The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-19
CONE TO sEnsEs,
Council Resolves TO Quit FO0liDg md
Passes tho u. d q. Ordinance.

Passes tho u. d q. Ordinance.
The ordinance granting the Baltimore L.
Ohio road double track right OF way through
the city 10 connect its present main tracks
with the Hempfsld track at the tunnel, by
way OF tho south bank OF the creek, hiss been
paced by both Branches Of Council, and
now all that Ia Necessary to make the .ordi.
nance complete and give the railroad right
to at once proceed with Its work Is for the
road To sign the neces!ary papers accepting
the ordinance and file tho same with Clerk
Bowers bsiore August l.. A special meeting
OF the First Branch IVES held last evening Tor
the purpose OF putting the ordinance through,
and II went through With q rush., It was
passed In just the condition, that it passed
the Second Branch Tuesday night. Mayor
Miller preaidad, and all the member, were
present except, Metsrs., Bingell, X Myles and
Halter. The ordinance had no opposition
except from Mstsrs. Caldwell and Boring
the others yo.ed solidly almost tvsry time
Measrs. Wilson and List voted two or three
times for amendments ot1srsd by Mr.. Cald-
well that were manitestly Jas. and eqoita.
every time. Evan amendments that they
had fought to have in the p, W. & KY. Old
nance, when offered by Mr.. Caldwell to ths
B. & d. ordinance, were voted down, thereby
making flesh OF one and Alb OF another.
The ordinance does not specify what style
OF bridge the company Is to throw aaross
from the south end OF the Market street
bridge to Twentieth street after the bridge
shall have been raised 90 trat the road can
uass under. Mr.. Caldwell wanted this speci.
fad but the majority wcs against him. He
offered the amendment providing for the
Wood street tunnel route; that waJ lost OF
courss. He wanted the ordinance amended
80 that the road should bs compelled to pay
all costs In suits brought sgainst the city by
reason OF the passage Of the ordinance; that
was voted down. He presented the follow.
ing as an additional section but 1t was voted
down ~.
said Baltimore l. Ohio Railroad Company
by acceptir 6 this ordinance expressly agrees
that 1t will hereafter wherever it has any
work to do upon or in relation to any Of its
tracks or properly, on any street or alley Of
said city, make application to the
Board Of Public Works like any private cit-
z'n for any permit required TO be procured
BY q clt:zsn doing such work, and that 1t will
serve, keep aud perform all the rules and
regulations contained In the ordl-
nance Of said city, entitled IAN
ordinance prescribing rules for
the government OF the Board Of Public
Works" az fully as a private citiz,n is re-.
quired 10 do, and thss neither this or any
previous ordinance, contract or right ac-
quired by 1t In any way shall bs reason for
their disreGa.ding any OF ssid rules; and 1t
further agrees by such acceptance to dismits
at its costs q suit In chancery for rjunotions
brought by 1t In the Unitsd States District
Court for the District Of West Virginia
against said city, and to procure the diamis-
sal by the w., p. & B. Co, at its costs, Of q
similar suit in the ssme Court, brought by 1t
against the pity, .Ei. - p
The railroad racket Ia now at an end, at
least for few wesEs, and every one 10 thank
full. The B. Il O. will aooaps the ORDINANCE,
and by its terms, inside Of two years the new
! branch will be finished, and Wheeling will
be on through line, and coke will be re-
oeivsd here at lerst one dollar cheaper than
at pyesent ysa, - ~ e. y - ,-ii,s ,yf7