The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1879-10-25
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second Days PrSeesdinEa, 7
The examination Of Mayor Sweeney
was resumed. Was Mayor 10 'Gl, 'Gg, '9l,
90, 'Gs and 20. The line Of The p, & W.
Ky, above TWenty.thlrd street does not,
! think, touch the B. L o. tracks. Witness
described the work done in tho night in
August, when the traek.laying was done by
The r., W. Ky. authorities, and with refer.
sncS to the B. 4 o. track, and the posi-.
bilIty Of the interference Of tho two. Also
The misunderstanding through which the
Nail City boat house was erected on lis
present site. Witness next related his
conversations with Capt. DeyTles the next
day after the laying down OF tracks BY the
r.. w. 4 Ky. Railroad Company, In refer.
eneg 70 the object Of tho d. 4 o. In their
work on Twenty.SeCond street and along
Water.
Witness was next examined as 10 his
knowledge Of the property north Of the
creek upon, which spur .tfaCks had beOn
laid down In August llSt by the Il. 4 o.,
anu which tracks had been soon after
torn up by the p, W. 4 KY, In the prose.
cution OF It's proposed extension 10
Benwood. He also described the manner
In which the slope Of the bank and the
line Of the city's property had been RScer.
tAineu, These spur tracks extended he.
yond this line. Witness also said that
Mr.. Lamb had some time ago offered 10
make a conveyance Of the land from the
slope 10 the river, according to contract,
but as Il had not been required, II had
never been done, When next Ap.
preached him with conveyance,
he made some excuse for not Aigning, and
II has not been done yet,
by Mr.. Russell:
"You did not interfere with the Pewlky
when ittore up the d. ( o. trnck?n
Because II was not violating any city
ordinance"
"DOes the city ordinance countenancO
the tearing up OF the u. ( 0. trackS?"
mo SIR
"DId not the city prevent the company
digging In Its own groundsH"
mo sir. Oh, yes, but that was with.
out my knowledge or approval"
Are you and the city Of Wheeling
identlcalp
"When writs or processes are served
against the city they arc served on me-"
Redirect, by Mr.. barr, rs 10 the loca.
ton Of tracks on Alley IS.
j stopped the laying Of tracks on the
part Of the b, & O., on the 18th OF August;
saw q boarding train on The track, on tho
night Of the 2lst Of August; saw trains or
portions oil trains standing In various
places along the river bauk about this
tim0i with reference 10 cross streets no
trains were on them. Tho u. 4 O. road
has exercised no control over the ground
occupied by the open switches. During
the war track was laid ct the request Of
the Quartermaster TO Fourteenth street,
which remained down until q year ago,
when It was taken up At my request 10
make room for the p, W. 4 Ky,
To Mr. Russell-''The old government
track was on the b. & 0. grounds, south
Of South street"
%The 'pewiky' did not build according
10 the ordinance, didit?"
II don't know. IsuppoGe they did,"
Don't you know that they have dI.
yerged from their line and gone over to
the .. 4 0. grounds i've ieetP
"Well, they did 1t by color Of authority,
and they didn't dig"
The ordinance granting the "Pewiky"
the privilege OF extension through the city
to the southern boundary line, was next
offered In evidence by Mr.. Hearne, OF
counsel for p, W. ky.
John Ross swOrn:. Am in tho employ
Of the P, W. & KY; have been there
about month"; was formerly In tho en-.
oil the u, 4 o.; saw the erection OF
the creek tFeStle In August last. II
took the greater part Of an hour to place
the cars now on this treStle upon It, =
Witness minutely described the trcstle,
It's construction, tho way In which the
track was laid on the treGtle, and the
trouble encountered In placing the cars in
position on 1t.
Cross.examined by Mr.. Russell: Was
track regulator" In the B. & O. employ;
am now laboEer IN the "Pewiky" depot.
y. W. Peterson, City Surveyor, was next
called and sworn for the r, W. 4 Ky:
Am the Engineer and City Surveyor Of
Wheeling, which position have occupied
since 1873; am acquainted with the re.
Gently erected creek trestle Of the B. & o. (;
It's not connected with tho B. d O. tracks
at present; 1t would be necessary 10 make
% feet radius 10 connect II with the track.
Witness here described the matter OF rail.
road curves, when speed is necessary and
not necessary. do not think an engine
could run on It at present-that Is, any or.
binary engine. A sudden rise OF the creek
would, in my opinion, demollsh Il; Ice In
the creek aud river at the same time would
destroy It. Witness instanced several
bridges destroyed by Ice. The trestle Is
less substantial and constructed In dif.
ferent manner from those bridges, I think
railroad line without the land Of the D.
& o. at the mouth Of the creek would be
practicable, but an extremely difficult one
to construct. Any engineer would avoid
this line, but could construct It Il necessary,
Witness then explained ut some length
the effect Of DETECTION OF the river upon
island property, said DETECTION to be caused
by the construction OF bridge over the
mouth Of the creek and the necessary
embankments and piers.
roSsexamlned by Mr. Russell as to the
line Of Twentieth street, as rim or located
by Boiling and himself, and his admissions
to Mr.. Russell ut the time as 10 the acou.
racy Of Mr.. Bolling's location, and his
lPeterson's) concurrence in that location.
The Crossexamination OF the witness as
70 this point occupied the remaining Dor.
ton oil tho morning session, and was the
most exhaustive and thorough OF any
witness yet examined.
Adjourned until 2P.M