The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-01

ALVEY coiamiifss Needing on the Sab,
fest Last Might

a more interesting me~uns hnAu tue Vnt
held In the city building last evening, was
probably never held inside those walls. The
Joint Standing Committees Of Council on Or
iiuance and Railroads, met to prepare an or
iinance ordered by the First Branch at last
meeting. But few outside Of the
members Of the committees and the repre-
Of the roads were aware that the
meeting would be held, hence the lobby was
small About 7;SO o'clock the large number
u gentlemen present were called to order and
the members OF the committee gatheFed
around the large table in the Second Branch
on motion Mr.. Laughlin was made chair
man OF the IOint committee, he having been |
chairman Of the railroad committee and
yersed in all the details OF the
proposed extension Of the b, & D, road as ex-
pressed in that cOmpany's proposition OF
August SOth, and from which this joint COM
mlttee was to prepare the ordinance, The
other members present were Messrs, Hall,
Schultze, McAdams, Cracraft, HabeEteld,
Walters, Shockey, Kimberly and Baker,
Clerk Galligan was also present and grouped
about the committee were J. NJ Belleytile,
General Manager Hon. G, D. Hubbard, Pres
tuent, anu W. r. E1uuuAAui E%aA't NteSAuSJ Tvs
Inc p. W,&Ky.; Capt Devries, General Man.
ager: Chief Engineer Randolph, Master OF
Transportation Clements and attorneys Rus
sell, White and Lamb for the b. 4. o. com'
pany.
before an indiScrminlte discussion began
that rapidly developed into running dispute
with many personalities, and for u few mo-
ments matters among the members OF the
committees were very lively and heated.
Order being ut last restored, the proposition
Of the Is. 4 o. was taken up and passed on, pa
ragraph after paragraph. In the opening
line, which was; THE city to grant and pro,
cure for the company, etc" the words, "and
procure for were stricken out,
Then came the tug Of war, MeSsrS KIM
berly and Haberheld steadily and persistently
fought the road from Its curve from MCCul-
loc6 TO Nineteenth street, and down that
street 10 the Gas Works, Speeches ind argu-
ments were all brought out, and MesSTs, Ram
dolph and Clements were kept busy explain
ing Tho COMPANY claimed that that was It's
route 10 Accommodate the citizens, and y
proposed to establish depot near EOH and
Nineteenth streets, where 1t would be easily
accessible, Mr.. Haberfield wanted them to
suecify on what lot the "tirt.Class depot
would be erected, which brought
out Mr., clements righteous indignation,
He wanted to know II Mr. II. was
interested In showing real estate up Mr.
Kimberly stated that the streets In that vi
entity IN the fall and spring were In such a
condition that on empty bus much less q
loaded ono, could scarcely DO pulled through
but he continued by pointing out his idea for
the depot location, which was ut the end OF
Sixteenth street, which Is nicely pacadam'
lied, ny plaVlNg the depot there the Nine,
tenth street route could DO abandoned and
the matter settled, There was present, how
ever, clear u. 4 o. majority, and the two
''stalwarts" were defeated.
Squire SchultZe, In connection with the
Gas Works trouble, amended the proposition
BY Inserting q clause that the b. 4 0. should
indemnify the city for all loss or damage to
lis property. There was hitch on this, but
It was adopted and not left to be filled In the
ordlNanpe' ~ ono Pr I'VE mslRherrS thoNght II
should BIO, An amendment OF ME Kim
berly's, providing that the East Wheeling
depot should be on the south side OF Nine
tenth, between Jacobs and Woods streets,
was defeated. He gave notice that he should
propose r Il again when the ordinance came
up In Council
All progressed satisfactorily with the aid Of
a little qIiet bulldOxlng on all sides, one OIL
two unimportant amendments being made,
until the section was reached which reads
''If the city complies with the foregoing re-
quests the company will waive all objections
10 the extension Of the r, W. & Ky.
Provided also that the road Of the r,
W. g. Ky. CO. south Of Wheeling .CEoOk and
north OF Nail City boat house, shall be 10
Gated not less than eighteen feet west Of thelI
present location"
Mr. W. P. Hubbard here stated that the
evening before 1t had manifestly been
the belief Of the upper branch, and also
that II had been Mr. Laughlin's belief when
he presented his series Of resolutions K
feet vest meant Is feet west Of tho western
or third track OF the b. 4 o., but 70 careful
reading OF this carefully prepared PROPOSE
was was TevSStIoH liz E cdimhmTitde h Sa lot OK.
pected--espeCally the jealous workers for
the road. Capt Devrles was appealed TO fol
information as To what was meant by the
last word their" and hC stated TIC T., W. &
Ky. !!!:.,1 was referred to. One Of the
sharpest contested and most interesting legal
fights ever listened to now took place between
Messrs, Hubbard aud RUSSELL Mr.. Hubbard
gaining point or two, followed them NJ
with a steady determination and with oil the
aggreSlveneSs he possessed and Rt'last won
Tie committee did not feel like putting the
r., W. 4 Ky, IN some places thirty.eight feet
beyond the u. Il O., and amended by specify
ing that the p, W. & Ky. should go twenty
feet west Of the u. & o, track Us far ms the
boat house. No sooner was the vote an
nounCed than the B. 4 o. officials and attor
neys rose as one man and filed out Of the
building.
The next point 10 raise any excitement
was the conclusion OF the clause, which Il as
follows: "And that the b. l. O. X, n, Co
be permitted to use for its tracks and husi
ness tho snaCO between liz west track on
Water street and The track Of the p. W. 4
Ky. to be located as aforesaid.
10 this the =. W. 4 KY objected. II al
ready was taking up room on the wharf tC
load and unload It's cars. The committee
had allowed the 7. W. 4 Ky. to keep within
twenty feet Of the Il. &, o. track. The inter
yening space would be wanted for drays Il
back IN IN and load true, in some cases the
r. w. & Ky. would be on trestle work, but II
proposed TO fill the space In and make the
bank solid, thus allowing trains to COME In
MIR CraCrait said that the p, W. 4 Ky.
had asked and received enough, MeSSrs.
Hall and LaBghlip SAID the D, & o. must
have that strip Mr.. Laughlln referred ia
the giving ZIP OF Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets, and Mr. Hubbard read the ordinance
that reVerts 10 the city the use Of Sixteenth
street, when the y. & o. Joins the u, 4 O.
across the creek. The question was finally
decided In favor Of the Il. 60.
The remainder Of the proposition was rap.
idly showed out Of the way, az was also q
suggestion OF Mr.. Kimberley's that the y. 4
0. for that strip pay It's back taxes Mr., X
asked TINT the City Solicitor 10 heard, which
was done after everything was disposed Of
and the ordinance ordered drafted. Nothing
however, was done.
During the evening some very sensational
personal illusions were made and there Is q
brilliant prospect for some nOre,
At ll,4A the Committee adjourned
DEATH ON THE RAIL. ..
An AmuSlns Eeene ON Passenger TraIr