Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1881-08-29

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sallinoss 4 Chic Road for extending
the HempSela through the city.
Then the same Branch voted to reject
the proposition, and in lieu OF it adopt.
ed resolutions introduced by Mr., KIN;
sSRrr, which the B. < o. Company have
declared, very emphatically, they can
not accept. -.4-----.-,----
The KINsER. resolutions now 90 TO
tie First Branch, and il they concur, the
negotiations between the Railroad Com
pany and the city viii end. ..-.
In other words the City Council will
determine tomorrow night whether the
new road from Connellsyille will come
through this city or go outside Of 1t.
1t is not surprising. therefore, that
there is a very deep and growing inter
est throughout the community in the
situation. .r.
The real question upon which this
decision ought TO turn is, whether the
building OF the road through the city In
wolves sufficient damage to public and
private property to justify the City
Council in rejecting and relinquishing
the immense benefits that would accrue
from the road, il built.
Let US look little into how the bene-
fits and damages will compare:
The Company proposes to begin on
McCulloch street to construct stone
wall the entire length Of this bank Dor
dering on their track from about 18th
street past the Central Glass Works
The cost of this wall is estimated at
from ten to fifteen thousand dollars.
This is really an improvement to the
CITY worth to US almost as much as 1t
costs the Company TO built it. The
The bank is now maintained at the cost
of the city. The constant slipping is
constant source of expense to the city,
and much private property between
Twelfth and Fourteenth streets Is
already ruined, and more will be, unless
this wall is constructed. 1t must be
done by the city some day il not by the
company, and We regard the proposition
OF the company to build it as an item
worthy OF consideration in this connec-
| ton.
They further propose to abandon their
tracks on Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets south OF the Capt.
toll, and give the city this property
in exchange for a piece OF property on
Water street, which latter is utterly val.
uless and unavailable to the city for any
purpose. Not only will the city gain by
the abandonment OF the tracks on the
valuable property on Sixteenth and Sew.
enteenth streets, but ii VIII hsvs an OF =
portunity TO acquire very desirable
and valuable property which would be
a great addition to the capitol building.
They propose further TO build coz
venient and commodious passenger de-
pot in the city.
They p oppose to move their machine
shops from Bellaire to this city, and es.
tablish works here that will employ five
or six hundred men.
They propose to concede to the ?. W..
! 4 Ky. company right Of way down
the river, such as has been agreed upon
and accepted by engineers representing
both companies.
They propose putting Wheeling on
the line OF through road between the
east and west, which is OF more value in
itself than can be readily computed.
| They propose to put our manuiaca
tories in condition to compete with
Pittsburgh by giving them near access
to the coke fields.
These are some, but By no means all,
the benefits to be derived from the road
coming through the city over their
chosen route.
Now what are the damageSf
We understand that there are objec'
tons to the road from only two or three
sources, or on two or three accounts.
The principal opposition comes from
the property holders on Nineteenth
street. They object to the cutting down
OF the street some two or three feet
But they mostly object to having the
cars run on that street because 1t viii
not be agreeable.
Obi, ction is again made by some that
it will injure the gas works.
Some objection is also made by the
Riverside mill.
But to all these objections the Com
pany answers, we will pay for any prop
erty taken or damaged. They are will
ing, and no one is afraid but what the
Company is abundantly responsible for
any damage they may do either private
or public property. The fact is, that be-
yond making some three or four lots on
Nineteenth street less desirable as
residences, there is really no material
damage anticipated.
Yet it is on the plea OF the trifiing OBJ
isctions that We have named that CCun-
Gil has refused to allow the company to
take the only route they are willing to
take. because TO take any other involves
to them an increased expense ofabout a
quarter million OF dollars.
1t is because OF the same trifiing OBJ.
| jections that the road will be compelled
to skirt the city and leave Us still on a
switch.
1t is because OF these trifiing objec-
tons that the upper mills will lose the
advantage which they are expecting to
derive from cheap coke if the road could
be brought within the city. Because if
the company is compelled to switch off
their cars and run to these mills they
will charge as much for the trouble and