The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-05-10
THE HEMPFIELl EXTENSION.
Letter from Vlcs-Presldsnt Ksyssr
to the Railroad Committee.
The Baltimore & Ohio Wants a Free
Right Of Way Through the City.

The following letter was received yes
tsrday from vice-PrOaident Ksyser, Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company, It
explains itself:
BALTIMORE, MAY7,
Samuel Laughlir, En-, Chairman Railroad
Committee Of City Council, Wheeling,
Rest Virginia.
My DEAR SIR:-AS requested by you,
for the better information OF the Commit.
tee, submit In writing the proposition Of
the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Company
TO the City Of Wheeling to furnish 1t q free
right OF way through the city for its Hemp
deld extension. The Company asks, In
view OF the great advantage Of this work
10 the city, that the latter will grant and
procure for It free right OF way for .
double-traCk road from the north side Of
Fourteenth street through McCulloch
street to Sixteenth street; thence dag.
onRlly across to point near Eighteenth
street; thence by 0 200 foot radius curve
into Nineteenth street; thence down
Nineteenth street TO Eof street In
North Wheeling; thence by 900
foot radius curve across Wheeling
creek into Eof street, South Wheel
ing; thence under Eof street by q
tunnel TO q point between TWenty.fith
and Twenty.sixth streets, where the tun.
mel, by . curve OF 7l6 ieet radius, will pass
under Twenty.sixth street; under the
corner oil the public school lot, and dag
Ioually across Twsnty.seventh street TO the
Intersection OF Jacob and TwentY.eighth
streets; thence by line at grade
ldoWn Jacob street 10 the inter.
section OF the Baltimore 4 Ohio Com.
pauy's main tracks at Thirty, second street.
The company alto aaks the privilege oil
laying two additional tracks on Thirty
second and McOulloCh streets from the In.
terseCtion OF Jacob street 10 the southern
limit Of the corporation.
Should the Council comply with this
request, the company asks permission to
OCCUPY q portion Of the ground now GOV.
cred by the slopes Of McOulloCh street,
between Fourteenth aud Sixteenth streets,
lsubstitutiDg q stone wall In order to BuB'
tain the street, also to reduce the
grade on MCCulloCh street, near the inter
section Of Sixteenth street, 5 feet, running
out each way until II intergects the pres.
ent grade oil that street. The road will
lcross Seventeenth street by an over.grade
bridge, 80 as 10 allow the free passage Of
vehicles under 1t. The crossing Of Eight.
Ieenth street will be at grade, for which
purpose 1t may be necessary to elevate
the present grade two or three feet Of the
point OF crossing. A slight change will
be necessary In the grade OF Nineteenth
street, between Jacob and Wood streets,
for short distance, In order that the de.
scent may be uniform from Wood street
to Wheeling Greek. The road will pass
, under Twentieth street on the south side
OF the creek, In order, however, to do
! this 1t will be necessary to raise the grade
OF the street not exceeding -FOUR feet at the
entrance to the tunnel.
This embraces oil the changes OF grade
that will be required
Besides the use Of the streets, as stated,
the company asks the city to provide II
with right Of way thirty feet In width, at
the grade OF its tracks between Sixteenth
and Nineteenth streets, on the line above
indicated; also 0 small triangular lot at
the intersection OF Nineteenth street and
: Wheeling creek; and strip forty.two feet
In width between the creek and the portal
Ul tne tuuuel ~ 1Vu bLeott III OVutu
: Wheeling.
Should the committee insist upon the
Companys tunnel terminating on Jacob
street instead oil on Eof street, as recon-.
mendsd by its cheI engineer, the com.
pany will have TO ask the city 10 procure
Tor II the right 10 make this change by
tunneling under the double building al
the northeast corner Of Eof and Twenty.
sixth streets; under the corner OF the
public school lot, and under the alley and
The rear Of the lots facing on the west side
Of Jacob street, between TWenty.siEth and
Twenty.seventh streets.
II also asks the city 10 procure first the
lots on the west side Of Jacob street, be.
tween TWenty.seventh and Twenty eighth
: streets, running back 10 the alley. To the
north Of this tier Of lots II 10 proposed To
erect the southern portal 10 the tunnel,
90 that Twenty. street will pass over
J the tunnel and Twenty.eighth street will
; be at the grade.
Besides this the company asks the city
10 provide II with 0 suitable site for a
passenger station Of the corner OF Eotf and
Nineteenth streets, In East Wheeling,
OF which point II Is stated that the city
owns suitable property.
In order that the committee may fully
understand the location, l accompany this
letter with plat, and Il iouRd desirable,
will arrange Tor one oil the company's en-.
gineers 10 give any further information
that may be needed.
In asking The aid Of the city OF Wheel.
Ing to this important enterprise in the
manner proposed, the Baltimore 4 Ohio
Company does not underestimate either
the value or cost Of the concessions II
seeks. The company believes that the
important benefits, which the completion
OF this short line to the seaboard and TO
the Coke.6elds will Immediately confer
upon the CITY, fully warrant Il In expect.
ing this assistance from the city, especially
10 view Of the fact that the company will
be compelled 10 eTpenl 30 large 0 sum In
tue construction ot Tho line within the
corporate limits.
The proposed extension will place the
city OF Wheeling upon theMGin Line Of the
Baltimore & Ohio Rail Road, and secure
10 It all the advantages Of being the ives.
tern isrm!nps Of one Of the great Trunk
Lines Of the country, The only assis.
lance asked OF the city 10 the procurement
oil the right Of way designated, and the
company hopes that the committee will
lavorably report Hpol Tho application.
Very respectfully yours,
WIZ KEYsRR,
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