The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-27
THE RAILROADS.
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eETANoTHrR WAiAL IN! THE 3. P.W.
4 Modified Proposition By tbs wheeling 4 H.s.
Z ri,turs. Railroad. asd what Il SiELhs-A
hsetiax Of the Parties tlstsrsstsd Yss-
tsrdsy 1t which II Is Handed In.

7 A meeting OF the City Board Of Public
Works was held yesterday, at which Hon. 9.
D. Hubbard, President Of the p, W. d Ky.
road: J. N. Bellyille, Secretary Of the came
eonpanJ; B. @. Barr, attorney for The p. G.
& St. L. R 3. % Col. Robt White. attorney
for the Ohio River road; B. W. Peterson, res!-
dent sngiresr H. & W.; ". P. Hubbard and
Alfred Caldwell, attorneys for the H & W.;
Col. George 3. Caldwell, attorney OF tbs Pa.
Va. & Ohio road, and Dr.. 9. Baird and Col.
Robert Campbell, Of the Board OF Public
Works, were present. l%t,-,
The business considered was the amended
proposition Of the Wheeling 4 Harrisburg
road for right Of way into and through this
city and over the p, W. e. Ky. Company's
grounds. TIE original proposition OF this con.
pany, and the p, W. & Ky.'s petition, arc al.
ready familiar 10 The public. The principal
modification made by the present proposi.
ton Is the proposal that any railroad here.
after to be constructed may take either tue
routs east or that west OF the T., W. & Ky.
freight depot, a. the lew company shall elect,
upon payment to the r, W. & Ky. Company
OF the actual cost OF construction, such cost
to be sworn t, by tho Pr. sident, and an Item.
lied account 90 verified TO DO filed With the
City Clerk within thirty days after the cou.
tany elect 70 take the outside or western
spur track they take the p, W. K Ky.'a nsw
bridge also, In which case the p, W. d Ky.
Company shall be permitted 10 construct q
third bridge ACROSS the creek. ..sssspr r:E2n
.a5g A swxEp,Ss Ps3v1so.
The new company shall also have the right
10 construct or take, and maintliu, u double
track over any land OF the p, W. & Ky.
company In the city, the cAn.re line OF the
nearest. new track TO be % feet from the
centre line OF the latter company's main
track. The price OF this right OF way ia to
be fixed by arbitrator; and The P, W. & Ky.
shall not occupy or obIruct Any land need.
ed for this contemplated double track under
pain OF q forfeiture o; all the rights granted
| by this ordinance. The right Ia also asked
by the W. & H. for i,sslf or .any other road
10 crots any track or tracks the p, w. & Ky.
company may now or hereafter have In the
city, In such manner and n such points o.
designated by Council.
1t Ia also proposed TO make 1t q condition
Of the ordinance that aoy and all railroad
companies having tracks In tie city may con.
meet It's tracks with those Of the p, W. 4 Ky.
Company, and use the lattes's tracks, upon
such terms as the companies may agree upon
or In cs1e Of their failure to agree, rs may be
fixed by arbitrators. Should the p, W.
Ky. Company fail to choose an arbitrator
the City Council may choose one.
The duty OF paving and maintaining thu
paving upon the P, ". & Ky. tracks snd BE-
tween them, Is given to the Board OF Public
Works. A guard-rail is required between
the roadway and track. to be constructed ane
maintained by the P, W. & Ky, and the 10
cation Of the proposed new freight depo. ii
allowed lea latitude than Is now granted By
the ordinance. %
These are all the changes OF importance
or eouiss they saectualIy deprive tae P, W
q Ky. Company and River Railroad Com
pAny Of any advantages conferred upon then
by the ordinance. Noac.ion was taken upoi
the proposition. ~ =G5 AZ ~ q.