Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-08-11
TUNNELLING WHEELING HILL.
Another Correspondent, Who BE-
1feves IL Good Move, But Sug-
gests Notifications, and Says 9th
err Things

Another Correspondent, Who Be-
Heves II a Good Move, But sug-
gests Notifications, and Says 9th
err Things.
To the Editor of the Register:
A correspondent In Sundays Register
signing himself tx" and dated from
Elm Grove, discourses upon the advan-
tages to the city from the construction
OF tunnel through Wheeling hill, be-
ginning at the East end of Tenth street,
thence to an opening at Baker street.
The writer then forthwith explains how
the money is to be raised to execute the
work. 1t is to submit to the voters a
loan ordinance which shall contain
within its BELLE provisions to buy the
electric light plant to build market
house and to redeem $4,000 of compro-
mise bonds. And it is all to be engi-
neered through Council by the Board of
Trade. How glibly and innoeently Mr..
k talks of this proposition. 1t is
quite evident he knows little or nothing
about the inns and outs of the Board of
Trade and of the makeup Of Council
Perhaps his suburban residence may ae-
count for 1t.
ks" ideas are good and I heartily
concur in his BELIEF that the accomplish
ment of these things would do more to
promote a greater Wheeling than any
thing yet advanced for that purpose.
bat his suggestions, taken as whole
and in the shape he puts them, are
about as likely to materialize as the
conversion of Mahommedan to Chris
tiantiy. For Mr.. ks" edifcation
would lift the curtain, SO to speak, and
Yet him view the obstacles in the way
of his suggestions: First, then, there are
members of the Board OF Trade who are
so deeply interested in corporate or in
dividual privileges. which conflict with
public interests and the eity's progress
that they would be opposed either open
ly or secretly to the Board of Trade
acting in any such capacity. Second:
Then there is a well known element in
Council, very unfortunately for public
progress, which is tooth and nail OPP
posed to the city owning her electric
Tight plant. There are also other ele-
ments which have other axes to grind,
and which are not in unison with Mr..
ks program, but which would make
this writing too long If details were
given; sufficient to say that If such an
important and valuable step toward a
greater Wheeling as the construction of
THE aforementioned tunnel is to be ac-
complished at all, the procedure must
be upon the merits of the Improvement
alone.
Perhaps, and yet I'm not sure that
several persons toes would not be
tread upon, the paying off of the $50, 600
compromise loan might be included in
Jan ordinance to be submitted to the vo-
ters to provide funds to construct this
much needed thoroughfare. However,
let that be as it may, | have this to sug
gest: Are there not a sufficient number
of First and Second ward councilmen
who recognize the Importance of this
matter, not only to the end that we
shall have greater Wheeling, but also
that their own wards and the Seventh
ward as well be largely benefited by
it? If there are, then let them pull
themselves together and unitedly en-
deavor to have Council act favorably
upon the matter. If the ordinance
could be placed before the people, | be-
lieve there would be an overwhelming
majority in its favor.
Will the Register call attention to
Nthis tunnel project and if 1t believes it
has merit, so state? Or if it is opposed
ito the scheme, let it give its why's and
wherefores.