The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-09-14
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n 4 Q. EXTENsION ORDINANCE
As Passed by Our city Council Monda
Sight-AD Document Of Much Interest
the Public.
An ordinance in relation to the constru,
ton and operation by the Baltimore
Ohio Railroad Company Of a doubI
track railroad in the city Of Wheeling
from said railroads. tracks at the interset
ton Of Wood and Thirty-second streets I
the Wheeling, Pittsburgh & Baltimor
railroad, near the works Of the Centrl
Glass Company, and Of u single track Il
front Of the works Of said glass company
in relation to the extension OF the Pitts
burgh, Wheeling & Kentucky nilroat
south OF Wheeling creek; giving sui,
Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad Compan,
permission to lay additional tracks OF
ThiTty-second and McColloch streets, anC
to use for its tracks and business certain
ground south OF Wheeling creek; re
quiring the removal OF the railroad tract
nowOn Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets
and amending and reordaining the frs
section OF an ordinance OF the city o
Wheeling entitled, IAN ordinance in re,
lation to the extension Of the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling & KectuCky railroad to the
southern limits OF the city
SECTION BE it ordained blythe Council
Of the city OF Wheeling that permission il
hereby granted the Baltimore 4 Ohio rail-
road company by the city Of Wheeling 70
occupy and use fOrthe purpose ofConstruct-
ing and maintaining Il single railroad track
thereon, u portion Of the ground now occu-
pied by the slope upon the east side OF
McCOllOCh street from the north side OF
the intersection of Fourteenth and Nc
Colloch streets to the north side OF the in
terseCtion Of Sixteenth and McCOllOch
streets, provided the said BaltimOrei& Ohio
railroad company shall construct ut its own
expense u stone wall along the west side OF
the ground the use OF which Is given it US
aforesaid, sufficient to support MCColloch
street and keep sud street at It's present
width from the top OF said slope 10 the
west side Of the street, the top OF said wall
to be made to conform to the grade OF Me-
Colloch street west OF the slope, and to be
surmounted by Al iron railing, such wall
and ruling to be constructed under the
direction and to the satisfaction Of the
committee on Streets, Alleys and Grades OF
the Council OF said city; provided further
that the railroad truck constructed on said
ground shall be parallel withthetraCk ofthe
Wheeling, Pittsburgh K Baltimore Rail
road Company, and have its centre line
distant twelve feet from the centre line OF
the track Of said last named company; and
provided, further, that the portion Of the
truck Of the Wheeling, Pittsburgh 4 Balti-
more Railroad Company which is located
between said slope and the works and
property OF the Central Glass Company,
!. g., from the north side Of Fourteenth
street to Sixteenth stTe0t, shall not be
moved further to the East ward or nearer
to said Central Glass Company's works
and property, Said Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Company must construct such
drains for the passage Of water and sewer
age through said wall and under said track
us shall be approved by said committee,
and said company must also at all times
after the construction thereof keep said
Yall, railing and drains in thorough repair
at Its own expense.
SECTION 9. The city Of Wheeling further
gives permission to said Baltimore 4 Ohio
Railroad Company To reduce the grade OF
MCCOllOCh street at its intersection with
Sixteenth street not to exceed three feet;
prOridsd, the Crude OF Sixteenth street is
changed by said company 30 rs to conform
to the Crude OF McColloch street at said
intersection, by grading said Sixteenth
street with n uniform slope or grade from
Alley q to said intersection; and prOrided
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graded to the north and south Of said in
terscction so as to give i uniform slope
or grade to and from said intersection, said
gradingto he done by the railroad company
at Its own expense and under the supervi-
sion and to the satisfaction Of the City Sur.
veyor OF said city,
SECTION g. Permission Is also hereby
granted the Baltimore 4 Ohio Railroad
Company by the city Of Wheeling, to con.
strllct, maintain and Use for niIroad pur.
poses double tracks across Sixteenth street,
diagonally across McCOllOCh street between
Sixteenth and Seventeenth streets across
Seventeenth street, Alley l5and Eighteenth
street between MCtollQth street aud Woods
street, across Alley 10 and Alley II, hid
into and down Nineteenth stree! he eantra
line between thetwo tracks to he the strnight
line hereinafter described, extended from
the north side Of Sixteenth street to a point
near Eighteenth street, said straight line
Ssing the line connecting n point on the
north line Of Fourteenth street, distant In
an easterly direction from the south
east corner OF the house at the northwest
corner Of Fourteenth and MCCollOch streets
eighty and ffty.hve hundrcdths feet, and
three and One-half feet from where the
west rail Of the track OF the Wheeling,
Pittsburgh 4 baltimore Railroad Company
crosses the north line Of Fourteenth street
or such north line extended, with o point
distant in IN easterly direction from the
southeast Corner OF the stone wall at the
cemetery ut the corner Of Sixteenth and
MCColloch streets, measured along the
north side Of Sixteenth street ex-
tended se%venty-6ne feet and dis
tant from the point where the west rail Of
the Wheeling, Pittsburgh 4 Baltimore Rail
road Company now crosses the north side
OF Sixteenth street or such north side ex.
tended three and One.half feet; and from
the said point near Eighteenth street said
centre line Ia a curved line with q radius OF
six hundred feet until II interseCts the CEN
tire line OF Nineteenth street. Said Balti-
more 4 Ohio Railroad Company Is further
granted BY said city permission to con.
struct, maintain and use for railroad pur-
poses on each side Of said centre line, said
double tracks down Nineteenth street, the
centre line between the tracks running
with the centre line Of Nineteenth street to
a point distant from the south side Of Jacob
street, measured in a westerly direction,
along said centre line Of Nineteenth street
not more than two hundred and fifty nor
less than one hundred feet; from said last
point In the centre line Of Nineteenth street
aid centre line between the said tracks
and said tracks ihithisalves to curve toward
The southwest and run out Of Nineteenth
street across it's south line, neither rail
in either track, however, 10 interseft
tie south line OF Nineteenth street;
nearer to the southeast corner oil
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