Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-12-14
OYER THE GROUND.
Council Railroad COMMITTEES MAKES
Personal Inspection.

Personal Inspection.
Yesterday afternoon Chairman Farrell,
of the Council Committee on Railroads,
Captain Rawlings and Mr.. BuckmaD, Of the
Chamber of Commerce Railroad Commit
tee, and President f. Il. Cochran and En-
giresr Denham, of the Wheeling and Hsr-
risburg Railroad Company, msde tour OF
the line of the rosd, within the city limits,
from the intsrse ction Of Main and Twen-
tieth sire ets, eastward along the creek val
lev to The Peninsula President Cochran
had provided carriages for the convenience
of tie gentlemen, but they preferred to
make the trip on foot around TO the PENN
sula, thence riding hack 10 the city in the
conveyances.
The proposed ordinance, and the plan OF
the ground were carried along, and were
consulted at frequent intervals, the gen.
tlemsn thus being enabled to obtain very
intelligent idea Of jus: Whist was proposed
to bs done.
Twentieth street was the first point Wis
tied. and the open cut and tunnel ct that
point was very clearly explained. Inc
line at Main and Twentieth streets, after
emerging from Alley A, curves scross to
the nor.h side of the street. and runs east
wardly through an open cut to the west
side of Market str ct. This cut is 10 be
walled MP with heavy masonry, aud will
be surmounted with an iron railing. AT
the west side of Market street the line en-
ters tine tunnel, aud keeps under ground
to point about one bundled feet west OF
Chaplins street, where it emerges on the
south side of the street, leaving drive
way about fifteen feet wide on the north
side of the street. Thence there ia another
open cut running out to nsar the Whitaker
line, which cut is to be also walled up on
the north side, next the driveway, and
protected with an iron railing, as will be,
also, the edge of the cliff road running up
to Eoff street. Along this cut, from Chap
line street, eastwardly, the cliff will have
to be cut away TO an average distance OF
probably eight or ten feet, TO mske room
for. the track, and the result will he ma
teIial improvement in the thoroughiare,
az it will make the roadway better at all
times. for the reason that whatever wash
or water comes down the face Of the ciif
will strike the rosdbed, instead Of the
street, AZ at pretent. =.
EmerRing from the east end OF Twenti-
eth Street On to the Whitaker property.
the line starts on a great curve, three
thousand feet long, through the Whitaker
lands, keeping close in to the cliff, ~ Was
explained in the REGISTER of yesterday
Just west of the mill the committee found
a large force of men at wo'k, preparing the
roadbed, filling up the low ground next
the creek with the earth and rock. A
large amount Of work hiss been done here.
A call was made at the Whitaker office,
and then e party proceeded to Manches'
ter, where Mr.. Happy, OF the R@ymsnn
Brewing Company, received them. Inc
locality of the Sevent, enth Street bridge
was inspected very thoroughly the new
and old lines of the road pointed out and
the plans explained The new line, at
this point, seems TO offer many advantages
over the old, bat thiugI are little unset
tied here, as no terms Oisgreemtnt have
as vet been made with the Brewing IOm-
pany.
SO far as the old ordinance is concerned,
il seems TO be almost impossible TO comply
with its terms, as TO the raising of the east
end Of the Seventeenth strest bridge, unlss'
an entirely new structure il erected across
the creek at that point The bridge is II
terrible shspo, the esst pier being cracked
and many Of the stones crumbling TO piecee
exciting wonder that it withstood th'
floods poured down the creek during th'
past summer. Everybody present made thu
cheerful prediction that the bridge woult
fall down before long, and to raise th'
superstructure and add seven feet to tn
height OF the east pier would be something
akin to erect ny q marble front top story u
an old log house, or topping out rsgge'
suit of clothes with q new silk hat.
Both the Railroad Company and tn
Brewing Company are willing TO enter int
negotiations, and each has expressed tn
intention of thoroughly satifying he other
so that there is no question but that al
micable and satisfactory arrangement vii
be reached at this point, as far ss right O
way is concerned. 1t may be that th
Railroad Company will tear down and re
baild the Brewing Company boile, hou*
| aud tall stack, TO facilitate matters.
The next point Of interest visited by tn
Committee was the crossing of the road
the Peninsula cemetery aod to Fultot
Here the ordinance oaly prcv'de, for
clearance OF twelve teet, between the rail
road tracks and the road, which the Com
mittee thought was hardly enough. Thi
poiut Of difference will be settled in th
future.
The B. & o. authorities, among ther
General Manager Clements, were to hav
arrived in the city last evening. to me-
the Council Railroad Committee, but "a
some unknown reason they did not get il
They may arrive to-day. Several gentle
men called at the City Hall last night I
meet these officials, but were disaI