The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-02
LARGE SUM To
Be SPENT ON
CITY STREETS
Sum OF $4,000 FBoM SALE OF
PEwIKY STOCK TO BE EXTEND
ED ON STREETS AT ONCE,
City Manager Advocates Plan to MAKO
Street Paving Of Permanent
Nature.

The sum OF $4,000 remaining from
the money paid by Ohio county on ac-
count Of the sale OF Pewiky railroad
stock will be expended In street inn
provements at an early date. Follow
ing a conference with members OF city
council in his office last night. Guy
Manager Charles .. Ephlin announced
that he will prepare recommendation
III to what portions Of streets Will De
improved with the fund. and har" En-
gineer Harry Conrad estimate the cost
OF the work proposed.
M Ephlin. in outlining his plan FOR
the expenditure OF the money. explained
that it must be used in the improve
ment Of the route designated by the Dill
In which the West Virginia legislature
authorized the payment TO the city.
The manager proposed. among the
contemplated improvements. a heavy
pavement on Sixteenth street cNtcnoing
from McColloch street TO the west line
Of Chapline. a similar repaving with
heavy material OF South Jacob street
from Thirty-ninth TO Forty-eighth
| street. and the Improvement OF either
North or South Huron street and por-
ton Of Ohio street. forming perma-
/ nenu improved artery across the Island.
Mr.. Ephlin proposes to make these
| improvements and others II the fund
will go far enough. of the most pcrma-
| nent nature possible. He advocates
six inch concrete bed with three inch
/ paving block on top. the block bound
together by a substantial cement filler.
! Citing the paving above the Top Mill ON
| the county road as an example. MT.
| t;phiin said that this is the only type
! OF paving that will stand up under the
! heaviest Of traffic. and that permanent
pavement Of that character is the only
one worth putting down.
Nearly two years ago. the city.
| through a legislative enactment secured
from the county the sum Of $l25.OoO as
| tho ctty's share Of the revenue from the
! sale Of Pewiky stock. About S20,ooo
! Of that sum was expended. Interest &C
crued since that time. amounting 10
/ S., 900. and the remainder OF the first
| payment, now gives Tho city $llo.ooO Tor
the improvement Of the north-South ana
east-west route through the city.
/ After hearing tho city managers pro
! nosal each member of council expressed
/ himself as willing to accept the JudE-
; ment Of the manager as to what sectoSS
Of these routes should be impr"'
| Speaking OF his plan for the very be-!
OF paving on what streets the runo VIII
| improve. Mr. Ephlin said:
You gentlemen tonight nav 'Hoeee
| rated a move for a big general BOND
| issue II is my idea that IN cxpendinG
] this money, we should give the people
a demonstration Of our intention 10
MAKE such improvements worth ~hiic.
Cost OF Paving.
With respect to the cost OF paving
| with thrrc-inch block on top OF SIX
! inch "oncrcted base. Manager Ephin
said that from the best estimates nc can
| Obtain. il will cost from $4,000 to w.
| roo per mile. depending upon the wldtn
| Of the streets and the amount OF paving
e,ween car tracks to be done by street
/ car companies.
During the discussion II developed that
| II owners Of property abuttinS on streets
:, he improved out Of the $llO,OoO 1uno
will cooperate with the city by paying
in cash tho property owners share OF
the paving expense. the city Will nave
AT ito disposal. through this source
large amount OF money which can DC
J nut 70 immediate use for further extern
| sion Of the paving.
| Councilman l.. +. Motto. in particular
| took q special interest in this feature
promising the manager to make a strong
effort to have property owners IN the
Eighth ward, along the route or the pro-
nosed paving. waive the term-ot-years
system Of paying for their pavement IN
order that still moro of the streets In
/ that ward can be paved this year.