The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

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lots are on the street, but there are
only few cases in which buildings
seriously encroach. There are two
eneroachments on this street. where
stables have been erected (south OF
it's intersection with Pleasantly,
about which proceedings ought to be
had to intercept the running of the
statute of limitations, lift applies in
such cases. 1t may not be exped-
lent at this time to take any steps
toward the removal of these stables,
but at least nothing should be al
lowed to take place which would en-
danger the right of the town to oc-
cupy this ground for street pur-
poses whenever it may desire to do
so.
There is only one other building
on this street that seriously en-
croaches upon it, and that is dwell
ing house on the corner of Poplar
alley. There are some slight en-
croachments by buildings between
Bumbo Lane and Maiden Alley on
this street; but as these buildings are
stables, in the course of time, with
an established centre line for the
street, these buildings will give place
to larger and better structures, and
these Irregularities will be corrected.
There are some encroachments by
owners of lots ON both sides of this
street at some points, but already
many of these people have signified
their willingness to speedily con-
form their improvements to the prop
er line.
l may add in justice to all these
people that if the center line of the
street had been marked years ago
as it is proposed to do now, these
encroachments would have not oc-
Cured.
HIGH STREET.
High street was found remarkably
accurate. There are only few en-
croachments by buildings, and these
are very slight, only few inches in
most cases.
FRONT STREET.
Front street was found mainly
correct from its southern terminus
to Maiden Alley. From this point
northward the encroachments on
both sides, in some instances,
amount to several feet. The build
ing standing on the southwest cor
ner of this street and Bumbo Lane
is several feet out. From this point
northward to the intersection with
Wiley street, it became necessary to
adopt an arbitrary line.
1t is not a matter of so much i'm
portance to the town that all these
lanes should absolutely conform to
the original survey in places where
buildings have not been erected &C
cording to the supposed line. The
essential thing is to have an estab-
lished line to which all people can
work and then require all improve
ments to conform to it,
FRONT AND WILEY STREET JUNCTION.
The junction of Front and Wiley
streets had always been narrow, in
convenient, unsightly and dangerous.
The cut made here served not only
the purpose of bringing the two
streets to one grade at this point,
widening the same and establishing
their grades, but also the purpose of
making it possible to construct
sidew ak on the south side Of Wiley
street from Long alley to the june
ton with Front, thence crossing to
the west side of Front, to the Uni
versity grounds.
FRONT STREET.
The new pavement along the XII
ger lot on Front street adds much
to the appearance of that part of
the town. Its convenience and util-I
ity are daily attested by those who
have occasion to use it. When the
pavements along the whole length of
this street, which have been ordered,
shall have been constructed, the APP
pearance of the street will be greatly
improved, and the property situated
thereon will be made more accessi-
BILE, valuable and desirable.
WILEY STREET.
The widening, grading and laying
of side walks on Wiley street has
been almost completed. Some work
has been done toward matchmaking
it, and nearly sufficient quantity
of stone is on the ground to com
plete the work as far east as Spruce
street. The grading on this street,
made necessary to prevent putting
the sidewalk three feet below the
center of the roadway at Long alley,
was so interfered with by the rainy
season that it was necessary to aban-
don work for the winter. When
suitable weather permits this work
will be speedily finished. 1t will
be necessary to relay the pavement
on this street from High street to
Long alley to conform to the new
grade of the street and to avoid max
ing steps at Long alley
HIGH STREET.
High street has some very good
and neat pavements, but it could be
improved by some new ones and the
repairing of old ones. 1t is as broad,
clean and beautiful a street as one
sees in town of this size; but it's
symmetry has been married and dis
figured by the laying of pavements
not according to grades, but with all
sorts of ups and downs, hills and
hollows. This unevenness and de-
formity, however, are not permanent,
but may be corrected in the course
of time.
I think a few new crossings ON
this street in place of the stepping
stones that are worn out, in some
places, would be an Improvement.
BRICK DRAINS.
In the adoption of the brick drain
which has come into use in cities
and towns on account of it's beauty,
cleanliness and cheapness, this town
will save great deal of money. The
curb-stone, which was formerly con-
sldered indispensable to pavement,
is being abandoned. 1t is more cas-
lily displaced by freezing than some
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