The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-06-12
SEVERAL HUNDRED PROPERTY
OWNERS ASK IMPROVE
MENT.
plan Urged TO Relieve Congestion and
Furnish Route to Pike District

CITY council will be given petitions
asking for the improvement OF McCol-
loch and Baker streets at the regular
session TO be held tomorrow evening"
The petitioners ask that In consider
ing the Chapliue street extension. tnat
council also consider the ScCollocn
street route, that would relieVe moro
congestion. they claim. than Will the
ChapliEe street extension.
Several hundred property owners
and business men have signed the pc
ritions being circulated through the
East End The following Is copy OF
the petitions:
ITO the Honorable Mayor and Council
Of the City % Wheeling:
"Gentlemen-There has been pre-
sented 10 YOU lately a petition OF en-
dorsement Of a project 10 Improve and
extend Chapline street nom TENTH
street to the National road at MI.
Wood cemetery the estimated cost or
which Is to be from $3.50. 900 TO $780,.
600. The claim made in favor OF this
improvement Is that It would prevent
congestion OF vehicles on Market
street. and would open up new and IN
developed territory which would BE-
come valuable and taxable.
While not denying any OF the above
statements. the undersigned property
owners and business houses. who now
pay a large amount IN taxes. respect
fully represent that any plan for tho
relieving Of congestion on the streets
should provide more outlets from me
city so that travel would be diverted
! In various directions rather than con-
densins and forcing II into q narrow
roadway at the head OF Fulton hill.
Additional outlets are at hsno
+ without building them McColloch and
Baker streets have long been used IN
! entering or leaving the city by those
! who are fearful Of steep grades or VINO
! Wish to avoid congestion.
NO attention has ever been given
10 these streets or their bridges other
than necessary repairs to make It
fair thoroughtare.
Automobiles are Increasing daily,
so more and moro It becomes neces-
sary for additional outlets nom the
city. In the consideration Of the
} Chapltne street project we respectful
" represent that the Improvement or
McColloch and Baker streets should
be Included with Il. The additionaf
cost would hardly be one-haf Of the
Chaplire street project, and IN addi-
tion II would Improve an existing hign-
wav with a far greater increase IN
property values along Il. Daily the
population out the pike is increasing.
should another slip occur on Wheeling
hin. the North Market and North
Chapline street outlets would be
blocked Why not look ahead for the
next Ave or ten years and have moro
than one good roadway 10 the Tenth
ward7
We respectfully request that you
give this your serious consideration.
After having secured the required
number OF signatures necessary -
,&&e the board OF county commission
* act IN the matter. the PETITIONS for
We Chapline street extension were
fled with the board OF Ohio county
commissioners several weeks ago.
Council at the following regular meet.
ing granted the board or commission.
ers the right to use part OF the c'ty's
property and right o. way 70 build the
Chapline street extension
The Chapllne street extension Is a
county matter and the new project IS
up to the city II Is likely some action
will be taken In the matter by council
tomorrow night.