The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-06-18
THE B. Isl O. ORDINANCE
ATLAsr Pass1s THE III SECOND S BRANCH
Iununsrabls Am:ndnsnis rrcpts.t, and Soma Of
Thin ADOPTED. and the M.a,urs Adopted in 4
Substantially tho Shape It Came Fiom
Z, the Comn,lt,es-A Night OF Talk.

|yAlf tho Vomp'lttee-A NIBhh u AAAs 80.
Last nights meeting Of the Second Branch
Of Council was one OF the livellest tina. body
has ever experienced. Twas special meet
Ing called for the purpose Of conaiderlns the
Baltimore & Ohio ordinance granting that
ro.d double track right OF way through the
city along the south bank Of the creek. The
ordinance was read onca=at The last meeting
OF the body and objection being made 10 it,
second reading under the rules, It was OF
ligsd to lay over until the following session
As was stated 10 tho last Council proceedings
Council, especially the Second Branch, hn
become heartily sick and tired OF the slmosl
| csnseless railroad racket that haa en-
crossed Its attention for the past -four
months and has arrived al u point where II II
/ ready to do almost anything TO avoid beiht
further harraAsed. Members who were on.
posed 10 the Pittsburgh, Wheeling l. Kei..
lucky ordinance, voted for 1t finally with III.
features that they objected to, III order I,
| dispose OF the cause OF innumerable wiang!es,
This Balns thing occurred last night; tho bod
adopted the Baltimore Il Ohio ordinance o,
reported by the joint committee with Il few
amendments. Many members voted for thi
ordinance although 1t contained feature
that they were opposed to, in order to &c
the ordinance out OF the way. 1 4=sl
There was very large turnout of mem
bers, Messrs. Millisan, McRadden, McGinle,
and Pickett being the only abssntees
Nearly all OF the First Branch members wer,
on hand to watch the proceedings, and In the
lobby were Representative business men
l kat,t oil boo ri ha Iap A..
often threatened the beat iateresta OF th,
city, No time wal, lost In getting TO work
President Hildre,h called the hody 10 orie.
promptly al 7:30 O'Clock and the reading
the ordinance for amendments WAS com
monced. The fri! section provided for th'
road crossing Market street underneath. b,
raising the bridge Mr.. Whitaker offered
an amendment allowing the road 10 c,oe
At grade as originally asked for in III
petition. This was bombsholl that cause,
considerable surprise. The fight over /;
snd 40 amendment to the second ssctio,
made necessary by the first, Consumed three
loura time, During that time the lirsI
amendment was adopted by a vote Of u 4,
10, then raconsldersd aEd lost, thereby
bringing about jus. what 1t Is believed tn,
road wanted. The fight was hst ons, ant
while at lis heishth several members declsr.
cd that while they would neye: vote for tn,
grads route they would vote 10 lot the roaC
20 underneath; after these declarations tn,
nght soon ceased, and as they. yj,ed as the,
said they would, the section and ordinanc
went through, and WAS read the third tim
aud adopted. A few amendments we're mnde
Mr.. Peterson made several amendments thai
'..uere crushed cruelty AS coon as announced
ithey were voted down without any though
Inv at oro tnr Mr. tsh Do
meats CAUSED him to DO attacked severn
times as representative OF the baltimore 4
Ohio. which he vigorously denied bsing; b,
sustained himself admirably. Dr. Wingsrte,
aad considers bic trouble with hia Cicz,u'i
Railway Co., but floally got that 6x,d to hi,
and every ones satisfaction. - +
| As sample ofsome OF the scenes that took
place the following will answer. Mr.. Pster.
son WIS jumping on Mr.. Whittaker's amend
ments with all bis might and main. His re-
marks became somewhat scattering and IL
the courss OF them he said tina. outside Of the
B,ltimore e. Ohio road the chief worker foi
the proposed route was cooperation tina,
did not belong TO the city, ons that did moi
even belong 10 tie county; 1t had been can.
wasting menbsrs and circulating a petition
for business mems signatures.
Tho Ch"ir-It isn't the Wheeling & Hsrrit.
burg is IT. ~ Z
Mr. Petsrson-No Sir, its no.! Ell
The Chsir-rhats &C; I'd forgotten tina;
the Wheeling aud Harrisburg is not a cor
poration.
Mr.. Pe.erson-(E1citsdly) What's that?
The Chsiy- 7hs Wheeling and Harrisburg
Is not a corporation. ..I5E1
Nj. Pet rsou-Well I tel, you that i! is
It's regularly Incorporated ~ tE;W
The Chsir-Oh! guess not. r'.gs
| Mr.. Peterson-Wall l guess yet! at,s5 y
The Ohsir-Ara you addressing the chair?
Mr.. Pe.erson-iss. am, and don't wan,
to be subjected 10 any mora interruptions
like this. atas -
The Chai,-You want to keep q civil
| tongue in your head, too. s.
Mr.. Peteraon had reference 10 tho Bent'ood
Iron Works. Nearly all tn large mauu!ae-
turing concerns were represented IN the
lobby. Mr.. Peterson WAS the only Que ths,
voted against the ordinance on its pssssge.
The First Branch will take up tbs ordi-
mar CO next Tuesday nigat. Il will probably
be extensively amended there. H "a