The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-03-28
OUR CITY GATES

To the Editor Of The lntelllgencer'
Sir.-Tn the writer conditions con-
neclcd with the present exits from inc
business districts Of Wheeling 10 the
suburbs OF the Wheeling lI!ll route ana
: via McCuliuCh street are so ut'e' y
wrctchcd as 10 make the propoSeu eAte"
sion 10 Chap,inc street Imperative
Going north on Market street, the way
- constantly Distracted a!onH the mar
kcl house 10y business vehicles paTheu
! on both sides OF the street ana ny inc
! street cars going in the same olreCt 'o''
as we'll as by those when appear A'o'',
the west side Of the market mousse anu
! by those going in the opposite d!rec''on'
! IL may be truthIully said that INC
! street cars OF this town are just apou'
! The worst ever in point Oh $40" P'o
grcss through the streets ana long Stops
ut corners. holding back trafhc lot
| block behind them. This can ana Shou.o
| he rcmedicd and a more helpful cond!-
ton in this respect attained but' a.
the very best. the street will always he
! a slow and ConEcstcd avenue, ent!rc!S
3 Inadequate TO the traffic demands. An
other very bad feature is at the juno
! tons of Eleventh with Market. by VIZ
/ tue Of the fact that there Is break
! in it's continuity. together with great
, combustion of street car tracks ana cars
In cross directions. These obstacles 10
! traffic were tritling In the days OF morse
! drawn vehicles and small street cars,
! but ara now severe handicap TO auto
/ mobiles and trucks. All OF this would
be relieved by the extension TO ChapIlne
! street.
\ recent contributor urges an I'M
! prnvemcnt to the McColloch street
route There Is no question but tha'
ihi sshould he made. but made IN add
li"n 10 the Chapline street extension.
! When McColloch street was extended
over the Peninsula, automobiles were
/! no, thought Of and conditions there are
also entirely Inadequate to require
! mcntS. Leaving the city upon FIttechth
street. n bad junction In its width Is
found at McColloch. where there !s
| cons !derable construction in Its width
| and vehicle approaching hidden ny
| buildings on both sides From It's next
| turn, where the outbound street cars
| enter upon II. II becomes narrow and so
/ continues To the first bridge; ana, at
! tho last turn In tho street prior TO
/ reaching the bridge. the view Is OBJ
! struCted where the turn Ia extremely
short, with further complications OF
! street car tracks and cars. Both PENN
Sulnr bridges are entirely too narrow
3 and always were. even in the days be-
/ fore automobiles, and should I've re-
! placed by wider ones. with footwalk5
. outside the roadway. Another bad Oh
struct!un Is whers the road passes un-
der tho Terminal railway. Here are
/ both grade and turn. There should he
/ a second opening for city bound traffic.
! Proceeding through Fulton. another
very short turn Is encountered at
Schcnk's packing house. and TWO moro
- Fourth street. that one being esPe-
tally bad where the Pike IL reached.
with good roadway. streets widened
in places. parts OF several buildings re-
moved at sharp turns, and with wide
/ bridges. the MCColloch street route
would 10 . 2ecially good for trucks and
woulI t.Nert much other traffic, but
until these Improvements are made, II
can. never ne 4 reasonably good route
, for anything but trucks. Let 49, have