The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-12
~ THE CITY DADS.
4 special Meeting OF Council 70 Consider
lhaR. q o. OEllnnnea.

then. = o. Ordinance.
"A Especial nesting of the city Council was
held Saturday night to consider theordinanee
the desired right OF way for the
Hempfeld extension to the B, & o. railroad
company. Some difficulty was met with in
securing quorum, but finally enough mem
bers OF both branches showed up to transact
business, and the august body came to order.
Is THE FIRST BRANCH
at roll call all the members answered but
Halstead, Fritz, Zoeckler, McAdauls, Miller
and Wellington Mayor Egerter presided,
The ordinance was presented to the Branch,
and by direction read the first time, 1t Is
quite lengthy, and grants 70 the company the
right Of way over what Is known Us the Q,
or Nineteenth street route.
On motion the rules were suspended and
the ordinance read the second time by sec
lions for amendments, No alteration was
suggested until section eight was reached.
This section provided that all necessary work
OF removing and rellying gus and sewer pipe,
etc., be done by the city officials. This was
amended by providing that II be done by the
officials Of the road.
Section o. the one point OF difficulty be
tween the road and the city, was TO the effect
that the u. 4 o, Company be required to give
bond with personal security for any damage
which might result to the city gas works from
the proximity Of the proposed track. Capt,
Wilson moved to amend by merely requiring
corporate bond for 100000. This amends
mGnt was adopted with but two dissenting
votes tBoring and Schultz), and the section
as amended adopted,
The provision Of section 10, that tho track
/ Al. u Il n 4l.n L., N1,u,.
roads desiring To come into the city, upon
terms to be iiSed by arbitrator Il the conpa'
MES could not agree upon an arrangement
was stricken out, on motion Of Mr. Cracraft
| Thercmaining sections were rapidly passed
4 tho necessary blanks filed, the rules suspend
ed, the ordinance read the third time by II
title, and passed without negative vote,
\ IN THE LOWER BRANCH
Mr., Kimberly asked and obtained permission
to introduce resolution directing the Stree
Commissioner to inaugurate the necessar!
\ steps toward the condemnation Of the Liant
required for the opening OF South Penf
street TO the State Fair Grounds 1t wa
4 adopted, Mr., Kimberly stating that the SAINT
action had been taken before, but nOn'cOn
4 cured in by the First Branch under u mis-
lupnftnenslON
/ Permission was given ]. II. Good, Esq, Il
address Council on matter affecting tn
Especial business Of the meeting lie present
cd petition from the Nail City Boat Club
Iwhose house on the river bank below Tween
ty.tlrst street Is threatened by the propose,
extension OF the p. W. Il Ky. road, The pa
per represented that the Club was composed
0f men Of but moderate means, dGpendentfO
. their own and their families, support upol
their own labor, and that they had, at an eX
pensO OF s., 800, erected the house referred t.
, ~ resort for mental, social and physica
recreation. They had been induced TO be
D.. lieve the ground upon which 1t rested wa
, the property OF the city, and had leased
from the city, and the city engineer had SUI
veycd tho site and marked 1t us belonging +
the city. They are now to DO Ousted, II hay
| ing been discovered that the land belongs /
the i. 80. Company, They asked Council, i
/ feeling Of equity to rcCompense them IA
+ their loss in tile destruction of the house, Nj
! Good enforced the petition with some expaT
i atOFy remarks, making u very diplomatic az
! dress Some discussion OF an informal nj
turG followed, some members wanting tn
. Is. so. Company, others the r., W. 4 ~
/ men, and Others tile city, to pay the damage
/ to the club No OGtiOn was taken OH the ma
. ter, however, and the Branch adjourned witt
/! out tackling the railroad ordinances.