Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-28
CALD W ELLIS RUN.
PROGRESS OF TEE WORK BEING DONE IN TEAT
VICINITY.
N,w Bridges Constructed, and Kew Dwellings
Erscssd-Hhs Ohio River and B. & 0.
Bridge Nearly Finished.

Persons not familiar with TIE work
already done, and now in progress, at
CaldWell's run, can form no adequate
idea of its magnitude. For the past
eighteen months, or since work was
started upon the Chapline Hill tunnel
OF the Terminal Company, the work OF
Improvement has been going steadily
on. with the result-that that section OF
the city, contiguous to CaldWells run,
which has for years been an eyesore,
has been reclaimed for building pur-
poses. The two causes which have
brought about this desirable end were
the strengthening Of the course OF tnat
sinuous stream and the hlilng OF the
lowlands with dirt from the tunnel.
The work of Strengthening COM
menced at a point a short distance be-
vond the plant Of the Wheeling Lime
and Cement Company, where the run
curves to the north. The perpendicular
banks, there, however, are not properly
protected, and there is danger OF wash
ing away portion OF the road 10 case
of O freShet. such as is not uncommon
at CaldWell's run. AT jacob street the
RIM took another shoot TO the north,
but it's course was Strengthened as lar
as the alley west Of Chapllne street.
The work of riprapping has been nnisn-
ed between that point and Eoit street.
The north bank at Eoff and Chapline
streets is held in place by perpen-
dicular walls Of stone, which form the
south walls OF foundations for dwellings
recently erected.
The dirt from the Chapline Hill tun-
mel has been used in filling up to grade,
the land all lying from five TO eighteen
feet below the street. All the dirt and
stone taken from the tunnel has been
used for this purpose, and much yet re-
mains TO be filed. New buildings are
going up rapidly. Mr.. D. NJ. Carey, OF
the firm of Paige. Carey ~ Co., which
did all the work at that point, has
erected four new houses on Eoff street,
and four more substantial dwellings are
in process of erection on the opposite
side of the street, while block OF four
brick dwellings on Chapline street are
about ready for the roof. He has also
erected three or four substantial dwell
inys on Jacob street, and removed a
number of others to make way for the
new course of the run, making In all
about twenty-five dwellings, Including
those acquired by purchase, owned by
Mr.. Carey in the vicinity OF Caldwelfs
Run.
At Twenty-ninth and Eoff streets is
located the large yard, in which the
stone for the Main street bridge is
dressed and loaded upon Terminal cars.
At Jacob street a force OF men are at
work preparing the heavy timbers for
the false work of the bridge.
Four substantial bridges over the
new channel Of the run have been fin
ished, and work upon the B. & o. and
Ohio River railroad bridge is progress
ing rapidly. At Jacob street rail-
road bridge for switch Of tho Terminal
tracks has been constructed, and an
other railroad bridge, east of Eof
street, for the main track OF the Ter
minal system, connecting at Thirty
third street with the B. & o. and Ohio
River tracks. The Eoff and Chapline
street bridges are both handsome and
substantial structures, the full width
of the streets, and with heavy abut-
mentS. Both are equipped with iron
ratings, placed in position last week.
THE NEW RAILROAD BRIDGE
for the trackt of the Ohio River and B.
& o. railroads has been in course Of con-
struction for several months, and will
be one of the most substantial bridges
in this vicinity. The contractors,
Stewart Bros, have a force of about
thirty men working at present. 1t was
necessary to go to a depth of about
thirty or thirty-fve feet for founda-
tion for the abutmcnt, and the work
was necessarily slow and tedious. The
Ohio River part is now ready for the
superstructure which will be placed in
position in few days. The entire
north abutment is finished, and there re-
mains about three weeks work upon the
south abutment When this is finished
the iron work will be placed in position
and the core taken out. The latter
work will be finished about the middle
of December, when the water will be
turned into the new channel. Work
on this bridge has so far proceeded
without serious accident, which is re-
markable considering its complicated
character.