Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-03-16
ASSUMING SHIPE.
4 PROJEOr FOR AN EXTENSIVE SUBURB
EAST OF THE CITY.
The Plans for The Highway Tunnel nom Warren
Street to NJ De Chanal All On PapeF-Vns
Thousand Acres Of Bgilding Land to
Il Be Made Available.

The plans Of the gentlemen at the
head of the project to make available
for building purposes all the bottom
land lying along the south side OF the
creek east OF Mt. De Chantal, and as
we'll to bring much nearer to the city
proper all the building sites on and near
the National road, from Echo Point 10
Elm Grove. have so far assumed shape
that a detailed narrative Of the means
10 be adopted and the benefits to accrue
therefrom is possible.
Extensive and elaborate surveys have
been made by MeSSrs. Hoge and Wnlte'
and the results worked up on large
mar. taking ia all the territory from
the creek between Fifteenth and Nine
teenth streets east about as far as
Wheeling Park, the location OF all roads,
boDses. etc, having been carefully
noted. and a mass OF details relating
10 the confguratiOn of the ground, etc,
has been ACQUIRED. The farms from MI.
De Chantal east, along the creek, on
both sides OF the railroad are next TO oe
plotted, and the area available on each
for building lots noted down. Inc
area suitable for building purposes Is put
down at one thousand acres south OF
the creek alone, while much Of the land
north OF the creek and along the PIKE
and Elm Grove road will, itlS held, oe
made much more valuable ana aFa"-
able.
To reach this land and make II easily
and quickly accessible and much more
desirable than az present, the gentle
men associated together, MesSrS. Lewis
Steeprod. Col. Thomas O'Brien, John
Gator. Hugh Clark, and others,
have had survey run ana
worked up into the map
above mentioned for highway tunnel,
commencing Ut a point near the d.
Reilly pork house, on Warren street,
Manchester, a distance Of about city
block north OF the Reymann Brewing
Company property and running thence
in a straight line, parallel with SiN-
teepth street, through the hill, coming
out on the Steenrod hill farm, near MI.
De Chantal station. The map shows
this tpunel 10 be 1900 feet long, and
the cross sections show an arch twenty
seven feet wide by twenty feet ten
inches high, paved with brick, there
being a roadway Of eighteen feet ana
TWO four-foot sidewalks. A double track
for electric or motor cars is laid
down. and the tunnel is planned TO DO
constantly lighted by electricity. Al
the eastern end a road is projected,
practically in a straight line with the
tunnel. through the SteenrOd farm TO
wheeling creek, across that stream by
a bridge, and thence 20 the National
road at or near EdgingtOn lane. The
land between the east portal OF the tun-
mel and the creek is almost all owned
by Mr.. Steenrod and he will give the
free right OF way. The county is 70 be
asked 10 bnild the creek bridge, and
assist the company by cOndemning land
10 continue the road from the creek
10 the pike. Another road has been
surveyed from the east portal OF the
tunnel TO the creek near the former
McCabe residence, in LeatherwOod, and
goes thence up the north bank OF the
creek toa junction with the pike about
opposite Mt. De Chantal.
Ii is claimed for the proposed tunnel
route that it will reduce the distance
from the City Hall 70 Edglngton'S TO
about q mile and half, instead Of three
miles, by the pike as at present, and
that Mt. De Chantal station would be
brought within twenty minutes walk
OF the DOstOffice, or as near as the aver
age Island residence. Plans for an ex-
tension Of the electric railway system
over the new route, By way OF Seven
teenth, Chapline and Eighteenth streets,
crossing TO the east bank Of the creek
by a new bridge at Eighteenth street,
have also been discussed.
The gentlemen interested are very
enthusiastic over the possibilities OF the
project, and did not appear 10 be dis
mayed by the announcement by the en-
gineers yesterday that the tunnel, as
surveyed, would cost S995,000, Coal
mines now extend clear through the
hill on the line of the proposed tnnnel,
and engineers have made the trip
through them from one portal to the
other.