The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-06-18

TIE STREET RAILwAF.-We are en-
abled this morning to give our readers
ceedings of both branches of the City
Council in relation TO the street rail-
way project. II will be remem bered
that a special committee was appointed
TO confer with the corporators of the
railway company. AIter full discus
sion of the matterthey haVeagreed upon
the following arrangement, winch mas
been endorsed by the First and Second
Branches of the Council:
1St-That the "CitiZens' Railway Com
pany" shall have exclusive privilege OF
using the streets of the city for their
track and running their cars on the
same for the space of twenty-five years.
2d-That during the said period of time,
no tax shall be levied or collected by
the city on the real or personal properly
OF the said railway company. 3d-The
railway company is TO keep In good
repair that portion of the. streets on
which their road is located, inside of
the track OF the railway, and the city
to keep las 1t now does) the street out
side of the track in good repair. 4th-
When the city authorities or agents
shall, for the purpose of putting down
water orgas pipes, or making any other
improvements, take up the track of the
railway company, then the same shall
be relald In good order and condition
at the expense of the city. 9Th. When
the railway company, In laying down
the track of their road or repairing the
same, shall take up the pavement out
side of the limits of the track,
paired to the satisfaction of the Street
Commissioner at the expense of the
said company. 6th-The City Council
is 10 provide by proper ordinance that
the railway company have the free and
unobstructed use oil the track, and all
wagons, carriages or other vehicles to
give way TO the cars OF the company
under proper penalties.
The Committee on Ordinances was
directed to report an ordinance em-
brncing the above stipulations in
the nature of q contract between the
city and the railway company.
OUR readers may be aware that atthe
last meeting of the City Council, a res
olution was introduced; looking to the
adjustment of the City Health ONCE.
The;reso1ution was tabled, but we I'M
derstand it Is likely to be made subject
of action at the next meeting OF Coun-
Gil. We trust the council will not hast
lily take such action as the resolution
proposes. We are warned by the re-
ports that reach uS day by day from
Now York, that cholera has not only
landed on our shore but is beginning
to spread. Gertainly it would not be
begin to need them. fffti.if
we have no hesitation in avowing
our belief that every city and town of
any magnitude should, at all times,
whether uncommon dangers 10 the
public health are unprecedented or not,
maintain rigid sanitary system and
that it is false economy at any time to
regard the means necessary to such
system misapplied. How supremely
Important Il Is to maintain the most
rigid sanitary regulations when a
dreadful epidemic threatens, and can
be averted only by the most scruPulons
private and public cleanliness. II such
regulations can be enforced better, or
SO we'll, in any other way, We have no
objections 10 whatever change may be
deemed necessary for the purpose. III
the incumbent health othcer does not
edied, but we trust the Coun-
Gil will weigh the matter well
before determining 70 have no health
officer at all. II the Ward officers
would do all that It may have been
contemplated they should, perhaps
that was tried fully and found altogeth-
or inadequate. The appointment Of
health officer. and his investment with
necessary powers, marked new era;
and il must be agreed that the city has
been put in better sanitary CONDITION
u0Qers MS 6uDtrlulcHuNASoi1 A4--- - -
been for a long time before. II is not
by any means as clean yet as 1t should
be and might be il a proper amount OF
vigilance was used; but II we abolish
the Office, how long will 1t be till all
efforts at cleanliness Will be relaxed
and the city VIII go back TO its ancient
!. We must say that we believe It viii
be false economy 70 abolish this Office,
simply ON account of the money it may
cost to pay the salary, unless something
better is to be substituted. "A month or
Iwo OF epidemic cholera viii cost the
business and public interests OF this
sity great deal more that $50 per week. |
md this there is good reason 20 hope |
may be averted by timely exercise OF |
and energy. flour worthy |
,itv fathers are sincerely DESTROYS 20 |
Oh OF useless xpendituresi We sngs
rest they may find something to DO IN /
iafious quarters where the true inter
SITS of the city would sufer much less
rom their economy than in any at
erapt 70 abolish the little the city has
,eefi trying 70 do In behalf Of eleanli7
less and health. j