Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-06-19
THROUGH At. LAST.
The 3. & o. Ordinance Passed and
Becomes a Law.
The Usual FlIibustering Done and In Vain
1.-The First Branch Practically
Unit in Favor Of It.

Unit in Favor OF IT.
The Baltimore and Ohio ordinance ha
passed sad is now law. It went through
the First Branch, at last nights specia
meeting without difficulty, though the fiji
clustering ast was essayed to some Etsle ex
tent. Mr. Caldwell was the opponent and
walked into the chamber with his has full
81 amendments, some Of which were old
friends, since Ehe night before, and seine
we're new. He sought gallantly and PER
sistsntIy and as Jsdge Houston would feel
ingly have said, presented arms as the Old
ship went down"
OPESExG FIRE
When the first section Was read, Mr.
Caldwell took the fesr and objected to the
form Of the section Throug hout it are
numerous references, 70 a map filed with
The petition, without which the ordinance Is
utterly unintelhgible. There are references
to stations" which are found only on the
map, and which no one can understand.
In the. previous history of the Council,
claimed Mr.. CALDWELL much trouble has
arisen from the losing Of these maps which
permitted railroads to take different loca-
lions. After long speech of this tenor he
offered an amendment, which was no more
nor less than the old tannel route under
the Female College. He did not speak on
it, as every one knew it.
Mr. Hall in opposing the amendment,
which he declared to Be fllibustering
move. pare and simple, took occasion to
refer to the past railroad policy of Wheel
ing, and to show how it had built up large
competing towns across the river. he
made quite an able argument from the
standpoint Of the reduction Of coke freighis,
and ended by moving to table the amend
ment The motion prevailed, but when 1t
was found this action Carried the whole or
Hinance with It, it was reeonsidered and the
amendment again placed before the branch.
This gave Mr.. Boring an opportunity, and
he made the
GREATEST EFFORT or HIS LIFE,
n support Of the amendment. Uncle John
res very excited, in the heat of debate and
this time he turned his back on the chair
and haramgued another member, totally
unconscious of the smiles of the Branch.
There Was no further debate and the
amendment was lost BY vote of IL To- 2,
Messrs Caldwell and Boring voting no.
Mr.. Caldwell then jumped on 10 the next
section and wanted it recommitted Ito be
decen'iy drawn up" He declared the or
dinancc was carelessly and loosely framed
and under it the b. Il o. road could do
rctty much as it pleased, in the way of
.faI ging the Market street bridge and
pIhcing II bridge over It's right of way. NO
l,an under Gods blue canopy Of Heaven
aid Mr. Caldwell, would make
uch an agreement as this, for
lim. elf then how can we, as
nust,es Of the people do it" Other mem
..rs cmntended that other Eections covered
this difficulty by making all work subject to
he acceptance of the various Boards, and
,hey defeated the amendment BY vote OF
5 to s.
Mr.. Caldwell was reedy with another
amendment, which he put in at section 4.
1t was to insert an agreement by which the
irg from the grant. He claimed the idemnifi-
cation was not strong enough, but the
Branch promptly rejected the amendment
as the lower Branch had done, only two vot-
ing for it.
Mr. Caldwell then endeavored to get in
an amendment providing for the crossing
of the b. Il o. road-nOt the new line alone
but everywhere in the corporate limits
by any other road, by arbitration. This
amendment met the fate of the rest and was
defeated by vote of IL to 3. During its
discussion a little personal bout between
MesSrs. Caldwell and Brock occurred, but
amounted TO nothing.
TOO NUMEROUS FOR HIM.
All along, Mr.. Boring, with wonderful
unanmity, had been the second to Mr.
Caldwells amendments, but the First ward
gentleman now came to the front with an
other amendment so sweeping that even
Uncle John, could not second it. 1t was to
grant the new route only whenthe B. 4 o. got
the agreement Of the Hempfeld company
to remove its present tracks on Seventeenth
and McCOlloch streets and donate the
liemp6eld square to the city as Park!
Uncle John wavered and finally could not
second it, because he had one Of his own to
offer, which was simply to remove the track
on Seventeenth and the diagonal bridge
over the creek 1t was seconded by Mr.
Caldwell, by courtesy, but was incontinently
slaughtered.
Mr.. Caldwell in the remaining sections,
introduced several further amendments, but
none with any success. The negative vote
in each case, varied two or three, but was
always overwhelming. Finally it was com
pleted and
THE ORDINANCE PASSED
by vote of IL to 4. Mr.. Caldwell votin il
The negative. There was nothing further
10 he done and the Branch adjourned.