The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-01-26
THINKS CITY WILL BE GIVEN
POWERS TO PROTECT
THE STREETS.
THE STATE WILL PROBABLY TAKE
Owe THROUGH THOR
oUGHFARES.
LOCAL ATTORNEY TALKS OF IN
PoRTANT LEGISLATION.

Iirn VI. J. Cu.Inan mas returned from
Charles ton. mere he las been for several
days II Tin" Interest Of the city al
Wheeling and OF the county Of OHIO.
Some. time ago. Mr. Culliuan was retain
ed both 10y the city and county as well
rs by the Wheeling Chamber Of Com
mcrcc and The Wheeling Improvement
Association for the purpose OF assisting
tnt. city solicitor. and the county prose
cutting attorney IN IN" representation al
Wheeling and Ohin count inetrrstyS ut
Charleston. 1t S recognized that this
Is 4 most important session Of the leg
stature. and. therefore, il Is deemed cN-
pcdirnt to have on the ground. an cX-
pert and an alert representative Of the
city's interests, who Will be able To l""h
after the leEiSlat ton In which the COM
,nuuity is especially concerned, and par
i;ru!Irly. 10 help protect tn" !n"ircSts
II the rirv in the matter IF the new
road law, as VIII as the general plan Tor
road Improvement To an lntclligcn'er
r,.pnrirr. MI. rullnan said last night:
wheeling Will Be Protected.
Il feel very mich encouraged 1T the
rrrrptiun ! ltvr received at Charles
ton. and tho atttitudr Of the Legislators
and officials generally. Will" It is TOO
early TO anticipate with absolutely GER
tainty. the form that the new road leg
islatiou will take. l feel confident That
the Interests Of the city Will be looked
utter as we'll as the country districts
and that is. Of course. 4 very vital thing
for The pruplc OF Wheeling. 1t vii! bc
an acrrplcd principle Of the new ROAD
law that certain important thorough
fares will ~. taken over by the state;
that these IhorouEhfarcs Will he built
and maintained by the state. and that
the state undertakes to maintain chem
through the area OF inCorpora towns.
This will lie an advantage TO every IN
rorpOrated town in the state. ana Will
assure something like an equitable DIS
,ributiOn Of the road funds. As 10
: Wheeling proper, II Viii mean. probably,
that the entire national road through
Wheeling will b" taken over by the
state. and thus relieve the county or Il
very considerable burden, also q thor
Dughfarc north and south Will be taken
over hy the state, and will hc rebuilt
and mainta!nrd. OF course. wheeling
will not h" the only beneficiary OF
such legislation. Hcnwood. McMcchcn'
Mcundsvillc, Parkcrsburg, Huntington.
Clarksburg. Charleston. and practically
every other town in the state VIII be :;
beneficiary 1t il. however, highly i'm
ror;ant. from our standpoint, and | d"
not anticipatr that there viii be murh
opposition 10 this program.
Towns May Control Traffic
ALSO | am confident tnat the ncW
road law will give the Incorporated
towns complete control OF their own
streets, except as to thoroughfarcs that
may he taken over hy tho state" and
hat thu. road law Will give ample power
- limit IN" destructive truck haulinE'
,r which Wheeling has had so mucn
.auSr to complain during the past year.
In other words. the state will establish
reasonable rules as TO the road"ayS
which it will take and as 10 other
streets city councils Will have tu1!
power to enact reasonable and fair leg
ISation. "
"A number OF other measures VII!
Ne introduced which Wheeling will be
interested in and which | think Will be-
come laws. one in particular Is design
ID to give tho county commissioners o.
Ohio county full power 10 spend none!
ut their discretion Within the limits or
any incorporated town within the couh-