The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-03-13
THE MAYORS MESSAGE.
Mayor Caldwell Makos Rocom.
; mendatlons to Council, :.
SOME VERY INTERESTING IDEAS
AS to improvements tho City Ought
TO liavo-A Now workhousc, a Iiiil.
top Frco Resort, au Improved
Wharf and Now slto for tho
Cromatory Among Them.

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Cromatory Among Them.
At tho regular meeting OF tho city
council last night Mayor u. I. Caldwell
presented u paper recommending cor.
tain things. A city~ordinauco says the
mayor shall from timo to timo recon.
mcnd to council legislation which no
thinks 10 for the public good, but tho
occasions OH which this has boon dono
havo boon rare in recent yoaro. Tho
mayors message 10 worthy OF considcra.
ton, and touches on several subjects Of
vital public interest, which will con.
tinue to demand attention until some
action is taken. Tho message Is given
below in full:
To The First and Second Branches Of Council of he
Guy Of lPhrtliaq:
GESrLEMES:-ln accordance with an
ordinance OF tho city OF Wheeling |
herewith submit to your honorable
bodies such recommendation as 1t
seems to me. il adopted, would DO for
the bost interests OF the people.
First, would respectfully call your
| attention to tho workhousc, which from
It's first erection was inadequate for tho
| purpose for which 1t was intended, and
today is totally unit for human habit.
alton and should DO abandoned, and
bottor quarters provided for tho un.
iortunatos who arc compelled to do
duty within its walls. would recon-.
mcnd that tho committee on police take
such action rs will in tho near future
give tho city II workhousc TINT will not
only DO credit to 1t, but will DO also in
some respects 4 roiormntory, and self.
sustaining. il not q source OF revenue.
The land We have, and the labor nee.
cssary to do much OF tho work Is being
sent up ovory day. and under proper
management could DO made available
for almost tho entro work.
The building should BIO OF brick and
Of ample room aud convcniences so noe.
essary for the proper caro- OF the class
that is being constantly sent to the in.
| stitution.
THE WHARF.
Our wharf is inadequate TO accommo.
date the boating interests aud should
BIO improved. There is valuable water
front that is and has boon for long
timo disgrace to the city, being a
dumping place for much that should
| find its way 10 tho crematorv. | re-.
for to that part between tho present
wharf and the Pittsburgh, Cincinnati &
st. Louis Railroad station. Of about 800
ieet or more. 1t should DO graded and
paved without delay. The city owes it
to the boating interest TO furnish land.
ing, as at present there arc times when
three or moro boats lie abreast unload.
ing over one another Tor want OF room
at the wharf.
Tho necessity for this improvement
will DO greater now than in the past be.
cause OF tho retaining wall OF Pitts.
| burgh, Cincinnati & st. Louis road. as n
twenty-toot stage OF water will give lit
Ito room on that part OF the wharf and
the wiIariboat will DO compelled to drop
| down quite n distance to got the neces.
tuI IooLl " uIlIOhu iICISIlI.
would respectfully recommend that
the committee on wharves take such
action as will utilize the valuable water
front referred to and give to our people
an improvement much needed.
THE cREMAToEY.
heartily agree with the committee
on health TINT the best interests OF the
city demand another location for the
crcmatory. 1t is simply impossible to
maintain the building on the present
site. 1t has been rebuilt several times
aud is now wreck, and should DO
abandoned for moro accessible place.
| feel sure that quito largo sum could
be saved 10 tho city annually by max
ing such change rs is contemplated BY
the health committeeS l trust council
will give its approval to the proposed
improvement, as 1t will certainly give
better service and ut much less cost
than a. present.
TIE EAST WHEELING CEMETERY.
respectfully call your attention to n
matter that you may say is m "old
chestnut" but l bring it to tho. front
again with the hope that some one may
BIO able TO suggest some plan by which
there can be change made in tho
Sixteenth street graveyard. Its present
condition is u public scandal and should
not DO allowed to continue
Something should be done to change
the place for tho better. / would
recommend that tho city furnish plat
OF ground in the Pouinsular cemetery
OF sufficient size to receive tho bodies
still remaining, and where objection is
made By lot owners the same shall DO
undis.urbcd, but tho removal to 20
right on Ms fast Us tho owners give their
consent.
am OF the opinion that three.four.hs
OF tho lot owners who eau be found will
agree TO tho change, and tho place can
DO mado public square at but little
expense to the city. Lot tho work be
commenced aud it will be but short
time until tho place will DO m ornament
to that part OF tho city. Ind every citl-
zen. especially in the East End. will be
its guardian.
ABOUT PARxs.
will not lot tho prosont opportunity
pass without calling your attention to
our great need OF public park, free
breathing place for our people who aro
not able, or who, il able, are not willing
to 20 to tho present private parks.
II is true wo have but limited space
for n mark. but such aJ we have should