The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-16
PuT DOWN TIE WALK.

Hot Ttms az Isltn GFOvs-CitlEsnu De1y
orders Of County Commissioner aUa
Bulld si,Iow elk Aisns Hatiunni Hoa"'
Injunction Asked POr.
Al Elm Grove, shortly after dark last
night, a band OF men stealthily ereht
rom their homes. They had mission
to perform. They were going to pro-
vide the town with sidewalk. The
county commissioners had forbidden the
sidewalk. The stern burghers Of the
town ont the pike said: Sidewalk WIN
We hRve!"
pOsed to view.
All night long the clatter Of hammers
and tho hum III saws awOiSe the stiffness,
drowning the song OF the froglets on the
creek banks, and the gladstone tune OF
the new comcr-thc seventeen-yeaf lo-
Gust. The town wanted side"alk on
the east side OF the National road from
Chambers store 20 the stone bridge ~
twilight settled over the town tine sIo-
Gerry stores and the street corners M W.,
the scenes If animated groups Inc
word was passed from mouth ~ inVutL,,
and soon every mothers son OF theW
uhu SlEueu Hls WA'N "A''' =
saw - -.
There was a look OF determination on
the fare OF every man or boy as he strobe
forth nj dusk. NJ the band dlYinea
itself for the work before 1t, there were
cheers from fond mothers. wives ana
sweetheartS.
The work began. Plank after plank
was dragged from the lumber piles on
the road Foremen were selected, order
out OF chaos was produced, and inch by
inch tho new walk stretched it, way
from the starting point. Fresh relays
reinforced the tired workers, and as
dawn crept over the hills, 10, and be-
hold, Elm Grove was happy. the
droncs. what few there we're. woke up
to ind that the town had It's desired
wooden path.
The whyness n 1t is this: For sew
eral years Elm Grove has had a clnder
path, which the town council INTENDED
10 replace with a board walk. me
county superintendent OF roads krumme
yesterday morning noticing. mat me
town was commencing 10 build the
walk. ordered the work stopped as the
road was not wide enough at the point
desired for the walk. 1t IL said the road
there Is only siNty-siX feet Wide.
The road Inspector came In to Wheel
ing. finding that his orders were not
obeyed, and summoned out the county
commissioners. on the road and bridge
committee. Mcssrs. Tyson. Fritz, Hess
Burkett, Glass md Faris were soon on
Tho scene. and they. too, forbade the
sidewalk Later In the day through
the boards attorneys. Frank W. Nesbltt
and ]. b, Sommervllle. served the mem-
bers Of the town council OF Elm Grove
with notices to the effect that the board
OF commissioners intended applying for
an injunction to restrain the town from
constructing 4 sidewalk along the Ma
tional road within the town.
The board Of commissioners will apply
for the Injunction in the circuit court
Saturday. As nearly all the walk was
completed last night. there promises TO
be some litigation II Il is finished By SAT-
urday The town council Is not respon-
sible for the construction OF the walk,
AZ the work IS being done by the male
portion OF the community. The men
employed by the council ceased their
work when ordered to do so by the COM
misSioners,
1t is a curious state Of affairs and last
night Elm Grove enjoyed itself hugely.
and there were men working NJ the walk
who haven't worked 50 hard for years.