Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-08-06
A RAILROAD RUMPUS.
THE C.. l.. & W. AND C.. & ?: AhiNu
TROUBLE FOR EACH OTHER.
Tbs Disturbance Grows Out Of the Contemplated
Extension Of the C, L. & W. Tracks Up
and Down the River.

pany, are Just now very good, II ue'ei-
opments of a startling nature may be look
ed for at any time. A few months ago the
c.. L. & W. completed its temporary ar
engagements for an extension OF It's lines 10
Bellaire, that place being thought to be q
very important factor to the prosperity OF
the road. Arrangements were made WITH
the Il. & o. of such a nature that the eN-
tension would virtually connect the
upper parts of the c., l.. x W. with that
trunk line, and IT the same
time give the i. x q. almost direct access
to Cleveland. a thing which has long been
desired by that company. About the same
time the Board of Trade of Martins Ferry
became interested in the matter and took
the trouble 10 appoint committees, VINO
got up a few statistics showing the import
ance of the town, and made such arrange
ments as were deemed necessary To induce
the c., l.. X w. To come to the town. In
keeping with the sentiment ofthe Martins
Ferry people in favor of more numerous
and more complete facilities OF ship
ping her manufactured products
and obtaining raw materials. the city Coun-
ell passed an ordinance allowing the e.,
l.. * W. road to use First street III Mar
tins Ferry to put down one main track
and such side tracks rs might b. deemed
Necessary bya representative OF COuncil LOT
the prompt dispatch Of its business. Inc
ordinance met with but little opposition
in Martins Ferry and no citizen protested
AGAINST the ordinance during the ten days
1t was published. Immediately upon the
ordinance being forwarded to the C., l.. X
W .peoplca meeting orthe board OF directors
was held and the ordinance adopted,
without change or qualification, II Il
printed contract sent tn the Mayor OF Mar
tins Ferry to be signed. These contracts
were all closed, and the c., l.. u W. enBin-
GERS went to work ut once to survey Track
line on the street named i'll the ordinance.
4 few DAYS later the Pennsylvania Com
many officials became deeply interested IN
Martins Ferry and some of them might DE
seen in the town every day looking after
their interests. At the last meeting OF
Council superintendent John Thomas ana
Col. J. Il. smith, Of Bellairr, the L. y T..
attorney. came to the meeting with 4 petl,
ton signed by nine Of the business men oil
First street, praying Council To allow the
C.. Il u. the privilege of continuing ITS SD
inc. which extends on First street, rs lar
as the Buckeye Glass Works, TO i point III
the extreme lower part Of town, where IL
WAS proposed that the switch should again
ioin the main track. and i'll reality, form Il
bow, which would incIOsc the entire man
ufacturing portion Of the town. But
Council had among its members some VINO
had studied the matter carefully
and who well knew the aggressive
nature o. such corporations, and ~ re-
sult the pet tion was referred TO the Street
committee. where it will probably lie till
the C.. l.. & W. has completed its main
line. The idea of the Councllmcn ana
their advisers was this: The {. N /.
already has Il main artery through In"
| town, and they feel inclined Ia allow the
C.. /. < W. the same privilege, and then,
along side the c. l.. ". main track cause
to he built Il union switch TO be used by
any and all roads with equal privilege.
This seems very fair and will at once place
all competing lines which may care to
come. on an equal footing.
The route laid ont by the G., |" X w.
in Bridgeport was 10 arranged that tie
main liuc Of the track should occupy the
ground now used by the West Wheeling
switches, thus making the line To Bellaire
direct. The intention vast 10 use the low
or story of A.. J. Bags office building ioT
a passenger depot, and run It's Martins
Ferry branch up past Charles Mlllcrs
front door, and alongside the c. x =.
tracks. There iSa piece of ground be-
tween the c. q i. and Millcr's saloon
which the town Of Bridgeport
claims belongs TO it because il is a part OF
All old county road known rs the Marietta
turnpike. 1t has been occupied by the {.
* L. for years undiSturhcd, and ii was the
intention of the c., l.. Il w. Ia occupy
what the E.. < +. apparently did not need.
This intention WAS not, however, mad,
known and no survey made of the route,
but another one, back of Miller house
ON the river hank. was let out TO the public
Us the chosen line. The C., l.. & w. pcG'
pie, however, had 4 survey which their
engineers had run SumcSiX years ago, when
all was quiet, and ii only needed a few
minor measurements to be made 10
revise it. This becoming known
to the c. x p. people, they suddenly con
cludcd, ~ they did in Martins Ferry, that
they needed 4 switch between their main
line and Charles Millcr's saloon.
Yesterday morning Il force of n hun
drcd track layers under charge of the road
master and two under bosses, came down
on the $40 train and commenced digging
in front of the lowcr.cnd Of Millcr'S lot ana
erected a pant Of Il temporary wOodcr
] I,;l,,, ,.,.,Jy ia. ,,rllp iu.t h.l,Ny ThnN
were I'LL expert workmcn and before any
one knew what was up they had Il ME,
piece of track down. Hon. Ross j.
Alexander, the City Solicitor, va.
notified, and he in turn called upon NsJOl
Junkins and Marshal McCnnnaughy and
accompanied by them, went Ia the seen,
of operations and served written motto,
upon the foreman 10 discontinue the work
and undo what had already been done.
The work was stopped and arrangement
made for 4 Council meeting last night, al
which it was to be decided whether 10 al
low the &. * i. TO continue their work OF
not.
The piece of ground over which the c. &
i. wishes to lay its tracks is Of vast i'm
portancc to not only Bridgeport, but Mar
TINS Ferry ana other up-Tlycl
towns, il being the only
available route by which 4 ROAD
can pass the G.. 4 =. and the entrance Il
the Wheeling and Belmont bridge.
The C., l.. x W. people have had some
slight trouble in getting along past West
Wheeling with their main Bellairc line
Their line as laid down, passes over what
the West Wheeling people call Main street,
but which il in reality the county road ,ant
which is under the supervision Of tn,
County Commissioner. The West Wheel
ingites appealed to the Commissioners, and
at 4 conference between them and the C.,
l.. & W. people, the latter promised thai
the occupancy of the road should DC only
temporary and that they would make q
ill over the river bank and run their ,racl
OF Of the road as soon as - practicable.