The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-08-31
T hlE RAILR Eol QuEsTIoN
DISDosed or For the. Time ReIlg-Last
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First BFaneIl.


lowing members present Messs Boring,
Criswell, Cracraft, Fritz, Hall,
Hull, Myles, McAdams, Schultze, Simpson,
zoeekler and Mayor EgeFter in
the chair The minutes Of the last meeting
were read and adopted.
The first matter taken up was the KINDER
~ resolution granting to the b, &. o. a pass
age through the city by the &C, C." route,
which was adopted by the Second Branch ut
It's last meeting and reported ut that time. A
large number Of prominent citizens interest.
ed In the road, comprising lawyers and mill
representatives, were present. At the con-
clusion Of the reading Mr. Hall moved to re-
iect the resolution, and Mr.. Simpson second
cd the same, Mr.. Myles moved to lay them
on the table which was lost and Mr.. Halls
motion adopted, tins rejecting oil Of Mr.
Kimberly resolutions,
Mr.. Hall stated that u Baltimore & Ohio
similar to the one presented to
Council through Samuel Laughlin, with
some notifications in relation 10 the Upper
Riverside mill, was to be presented, The
paper, for some unexplained reason, was not
present, and he asked that consideration Of
the matter be suspended for few moments
When tEe naner orriveJ II wos rcnS and
found h he tbe same ms Tho former nronosi.
Eon with the following CHANGES, PASSING
under he rear Of the Riverside mill Themes
along the Same line produced In Wood street
thence along Wood Street s0uthwardly 10 tbe
intersection with the company's main trark
mt Thirty.Second street, was substituted ior
"thenCe along Wood street southwardly to
the intersection with the Company's main
track etc.u
This change nuts the road under the rem
instead OF the front Of tho mill. In the rear
the around IA deeper and fIrmer
TIE following WINS inserted: GThe Comma
nv mny find II necessary 10 mike n SLIGHT
chang, In Inc grade nj the crossing Mt Twen.
ty.eigbth street which Il asks permission to
ID 10"
As reuardel the p. W, A Nv. r. r., the
following change WINS made, ''and provided
also tbat the Tond of tho p W. 4 XIV, Co,
south n Wheeling creek and north Of tho
Nail CITY boat house. shall be located NOT
Ies , finn IA fset formerly 26l west Of their
present location; from tlat noint, the p, W,
X XIV. line IN bo DETECTED To tho enst 80 as TO
mss within three fect Of Inc east side of the
Riverside warehouse. md the same distance
from the b, n d. trick To Twenty.
ionrtI, street 10 be maintained
ms Mt Riverside warehouse, and that the i, 4
q. r. r Co, be permitted 10 use for It's tracks
and business The space between Its west track
on Water street and tho track Of the r., W.
4 Ky,, To be locatcd ms Aforesaid
Tic remainder Of the propoSitIon WINS ex.
actly like HE one submitted on Inc 18th.
Recommendation from tho Riverside mill
stated that the company withdrew It's objcc.
tion stated In n previous petition, protesting
''t II - = %
sSr the withdrawal was. Tint the roai Ind
exprcssed It's WILLINGNESS To indemnify the
Riyerside tompany iDr ali damage done. and
Ind shown A desire to do fairly With Mi.
Mr. Hall presented resolution providing
TINT Inc company should establish Tia works
and shops within tho citv's corporate limits.
which was adoptcd, -
Mr., Echillize wanted tic matter referred to
n snecfal committeo To work in conjunction
With tIe Railroad COMMITTEES and tGoreby'
lie thought, a satisfactory arrangement could
be arrived at
Mr. Cracraft made n very cIuar speecli I'm
favor OF the modified pronosjtion, He 70.
ferred 10 the 20, GU route MS nm insult 10 the
conIpanv M II Ind declared II to be ono i'm.
practicable, Ills speech showed n deep and
thorough study Of the subject and was listen.
ed to very carefully,
Mr.. Boring made short speech against the
Mr.. Hall made one al tho sneeches of tho
evening Il Il sincerely regretted Tint il caI,.
come for action, Tho COMMITTEES on Rail.
roads had inborcd hard for cirht weeks and
| Il now stotcd flint In tie propoSition present.
cd, was the only route Tint was actuaily nraC.
ticable; the Committee Ind been sur.
nrised al the AcnuIcsence of The Il. 4 d. with
tha Oommiltees demands. II Ind rncetie,l
from EofF To Wood street and Ind now In its
nroposition curved about No IA To accomro.
dnta tbo Riverside Mill and wns willing Ia
nav ali damage IA The mill md nronertv
owners, The 6rouOsed route avoided nil conf
veins and was GENERALLY 0cceDtahlo 10 MI, liz
closed III highly interesting talk WITH A mi.
iant appenl To Inc members 10 stand mn Tor
the city's interest.
On ti,otinn N Nr NcAdnms tho p w &
XIV. was allowed 10 be heard And ". r iiut-
bird Esq. entered into duitc lengthy mr..
N, mont hpnlnst ihe pronGsition NJ t6e II. h
o. in relatlon 10 thc ground soutl, of tic creek
and north Of the Nail City boat house,
I'Iiow, u asked Mr.. Hubbard "si,ail the r
". XIV. get through tic boat hOuseY'' lie
claimed the attention nj Tia larro " crowd
nrosent 'SF Wv
SMr Hall stafed Tint tho hoat houso wOs
built on b, 4 o. ground. and would bc IN.
moved 10 accommcdate the p. " q Kv.
TINT lie ,os wnrks would hc nroterteI Win
Substantial stone wills md Tia mains an
closed ij IN e,,ivcrts MI "a bo done nv the Il &
d. COMPANY -" - - 'N''N y '''> = y
Mr.. CraCTaft In nm impromptu spccch of
twenty minutes made n vlor|nns I'll JJo
referred 70 tho Ioat house objection md the
Willingness Of Tia b, K o. road to remoyo Il
and stated that il wgs owing IN n "IctICnI
error tlat the pronosition lid not embrace
the fact Tint Inc L. Il O. should established
signals AID watcltnen al the crossing OF lie
r, ". < XIV, to coIincct with the CIT, v, 4,
,vn,,ia ~ tnv av w. wy IL nv
o. to CONNECT NTH the Ben%ood Mil. a
point thatMr. Hubbard had fingered on to
some leaglii, ,,,..,,..,,,,
omsntS an ssySrnI Sbn n"S NSs
between members TINT we're Heartily ap-