Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-15
THE RAILROADS.
THE WHEELING AND HARRISBURG AND
THR B. & O.,
Before Council Last Night With Petitions for Right
Of Way Along the South Bank
Of the Greek.

Quite a large number Of prominent citi-
zsps were attracted to the City Hall last
evening, in the anticipation that there
would be an exposition Of the plans OF the
Wheeling and Harrisburg and the B q.
Railroad companies as to the rights oil way
thew desired TO acquire through the city,
and the expectation was strengthened by
the presence Of Judge r. Il. Cochran n
CAPTAIN William NJ. Clements, with their
respective counsel, the party occupying
seats in the chamber Of the First Branch.
Upon the reporters table there had been
spresd out the plans and profles OF the
respective routes desired by the two COM
panies, while there had been distributed
among the Councilmen printed copies
| of the ordinance prepared by the Wheeling
and Harrisburg management. The Il. 40.
psople had but one copy Of the ordinance
prepared By them, il being an exact copy
of the one passed by Council three years
ago, giving them the route along the south
bank of the creek they o seek to re-
ACQUIRE, which was at that time by them
allowed to lapse. Their proposed line runs
along tine south bank of the creek from a
point about opposite the Central glass
works. and crosses both Market and Main
streets at grade. The ordinance sets forth
the location of their line in detail.
The Wheeling and Harrisburg right OF
way runs along Alley A, on the south
side Of Fourteenth street, between Main
and Water, by which they will reach the
lower end of the city, and emerging from
the alley onto Twentieth street, curve to
the northeast, to a point eight feet from the
northern curb line Of Twentieth street.
thence along said street, through q tunnel
four hundred feet long, crossing beneath
Market street, to a point nearly opposite
alley c; thence, slightly curving 70 the
left to a line running substantially parallel
with the creek. The road will be about
thirty feet from the rear buildinglin Of the
Arbenz furniture factory; at the Crescent
mill il will be about fifteen feet distant
from the rear building line of said mil.
running through the present mill carpenter
shop; at the Rsymann brewery 1t will be
fifteen feet west of the large brick stack.
1t will pass under the Seventeenth street
bridge, which will be raised, thus lessen
ing the grade on Seventeenth street, thence
10 the west of the Reymanu malt and ice
houses, to the west of the Warren soap faI-
tory; between the creek aud the ice house
opposite Thirteenth street; under the east
arch Of the B. & o. tunnel bridge, and on
By the east end of the Peninsula road bridge
to a connection with the line emerging from
the tunnel to be run under the hull TO the
bridge. 1t will be seen that this lins has
bu. one grade cr~oSsing-that at Main and
Twentieth streets. All the expenses OF rails
Jog bridges, changing the grades of streets,
and ~repaying, ETC., is to be borne by the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Railroad Com
pany, all work to be done To the ~satisiac-
ton Of the Board Of PuhliG Works.
The ordinances and the plans, etc, &C.
%companying them, were examined by the
Cauncilmen with a good deal Of interest,
and there was, informally, a good deal OF
discussion over the matter. Bot there was
no formal discussion whatever, the entire
matter being referred to the Joint Com
mittee on K Iilroads without debate, but
with instructions to notify all the railroad
men to be present at the sessions OF the
committee.
OF course both companies cannot get all
they ask for, and som compromise meas
ure, satisfactory TO both and to the city as
we'll, will be the probable outcome. In
decd an amicable agreement between the
companies is not improbable, and very de-
sirable.