Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-02-23
STREET IMPROVEMENT.
The Various Projects Now Being
Discussed.
One Proposition Pending in Council and
Another to Be Probably Intro
duced This Evening.

The question of what part of the city
will receive the benefit of the ten cent, levy
proposition, to be presented TO COUNCIL
during the coming season for adoption, Is
at present sgitstDg the municipal law
makers in no small degree, and something
of scramble for the new street is likely to
take place On two several occasions
resolutions having for their object the
paving of ChsplIne street from Sixteenth
south to Eighteenth, out Eighteenth to
Eof. and south on Eoff to Nineteenth, and
thence eastward past the city gas works,
have been introduced in the Second
Branch, but as often killed by the lacking
on of amendments by Councilmen from
other parts of the city. At the last meeting
but one Mr.. Stanley introduced resolu.
ton calling for the paving OF
NORTH MAIN STREET,
from Ninth to the city line, and the meas
ure was passed through the Second
Branch, but the First has not yet voted
upon it. The North Wheeling people claim,
and with come truth, that the upper end OF
town is entitled to some improvement this
spring in the way Of brick pavement.
They point out that the South Side now
has q continuous paved street from Tween,
tieth to Thirty first street, the East End
one from Chspline to Mccullough and the
Island likewise one between the bridg es
and the paving of Main street would only
place the upper part OF the city
ON AN EQUALITY
with other sections. This view Of the case
is being urged upon members of the First
Branch, and an effort will be made to carry
the resolution through this evening.
AS opposed to this, it is understood that
the project to pave the streets just south Of
the City Hall. to wit: Chapline from Six
teeuth TO Eighteenth, Eighteenth to Eotf,
Eoff from Eighteenth to Sixteenth, and
Seventeenth from Chspline to Eof, will
again be renewed in Council this evening,
it's friends urging that the new location
of the City Hall demands that the streets
about it should be put in the best possible
condition as a matter of pride to the city,
that the business of the Gas Works could
be better transacted, and that the large
hauling business on Seventeenth street,
arising from the loading and unloading Of
railroad cars makes the paving Of the
street imperstively necessary.
STILL ANOTHER PROJECT
Mentioned is to run brick pavement from
Sixteenth street north on Eoff to Four
teenth aud down Fourteenth to connect
with the present brick pavement at the in.
tersection Of Chapline and Fourteenth
streets.
The limits of the ten per cent fund will
not allow all OF these Improvements to be
made next season, and hence the struggle
as to which element will come out best
OF last years ten cent levy, there is bal.
snce OF $4,000 now in the treasury, while
about s., 900 remains uncollected, making
$1,000 IN all. Otthis sum about Sc, 600 is
still due Mr. Robert Campbell on account
of the South Side street, laid last fall,
leaving real balance OF only sboutSl 900.
Next years levy. if ordered. will bring in
$1,000, making total of $4,000 avail
able next summer.
The matter is one in which every citi en-
takes deep interest, and it is to be hoped
it. will be settled so IS ito inure 10 the ad
gantsge Of the city as a whole.