Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-01-25
THE CITIZENS RAILWAY.
An Exciting little Talk I'm Regard to
lhe Company, Last Night, In Council.

In the Second Branch last night, the
communication from President Wilson, of
the Street Railway Company, was read, to.
gether with the ordinance prepared by the
company, TO cover the grounds at issue be-
tween the city and the company. Both Of
these documents have been laid before our
readers ia eTteHSO, and as matter of course
are familiar to them. At the conclusion
Of the reading, Mr.. Walter offered the fol-
lowing resolutions:
RSSOtred, That the Committee on Ordin-
anCes be and they are hereby in
structed 10 draft an ordinance in relation
TO the renewal OF the charter of the Citi-
zens' Railway Co. with the city of Wheel
ing, in substance the same rs the one
passed August 18th, 1866, with the follow
ing exceptions:
First, That the words in said ordinance
reading, the exclusive right and privi-
lege" so as 10 read right and privilege"
Second, That tae Citizens r. W. Co. be
required to pave and keep in repair the
streets inside and two feet on each side of
their track, and pave streets when paved
and when not paved use such material as is
used on said street.
Third-That the Citizens Railroad Com
pany be required to tear up their present
track and substitute the same by flat rails
with uniform gauge of the vehicles OF
Wheeling.
Fourth-That the time to tear up this
track and substituting flat rails be limited
to three years, commencing February lst,
1882, One-third of the track to be replaced
each year.
Fifth-That the track from Tenth to Six
tenth street be the first part of the track
to be substituted by flat rail.
After the reading of the resolutions, Mr..
Walter moved that the cOmpany's ordi-
nance be laid on the table, for the reason
that it was the production of one of their
attorneys and as such, an injustice upon
Council. ave don't intend to have law
yers draw up our resolutions, Let the City
Solicitor attend to that business for us"
Mr. Walter then moved that the reSolu-
ton and the ordinances be referred to the
Committee on Ordinances, but the point
of order was sprung that as the ordinance
was on the table, il could not go to said
committee. A motion to relieve the en-
barraSsment prevailed, and Mr. Walter
again moved that the documents so to the
Committee on Ordinances.
DIR. Wingerter moved that Mr.. Walters
resolutions be laid upon the table, but the
latter came back at the former with a saw
age retort: II want to know whether
stakeholder of the streetcar company can
take part in these proceedings"
Dr. Wingerter, excitedly: 81 do not
come here to be insulted. The member
does not even know that Sm stockhold-
or in the concern, and when there are any
beer questions up he always takes good
care to get in his vote and voice"
A vote was taken on the adoption OF the
resolutions. The first one was adopted
without change.
Captain Schocsy moved as an amend
ment to the second resolution that the
company be required to pave their share OF
the street with the same material as that
used BY the city; Mr.. Armstrong followed
this by another amendment that they be
required to pave and keep clean on each
side of their track two feet.
An amendment to the third resolution
that the company be required to make
their track conform to the gauge OF the
majority of the vehicles of the city was
carried.
Mr.. Lauglin, speaking of the fourth reso-
luton, said that he was opposed to impos-
ing such onerouS conditions upon the
company, as it would bankrupt it,
Mr.. Walter inquired what become OF the
$4,000 that Was realized from carrying the
million passengers as set forth in President
Wilson's statement. "Are, the expenses Of
the road anything like these tiguresp
The resolutions finally passed and they,
with the ordinance, went to the COM
NIT