Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-05-27
THE NEW BRIDGE.
AN ORDINANCE BEFORE A COUNCIL CON-
MIfTEE
An Outline o. What the Wheeling Bridge PeoPl'
Propose 70 d. on Both Sides Of
the River.

The Council Committee on Streets' Al
levs and Grades met last evening Tor the
purpose of considering an ordinance pre-
pared in the interests of the Wheeling
Bridge Company, and by the terms OF which
the Company is to be given certain rights on
Market alley, west of Main street, and on
Ohio street, Island, from the low water
line in the river to the east side of South
Penn street.
The essential portion of the ordinance, as
read TO the Committee, last evening, was rs
follows
81 The right OF way over the alley known
a, Market alley. beginning az the west slde
~ Main street and extending westwaruly
IN the low water line of the Ohio river,
said alley being twelve feet IN With
There Is also granted 10 the SAID brluGe Com
pany the right TO iii said alley to grade from
the present line OF Main street to the me oil the
floor OF the bridge OF said Company over Inc
main channel Of the Ohio river AT the hrst abut-
ment which abutment is TO be situate ABOUT ABOUT
l65 feet west Of the west property line oil Nam
street and the floor line Of said bridge at tha'
abutment is to be- about thirteen Feet above 'he
present surface of said alley.
y That portion OF Ohio street in the seventh
ward in the city Of Wheeling, which Is described
ns follows: Beginning at low water line on the
west side OF the main channel OF the ono
river. and thence extending weStwardlN on ono
street "a strip Of ground included between tht
north property line OF Ohio street ana IN" 10
feet south from the north property line oi ONO
street and extending parallel with SAID property
line toa point about l65 feet east Of the east
property line Of south Front street, and extend
ing WeStwardly on Ohio street crossing SCUM
Front street 10 point on the east property line
of South Penn street situate feet south oil the
north property line of Ohio street
3 The said Wheeling Bridge company
NAV also carry its bridge Nladuct over ana
across South Front street. in the Seventh
ward Of said city. in such manner n not
10 nbstruct said street. said Niaduct be-
inc about 40 feet wide and elevated above the
surface of said South Front street about II isri
I'M clear measurement. the said 90 feet in width
extending about ~ feet south of the north prop
ertv line of Ohio street aud about - feet north
of IN. north property line Of Ohio street.
There is also granted to the said Wheeling
Hridre Company the right To carry its bridge
elevated yiaduct over and across aiieN IN
the seventh ward of said city AT "a clear height
~ about - feet above the present grade oI sald
alley and covering "a space of about 10 iect III
width extending about 10 feet south ol Tue
north property line Of Ohio street. aud about ~
feet north Of the north property line OF ONO
street
The ordinance was accompanied by a
map showing the location of the bridge,
and particularly the situation, on the ISL
and side OF the river, and explanations
were made by Secretary Hughes. Of the
Bridge Company. and also by Guy Engineer
HOge, who was present.
II will be seen by a reading Of the portion
of the ordinance quoted above, it is the in
teptiOn of the Company 10 throw that part
of Market alley west of Main street, added
to the property the Company has acquired
north of the alley, into a street, TO he filled
I'D. graded and made in all respects similar
to that portion of Tenth street, between
Main street and the suspension bridge.
On the Island side, the bridge strikes the
shore Immediately south of the guy pier OF
the suspension bridge, about one-half the
width of the bridge, or little more, pro
iecting over the street. Preceding on
east. the bridge crosses South Front street
M an elevation Of about eighteen feet, the
west side of the street being about 80 from
the suspension bridge guy pier, and some
81 feet from the east line of South Penn,
where the western terminus of the bridge
approach is located. The western pier of
the bridge will be located at the east end OF
Ohio street, a few yards west OF the sus-
pension bridge guy pier. ana
from this point 10 the east
line of South Penn street the supcrstruct-
ure of the approach will be supported on
thirtv-three sets of metal struts, on stone
foundations. From the time the OrluEe ap-
proach leaves the west pier, on the river
shore. until ii reaches. it's western terminus
at Penn street, it gradually swings to the
north, so that very little of the north side
of Ohio street is occupied, ana that only by
the stone foundations and supporting col
umns of the roadway, which, OF course, is
away above the street. The Bridge Company
has acquired or will acquire, all the property
on the north side of Ohio street, between
South Front and South Penn streets, and
the buildings now in the way OF the APP
proach will be moved back toward the
north until they clear the superstructure
of the approach This property will then
be available for residence purposes, front
ing Immediately upon the approach to the
bridge.
After the ordinance had been fully eX-
planned, the committee approved IT. and
recommended that it be passed by Council
at this evenings session.