Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-29

DclOh VIII 10 hLo ~ AAoAS AAROAs
ant portion of the petition of manufactur-
era regarding the proposed line Of the B.
30, read by Capt G. J. Rawling in the
First Brance of Council, last evening, and by
it referred, along with the B. & o. ordin-
snce, to the Committee on Railroads for
consideration and report:
To the Hon. Mayor and Council Of the City
Of Wheeling:
The undersigned citizens aud taxpayers,
as well as owners of property and repre-
s~entatives of interests attached to property
AUDITING on the north, or right bank of
Wheeling creek, respectfully represent to
your honorable body that in our Judgment
the occupancy of the south or lett bank Of
the creek by the railroads, as asked for by
those roads, and to be reported upon
favoyably by the Railroad Committe Of
Council, will not be for the best interests
of the public, and will unayoidably result
in serious damage to property, both public
and private. We believe it to be for the
best interests Of the city, to grant the
Wheeling and Pittsburg Junction Railroad
the right Of way
DOWN Il RIGHT BANK
of the creek, which we think can be
show n to the satisfaction Of every member
of your honorable body.
The Wheeling and Harrisburg railroad,
by reason of tuuneling Wheeling hill at
Fifth street, and striking the creek at a
right angle with its course, is compelled
TO cross the stream 10 the left side, and
continuing down that side with the bends
of the stream, must seek an outlet on that
side I o the lower part of the city. To this
course there can BIZ no objection advanced.
The B. & o. railroad crossing the creek at
the tunnel in its course west, takes a line
on the extreme western aide Of all possible
routes into the heart Of the city. The pro-
posed Wheeling and Pittsburgh junction
connection with the B. & o. is at a point
near Eleventh street, at the beginning of
the course Of the B. < o. track to the tun-
mel bridge, and from that point Of inter
section slightly diyergipg to the east to a
point on Baltimore street north OF the resi-
dence of John Clator, thence By throwing
a bridge ~disgonally across the creek to the
left bank, Immediately north of Warren's
rendering house, curying there to the ex-
IRENE eastern line of
L FEASIBLE ROUTES
on that side OF the creek; thence down the
only street there is in Manchester, this
diagonal line crossing the entire available
ground of entrance - the city from the
eaSt. Thus, you will notice that one line
OF this company will occupy the extreme
western side and the other the extreme
eastern side of the creek bottom.
The Wheeling and Harrisburg railroad
running their line under the eastern arch Of
the Il. 90. tunnel bridge, and under the pro.
posed bridge OF the Wheeling and PittSburg
junction railroad at the before mentioned
point on the left bank, and down the same
bank Of the creek outside of everything,
until within about seventy feet OF the pro-
posed covered way through Twentieth
street, the two lines crossing at about this
point, the Wheeling and PittSburg June
ton road taking the outside, the line Of
the last named road from their Manchester
bridge 20 this point being on the inside,
running to the left or south of the Whit
aker mill. Whether such was intended or
is only incidental to the difficulty in run
ming this line to secure the proper
curves and tangentS, we would re-
s~pectfully suggest TO your honorable
body that if their applications be granted,
you mag bid farewell to any hope you may
have entertained for the admission Of any
other railroad into the city from the north
or east, as the track already laid, and the
proposed track OF the Wheeling and Har-
Iisburg railroad along the river front will
fully occupy that ground, and as shown,
the Il. Il y. and the Wheeling and Pitts
burg Junction railroad the entire creek
bottom.
Having
THE ISTEREST Of THE CITY
at heart, not any more, probably, than the
members of this body, but at least in ON
mon with them, we believe that we can
point to a way out of the difficulty, it be
ing understood that that the Wheeling and
Harrisburg, or the Wheeling and Pittsburg
junction people are not, and we are sure
the people of the city ought not, to be sat
isiied with the lines surveyed.
We therefore respectfully suggest that
the Wheeling and Pittsburg Junction
Company, in lieu of their proposed route
on the left hank of the creek, be offered
the right of way down the right bank.
Starting at the northeast end of their pro.
posed line on Baltimore street, at the
junction with the B. & o. track, the gen
eIal line to be to the east or outside Of the
Central glass works, crossing Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets at an elevation,
and skirtirg the bank Of the creek TO q
point between Eoff and Chapline streets,
thence crossing the creek with a slight
curve to and under Market street, at the
south end of the iron bridge, as proposed
by that company.
This. allow us TO advance, will be a
much shorter line than the one proposed
on the left side, offering no objections that
cannot be satisfactorily met, and no OBJ
stacles that cannot be readily surmounted,
and will, in our judgment,
COST LESS.
1t will separate the two roads, thus avoid
ing the necessity Of crossing tracks, at a
very Objectionable point, and secure the
property on the right bank Of the creek.
1t may be urged by the friends of the
Wheeling end Pittsburg road that this cuts
that company of { ON the Whitaker mill,
but we urge in answer that, If the advan-
tages gained by securing the business of the
gas works, oil refinery, Hinge Company,
Beltz & Flading, and Others, is not deemed
an offset 10 this, it should not be forgotten
that this side of the creek, from Jacob
street TO the tunnel bridge, is all good prop
erty for manufacturing purposes, and if so
little value for any other purpose that much
of it is unoccupied. This line will render
all this property available, and, in time,
valuable to the road; aud, in addition to
this, it remains in your power TO make
such arrangement with the Wheeling and
Harrisburg Company as will give the
Wheeling and Pittsburg Junction road ac-
cess to the mill in question, thus gaming
the latter g substantial benefit.
While referring TO reciprocity between
the roads, it may not be out Of place to
call your attention to the terms embraced
in the ordinances prescribed to the Rail-
road Committee by tbs Wheeling and
Pittsburg Junction Company in offering
their proposed line for the use of the
Wheeling and Harrisburg Company.
What does it secure to the latter road?
NOTHING.
Don't for a moment imagine that this con-
meets the B. & o. Road to anything, or Sc
cures q single privilege from that road for