Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-08-31
NJ COLLOCH STREET
Considered Last Night by a Council
Committee and the B. P. W.
The Projected improvements Will
Not be Made, But the Wheeling
and Elm Grove Tracks Will Be
Removed to the West Side Of the
Street.


session with the Board of Public Works
to act on the report of City Engineer
White as to the ACCESSIBILITY OF widen
ing McColloch street around the hill
and protecting the sliding hill with a
massive stone wall; also to determine
whether it would be proper to have the
Wheeling and Elm Grove Railroad
Company TO remove its tracks on Nc
Colloch street from Tenth to Baker.
from the east to the west side of the
street
The session was called to order and
President Schenk, Of the Board of Pub
lie Works made chairman. Messrs.
Wendell, Otto, Clator, Zwicker and Hess
answered TO their names when called.
Messrs. Schenk and Thompson repre-
scented the Board of Public Works.
Capt. Otto desired to hear the report
OF Engineer White, who reported that
he had three or four men at work dig
ging pit at McColloch street TO ascer-
tain the nature of the ground for the
proposed foundation. They reached a
depth OF eighteen feet below che grade
and were compelled to cease work ow-
ing to the dangerous condition of the
street and not having the material TO
brace IL up. He found that eighteen
feet below the grade IS still soft mate
rial and he had no means to ascertain
how much farther he would have to go.
He figured on 4 wall twenty-four feet
high and one hundred and eight feet
long, or $50 cubic yards of stone at
cost of $3.50 per yard, with probably
another 81 for grading, which would
make $500 or 81 $50. At Eighteenth
street. where the stone culvert is To-
Gated, he found il advisable TO erect
twelve foot wall one hundred and
eighty feet. or two hundred and forty
cubic yards. Both walls would require
an outlay OF $500 The walls would
be erected on the building line. He
was OF the opinion that il would only
be sinking money at this time of the
year. The twenty-six foot street could
be used very nicely until the street and
pavements stop slipping.
Mr.. Clator said that the money was
appropriated and favOHd putting a
brick street down.
Mr.. Thompson stated the building of
the wall and paving of the street would
exhaust the ten cent levy appropria-
ton for the Second ward. He favored
delaying it until next year.
Mr.. Bachmann desired TO know ii
piling would not stop the sliding.
Mr.. White stated that dumping earth
would produce no settlement. II would
have to cease eventually itself.
Mr.. Bachmann said he would like 10
have a square less and have the work
done properly.
Capt Otto was opposed to money be-
ing sunk into a job which is not prac-
tiCal. There are no buildings on the
east side. If there were there would
be some excuse. The ground on the
east side is owned by the B. q o. Com
pany.
Mr.. Clator moved to pile the bank.
Mr.. Thompson said il would not be
serious TO delay another year. BY that
time things would settle and a better
lob could be made OF it. Mr.. Clators
motion was lost in the shuttle. Capt.
Otto moved that the original plans OF
the Board of Public Works, as they are
now being carried out on McColloch
street be pushed to completion.
\ petition was presented by Mr..
Bachmann with a large number OF
names affixed to it, which read as fol-
lows:
we, the undersigned, duly appreci-
ate the city's intention TO further i'm
prove McCOlloch street. but we would
desire to have the citizens natural
right restored. We petition you to re-
move the Wheeling and Elm Grove rail-
road tracks from the east side 10 the
west side of McColloch street. 1t would
be Of great advantage TO us and enable
us 10 take our coal in without danger.
1t could be changed without harm"
Mr.. White referred to the difficulties
that would be encountered in making
the Improvement at this time of the
year. The piling would only be tenn
porarv and would not hold. He stated
that twenty-six feet would be wide
enough for a street around the hill.
Can't. Otto referred TO the water works
piling and stone piers which are forty
feet down in the ground, and are slip
ping.
Councilman Britt, of the Second
ward. who was present stated that the
entire ten cent levy fund for his ward
had been appropriated and they had
practically neglected their sewerage.
Then the question was propounded
why . street should be paved before ii
has sewerage. An explanation from
Mr. Thompson revealed the fact that
the sewer was TO be put down en- the
west side in the middle Of the pave
ment IL, -.
Cant. Ottos motion was carried by
vote of five 10 three.
Mr. White was then called upon 10
furnish a report in reference TO moving
The Elm Grove tracks to the west SIDE
80 ,1cCo1loch street. He replied that
tbare are two features. its pracubility
ond its expediency II would prove
SATISFACTORY in the middle Of the street
&c The street is thirty-siX feet Wlde'
Leaving fifteen feet on each side Tor
teams To leave the tracks as they
are would prove much better. II lne
track was in the middle OF the sweet
II would be a repetition OF seventeenth
and sixteenth streets troubles. 10
cross the tracks to the west side !;
would necessitate a 514 degree grade at
The foot of the hill. # the Elm Grove
was 10 cross at the corner OF Tenth
street il would be dangerous 10 teams
coming down McColloch street. II
would result to better advantage 10 al
low a crossing about fifty feet north OF
/ Tenth street toward the Peninsula
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