The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-06

N'N'"N 'ho JOiht SShiiithNO
from council and tho board Of county
commissioners, appointed recently to
confer as to the advisabiity OF extend.
Ing city and county uid to tho project
TO construct q highway tunnel through
Wheeling hill from Ninth or Tenth
streets to Baker street, opposite the
Peninsula, hold well attended meet.
ing. The following members wero pres
ent: Measrs. W. J. BateV, Frank Gruso,
II. 9. Richards, Jacob kindleboEGer,
VoclliuGer, Fritz, Hamilton. OF the
citizens committee Mcssrs. llawloy,
Hooking and BauOr were on hand,
also Clerk Mollat, OF the commissioners,
and llNnkc, oil the Grst branch Of city
council. DR.. Bates was chosen chair
man OF tho meeting. Prosecuting At
torney John 4. Howard came 10 later.
;Mr. kindlcbcrger wanted 10 hear
from the prosecuting attorney whether
the county commissioners could build
the tunnel in tho city limits. Mr..
Howard suggested that tho citlz0n's
committee be first heard from.
THE PLAN OUT LINED.
Mr. Bauer stated the object Of tho
Trades Assembly in broachinG the pro.
ject was to provide work for tho unem.
pIoycd and this project was tho best be.
cause it would give work to idle men
and also it would not Interfere with
the regular city street work. He
named Instances in other cities where
work OF this character has been under
,uken. 1t is OF great importance 10 do
something to discontinue tho exodus OF
people from Wheeling. To-day the
butchers and grocers are holding up the
idle working-pocple and it is oil course
advisable that something be done.
The money to build tho tunnel can be
proscured and it will stay here. The
probable cost for tho Ninth street tun.
mel will be about $4,000 and at Tenth
street about So, 900. He knew OF sever.
al citizens who will contribute $1,000
each and he was confident many others
would contribute. lie considered the
expenditure OF the money necessary
10 construct the tunnel, would prove u
first class investment.
THE LEGAL SIDE OF IT.
Mr., Howard, as legal adviser OF the
commissioners, was next heard, and
said that this same proposition was
made by Fulton citizens two years age
when he gave tho opinion that tho
board had no authority. A tunnel
partly within and partly without the
city, he said, could be encouraged by
the commissioners. There is only one
way in which the commissioners can
encourage this proiect-the county can
take stock in n company organized to
build road or bridge, and he conaid,
cred the tunnel to be Il road. The matter
OF taking stock must first be submitted
to vote OF the people. In init case il
makes no difference whether the tunnel
is within or without tho city-all that
is necessary is that the proposed i'm
provement he within Ohio county. The
vote would have 10 be taken at the first
election in the county. lie had ascer.
tanned there wobld be no difficulty in
getting up the joint stock company, but
the bulk OF the stock would DO expected
TO be subscribed by tho city andcounty
STOCK WILL III TAKEN.
Mr.. Bauer had seen five gentlemen
who would tako stops toyorganize the
company. Thopurposc would be to make
tho tunnel without toll. Ii toll should
be charged there would be no difficulty
ut all il securing subscriptions to stock.
Flo said several thousand dollars in
stock would be subscribed by leather
wood people; several city people would
also subscribe. In all at least 5000
could BIO secured in this manner.
Tho proceedings at this stage became
informal. Mr.. Gruso said tho city is
not in the best financial shape. The
only way the city can aid in this proiec,
is to mike loan. There are many de.
partments OF the city which will be short
this year. notably the gas department
which will wantS3l, 00Oirom the general
fund. Tho commissioners stated the
! county's money will not suffice to pro.
vide Tor all expenses.
Mr. Campneil was not prepared &c
support n tunnel project until the citi.
zens OF one ward can go to another ward
free OF cost-meaning. OF course. q free
bridge from the Island TO the city.
QUESTION OF HOME LABOR
The question OF home labor came up
and it was said the coal miners are fully
competent to do the work in the shalt
At loast $50 men would find employ
mont in tho tunnel daily.
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