The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-08-06
CONSUL TING ENG| NEERS DISCUSS
PLANS FOR IMP ROWING THE CITY
SAY WHEELING CAN GROW DE-
SPITE HER TYPOGRAPHICAL
HANDICAPS.
LOOK WITH FAVOR ON PROPOSE
TON TO CHANGE COURSE OF
WHEELING CREEK.
ENGINEER CALHOUN SUGGESTS
CONSTRUCTION OF A VICTORY
MEMORIAL PARK.

{ industrial sites: opening OF large diu
new housing area on IN" plateau on
and back al Chaphnc hill. to be reached
by 4 VIaduCt opening INTO suggested
"Nictory Memorial Park; extension OF
Chaplinr street through cut III Wheel
ing hill, parking Of Wheeling hill ana di-
version Of the creek through Jonathan
raNiEH were tn" plans discussed by
Mcssrs. - \. Calhoun and Herbert \.
knight eminent engineers Of New York
with directors Of the Wheeling In
pr"Vcm"nt association yesterday.
NJ III" conclusion of III" conference"
nj the Fort Henry club the engineers
stated Ia an Inl"llIg"rC"r reporter tha'
Wheeling can grow dcSpIt" her top.-
graphical band caps and that the most
must be made Of advantages that re-
main. in order that Wh""lnG may Keep
pace with the times and permit nor
nal industrial growth.
"InduStri"S ar" la2v and will not
climb hills" said Mr.. knight, "th"r'for"
Wheeling must provide low-lYinr space
for them This can BE- done by rcclama-
tlun and regulation "f Wheeling Creek
where excellent railroad facilities can
| be provided after the creek is filled up
"Filling in of tho creek can be don"
by sluic.ng down the sides OF wheeling
and Choplnc hills and hv this method
an abundance Of dirt can b" secured for
excavations planned arc very extensive
/ "ChapiinC street can be cNi"nd'd al
most parallel to Market. or can at lchS'
he made a substitute for Market street
To provid" 4 new outlet to tho OUT IN"
pike section. At the same time Wheel
ing hill can be made Il beautiful park
and by an easy grad" Chaplin" street
can wcnd it's way 10 th> suburbs.
"Furircr North. J"nathamS ravine
can be v'idcncd and dc"pcncd and the
creek diverted into the river. Then IN"
reclamation Of tho remainder OF th'
creek from Fulton to Wheeling can
begin with the sluicing method. ,.,,
"Chaplinr llll seems !" be Wheel
ing's only hop" for additional h 'using
\ arca The ridge is narrow. hut back OF
:. this lies "A dip and n plateau.
n ITO open up Tins new area II would
n. be necessary TO construct viaducl.
y perhaps from a point in tho East End
J near the Wilson Packing plant from Il
~ point about eight or nine hundred leo
! above sea level tn tn" center "C me
hin about fourteen hundred fcct M. At
Othis p"int two divrrEnE r"AdwaNS
n could hn constructed ana by cutting
oawav somc of tn" ridge. new house
building area opened.
suggests Park on Wheeling Hill.
U Mr.. Calhoun suggested tn" C"nstruc-
< ion Of a Victory Memorial Park on top
- " C,haplin" hill A TN" very center or
- which. M the hIlNS highest point. 4
= tEaft To- tn" memory "f IN" c'iNS w"rIi
n yar heroes could BE- erected. This shalt
U IL said could h" seen FAR and wa
throughout the Ohio Valley and wouli
tn" frs: thing seen hy the visitor rs
nrarS Wheeling.
The engineers made very clear tn
bet that none &C these r-"j"CtS can u"
a Indn drrinitc, until very deep ana
Ilrnrs' study has been rad" and that
Heir >ur-csisd plans for Wheeling 9
Iow,h were mad" after hasty tour OF
IIr CltN.
l'Whccling is like n hoy "uicr"w'nG
lis Clothes His clothes arr. bursting n
IIcry point and n,w ones must b" PR
IIicd Plans must he worked ou'. NOT
, st for today. but for IN" future. TOO
ich must not lie undertaken, nor too
Iflc. Whatever IS done. provisions
ST ho made for future "Nt"nSl"'a aS
city,. needs grow You HAY" ""i
N here, hold back Ivy t"pnCrhh' M
dicaps hut these can be overcome
Mr.. calhoun.
benefits OF Expansion
: 10 engineers pointed GU: that ih'
> = rr Nrwpurt News. Va. ha" JUS
} aucd an "cXransion program ana
: lhas n result SIX now and lhrE" an
dlIcs have boon secured within tW'
} We Montreal. Canada: Kansas Guy
III \"w Hav"n. Conn: RIchmnf'd
III Wand other cities hay" adopted plans
formhinr over high hills and reclaim
atk Of waste and unused territory.
Ein.crs thus fur consulted nave
hce, skcd To submit cost cStimal'S "'
praina'rv surveys. on IN" plans th"N
sugtcd. More costly projects ar" NOT
hcirtakcn M ut this time" Nor" lac
III tory,uCc. NOR" housing Sra"" ana ''E
park,r" the chief subjects under con-
SldHion. .I
Mqav tn" board conferred with
Arth T. Morgan. noted engineer. VIM
is doing the reconstruction ~ ,"r
Milan valley so as to save Dayton
from recurr"n"" or inc u'H'S'''''S
ii floudF few years ag".
III Toe. Engineers Morris Knowles ana
Schat Of pittsburgh. will reach
III tho q, for n conference. They Will
III tour / territory involved in III" three
IL proicc during tho morning with So
rctarv Ihcrt Sncdckcr and at noon VII
meet nh the directors nj TN" f"r'
Hcuryluh.
Eachr tho noted engineers VIII sun
mi, n ,st estimate for making rr"lim
| mary s.ycyx etc., and the board WILL
select 10 engineering firm I" d" th'
work. n ONLY hv passing on bids sun
| mittrd ut Nv considering as well 'h''
| rcliahiIh ,r tho rnEin""rS. Tho mon
III who has hc.n hoard and thos" VIII" NJ"
| w, tn arcor before tho board ar" all
III engineer cr nation. wide FAM" and "N-
ncrts in,iy,c development and h"au'l
III tication Suggested tunnels through
III hills and nI,u,- IN 1T IN" front river
III orc NOT hing considered ~ THIS time.
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