The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-06-08
IMPROVEMENT
BONDS WERE MEYER SOLD


In a series numbering from one 20
thirteen. and were passed b. Council
during the ear 1912 and the spring
OF 1913. OF the original bonds. name
ly issues one. two. three and four. ali
were sold. and The money expenoeo a
was intended. As a result OF these =.
sues. considerable good street work
vas done on the Island and on sc.
Colioch street. and other parts of
town However. In the early spring
OF 1913. the nrm OF R~eed-kliott q
Harrison OF Cincinnati. found fault
With the bond Issue. and on the advice
OF attorneys. refused 10 buy the bonds.
The fault alleged against the bond -
sue was that the bond issue did not
stale explicitly where and how the
money was to BE- spent. These provis-
Ions were left in the hands OF Coun-
ell. Since that technical defect mas
g discovered. no bonds whatever
have been sold under the bond issue
OF 1911. and OF the entire $3.50. 600
worth OF bonds provided in the issue
OF 1911. only sss.272. or less thar one
fourth were sold.
Little Money Left.
Here is the secret OF the fact that
many streets In Wheeling are not
Improved that ought to be improved.
Since the summer OF 1913. ali work
done on the streets has been pro-
vided for by special ordinance by
Council. and paid for out OF such fund
as Council could save from other
sources. In view OF the loss OF the
liquor revenues. IL f. that
these funds have been ecant. and II
Is apparent hat until provision is
made by bond issue for street i'm.
provement. no large amount OF street
work al be done.
Under the bond Issue OF 1911 Main
street, from Twelfth 10 The hridse
was paved: Market street from
Twelfth TO the creek: McCollocb
street. from Baker 10 sixteenth. and
Main street. from the creek south 10
Iwenty-seventh street. From the to-
tai issue OF about $4,000 made by
the city. nearly $1,000 o worth OF work
was done. The property owners on
ooth sides OF the streets doubling the
expenditures made by the city.
AZ the present time nothing - more
important and imperative than the
improvement or repair of many other
OF the more important rec in the
city. The provision by council. or
by the voters. for a moderate bond
issue OF from 100000 to SI5O.OOO
would make possible street work TO
the value OF three times that sum. II
provision were only made to legalize
the remainder OF the bond issue which
was voted in 1911. ~aggregating about
SlS5.OOO. IL would make possible
street work to the value Of 5000. 900.
and remove many in and
about the city.
Workhouse Gang.
Al the present time and for the
past two years repair work has been
done In an uncertain manner on &C.
count OF the lack OF funds: but con-
siderable valuable work has been done
by the workhouse gang, which has
been used 10 advantage. notably on
Main street. Chapline street and other
streets which have been badly worn.
The present Board of Control. Turing
me past two years. has kept the work.
house gang almost constantly en-
ployed relaying old pavements. and a
considerable amount Of valuable work |
mas been obtained In this way al a
very limited expense. However. 20 Sc
cure good new paving a large amount
ol costly material IS to be used. and
heaVy expenditures would necessarily
be Incurred. II Is not improbable that
In the near future the Board OF Con.
trol viii take up some proposition
looking to the provision of additional
funds for street repair. and il is be
neved that II the public thoroughly IN.
derstands the situation a proper bond
issue can be easily secured.