Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-14
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Made by H0LxGtk0E. l3h80eAA - 49,
Hnlrs Charges.
Amatter came up in the First Branch OF
Council. last night, which has been almost
forgotten, though given sufficient pu6licii,,
ty In the daily press at the time. IL wlh
be remembered that it was the general I'M
preston throughout the city that at the
time the ordinance giving tho b. q Y.
railroad right of way through the city was
BROUGHT before Council. that all diherences
had been healed andeverything was In fuii
accord. But when the ordinance WAS read,
it contained provisions which m ade II PAL
pable to the most casual thinker thar the
IS. a. %. company would never accept 1t
Two provisions were conspicuous IN THIS
regrrd. One was the reservation 70 itself
of the power Of the city To annui the PRIV
ileees granted; and,the other was thai the
r. q O: should first obtain consent oil tne
Whitaker Iron Company to cross what
was supposed to be Twentieth street.
When this ordinance came up In tne
First Branch, Mr.. Hall intimated that tne
ordinance, as reported, was not as IL haa
been understood in the committee, Imply
inc that certain conditions had been sur
rs9t;tiou,ly inserted. This reflected on
CIV Solicitor Caldwell, and last night taat
gentleman came to the front with red hot
Communication. He said Mr.. Halls re-
hections had been given publicity and he
tbouobt his explanation deserved equal
showing. In as far as the Twentieth street
nort;on was concerned, he had learned that
The Whitakers claimed that portion, though
ii had long been used for pubic DRIVING;
Not wishing to give the b. ~ U. rigot o,
way over property when the CITY couiu
moi control. he had wordel the ordinance
as il stood. This had not passed through
the committee, but had BEEN read over by
Mr. Hall himself. and Mr.. Laughlin Just
before he (Mr. Hall) had given ntterance
IN the reflections noted; and he thought
Mr.. Halls remarks ungenerous IN the ex-
tremc.
mittee report OF June 2l:
.'Your committee. in making the forego-
ing recommendations, do not wish the
same TO be construed or understood as con-
yeying or granting any OF the rights and
privileges mentioned therein, or that any
contract has been enteIe into by said city
OF Wheeling with said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company so far as said extension
is concerned, until an ordinance shall have
been prepared and adopted by the council
of the city of Wheeling, specifying sach
grants and privileges and specifying fur
Their certain reservations and restrictions,
sHch rs fi2gmen TO be stationed at cross
ings: the speed trains shall be moved with
IN the corporate IllIlt W thc WY W SA,,
harmless the city of Wheeling, from all
suits, damages, loss, costs, charges or ex-
penses by reason of any matter or thing
Contained in such ordinance, and that all
grants and privileges shall be null and
void upon the failure OF the cont
pany to comply with any OF the require
ments upon them contained, in said ordi-
nance
The following was also in the report OF
September 10th, and written by the chair
man: :,
1--WE believe the city has been carefully
guarded in all her interests, rs was proper,
and the committe are indebted greatly 10
the prompt assistance and services OF the
CITY Solicitor, as also TO Mr.. Clerk CALI
gar"
The letter concluded by saying, "the
ordinances prescribed the manner in which
charges should be preferred under oath,
against city officers. / am city officer,
and if Mr. Hall has any charges to make,
let him do it in the proper way and verify
il by oath and viii meet him before any
committee and let my acts as City Solicitor
be Judged with his as member OF the
Committee on Railroads"
When this communication was read, Mr.
Hall rose 10 a question OF privilege, and
said he was rather astonished At this; that
he bad said nothing that he intended
should be derogatory TO Mr.. Caldwell, but
attributed everything that was wrong to
the haste in which the ordinance was pre-
pared. He made quite long explanation,
Of which that was the substance. At the
conclusion of his remarks the communica-
ton was received and filed.