The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-08-18
COUNTY AND CITY ROAD
WORK

In another column 81 The Intelligent
Ger today appears an interesting inter
Wow with County Commissioner n q.
Dean. IN which that official defends
both the county commissioners and the
city government against some OF the
criticisms that have boon urged On ac-
count OF the inconvenience caused by
road repair and improvement. \ great
deal OF m" fault finding. recently has
been due % conditions over which ne'fH-
er the county COMMISSIONERS nor INC
-citv goyCrrmrn. had control. During
rho past year the roads have h""n more
cut up and dana god BY truck hauling
than ever before n a Tx" time IN the
history q the lily. The national Pike
was put in good condition. or what was
thought % pc good condition, only
few years ago. and according 70 inc
idea Of road construction which pre-
vailed then, II might have been expected
that the road through Fulton would last
many wars. !: would have dorc so n
traffic had rim as !: had been, but trait
nc dur,ng tho last few years. and par
ttcularly during the last twelve months
has greatly lntEFdS''.. 'N'''+ g. - $1,000
the roads have been cut % pieces.
Early Tits summer. !, was apparent
that the county would have 20 repair the
national road throughout the Fulton
territory. Contracts were let tor this
work and as soon as the contractors
could get materials and men. work be-
ran Al the same time u was apparent
that the city would have 20 provide some
temporary roadway. The city did this
by making some repairs on certain tuI-
ton streets THAI had heretofore not been
much used. These repairs would ordi-
nartly have done tnr = rnake-shItt, out
during the recent ra.ny weather. the
heavy trucks have cut UP the hastily
prepared road just about as rapidly as 4
gang ~ men could put - IN condition
As Mr. Dean very well POINTS ou'. We
cant build a house and .iv" IN II a. n"
same time: nor caa ~" make over roads
and streets without undergoing some IN
convenience. As h" also we'll points out
the county and IN" CITY are using every
available contractor. and are hiring
every available man that can be gotten
at anything like far price. and ar"
making every possible cTort 70 secure
The necessary materials 10 push his
work nlons. II the critics can furnish
moro help. they will By glad 20 have
them. But the cry and county both
have the Sane difficulties that every
other concern employing = larS" number
OF men. and using large amount ~ ma
terlal have 70 meet.
In spite OF all the temporary troubles.
which will BE- soon forgotten when We
cot good roads. !, = \ gratifying fact,
that the city ot Wheeling and he county
~ Ohio are now pushing forward more
road and street work. four or five tunes
over, than was ever IN progress Al one
time in this community before. More
men are employed. more materials are
being used, and more work being done,
and there Is evcry indication that b.
tal. most oC the work now planned Will
be satisfactorily finished. and will no;
he allowed 70 DRAG through the wint"r.
So far as the uuch-talkcd OF r7aIr
work through Fulton, and the detour are
concerned that work Is EotnS ahead
very rapidly. and It Is absolutely cor
tain that the now street. one Of tho oes
that en- possibly DC Land. will ," IN
snaD. e., uSc lonS before bad wcat h"r
comes on. and IN the meanwhile IN" cry
IS making every rcasonaoi" effort I" Keep
the temporary detoU7 IN good shape