Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-01-01

been planned for the coming season, and
IL is entirely safe 10 say that no step
backward is TO be made, in the year
upon the threshold Of which we stand
to-day.
Commencing with that purely resi-
dence quarter OF the city-the Island
we find that no fewer than thirty homes
were erected over there, at an aggre-
gate cost Of not less than $4,000. On
South Front street striking examples
are offered in the fine residences OF
Messrs. J. K. McCourtney and ID. Nj.
Russell, and on North Front street In
the home of Jack Gfasscock. On Penn
street Mr.. j. s. Naylor has erected a
splendid house, as has also Mr.. Chap-
man, and on Virginia street Messrs-
Nelse Noble and Qulnten McClyment oc-
cupy fine homes. On South Broadway
no less than six handsome residences
built by Messrs. George Varney, Frank
Swift. Charles Smith, Mr.. Williams and
Others, were erected and occupied, and
on Huron street half dozen new homes
stand where an orchard flourished twelve
months ago. The same state OF analrs
exists all over the middle and upper por-
lions Of the Island, where Messrs. 4. Y.
Il. Schwertieger, s. F. Farls and others
have put up handsome homes.
North Wheeling tells the same story.
There we have the large and handsome
addition TO the Hospital, the Robinson
residence, the Vigilant engine house,
the w. A. Wilson residence. the Gar
den residence, the Hedges residence,
the Eekhart residence, the List resi-
dences, the Diehl residence, and others,
all fine buildings, and representing d
large outlay in the aggregate.
In the central part OF the city we
find such large and substantial new
buildings as the Hawley block, at Tenth
and Main streets, the great improve
ments TO the Zane block, the new
Hutchinson building, at Main street
and alley nine, the Schaefer IL Dire
horst building, at Main street and alley
twelve, the magnificent new City Bank,
she equally magnificent Reymann resi-
dence, the new st. James Church, the
Jewish Synagogue, the new Terminal
depot, the Hildreth residence, the Heis-
kell building, on Fourteenth street, the
DIR. Reed residence, the BOreman block
OF residences, at Fourteenth and Chap
line, the Dillon, Swabaker and wheat
& Haneher additions, and others.
In East Wheeling we lind such nota-
BILE improvements as the Lange resi-
denee, the Baird residence, the new
houses erected by Fred. Happy, Alex.
Young's residence, the NC
Lain residence, the Flaccus
building the addition to Union school,
the electric light power house, the Hop
ktns residence, the new building at the
Reyman brewery, the corrugating plant,
etc.
South Of the creek the list is a long
one. The great improvement at the
Schmulbach brewery heads the list, In
point Of size and money expended, and
is closely followed by the new railroad
bridge at the mouth OF Caldwell's run,
which is a great piece Of work, and has
taken tens of thousands OF dollars.
Among residences re those OF Messrs.
Helmbright, Wag n, DR.. Ford, BOYD,
Mckinley, Bonenserger, and host OF
others, and among business structures
are the Hoffman building. In all S275,-
600 have been spent on the South Side.
East Of the city Wheeling people have
put large sums into fine residences. Ex-
amples are afforded in the fine homes OF
Messrs. Laughlin, Heiskell, Peterson,
Prayer, Pearson, Braden and Miss Ste
venS. These residences will cost at least
$50, 900 in the aggregate, and perhaps q
good deal more.
As will be seen, this partial list does
not include anything but buildings for
residence or business purposes, and
takes in nothing like the large amount
OF railroad work, the stone bridge, cost
ing 500, 900, the electric plant, outside
the building, which will cost $1,000,
the new bridges over the river, costing
$500. 900, or number of other things.
These items would add another million
20 the total, giving, in round numbers,
So, 600, 900 spent for improvements In
this city in single year.
Many new improvements are on dit,
and the season of 1892 is full OF prom
Use. That its building record may
eclipse that Of the present year, is the
hope of every patriotic Wheellngite.