The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-29
STREET. RAILROADS
AND OTHER MATTERS in COUNCIL
At Las. Night. s...Ipa-rAs Elm Grove Company
Mss,s With B.bur-rhe CltIrlns' Line also
Sat Down 0n-Ths Island ROuts Halter
Referred to a Commlttss-sill,, Etc.

q dozen members would be talking at
once, and the presence OF the Chair was at
, times ignored altogether, while the nem-
bers talked back at each other with an
easy abandon. In the First Branch Mr..
Myles presided and all the members were
present except Mr.. Bingell. The Branch
! concurred in numerous resolutions sent
from the Second at previous smeeting and
in the committee reports Of last night.
There was big lobby present anxious to
see what would be done with the petition
the Elm Grove road, for permission TO
run their motors into the city as far as the
Capitol.
The petition was read and also the ordi-
nance accompanying it Mr.. List object
ing TO the second reading OF the ordinance
granting permission, it was laid over until
the next meeting, and joint resolution
offered by Mr.. Miller adopted providing
for special meeting next Friday evening
Tor the purpose OF considering the ordi-
nance. This resolution was also adopted
in the lower Branch.
In the Second Branch President pro TEN
Wilkinson presided and all were present
except Messrs. Butts, Dickman, Hildreth
and Mtlligan.
TIE CITIZENS RAILWAY TRACK.
The Committee on Streets, Alleys and
Grades reported that it had thoroughly in
yestigated and considered the matter
brought before Council at its last meeting
by the Board OF Public Works. and referred
to the Com9ittee-the laying OF tie street
car company's track on north Mair street.
The Committee recommended that notices
signed by the Clerk and bearing the seal
Of the city be served by the Sergeant on
the President and Secretary OF the com.
pany to the effect that, whereas, by virtue
Of All ordinance granting the company the
privilege OF laying aud maintaining tracks
on certain streets, the company is required
at all times to make, lay and maintain its
tracksand switches and the top OF the rails
thereof, on level with the surface or plane
OF the street; and, whereas, the company's
tracks from Ninth street up Main to the
northern end OF it's line are not upon the
level or plane OF the street, the company
is notified that il has failed to comply With
the ordinance in the respect referred to,
the city intends to and through it's Council
will repeal the ordinance and revoke and
aunul all the rights, powers and privileges
given by the ordinance.
The First ward members spoke exhas.
lively on this subject. Mr.. Stanley, who
at former meeting was strongly in favor
OF the Boards communication being re.
| ferred to the committee, was not satisfied
with the report, and moved that consider
alton be deferred until the next meeting,
and that the street be surveyed by the
Board in order to ascertain what was the
proper plane. Mr.. Campbell, OF the Board,
being present, was asked to speak on this.
| He did go, and said that most certainly
the Board would make no survey. The
plane was already established. Mr.. Har.
| rell stated that the track as at present was
iuconvenient, but he was disposed 10 be
lenient with the company. Mr.. HabeItield
attacked the Board and wanted to know
why 1t didn't 20 alter the Elm Grove. The |
report was finally adopted, very much to
DR.. Wipgertsr's disgust. He ID strongly in |
teres;ed in the road and spoke sgainst the |
report. Several other members aired
themselves.
THE ROUTE on Tub ISLAND.
The next report 10 raise rumpus was |
the following report OF the Board OF Pub
lie Works:
"The Board OF Public Works begs leave
10 call your attention to provision OF the
ordinance granting the right TO the Cid-
zens' Railway Company to lay tracks on
certain streets on the Island, which will
prove serious inconvenience to the public
as well as work an injury to the city and
her interests, II carried into effect by that
company. The permission to lay track
on Virginia street west to Penn, on Penn
to Zane, and then west on Zane, is referred
TO. To lay tracks on Nirginiawest to Penn
will prevent any Improvement 10 that
street which will be OF use to the public, as
past experience has proven that the placing
ola street car track on one or more streets
renders at least one.third OF the street use
less. To remove the present tracks from
Zane street east OF Penn aud carry them
over to Virginia will only result in spelling
Virginia street and not be OF any benefit to
Zane street. Virginia street will probably
be paved in the next twelve months aud It
is bnt fair that the street car company bs
compelled to confne its tracks TO one
street, either Zane or Virginia street, and
mt aDoil both, When the ordinance was
before Council the Street Car Company
objected to going out Virginia to South
Huron street, because In time Of freshets
the corner OF Virginia and South Huron l
was flooded. II this was good reason for
not going out there, why did the company
want TO occupy any part Of that street at
all? To remove the tracks from Zane as
far west as TO South Penn will not improve
Zane, as the portion Of Zane from which
tho tracks will be removed cannot be i'm
proved TO any advantage while the tracks
are left in the street west OF South Penn.
Either occupy one street or the other with
the car tracks, and leave one OF them for
the public. viii your honorable body
fake some action in this matter before the
tracks are laid? When the tracks ere
once laid the Street Car Company will be
harder 10 move than now, and your chang /
ing the route laid down in the ordinance
viii not work any hardship 10 the COM
pany, and will be OF great benefit to tho
public"
This was retired to tho Committee on
Streets, Alleys and Grades together with
the Solicitor, he to ascertain II tue city had
any power to change the ordinance.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
The Committee on Claims presented
hill OF Solicitor William Erskine for legal
services amounting to sllS which was
A Biz for g so from the Real Estate
Committee and one oi $ll % from the
Finance Committee were ordered paid.
Tie first was for repsirs to the City Build
inc and the second for advertising.
The Finance Committee recommended
that the settlement Of Messrs. List 4 DAven'
port, commissioners Of the loan Of 1871 for
The year ending April, 1883, be ratified,
also the settlement Of James B. Taney,
CITY Collector, when he shall have paid to
the Receiver the sum OF $2,745 0s, balance
due tie city as per his settlement, and that
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