Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-08

30, in spite Of the desperate fight made
against them by certain Counclmsn. 1t
took the Second branch until midnight 10
reach this conclusion and required the
| expenditure of enough gas, in speeches, to
run the Wellsburg we'll, but was accom-
/ plished at last. A large crowd attended
| and took the liveliest interest in the pro-
ceedings, hailing the final passage of the
ordinance with q round OF cheers.
Up sTAIEs.
The First Branch was called to order at
7:45, with Mr.. Myles in the chair and all
the members present, except Mr.. Hall.
| The Elm Grove ordinance as revised, was
taken up and passed, with the amendment
I'll a. the company remove their present
track on McColloch street in sixty days
| after the new route is completed" Mr..
Wilson was the only member that made any
! effort, by amendments, to retard
| the passage of the ordinance. He
! sprung the question Of the Company Civ; ng
security to indemnify the city against all
losses, claiming that the company might be
/ insolvent.
| Mr.. Boring said that mo other company
had been reqt ired to give personal securi-
! ty. and why ask it especially of this road"
| The ordinance was then passed by vote
| of ten to FIVE. Following is the vote:
Yeas-Bingell, Boring Comerford, Fritz,
Hslstead, Hoffman, Halter, Happy, Miller
and Zoeckler
Noes-DonaIdson, Wilson, List and
| Myles.
This Branch was then adjourned, as al
! the members were anxious to see the mat
| ter before the lower body.
THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
In the Second Branch, Mr.. Butts,
after the first reading OF the or.
! dinance, objected to the further
consideration of the ordinance. But
Mr.. Butts was not posted on the rules and
and his Cbjec ion was not not ced.
/ After the reading of tie first section, DR..
Jepsoa moved TO strike out that section re-
lating TO Sixteenth street, which would stop
the motor at that point The chair at once
put the question, which was defeated by
al overwhelming vote, but the chair no.
having decided the question, DR.. JepsOn
called for remarks, which were allowed by
general consent DR.. Jepson said the
whole question might well hinge on this
point and this amendment. rhereupon
lle ulSCuSSlO'l OtSaU. luPIS were IuSll-
bers vi considered it their bouuden duty
TO say something, whether necessary or
not. and say il hey did.
Mr.. Stanley advocated steam as a neces-
sity and Mr.. Ha.rell as a matter of right.
DR.. Jepson opposed it. because his con-
science would not allow him to vote for it
Then, as he saw
THE HANDWRITING on THE WALL,
he charged the Council had been packed
on this question. Producing some notes
from an inner pocket, he began general
and lengthy attack on the directors of the
road as such directors, and against the use
Of steam. He produced letters from other
places where motors were in use and final
" after a full halt hours appeal, thanked
the body and set down.
Mr.. Peterson said DR.. JepsOn was elo-
queut, most eloquent, aud deserved credit
but ne was not convinced by anything he
said. Different cities required different
things, and what might not be good thing
for other places might be the very thing
for Wheeling. The time must come when
business houses will increase and drive
residences out IN the country, and when
that comes, the MOTOR will be an actual
necessity. Pursuing that line, Mr. Peter
son made fine and convincing argument.
Then Mr.. Harrell spread himself. Per-
hspS he did not make as tOwery speech
as DR.. Jepson, but it was full of good points
and pungent sarcasm, and kept the lobby
in q roar.
Mr.. McFadden argued in favor of stop
ping the motor u. Sixteenth street, which
he thought would be most acceptable to
the PEOPLE al large.
After chin music interminable, the ques.
tion was put and JepSOu's amendment was
lost by the following vote:
Aye-Butts Jaeger, Jeps)n, Jones, Mil
lican Mckinley, McFadden, Rosenberg,
Wingerter and Work-lo
NO-Clator, Dickmsn, Gavin, Gleason,
Grogan, Hebertield, Harreil, Healey, Ken
ney, Peterson, Picket Schultz SDantey,
Smith, G., Smith: p, Whitaker aud Will
kinsoE-.l7.
DR.. Jppson then begged leave t. offer
anutht amendment, which ives TO con-
tinue the steam motor up Clapllae and
West on Eleventh to its present terminus.
ALL FOR DELAY.
The members caught on Immediately,
and several denounced it as mere parlIa-
mentary dodge, and those who had ad.
mired the first speech and the motive of
the Doctor now changed their minds most
d, Cidedly. DR.. JepsOn very holly said that
he knew on good authority, ~ svme one
had said 10 some ones brother and some
ones brother had told him that the COM
pany's officers had said all they wanted
was 10 get a fOOthold in the city and then
push on where they wanted to go. Now, the
Doctor sac, all he wan Ell was 10 put the
motor on Chapline street, 50 as to get more
help and more money to tight the railroad
in The courts.
The question OF whether the En- Grove
company would abandon its track from
Sixteenth to Eleventh came mp and brought
up question of verscity between Jepson
told him they would abandon the road
and Happy said he did not, that the com.
psDy would not keep horses, but would
see that responsible party conducted the
korSe-car lire. With this understanding
the amendment was voted down by large
msjority.
After this there was
A GREAT DEAL or PILIBusrERINr
on the psrt OF the opponents Of the road.
IN effort was made to require a bond Of
$4,000 from the directors to preserve the
city harmless from damage but was de-
feated. Another effort was made to in
crease the tax on the cars, but it was also
rejected.
DR.. Jepson was on hand with an amend.
ment once more. He wanted the right re-
served to at any time annul the privilege
granted, IL the road should prove a nuts
ance.
DR.. Wirger;er forgot that his own com.
pauy, the Citizens Railway Company, had
a lj-year franchise, and was, moreover, eI-
empt from taxation, and he sailed in DR..
Jepson's wake on this tack and was given
good rafting up by Mr.. Peterson. This
gentleman exVlsined that it was necessary
TO give this grant, as the company could
not make the immense outlay necessary if
they could not De protected.
Finally. after much discussion, some OF
which was good and much useless, the
amendment was ordered to the table.
When the ordinance came up, on its pass
age, II went whooping through BY the fol-
| lowing vote:
Aye-Clator, DickmaD, Gavin, Gleason,
Grogan, Hsberield, Harrell, Healey, Jaeger,
Kennedy, Mckinley, Peterman, Pickett,
! SchultEe, Stanley, Smith p. and Smith G.,
| Whitaker, Wilkinson and Wingerter-20
No-Butts, Jackson, Jones Milligan, Nc.
! Fsdden, Rosenberg and Work.
The ordinance was declared adopted, the
crowd eheersd and Council adjourned.
| IN SNa,;al