The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-03-07
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Talk, Talk, Talk. In the Council Con
ttE' mlltee LnSt Evening. ,qI4I'g y

Aes ANsA hhsA Al Aup NuuuC1l NOlH-
mittee Last Evening.
Tho Council Committee on NAllroAds met
at the City Building laSt evening for The pur:.
pose OF considering tho various papers bear.
Ing on the local railroad question that had
been referred 10 Il by Council during the
past few weeks. Col. Wilkinson, the chair.
man, presided, aud all the other members
were present. The first paper taken up was
the petition from tho 3. K o., bearing date
November Is, 1883, which was presented by
Councilman Hoffman In the First Branch.
soon atier that time, asking for q strip Of
land lying between Twenty.lrst and Twenty.
third streets on Water street, 10 bs used
for the purrose Of laying another
track. 70 that ita double "a track
system, recently fms led between this
city and Denwood, might DO con.
tsnuod to the depots without dep,iving man.
u!actureis and shippers on the Bouth bide,
Of the use OF oue Of tho two tracks already
loaded or unloaled. This petition, It will
be Remembered, was accompanied by one
from various firms asking Council 10 grant
the request OF the Baltimore Il Ohio. The
paper was referred to The committee which
met Boon after, and at this request Of Mr..
Peterson deferred action In order that any
other road or roads might present what
claims, IL any, they might have for the piece
OF ground.
The meeting last night was a short one.
The paper above referred To-, also the B. Il
va petition, asking for ~a:chang0 oil route
through the city for tho Hemphsld, were
both laid over until a subcommittee com
posed OF Messrs. wilkinson, Wilson and
bmlth can kecure a competent railroad engi-
neer, who shall make such surveys and plais
and give such information as the COMMITTEES
may deslrt, this engineer, Us pc, instruct.
ioas Of Council, not 10, DO connected with
any railroad entering or seeking to enter the
city.
MI. Thomas Gore applied for the position,
by letter, aud was we'll recommended, but
MI. Wilson, who aims to DO u watch dog OF
the treasury, a. 1t were, wanted to advertise
Tor bids Tor doing the work. This peculiar
Idea caused more talk aud wasted mora timo
than anything else during the evening.
The communication from A. v. PAUL, Of
the Coshocton, MI Vernon 4 Wheeling
road, which was printed Ia the IN7ELLloEN.
GER several weeks since. was also rend and
received by the committee IS a very laugh
able affair. The clerk was instructed to &C.
knowledge the receipt Of the same, and In
vie the road to come on. The clerk said,
"oh! ~ send him a daisy answtr." The
letter Of Mr.. Paull'a stated that the road in
the railroad mistakes Wheeling had made
In the past, warned her not to do so sgaiu,
nndin Whatever shs should do, to reserve
some rights for coming railroads.
At the conclusion OF the meeting Dr..
Baird and Mr.. John G. Hoffman entered the
room. There was a general conversation, III
tho course OF which the strip OF land on
Water street, which the Baltimore & Ohio
wants. was referred to. Dr.. Baird said In u
somewhat disguised manner, "At the time
Of the Baltimore Il Ohio and Pittsburgh,
Whsellng T. Kentucky compromise, both
roads agreed not to make my further de.
lnand for the land, but within q year both
arc alterit."
Mr. Hotfman-"Well, Doctor, I'll tell you;
when your Wheeling & Harrisburg road
reacnes here I'll do all l can to help it
through-ify you ever &c. here"
BON further conversation ensued, Dr..
Baird stating that the road would be here,
and that the bridge at this poiut would DO
under contract within six mouths aud COM
pleted by January l, 1886. Mr.. Hoffman
said something about the w. t. II. having
bean coming for two years, but that nothing
had bsen seen yet, which called for some
further cheerful remarks from the Doctor,
who told Mr.. Hoffman that the latter would
take any medicine the B. & O. gave him, and
that he was the father OF the B. go. petition.
Hoffman, am mol did PRESENT. it, yes,
but ! represented my constituents and my
own interests 55.g a'5
Baird-Yes, that's q Gods truth-you rep.
resented your own interests-you never laid
q truer word" And 30 the talk ran on for d
few seconds. The committee greatly enjoyed