work hereinafter named is completed;
as its part of such compromise the city to
place said run in the centre OF Twenty
ninth street, as thus Tidened, from the
east eide of Wood street to the point where
the run now crosses Twenty-ninth street
west of Chapine, as described In the fore
going report; such work to be contracted
Tor By said Board, and to be done under
the direction and supervision oil the Beard
"a soon as the weather, in the opinion ol
the Board, will permit it with safety.
To the end that all interested in srch
work may be able TO rely upon Its compile
ton by the city, and that the city in good
faith will carry out it's part Of the com
promise the lot belonging to the city on
the east side of Market street next north
of the Washington Hall Association prop
erty, is hereby
PLEDGED AND APPROPRIATED
for the purpose OF paying for the work Of
Strengthening said run as aforesaid.
Mr.. McGregor Wes in favor of the pro-
posed Improvement, but be wanted 70
know where the money involved. some ft'
teen thousand dollars, was to come from.
Mr.. Caldwell spoke strongly in advocacy
of the measure. He thought this golde
opportunity for the city to make an i'm
proyement of great Importance. The
proposition was to widen Twenty-ninth
street 10 seventy FIVE feet, turn the run
down the centre of it, and then make a
good Substantial roadway, Of proper with,
on each side of the run. The improve
menr besides besutifying that part Of the
city, would throw open for building Pur'
poses large sm1unt Of vacant ground.
After some additional discussion the
resolution was adopted. The paper now
goes to the Second Branch for concur
renee.
The suit referred to in the resolution has
been bo;hering the city officials for years,
and the improvement, if ordered, and
agreed to, will not only beneE: the city
directly but end the troublesome and cost
/ " litigation.