The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-12-21
4 RAILROAD ORDINANCE
Laid Over to Wait Action by
the B. & o. Company
IN ANOTHER CITY MATTER.
The Company AntnGnnincs the Board
of Public Works, Probably to Its
Own Sorrow - Committee
Session Last Night.

The Council Committee on Railroads
met last evening, but they had a bard
time getting quorum; and when they
did get it, Messrs. Terrell, Cruise, Har.
rell and Delbrugge being present, it was
considerably after o'clock. The COM
mittee, however, held n very short ses-
sion, adjourning until 1880 o'clock this
evening without transacting any bust
ness OF importance.
While Chairman Ferrell and Mr..
Cruise were waiting for quorum to put
in an appearance there was some in
formal talk about the action Of the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad in raising its tracks
two inches above the street level at the
Sixteenth street approach TO the creek
bridge. President Butts, OF the Board
OF Public Works, was present, and re-
marked that the Board was powerless to
restrain the company from proceeding
further, rs the company some four or
five years ago got out IN injunction in
the United States District Court restrain
ing the city from interfering with it.
The ordinance granting the Is. & o. the
privilege Of laying this piece CT track
clearly defines the status OF the corpora
ton, which ordains that the company
shall lay its rails on Il level with tne
grade OF the street. Mr.. Butts stated
that he would consult legal advice to.
day TO see what could be done in the
matter.
When the committee met and the
Baltimore & Ohio ordinance was taken
up for action. Mr.. HarrclI moved that il
be laid on thetable until twas seen what
was done with the raising OF the grade
on Sixteenth street. The motion was
carried by by an unanimous vote.
The Wheeling& Harrisburg ordinance
was then taken up, and it provoked n
desultOry discussion as to whether any
action should be taken without full
committee. Mr.. Cruise said he felt that
it was too important matter TO be con.
siderei by SO small portion OF the
committee.
Judge Cochran, the counsel OF the
road, was allowed to speak in behalf Of
an early consideration OF the measure,
us the company was now prosecuting its
, work, and they were somewhat at ii loss
to know what to do until the ordinance
was perfected. He remarked that there
were very few changes in the original
route.
Mr. Cruise said that the changes pro-
posed affected certain interests, and that
he was informed they would like to be
heard before the committee acted on the
matter. The parties who wished TO be
heard us protesting against the proposed
changes were the Reymann Brewing
Company, Arbenz & Co., Whitaker
Iron Works, Frederick Grimm aud 9TH
ers.
Chairman Terrell stated the difficulty
he had in getting meetings Of the com
lnittee, but thought it would be wise TO
have another meeting and impress upon
the absent members Of the committee
the importance OF the project, and ii
they still ignored the city's interests,
those members who were present could
not be blamed for any mistakes. 1t was
finally resolved to adjourn to meet this
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Bills OF City Surveyor Hoge and
Charles Prayer were recommended to be
paid,