Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-09-05
OUT THE ROAD.
The Ordinance Committee on It's
Travels
To Inspect the Elm Grove Road-Ihe New
Route Propossd-what TRANSFERRED
on the Trip.

Yesterday afternoon, as per agreement,
the Committee on Ordinances, accompa-
MED by quite O number of the Council
man. were taken over the Elm Grove Rail-
way Company's road. Two special cars con-
yeyed the gentlemen over the road and
stops were made at all points along the
route to allow every person good oppor-
tunitY to inspect the changes. The officials
of the road accompanied the gentlemen
ard rendered all the assistance necessary to
enable them to vote intelligently on the
subject when brought before them in the
Council Chamber. 1t was soon discovered
in going .along McCullCch street and
viewing the route, that several of the gen.
tlemen did not know what changes really
were contemplated, and for the benefit Of
our readers we give below the new route
proposed:
THE NEW ROUTE,
in the first place, instead of crossing the
Peninsula, will continue through Fulton
and follow the creek until 1t strikes Nc
CollOch street at the intersection Of Bow
street, thereby staying of the public high
wsy from Fulton to the corner OF Bow
street; thence up McColloch street about
one hundred yards to Wilhelm's vineyard,
and leaving the street on the right itpasses
along the side OF the hill parallel with the
=. & D. railroad, until it reaches Fifteenth
street, at which point it again enters on
McColloch street, on the east side, to Six
tenth street, thence down Sixteenth to
the Capitol. During the inspection OF the
line at the corner of Fourteenth and Nc
Colloch streets, the gentlemen were nearly
unanimous in the opinion, that If the
., ha
stead of il being an obstruction, would be
Of the greatest benefit to the city, as 1t
would protect the city's streets and also be
of great beneftto property holders on the
east side of that street. Another great
advantage derived,by the citizens and coun-
try people. as remarked by one OF the
COunCilmen was, that the new route
would be
ENrGsELY OFF or MCULLOCH
street from Wilhelm's vineyard to FIT.
teeurh street, and would not obstruCt the
travel on the peninsula road. Everybody
who travels over the peninsula road knows
that, at present, only one wagon can go up
the hill while car is either going up or
down, and by taking the road oil this
pike it would give the country people, as
also our own citizens, tine road over the
peninsula.
After the transfer from the horse cars to
the motor was made, large funeral pro-
cession passed and the members of Council
were very anxious to have practical IL
lustratiOn of whether the horses scared at
the IL tor as badly as has been spoken OF IN
Council. The officials of the road held the
motor until the procession bad advanced
bali the distance between the transfer ana
Judge Thorn pson's and then tue signal To
start was given. The motor fairly flew
last the procession in the narrow at Judge
TGomp'On 5.
NOT ONE HORSE SCARED AT IT.
Several of the COuncilmen expressed
their surprise, suppOSing Of course, from
the stories heard about the motor soaring
horses, that several runaways did not take
place as the motor passed the carriages at
such a speed.
AS the motor passed up the east hill out
of Pleasant valley another funeral process
sion was passed, land for the benefit of the
reader il must be stated the motors mai es
more fuss going ug this grade than at any
other place, and again the COunCllmen
were similarly surprised for not one OF the
animals scared at the motor.
The gentlemen returned to the city about
half past i've O'Clock, having been shown
through Wheeling park and all places oil
interest, very much pleased with their
trip. Five members Of the Committee on
Ordinances were of the party. and they de-
Cided to meet this evening at half past
seven o'clock and pass upon the issue.