The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-30
PARKWAY PLAN
VIRGINIA AVE..
WAS ABANDONED
Five Property Owners Blocked improve
ment That Would Have Bcauttned
Island Thoroughfare
Work Was About to start When Feal
OF Court Proceedings Caused
Projectors to Stop Short

Tho Virginia Avenue parkway pro,
posed some time since 10 beautlty ana
make attractive a part OF " heelhs
constantly visited by strangers 10 inc
city has been abandoned and the pro-
Jectors Of tho plan are chaGrIncd at
what they term the ohStinaCy OF Il f""
jewellers on Virginia street TO an I'M
provcment that would have added great
ly to the appearance of that section or
the island.
The plan. fathcred by Mr.. George W.
LutZ. who proposed TO finance the I'M
provement and which would have great
ly enhanced the holdings Of abuttinE
property owners, was to build Il park
way. vcritablc garden. in the center
Of the street. eight feet in width.
On either side as planned there would
b. Il fifteen foot space, sufficient for
two automobiles I" pass. This park
way was TO hc 1900 feet in length. OK
tending on Virginia avenue from Front
street To NNahaS h.
Broad street in Columbus, Ohio. has
n parkway of this sort and tho Chicago
boulcVardS each have them. commit
tee Of officials of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc and city officials had virtually
accepted Mr.. Lutz's offer. the concur.
renee of the city council was secured
and the city Of Wheeling MAS To take
care of the parkway after II had bccp
turned over by Mr.. Lutz to the munlc'
ipahty. II WAS planned to have sue
CcsSiou Of long flower beds. four on
tHGn CITY DOCK, ana 10 nave nO"SIS "
various types blooming from carly IN
tho Spring until late in the Fall.
on Wednesday evening, June -, the
committee having the proposed parkway
in hand met at the home Of George w,
l.utz on the Island. W. f.. Stone chair
man; l.. T.. Faris, II. q. Morgan. Il. 5.
Baer, j. H.. Beans. City Manager g. o.
Ephlin. City Engineer Harry Conrad and
X. l.. CorCoran. manager Of the Cham
Der of Commerce.
1t was stated that the residents and
owners OF property along the Virginia
Parkway were almost I unit for the I'M
proy"m"nt. those In favor Of II number
ing IL,
! There were five owners OF property
who objected 10 the parkway but II vas
thought they could be made 10 see the
light and their objections overcome.
In fact II was so surely thought that
all objections had been removed that
orders were given TO proceed with the
construction Of tho parkway. However.
just as the proposed Improvement was
about to become a reality the "bjectorS
camc to the front and II is said that
, threats Of taking the matter TO Cour!
We're made if the work was staTt'd All
efforts lO get them 10 withdraw thC OBJ
jcCtionS were of no avail so the project
was abandoned
1t was stated last night by ono NJ the
/ prominent promoters Of the parkway
that as Virginia avenue is at preSenl'
lur for rcpaNtnG an injunction Su!i
would in all probability Interfere with
, this work. so the parkway scheme WAS
/ sh"lvcd for the time being.
: Those having the matter IN charge
are provoked at the outcome and ono
when there will be an awakening IN tha
! city to the fact that hcauiifylng Wheel
ing is one Of tho SurcSt ways To lead X
. TO civic greatness.