The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-15
THE y. a o. rxvENsION.
Result or tho Conference Al tho II, a o.
once saturday, y.ag-NI.


r. THE y. q u. FxvENslON,
Result Of tho Conference ~ tho II. A q.
once saturday, ~
A conference Of an Informal character
vas held at the Office Of Capt. R. r. Dew.
lies, general agen. Of the B. 4 o. railroad.
Friday. between representatives Of that
company, representatives OF the
,lty and officials Of the p, w, &Ky. road.
Master OF Transportation Clements, Chief
Engineer Randolph and Capt. Deyries. Of
The B. & 0. road; Messrs. Sam Lauphlin
and John Hall, OF the Council COMMITTEES
~ Railroads, ana NJ. ]. Becker, Chiei
Engineer otthe Pan Handle lines, and r G
Barr, attorney Of the P. w. & XIV. railroad.
were the representatives OF the several par.
Tics interested. Mr.. Frank Hexrn. mana.
aver OF the Riverside Iron Company, was
also present III the interests OF the works.
A general talk was held, and the confer.
ence "a ourned to meet the next morning.
On Saturday a msjority Of the members
Of the committee were present, together
win hevera! prominent members oil Ooun.
Gil not membcrs ofthe committee, and the
Mayor. The Baltimore Company's rep.
resentativea pre-. ented q proposition In
writing embodylpg their views on the mat.
tor under consideration, but 1t was not alto
Rether acceptable. and therefore a new and
modified proposition was promised. which
will poesibly be ready to submit 10 the
committee to-day. though most probably
not ill to morrow. - ~ 80 -
The proposition not having yet been
presented 10 Mr.. Laughlin, Chairman Of
the committee, cannot vel be- definitely
given to the public. But from difrerent
parties Interested 1t IL learned that ,bs fol
loving points are embodied In 1t: =
The city Is asked to grant aid procure
the right OF way Tor tho track, which the
company sgrees 10 lay farther east than
at first proposed. It will run from -Four
teenth street on Mccullough 10 a poin,
near EiRhteenth street, and curve there
gradually TIL Nineteenth Is reached. At a
point between EoT and Jacob. Here the
track Will cross the creek, entering the
tunnel at the north side OF Twentieth
street, and south under Wood (the former
proposition said Jacob and EotF) emery.
ing from the tunnel on Twenty.seyenib
street, south Of the Riverside Rolling Min
S,nstead OF coming out at Twenty.fsurth).
rhe track would continue on Wood stree,
10 Thirty.sccond, where the present track
would be intersected. l'T7 -
Any Injuries 10 Mccullough street Il |.
proposed to remedy by stone wall and
railing; to cross Seventeenth street by an
over grade bridge; and to wall and rail
the cut on Wood street south Of the soutb
entrance OF the tunnel. And Il ia oi
course understood that rny private prop.
erty necessary to be used Ia 10 be maid for
BY the company. !,
In return Tor the privileges asked BY the
company they agree 10 valve all opposition
to the extension Of the "Pewiky" road 10
benwood on certain conditions, chief oil
which ia that the track is not to be- laid
les. than twent. five feet west Of the B.
& y Co.'s west track south Of the creek
or further east than now laid north OF ,he
creek. The B. & 0 also asks the use Of
the ground included between the two
c1mpanies' tracks where 1t is the propett,
OF the city. This is asked, and the stipn
lation concerning the laying OF the track
at distance oitweu,y i've feet from their
track, In order to lay two additional B. 4
o. tracks west Of their present track. A
railway official recently said to an intel
LlGENcER reporter that the company was
now crowded for space, and that when
the new line was built they
would DO crowded 40 tina. .hey
could not operate at all unless they
had additional facilities. They for the
same reason ask the city to convey to them
certain lands south Of the creek, on Water
street, Tor the purpose OF loading and uu.
loading carload freight. Offering in return
to release to the city the old Hempfeld
depot grounds, bounded by Sixteenth and
EoH. @ '
The company offers to allow the P, W.
& Ky. Company to cross their track at the
Belmont furnace and mill, il the latter
company will grant them the privilege 81
crossing their track to connect with the
T., T. V. & ". road
The B. & o. Company also offers, IL
their proposition Is accepted, to abandon
their present tracks on Sixteenth and
Seventeenth streete, and to establish two
passenger depots on their line in the city
at accessible and acceptable points,
1t is understood that the proposition
meets the views Of the P, W. & Ky.
representatives, with the exception of the
stipulation in regard to laying their track
twenty-five feet west Of the Baltimore &
Ohio's. This they object to because il
would necessitate their crossing the G.. T.
V. & WIS property, which that COMPANY
would not probably permit without vexa.
tons litigation. In regard TO this It ia
said the B. & 0. Company is even willing
to waive the twenty-five foot proyiso al.
tor the line passes to the south of the
Riverside mill, and there let the new road
bear TO the east, so as to avoid the G., T.
Va W. land. l0f :, :
The proposition is drawn up and ready
. submit, with the exception OF a plat
which is to accompany it, and which viii
be completed to-day. 1t is probable that
Council will be asked to act on the proposi.
ton Tomorrow night. -