The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-05-05
ISLAND STREETS
WILL Be RAISED
SOUTHWEST ISLAND THOROUGH =
FARES ORDERED ABOVE 3d.
FOOT FLOOD MARK
Telephone Franchise May Help Solve
Paving Cost-Much Important
Business Disposed OF

City council last night passed a rcSo.
luton empowering City Engineer Harry
\. Conrad 10 raise the grade al IN" IN
tersection of Ohio and South huron
streets 20 feet. This grade Is 10 taper
10 zero at the intersections or ONO WIN
Wabash and South York street and al
the intersection OF South Huron Win
Orchard Alley and the alley above VIZ
Eina street. The resolution also per
mits raising the grade Of the Virginia
and Wabash street intersection IKE
amount. This grade will cause A rinse
of one foot at the intersection or VIZ
ginia and South Huron streets
The resolution is in accordance with
Recommendations made to council by
committee composed of Councilman d
\. Morgan representing the Island. Guy
Solicitor J. J. L. O'Bricn, and CITY En-
ginccr Harry A. Conrad The commit
Tee made n complete investigation of the
streets in question and find that the
proposed raise in the grade VIII ohviate
the hole now existing at Ohio and south
Huron streets and permit residents or
that district to get to their homes safe
~ during floods that do not exceed
IS feet.
The raising Of the streets is expected
to entail q certain amount of damage
TO a number of pieces of property In the
affected district. This damage VIII. II
proven, be taken care of by the city.
unless the property owner has agreed
To waive damage claims. Among IN"
property So affected is the garage Al
the corner Of OHIO and South Huron
streets which will have to u" raised.
The cost Of this work has been esti-
mated at $l0N%.
The residents Of tn" affected district
who proposed the change We're repre-
scnted at council meeting last night by
Attorney J. J. Coniff. who showed re-
ports from the petitioners to the effect
that the cost TO the city would hc very
slight. Other arguments in favor Of
the change were also cited. city En-
g!neer Harry a. Conrad estimated the
total cost at not more than $4,000,
should the city he held liable for the
full amount of all damages.
Among the councilmen who were
strongly in favor Of the issue were
Captain W. r. Otto. Louis r. Noltc. G.
II. Dnwler. and Ambrose +. lIabig.
short talks faHorng the raising of the
grade which were greeted with cheers
and hand clappinG on the part of the
Island citizens who attended council.
The resolutions to change the grades
were passed without dissenting vote.
order investigation
Councilman l.. +. Noltc presented n
resolution to council asking that the
city manager, city solicitor and city en-
gInccr be asked to investigate con-
tract between the old board of control
ard the Chesapeake & Potomac Tclc-
phone and Telegraph company. by which
the latt"rs successor. the G. & ?. Tclc-
phone company. are permitted to lay
underground conduit in streets and al
legs provided they pave the streets in
vulvcd. According To various members
Of council, the City's load In the pres
cnt years paving program can be con-
! siGerably lightenrd. Should the invcsti-
cation which was ordered develop that
the contract is to the above effect. many
streets which the city is now paving
Will come under its jurisdiction. causing
: share u fthe expense 10 b" borne by
the telephon" company.
Inspection Bids
Council awarded the bids for inSpe"-
, ton of paving material to the firms
recommended week ago by city Engi-