The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1882-11-16
STEAM on THE FIN grows.
4 Meeting Of tho Directors-Son,e Views

T. SrEAM on THE Elm GROvE.
\ Meeting Of tho Directors-Son,c Vicvp
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Z a meeting OF Tho board Of Directors OF tho
Elm Grove hallway Company. was held at
the Office Oh Sixteenth stree. yesterday, to
consider the situation In reference 10 the de.
tented ordinance granting ths road Fer.
mission to employ steam rs motive power
within the city limits. No definite action
was taken, but very full expression Of
opinion was INDUCED In by The members OF
the Board. itRasH tHodtcd question whether
II would be advisable to make another at.
tempt to seciitc the passage OF the ordinance
by the present Council or wait Until the new
one comes into existence next January,
There was some feeling manifest In favor OF
abandoning the operation OF the road now
and giving up the struggle, but this was no.,
entertained by any number Of The Directors,
the general expression being In favor Of con.
tinuing the business Us heretofore until the
Aew Council lns acted upon The proposition,
and II becomes evident that the steam project
cannot prevail. II will BIZ necessary for the
rond ciiher 10 secure some mems Of operating
It's cars more economically than BY horse
power or cease 10 operate them ut all the OIL.
ela!s assured the reporter, as they laYe been
suffering dead loss for months. and but for
the means OF one or two large stockholders,
would have Ind to retire from. the field long
ago. The now stable aud Office OH Sixteenth
street was built by Mr.. I.eymann, and Is his
individual property.
lu view OF tie action OF Council, and the
undiminished, II not increased, interest In
the subject, II representative OF tho ISrElIl.
descEE last evening conversed with number
OF persons interested In the matter, and n
few representative views arc given below
Mr.. Joseph s. Speidel, ono OF the property
holders Tho have actively opposcd the pro.
jeCt, was met OH tles street by n reporter, and
no said the opponents Of the use OF steam
were determined 10 resist the plan to the end,
even to the extent OF legal proceedings for
IN injunction or damages II found necessary,
lie said ,sRt Ia spite OF the elaims OF The
friends of motors that they were safe, clean
aud noisclc.s, the testimony OF communities
which had tested them WIS that they were
very objectionable, making M unpleasant
vapOr or gas, which was rs bad rs smoke Il
not worse. Tie owners of property on
Chaplne street were convinced thai II would
injure Their interests TO have the proposed
plan adopted. They were perfectly willing
thct the slCani motors should be employed
from the Capitol TO tho farther tprininus,
hut he hat understood that President Rey.
mann had refused TO listen 10 u proposition
10 this elect II the residents OF Sixteenth
street wanted steam to be employed, Chap
line street property owners would offer no
objections so far as Sixteenth street wa; colt.
cerncd, and they thought their wishes and
Interests should be consulted III regard 10 The
portion OF the road passing their property. !.
Mayor Eserter thought that the Elm
Grove company should lie allowed to
employ Steam. IN order 10 save The road for
the public. II his now come 10 be regarded
MS necessity, and II abandoned, the citizens
would feel the blow severely. The Mayor
Thought the company arc in good faith in
their representations Of thc necessity OF econ.
omizing materially In the e4 I,en.es OF GEeE.
ating the road. or abandoning IT.; and he was
Of The opinion that With all The restrictions
p!aced upon the use Of the noselcss
steam motors by the proposed orli.
rsnce. 1t could not injure any In.
terest OF the public or OF individual
property holders. lie very much regretted
TO see the ordinance voted down in the First
Branch OF Council Tuesday night. ..E
Councilman lIallcr said he was absent
from Council Tuesday night, but had he
been present he would have been
Obliged 10 have voted against the
ordinance. why" said the rcpor.
ter. "1secausc would said Mr.. Halter.
Councilman lfnbeiiie said that when The
Thing Vas first talked OF it was represented
10 INN that TIE steam majors were dangerous,
and that horses would frighten ut them, ana
that they would be attended by n thousand
aud one other evils. On the strength OF the Sc
representations he had concluded to ortosc
thr project. and had done co. Since voting
nGainst the ordinance Tuesday night, how
EYER he had been told on good autlority
that his tlrst Impressions were not Just, and
he believed that II he had 1t 10 do over
he would vote 10 allow the steam motors 10
be used. E5.e.. s.s'. s.
Mr. Alex Laushlin. whose residence on
Chap!ine street fronts on the road, said he
h2l pot thought much about the matter.
'te Yollla prefer that The Use OF the motors
should not be permitted, Int he dill not
think his interests would suffer any SERIOUS
detriment by .helr use. g..gG
g. Mr.. john H. Hall spoke and voted against
the ordinance in thc First Branch Tuesday
evening. lie maintains The opinion he held
then. hat a majority OF his constituents OF
tho Third ward were opposed 10 the passage
OF tbs vfi:nanss.
group OF fhsl "hccnnr ecc,,tlenlen were
found in Alex. iouns's cozy drug store, on
Sixteenth street, and the conversation direct
cd into the motor channel. The universal
sentiment WAS regret, in some cases mingled
With indignation, at the action Of The First
iranch. One gentleman thought II r serious
mistake however. Oh the purt OF the c6n.
pany, 10 insist upon goingup ChapIine street.
thinking they should have been satisfied to
have stopped at the State House. Several
denounced the petition Of the Citizens Rail.
Tay Company for permission to use steam rs
q scheme 10 aeieRt the wishes OF the other
road.
One gentleman. who seemed 10 knox; some.
thing Of steam MOTORS said that the frequent
trips necessary on the ,Cit;zens' line would
preclude the possibility OF employing the
motors, while ON The Elm Grove road the dit.
ierent circumstances would make them both
convenient and economical
There is Il general interest in The question,
and u decided diversity OF opinion, aud SO
warm has the public feeling become that
there is n proposition to make the matter an
issue At the coming municipal election for
Cauncilmen. @
THE ". ". GRAND LODGE
4. y. nnI 4. ". OF tho Stntc OF West VIZ.