The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-02-14
.G|GANT|C STREET IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAM APPROVED BY COUNCIL
CITY fathers TO ExPENp SUM OF
100000 ON BETTER STREETS
DURING PRESENT YEAR.
Will Mean Much to the City and Will
Also Give Employment TO Many
Workmen.

In SPECIAL session last n'rh' council
.,pUluy"d = street Improvement p"H'N
Amounting t. h"", "u". TnlS - '"I-
~ldercd 10y cay Engineer Harry conrad
and gu, MANAGER Charles O. r.nhl,n !"
he the MAXIMUM amount Of work that
..lu hr completed tins year under !ue ii
.5TudI;i"us
Srnc" IN" approval "f tn" bond i>s""
by the stat" ufflCIais TIA" city a"m'"lS
irariun has been busy completing us
mans for the street Improvement rl' '>
Each councilman N the "ltN pr'S'h.'"
81 IL. 90. streets IN his ward which ~
II pns>fhle ia receive FIRST attention. TINS
rr,..r.,ru embraces Il comprehensive p'-
lev for street Improvement to'hl'inE
$500 non winch will he expended ".''n
tho man trad" arteries Of The city
number IF minor streets VIII u" rA''"
hv special request of the F"SIdrh'S a."
uron ihr.r as~urarr" that they VIII wy
their share as hupou r"mplc'i"n- "
tue ,HIv'H part Of III" program - n''
$500. Ouu with ,h- share "f TIA" ri n-i't
owners aud tho street AR ana I''Nr''f"
companies part, the entire program '''
T.. - FIRST v"a"'nf thc ,lrN'S improvements
VII COVER tho best part "t a million
dollars.
The plan o. lie City - to 'mm1diate'F
advertise for hds upon the work out
lined THIS W. h~ done aS son as the
..rN rn-!u,,rr completes has SpeC'NiEN-
tions Mr.. Conrad stated last might
innt these specifications would h" con-
,.l.tCd within tho week Il possible 20
that tn. work could he carried on "N
,.,,,,II, ~ unSsIhI, Bids Will be re"-'N-
Ell upon Tive typos az paving. an" me
best md most suitable TYP" apr"rN"d ~
council The types upon when hluS a'c
called FOR are brick on concrete con-
crete. asphalt asphalt mixtures such "a
Warrenite, and resurfa''nS. or ID"
different STYLES. IN" most favored Tor
rho city streets among the council nr.u-
hrrs seems t. he brick on concrete or
concrete Asphalt and similar street
work has been discarded ~ unsuitable
i'm n large number Of cases. In the rlrsl
ycar's program as outlined last might.
thrre is little work that can II" r"Sur-
faced In repairing streets where
street car line is in operation. brick on
Stag IS the most favored style.
Main Thorough1ares.
The paving plans for this season en-
brace a thoruuEhfare across the city
from east to west. including paving the
length Of Virginia street on the Island
making both Xanr and Virginia streets
good highways to carry the tonnage
across the seventh ward. North ana
south the paving will begin on Norm
Main street and continue iN' l"ucth -
the city. The program Is the most ex-
tcn.ire ever started 10y the city
Owing to the foresight of TIA" admins
tration in securing II alrEe supply or &C.
inent and getting binding contracts for
other materials needed. it is thought
that the work will proceed without de
Law a. result OF lack Of material. ON
the other hand both city Manager Cha>.
q. Ephlin and city Engineer conrad an
tIcipate great sh"rtag" Of labor. H.
carving out the paving contract local
labor and contractors Will b" employed
"a far as possible.
Bids upon the l!thoCraphtnG or tho
bonds for the million dollar bond ISSUE
recently passed by me voters Of the city
weer asked for Yesterday by Ia" city
manager Five bids wcr" received or
these two were from local firms whom
I is expected will Dc given the prefer