The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-02

The WHEELING q ELM GROVE KALI
wAY.-At the last meeting Of the Board
Of County Commissioners the committee
10 whom was referred the petition otsaid
railway for permission TO run their en-.
gines over the Fulton bridge reported at
some length. The report was iu favor oil
granting the petition with certain re.
strictive provisos, and was at first adopt
ed, on motion Of Mr.. Schultz. Suisse
quently, on motion Of the same gentle,
man, the whole matter was recommitted
10 special committee for the purpose OF
drafting an ordinance for the same TO be
submitted 10 the next meeting OF the
Board. Afterwards, on motion, the same.
committee was continued. The Board
having refused 10 allow the report as
adopted TO stand as their action in the
premises, and having recommltted the
whole matter that an ordinance might be
drafted and their action expressed In that
mode, said ordinancet to be hereafter SUD-
mitted for adoption or rejection, inal ac'
ton will probably be taken in the matter
at the next meeting. 1t is understood
that those interested in East Wheeling
will then present the following petition
expressing their views:
WHEELING August, 1876.
10 His Honor The President and Members Of
he Board Of Commissioners Of Ohio
Comfy:
GKNrLEsfES-The undersigned citizens
Of Ohio county have learned that the
Wheeling Il Elm Grove Railway Com
pany have petitioned your Board to per-
nit them 10 lay their track and run their
engines over the Fulton bridge and the
county road leading therefrom to the
National road. The bridge and county
road are part Of the only good avenue
for ordinary vehicles into the city. 1t
was built to render Wheeling accessible
without climbing the steep and long hill
west OF Fulton. II steam vehicles are
run as desired they will exclude all horse
travel. A train every fifteen minutes or
half hour will efectually prevent any
driving upon the route. An ordinary
railroad, such us the Baltimore u Ohio,
would not take exclusive possession OF the
bridge and the road, but that such would
be the real, certain and practical effect
OF granting their petition the Railroad
Company wnll know. The hill will be
taken rather than run the risk OF meet
ing steam cars. Funerals to the GENE.
terry by said route would be utterly i'm.
practicable.
II this company's route led to some.
large city, and would bring great traffic
and prospect OF important and indefinite
improvement, it would be different.
They ask you, gentlemen, to surrender
the only good drive and road into the
city to railroad that runs only four or
five miles into the country, and to make
n free gift to private corporation OF a
road and bridge built at the expense Of
the Taxpayers generally, out OF the pub.
lie funds. For these reasons, and many
others impossible to be given in such
paper as this, we respectfully protest that
this demand Of the Railway Company is
most Unprecedented, grasping and AFRO
CANT. Some Of us were induced to sub
scribe to the stock Of the company on the
express representation that horse car
road only was projected. We therefore
hnmbly pray that your honorable body
will reject any and all applications to
run anything by steam on said bridge
and road. We apprchend that the coun.
ty would be quite rs generous asitshould
be to grant the privilege to said company
to run horse cars on said road, and we
fail to sec the modesty or propriety Of
company asking city or county to build
at enormous expense, bridges and grade
roads for them TO run afour or five mile
railway on, and thereby enable them to
declare large dividends to their stock
holders, at the expense of the taxpayers
and the travelling community. We there
fore again most earnestly pray Your
ETonors to reject all such applications.