The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-08-31

on stroots, alleys and grades aud tho
board Of public works met to receive
tho report OF tho engineer as to tho size
Of wall needed to enable the paving Of
MCCollOch street its full width where
are now bad slips, aud the probable
cost, There was q good attendance.
City Engineer White figured that 1t
would take wall los feet long and
from 10 to 10 feet high, 1t would cost
about $500. A man, no said, had tried
to sink we'll there, and had gone down
40 feet aud found no rock, IlO had a
pit sunk on the building line and tho
slipping was so bad that it endangered
the men at work and they were called
out
There was good deal Of talk, Cap
tain Otto said he thought the board OF
public works way OF avoiding tho dill
Guilty by putting in wooden curb was
wise. Tho part outside OF it could be
covered with mNcadam, and this rolled
hard would make q good road.
Mr.. Clator insisted on paving with
brick. Tho city engineers opinion was
that tho street was most too steep there
to pave with brick at best Mssars.
SChenck and Thompson, OF the board Of
public works, opposed spending $500
for wall.
SIR. Bachmann asked il piles could
not DO made to servU tho purpose. Mr..
White said it could temporarily, but the
best way in his opinion was to keep on
dumping macadam and earth over until
tho slip ceased, which it will in time.
Mr., Cator said, 81 move TO spiIo that
place."
Capt. ot,o-"I think that place ia
split now"
Capt. Otto opposed either piling or a
retaining wall. The wal! at tho Whtta'
ker mill and that at the llearns Tabor
nacle we're instanced as showing what
strength such walls must havc. Several
member, advocated delay until next
year, at least.
Capt. Otto moved that tho pavement
DO put down as begun by tho board of
public works.
Mr.. Bachmnnn presented petition
concerning tho Wheeling & Elm Grove
railway location on that street. This
was deferred and Capt. Otto's motion
was put. After the vote was partly
takon some moro discussion arose.
Engineer White said no would consider
expenditure for wall or for piling a
waste OF money. Tho Second ward
members were dead set on having the
paving tho full width.
Capt. Otto asked Mr.. White: what
10 tile present condition OF tho city
water works power house," Mr.. White
said ii was slipping. Capt. Otto added
that 1t always would slip toward the
river There are now piers being sunk
there forty feet deep TO try to supportit.
Mr. Clator said Capt. Hallock said
when the work was in progress there
that II would slip, but he could prevent
1t at cost Of $500.
Capt. Otto said an old stone.houSO
there had slipped till it leaned away
over. The ground always was slipping
there.
Tho motion to go on paving as it now
Is was finally adopted by tive ayes to
three noes.
The matter Of moving the track Of the
Wheeling & Elm Grove road was then
taken up. Mr.. White said to place the
track In tho middle OF the street would
be practicable. For the benefit OF The
travelling public It would no better to
leave it on tho cast side Of tho street,
where II nowis. 1t would perhaps ben.
eft tho reiidonts TO change II, 10 move
il TO tho west side Of the street would
nocessitate an additional crossing for
teams. II left whore II is tho track will
he elevated above the street level, aud
this would serve as protection in bad
weather.
Capt Otto aud Mr.. Dachmann thought
the track ought to be moved out from
the curb. This matter caused great
deal more discussion. A number Of
different plans Of changing the track
werO advocated. II Is proposed to cut
down tho bank at tho intersection OF
Baker and NcColloch streets, so rs to
give u thirty.ioot street for teams to
turn. Tho difficulty in crossing to tho
wost sido is that the Elm Grove con-.
pnny would hnvo to got now right OF
way from tho Baltimore & Ohio.
Captain 0ta Gnally moved TO move
tho track to the west side Of MCColloch
street, tho engineer to select tho least
Objectionable place for crossing. This
was adopted by an unanimous voto.
Tho matter OF locating an office at w.
II. Foes cURl works, at tho cast ond Of
Seventeenth stroot, and paving space
there belonging to tho city, was brought
nm, but no action was taken, na it was
thought this was properly matter for
Al. II