Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-10-26

The RAILROAD AND OMNIBUS QUESTION IN
THE EAsT-END- Meeting Of the Conference
Committees = Railroad Extension in City
Council-The people of the East-end appear
to have entered into the work of securing
feasible, convenient and permanent connec-
ton with the city earnestly, and with
zeal which, if persevered in, must result in
success. A few nights since a meeting was
held on Walnut Hills for the purpose of in
itiating some plan which would give to the
people of that section portion, at least, of
the advantage of street railroads, with view
of ultimately extending them to the village
of East Walnut Hills; and soon afterward
the citizens of the Seventeenth Ward held a
meeting to second the exertions of their
neighboTs.
The people of Walnut Hills, it will be re-
collected appointed a committee, consisting
of Messrs. Howells, Terrence and Scarbor-
ough, to confer with Messrs. Baker and
Young, of the omnibus lines, and with Mr..
Kilgour, President of the Pendleton and
Fifth-street Railroad, with a view of effect
ing connection between the two interests,
thereby securing the advantages of nearly
two miles of railroad.
in accordance with a previous arrange
ment, the conference took place yesterday
at the railroad Office, corner of Fifth and
Walnut-streets, all parties being present ex-
cept Mr.. Baker. After full discussion of
the whole subject, it was agreed that two
omnibuses should be put on Kemper-lane to
make trips every half hour, commencing on
Monday next--one vehicle to be taken from
each line, provided Mr.. Baker will consent
to the arrangement; if he refuses, they
are to be put on either by Mr.. Young, or
by some other party. 1t was likewise agreed
that survey should Immediately be made
in order to discover practicable route for
street railroad; and several persons promised
to take stock. The route through the Gar
den of Eden, and the one by way Of Hatha-
way-lane, are believed to be the best, and it
will require an actual survey to decide their
relative merits. -t.-,.. .. +.
The people of the Seventeenth Ward,
however, do not appear TO act in harmony.
They are all for street railroad, but as it is
now settled that one can not be built en-
tirely through the ward, during the present
winter, the Inhabitants of the lower end are
asking for an extension of the present track
to the vicinity ofthe Fulton Postofice, with
the understanding that it shall be tempo
rary arrangement only. To this the citi-
zens of the upper end of the ward object.
They argue that the proposed extension will
delay for long time, perhaps indefinitely,
the completion Of the road to the corpora
tion-line. ......-....
The meeting on last Tuesday night was
called at the upper end of. the ward, and
was composed almost exclusively of people
from that section; and it is not to be Won
dered at that it refused to entertain resolu-
tions tavoring temporary extension, and
passed another series, demanding the whole
road or none.
Having been foiled in their efforts to Sc
cure the passage Of the resolutions, the citizens
OF the west end of the ward have been cir
culatlng petition praying the City Council
to grant the Railroad Company the privilege
of laying down the track to the Postofice.
The petition was first circulated day before
yesterday, and in three hours the consent of
more than three-fourths of the property
holders on the line was obtained, but ii was
not presented to Council, as it was deemed
advisable first to obtain the assent of the
rest, which, it was thought could be done.
A special session of the City Council will
probably be held to take the subject into con-
sideration; and that all those interested in the
matter may know precisely what is proposed
TO be accomplished, we republisf the resola-
tions offered on Tuesday evening last, which
are appended to the petition. 1 ~
"ReSotted, That our representatives in the
City Council are hereby Instructed to adVo-
cate the extension Of the Seventh-street
Railroad TO the vicinity of the Postoffice,
provided that the ordinance making said
extension shall vacate the same at any time
that they be SO directed by the City Council;
and that Council in making a grant of the
route through the Seventeenth Ward to
other parties, shall make it an obligation
that they purchase so much Of the track
eastward from Washington-street at its cash
cost from the parties constructing the same.
"ResOlUsd, That the President and Secre-
tary be instructed to transmit these resOlu-
tions TO our representatives in Council, and
publish a copy of the same in the daily
'papers.' titE ~ "
Should no special session be called, the
matter will come up at the next regular one.