Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-02-26
CHALKING OUT WORK.
SEVERAL WBIGHTY MATTERS UNDER CON
SHERATON BY COUNCILNBN.
The Caldwell Run improvement Assuming Definite
Shsps-A Proposition i9r q New Bridge at
Seventeenth Srsst-Big Bills
Ordered Pad

Pursuant to the adjournment taken at
last Frid8y's session Of the Council Com
mittee on Streets, Alleys and Grades and
the Board Of Public Works, down at Cald-
Wells ruu. the two organizations met in
Joint session las. night at the City Hall TO
consider the proposed improvement in the
cba1usl of the run. There was present a
Quorum of the committee, the full mem
bership Of the Board Of Public Works, Sur
veyor Hcgs, Acting Mayor Cruise, and sew
eral other gentlemen.
At the opening OF the session Mr.. Robin
son. temporary chairman Of the committee
last Friday, briefly narrated the facts con
necled with the tour name1, aud was fol-
lowed by Mr. H1ndlaD, who pointed out
the advautsges to accrue from the improve
loeut OF the run. saying the lots which
would be Hereby put on the market would
return % ne city, in the form Of taxes and
water aud gas rates, the entire cost OF the
proposed work Ia a fen wears. Mr.
Bailey asked President Schmulbsch
If the Board had any idea OF the
cost of the work and was Informed that
estimates had been made several times,
once, about tvo years ago, by Mr.. HOge.
Mr. Hoge stated he had made surveys aud
estimates for the ina Improvement Of the run,
between the east side of Wood street and
the west side of Chaphne street, II at that
time being toe understanding that the
b. & o. Company would take care Of the
run lIom Chsplins street 70 the river.
Mr.. Haadlan thought the B. & o. would
still agree 70 relocate its present bridge
over the run. but Mr. Robinson stated he
hsd ii f,0m very excellent authority taat
the Company would DO nothing of the sort
now. The most ID would agree TO do
would be to allow the city 10 rebuild the
railroad bridge under the supervision OF
b. & o engineers. The Company did nOs
consider that il was bound to the city by
the agreement OF two years ago
President Schmulbach suggested that
the present b. q D. bridge would have to
be moved north a considerable distance,
ard this YVES verified by Others present,
who stated, however, that the change
would be an advantageous one for the b.
* o. Engineer Hoge then presented his
figures, prepared two years ego, the esl-
mate calling Tor a water course twenty-five
feet wide and twelve feet deep, paved
with stone fifteen inches deep. and walled
up with heavy stone, laid up dry, tbs
walls hei0g three and one-half feet thick
and $50 feet long, making 1868 cubic
yards. Excavahng, filing, bridges
and q handrail the entire length
o. the walls, were all provided for,
the total estimated cost being $40, 900.
Sir. Hoze further said be thought the run
could Oe improved in the manner proposed
from McCulIoch to Chapline street, for the
sum Of $4,000 In reply to questions,
Sir. Hoge said he could not tell what the
cost Of removing the B. & o. railroad bridge
would be. until he had made a. estimate
PiliDg along TIE sides Of the run would
cost about oDe-third as much as stone
walls.
After sn extended discussion s. resolu-
ton was prepared, asking Council to des-
icnate some committee TO enter into nego-
dations with the b. & O road, for the pur-
pose Of ascer,aining just what that ccmpa-
ny would hewillipg to do in the premises,
aud the Engineer viii in the meantime
prepare a new estimate, for fdture meet
ing.