The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-07-27
CITY COUNCIL.


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Weisgerber and Waterhouse.
The minutes Of the last meeting were
read and signed.
The bonds of Messrs B. W. Davenport
and II. X. List, commissioners oil the new
loan, were read, their sureties came for.
ward, were sworn as 10 their sutfiCiency
and the bonds were received.
The following report Of the Committee
on Railroads was presented through their
chairman, G. Baird;
To the Mayor and Council Of the City q
Wheeling;
GENTLEMEN-Shortly after the passage
of the ordinance granting the right to the
B. & o. Railroad Company to construct
track from the south end Of their depot
to the Hempfield depot, on Fourth and
Zane streets, subject to certain restric.
tons, the Committee on Roads received
the accompanying ordinance from Mr..
Randolph, the Chief Engineer Of the b.
l. o. Railroad, with the request that II be
passed by Council as substitute for the
one already passed.
1t will be noticed that II differs from
the former one in substituting 3 leet in
the centre Of Fourth street Tor q feet; 8
miles an hour in place OF miles, and in
striking out the clause making the b. &
o. Company responsible for damages re-.
sulling from the change OF grade on John
street.
Desiringa statement from Mr. Garrett
himself as To his views in relation To the
subject, part of the Committee, accom-
panied by the Mayor, on an invitation
from Mr.. G., visited Baltimore and had
conference with him.
lie gave as his reasons for asking the
proposed changes in the ordinance AS fol-
| lows:
/. That ii hO was confined tOa grade
of but 81 feet in the centre Of Fourth
street, the grades on John street from the
East side OF Market street TO the middle
Of Fourth street would exceed 1879 feet to
the mile, and that il he were only permit
ted to run his trains at the rate oil 4 miles
an hour, il would be impossible to pass
heavy trains over the route. That even
allowing his feet on Fourth street and
miles an hour would still make 1t diff.
cult to pass heavy trains, but not impOssi'
bic.
9. To make him liable for actions for
damages from the change Of the grade Of
the street would be unfair and unjust, In
view of the fact that our charter gives us
the sole control OF the streets and alleys,
and the further fact that Il has been deCi.
ded u number of times that when the cor.
poratc authorities OF city alter the grade
Of u street for the public benefit, no action
for damages from such change San be
sustained
lie expressed perfect willingness to
pay for all private property he might use
in the construction of the proposed con.
neCtion
The Committee on Rail Roads believ.
ing tho request of the B. g. o. r. Il.
Company 10 be reasonable one, and be.
lieving that the completion Of the
w. p. & b. Rail Road would be an
immense benefit TO our city beg leave to
request tho Council 10 adopt the accom-.
panying ordinance.
Respectfully submitted,
@. BAIRD,
Chairman Com. on r. r.
The following communication was
read from Mr., Randolph, chief engineer
Of the Il. & o. H. r.;
BALTIMORE, Mn, June 10.
10 Tie Honorable tie MdyOrd and Ciiy Conn.
cR@ Wheeling, w. w.;
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Com.
pany respectfully request that the cOndi.
lions Of the grant Of the right Of way To
connect with the Hemphcld Railroad
within the limits Of your city he modified,
and that the accompanying draught Of an
ordinance be substituted for the Ordi.
nance passed 25th April last.
Very respectfully,
JAMES L. RANDOLPH,
Engineer b. d 0. H. H.
Accompanying the communication Is
an ordinance substantially the same as
the one passed April 20, 1871, except Us
noted in Dr. Eaird's communication.
Tie ordinance was read, taken up by
sections, and long argument rs To It's
adoption was INDUCED in by the friends
and opponents Of the measure. At the
conclusion ofthe argument the ordinance
was passed without amendment
An ordinance amending the fiBt section
Of m ordinance Of the city Of Wheeling,
entitled IAN ordinance defining and pre-.
scribins the punishment Of certain Of.
fences" was received from the First
Branch, read and passed.
Tie following were adopted:
RES0lbe,i, That the Committee on Water
Works be authorized 10 contract with the
Quincy Engine Works for the taking out
Of the pump boring out the same, furnish.
ing new piston rod, head followers and
bolts, and putting the same back in place
Tor tho sum Of two hundred and ninety.
eight dollars, when the work Is completed
they be paid for the same, as their bid Is
the lowest.
RcSOiced, That when this Brunch nd.
jOurn IL be TO meet tomorrow night at n
o'clock.
Rc0ircd, That Il special committee of
three be appointed 10 examine and report
u Council tomorrow evening, the prob.
able cost Of and the praCtcability Of re.
pairing the wire bridgeat the foot OfSiXth
street, in the Fourth ward. The Ptesi.
dent appointed Mcssrs. Baird, Caldwell
and Hubbard as said special committee.
Adjourned.
First Branch.
Mayor JcITers in the chair. Absent ut
roll call tht 8 o'clock Messrs. Allison,
Butterlleld, Cecil, llandlan, Kelley, STAN
ton and Stone.
Mr. Wilson moved to take from the
table the resolutions reported by the Com.
mittec Oh the Market Street Bridge and
laid on the table at the las. meeting.
Agreed to.
The resolutions recommended by the
committee were thrsU that 81 900 be paid
to the Baltimore Bridge Company on &C.
count of losses sustained by the company
In the erection of the Market Street Biidge,
provided the company make such altera-