Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-06-01
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90 the National ROAD ara stone bridges
oy.rs hslt century OLD, that have
had hardly cents worth of repair
since ibsy were balS which are
as substantial suf sells Tor all pur-
poses today ~ they were when
Grst erected suppose the policy advocat
ed bv csr,siu individuals in Wheeling in
res,sJ to tbs pop s.d Main stree. bridge,
of savae d p.auy Sc tae s.srt to- lose
pouna ie the sor had bs,3 pursued with
regard 10 these pike or.dses-to-dss. they
would be ans,fs for travel. IN ell erobifil-
NV from NEGLECT. although hav1s been q
ye.rly source OF expense for hsltac.u.ury.
r,is doubtful ifthey eonId have lasted tina.
LONE If made of iros. even with the best
of c,rs pnbI,. bo5r-. legislatures aad
eospcl- whose members are changing
sve-v r.u ,..r. ers noiar.ou.iy ueglectful
,r ,,bi;. .orzs Their object ia .lways
to make a showing OF economy. aod. con-
.sopsotiv needed repairs ere nut off from
session to session and from body TO body
Am tbe Last moment frequently fll public
SAFETY +. actually aep.udent on the expen-
5i,n-s no in the case of the Seventeenth
street iron bridge. for the reconstruction
or which 10 bs. been resolved 70 appro-
pirate SIS. 600. to which the W & H. r.
r will add about $4,000 more; AID for
The rensir of the Market street and PENN
snia iron bridges Council has just been
compelled to authorize the Board Of Pub
Die Works 10 expend 5000
Knovinv this 20 be ths case, would not .
the citizens of Wheeling be- pursuing a .
course Of supreme folly to defeat the or
dinauce for the erection of a substantial .
and lasting stone bridge over the creek at .
Main street, Forsome inexplicable reason /
the opponents of this ordinance want the .
psv bridge to be of iron instead Of stone
An iron bridge would cost less to put up, .
90 Be sure. bat would 1t be the most .
economical bridge in the end aud the .
most satisfactory for use2 Assurediy, .
nsithsr Experience has caught as that
iron bridges, except for certain purposes
are a dear Investment when compared Win
store. though stone may cost something .
more 20 build For soidity and comfort m
travel stone bridge Is much superior
20 iron. As au example take 'he stone
bridge which is to be replaced. lt was IN
constant use Tor 6ty-ionr years and an in-
significant sum expended OF it for repair
would have enabled 10 TO withstand 'ne
terrible dood of last summer ana last Tor
O generation, and more To come Inc
Market street iron bridge Is not n"i' 81
old o. structure nor halt 20 satisfactory
Tor travels 10 has been " cons'''. source
OF trouble anu expense tut 'us 0'''' '"0
LOOK At ITS diiAP'a''eo 'o1o'''OD b, p s's1'.
A7 ABOVE msn'''l'0' Oo''-''' ''
oeen iofcea TO make p''''''O' '.' ''' ~
pair.
IL we were iA saca s'''''' 'H@' We
were forced TO 'uop' '0 nc 'U''p
Psaien' whose O0''''i''' 'D' u 1''''
were NOT particular about, we 70onio Ie-
commend iron. Bat as 10 is "a permanent
lasting structure that rs to connect the TWO
halves of The city, that Is wanted, I'd would
bs the aeicht of folly TO m'ke 10 o. IRON.
A stone bridge Of the sort 10 Is proposed
90 bald would shord more satisfaction
and solid comfort to the public 'nan any
other kind of structure. Il. "onIo 7uo'u