Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-12-01
BAD DAY FOR CALLING.
A DELEGATION OF CLEVELAND COUNCIL
HEyIN THE CITY YESTERDAY.
The Gentlemen Entertained By Mayor Grub and the
BOalu Of Public Wcrks-0f For
Stsubenvina

Yesterday afternoon another special
committee of Councilmen, this time from
Cleveland, arrived in the city, coming via.
the C. &P. railroad, which landed them
in Bridgeport about $50 o'clock. The
party was composed of ten gentlemen, as
follows: w. NJ. Bayne, President of the
Cleveland City Council; Charles o. Evarts,
City Clerk; C. G. Force, City
Engineer; j. &. Seigrst AS
sistant Street Commissioner and
Messrs. E. K. Fellan, p NJ. Spencer, NJ.
C. MaIoy, w. C. Ong and Thomas O'Brien,
members of Council. Accompanying the
party was Mr.. B. w. Laird, who was sent
on by the citizens residing along Franklin
avenue, q street which it is proposed to
pave, to look after their interests and re-
port to them in detail the information OBJ
tanned
Information of the departure of the
party from Cleveland had been telegraphed
the city authorities here, and at two
o'clock Mayor Grub, Mr. j. L. Hobbs, OF
HOge, and Mr.. John Porter, of New Cum
berland, drove over to Bridgeport in car
riages 20 meet the expected guests.
IntrOductiOns followed the arrival of the
train, and the party entered the carriages
and were driven to the Island, where the
brick pavement on South Huron and Vir-
ginia streets was inspected as well as the
fall of snow would permit. This done, the
gentlemen were driven over to the Mcclure
House, where they registered, and were
then taken by Mr. J. II. Hobbs over the
South Side pavements and thence to the
Hobbs BrOckunier & Co. Glass Works.
Returning up town, the party, to which
Mr.. A. c. Egerter, Of the Board of Public
Works, had been added, took supper at the
McLure, and then, about 100 o'clock,
the gentlemen were escorted to the Public
Building, viewing both the Court House
and the City Hall from basement to roof.
The visitors was very much pleased with
the building and its internal arrangements,
saving the accommodations were superior
to those enjoyed by the Cleveland city Of
ficerS, rs in that city the municipality
leases quarters for its officials, paying a
large annual rental for very Indifferent
building The lease was made about
twelve years ago, to run twenty-five years,
so there is no prospect Of an immediate
change for the better.
The party left the City Hall at about 8
o'clock for the hotel, and at $40 they took
a train over the Pewiky for Steubenville,
where they will pass the night. This
morning they will look ut the brick pave
ments there, and will then go to New
Cumberland to witness the mode of manu-
facture, and become thoroughly acquainted
with the character of the bricks, and the
composition of the clay from which they
are made.
Talking with q REGISTER reporter City
Engineer Force last evening, said he had
not yet learned the sentiments of his COM
paniOns in regard to using the brick, but
he thought opinion was divided on the
subject. He recognized that the
weather was very uniavorable for an eX-
animation of the streets, and said it would
he difficult, under the circumstances, to
come to n Just conclusion. He said:
"The Medina block pavement has been
given the preference in Cleveland over all
other systems 1t costs from Sl.75 for
rough stone, per square yard, up to So per
square yard for dressed blocks. The pave
ment gives satisfaction, both aI regards
wearing qualities and price. We have
some concrete pavement down, but have
|. had difficulty in obtaining u combination
which would not crack in winter, nor
run in summer; but we finally hit
upon the right thing. During the Mich
olson craze, some years ago, we put down
a lot of that pavement, but will not add to
it. | don't think the brick pavement
would come any cheaper than uDdressed
Medina, for We should make some change
in the manner oflaying it,"
Despite Mr.. Forces statement that the
Medina sandstone block gives perfect sat
isfactiOn in Cleveland, there seems to be
some cause for complaint, on the part of
citizens, and several meetings of people
living along Franklin Avenue have been
held, Mr.. +. W. Laird representing them
here yesterday. A writer in yesterday s
Cleveland Ledder said:
recently visited Wheeling w. Va, and
am satisfied that good durable street paw
ing can be made of fire brick, such that it
will endure for years and give a suitable
return for the investment. On my way
there stopped over at Pittsburg and eX-
amined her pavings. Granite is the only
material that will stand the constant heavy
traffic through her narrow down town
roadways. Even our splendid sandstone
block, fifteen inches deep, laid in the
street crossing ut the poStOfhCe in
Smithiield street, wore entirely away
in nine months. There is patch of fire
: clay paving of full width roadway and
100 feet long in one of the side streets over
which heavy traffic goes, that shows good
service. Friedrich are used in two form:
: in the streets of Wheeling. First brick
2ix4Sx9 inches, weighing seven pounds OIL
fifty-eight brick to the yard when set edge
' ways in pavements. Second, a wedge
shaped brick, nine inches long five inches
deep, and two and three-tOurths inches
2 wide on one face, and three and one-six
teenth inches wide on the other
weighing nine pounds each. Tht
: blocks are laid with first row
: with the narrow face upwards, and ther
the next row has this narrow face down
4 wards, then row with narrow faces up
I wards, and so on. The bricks are laid il
rows just rs ordinary paving is set. Grea
claims are made for tho blocks, particularly
that they will be in closer contact. d(
not think they are any bettcr than tn,
. bricks. The Pennsylvania and Il. & o
freight depotS are in close proximity il
e that city, and the streets in front of then
are paved, in front of one depot will
blocks, aud in front of the other will
brick. Both are splendid specimens o
, fire-clay paving, but fail to see any diff
: ference between them either in appear
auce, wear, or stability.
Wheeling has some four miles of fire
, clay paving in various portions of the city
: A quarter of mile laid on Chapline stree
four years ago was the first laid there. A
the corner of Twenty-Second street, stree
. railroad track comes up on Twenty-seoonC
/ street on a 81 feet grade to 100 feet, anC
turns into Chapline street on sharp curve
. Yet this paving between the rails at thi
G place stands admirably. Chapline stree
+ now has mile ofthis paving in good condi
a ton. The paving of four years ago is tn,
1 best. Ii cost, including ballast. s.. 48 pc
yard. The paving of this year cost 81. 26
and il not so good The statement thai