The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-29

attorneys, And Judge Is, II. OoCnTAnI
Engineers LIndenthRl and King, Of the
wheeling L Harrisburg, with thsiE sstos'
reyE, The representatives Of majority
Of the Industrial establishments Of the
city were embraced In the lobby.
The railroad legislation was started In
the Flint Branch. On motion OF Mr.. Tracy
the Wheeling 4 Harrisburg roads ordi.
nance WRg HrBt taken up. II was read
once and no objection being raised was
read q second and third times aud passed
~ reported from tbs Railroad Committee
with only four or I've unimportant amend
neuls being made.
The Baltimore & Ohio roRd'a ordinance
WA then cAlled up and read once. Before
being ordered 10 la second reading the
door was given to Capt. O. ]. RaWling
who read the following communication:
10 ~ HoMOpSs!S Nayar aAd cassea Of as CSty q
WhttliHg;
The undersigned clEybas and taG.pSy.
ere, "a veil a. owpara oil property and
representatives oil interests attached to
property Admitting on the NORTH, or right
bSuk Of Wheeling Creek, respectfully
represent 10 your honorable body that In
oar Judgment the occupancy Of the south
OF lott bank OF this creek by the two rail-
r3ads, IA asked for BIZ these Toadg, and to
be reported upon fAYorAhly by the Rail-
road Committee OF Council, will not he
| for tho best interests Of the public, and
will unAyoidably result In serious damage
| TO property, both public and private. We
beiIeye II to be for the best interests Of
the city 10 grant the Wheeling & Pitts.
burph Junction railroad right Of way
down tue right bank oil tha creek, which
We think can be shown 10 the saitstaction
OF every member Of your honorable body.
The Wheeling & Harrisburg Railroad
by reason OF tunncllng wheeling hill a.
Filth street, add striking the creek at q
right HuHle With It's copnc, Is compelled
10 cross the stream 70 the ielt aide and
containing down thst aide with the bends
Of the stream, must sock an outlet on that
side to the lower part Of the city. To this
course there can be no objection i'd
yanced."
The Communication then proceeded 10
explain in detail the two IQG!eg u laid
down in the ordinance and continued "a
follows: 1--WE would respectfully suggest
10 your honorable body that II these ap-
plicAtlonR DO granted, you may bid fare.
well 10 any hope You may have entertain.
ed for the admission oi any ether railroad
Into tho city irom tho North or EAst, as
the tracks already laid and the proposed
tracks Of tho Wheeling& Harrisburg along
the TiyRr front will fully occupy that
ground, and 60 shown, the Baltimore d
Ohio and tue Junction the entire creek
bottom. Having the intereat Of the city Of
heart, not any more probably THAI the
members Of this body. but OF least in CON.
mon with them, yC hOllsyo that we can
point TO 4 way out Of the difficulty; 1t be-
Ing understood that the Wheeling & HRr.
risburs or the Junction people are not,
aud 80 Gro ppFs that The people Of the city
ought not 10 bs satisfied, with the lines %
surveyed.
We, therefore, sugges! that the juno.
ton Company, IN leu Of their proposed
route on the left bank oil the creek, bs
offered the right OF way down
the right bank, starting at the
northeast end OF their proposed line on
Baltimore street at junction with the B,
4 o. tracks, the general line to be to the
east, OF outBide, ot the Central GlRsS
Works, crotSlDg Seventeenth and Eight.
esnth streets Ct an elevation, and ekirting
the bank oil the creek 10 0 point between
EoH and Chapline streets, thence crossing
the creek with q slight curve 10 and under
Market street al the south end oil the Iron
bridge, "a proposed by that Company.
This allow Us TO advance, will be 0
much shorter line than the one proposed
on the left side, offering no objections thSt
cannot DO satisfactorily met, and no obsts'
cles that cannot DO readily Burmounted,
and will In our judgment (none Of us be-
Ing enHineers) cost lesS, separate the two
roads, thus avoiding the neCeselty oil cross.
ing tracks Of very Objectionable point
and secure the property on the right bank
oil the creek.
On The other hand, tho two lines being
on the left side, makes II necessary to
build ont on and beyond the bank, thus
eucroachlng on the creek and pillng; this
pIllng must necessarily be protected BY |
pianEing,. or In such way that the
water will DO forced to the right bank
and much Of the ground there being fiied
in or ''mAde" the result must be the
letting into the Geek Of tbs ends Of Jacob,
Eotf and ChApline streets with their sew.
erB, and the made ground ut the west end
u Eighteenth and Nineteenth streotB and
Tie south ends Of Of the lots Included be-
tWeon the points mentioned bestdes on.
lAngerinE the foundation Of the Market
,treet bridge unless very carefully pro-
.eCted ri great cost to the corporations In
.ereSted.
II mSy be urged by the friends Of
he Junction road that this cuts that
,ompany of from the Whitaker mill, but
Ee may urge in answer, that II thead.
CSntnpts BY securing the hu8lness ei the
jas Work., ollRsauery, Hinge Company,
Belts, FlAdlnR 4 Co., and others u NOT
Ieemed IN oaset 70 this, Il should
lot be forgotten that this side OF
he creek from jacob street 10 tho tun.
loI bridge Is oil IEoOd property for
purposes and Of 90 little
vslue for any other purpose, that much Of
/ "a UneesapIed. THIS line Will render
III this property aVBIlAble and in time val.
able TO the road, and in addition 10 this,
| remains In your power to make such NJ,
angement with tho Wheeling & HArriE.
IurR CompanySToAd % will give th6J unC-
Ion road access 10 the mill In question,
has granting the latter a substantial ben. !
tt.
While seIe EEtRg 10 reciprocity 30.
ween these roads II may not be out Of
lace to call your attention to the termB
mbEaced in the ordinance presented to !
10 Railroad Committee by the JnnCtion
company In offering their proposed line
~ the use Of the Wheeling & Harrisburg.
What does Il secure TO to the latter road
onmencing ON Baltimore street
"a Terminating Of the west end
Twentieth street, 10 answered In one
'ord-ilNothlng." DON'T Tor Q moment Q
nGginO shR. this comntta the Baltimore /
Ohio road TO anything, or secures q o
nRle privilege from that road for the 4
Wheeling L Harrisburg road not even b
ID cfossinR Of their tracks, which you will \
IA remains to be secured. And Il Ahould r
N for q moment DO lost AiRht Of, that
oihinR the Junction company may do d
m IN any manner bind the Baltimore d u
Mo: but every concession you may
Mo 10 the JUNCTION road 10 for the ben. b
n Of he Baltimore & Ohio; IN short, II o.
AZ be thus expressed-"HeAds they a
N. tSila NO lose, all tbs time" Tho .,
IopeTty owners, Il II 10 believed, from 8,
o east end Of S0Venteenth street 10 the a
N end Of Nineteenth viii give the right u
way for the road, and a. the property u
al may DO found necessary To- condemn n
oflIltie value, the cost Of the line cannot u
J advanced "a the objection. Al
We would In this connection pres upon
,tr body the Importance Of one point N
N has been Ineidently mentioned, which 90
thRt Il ID clearly for the Interest Of the
n 10 make avRiiing for manufacturing
lrposos al property that can DO 90 used, a.
0fo being mono within the corporate