The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-02-23
AN INSPECTING TRIP
az TIE RAILROAD ooMMlTTEE
Over tn. Routes Asked for by the B. q O.
and the W. 3 II. Railroad COmpanisN
A Suggestion Made by captain
Clements Meets with BAvOI

The Council Committee on Railroads to
Thich hos been referred by Council for
,eport as to what It Is advisable to do,
.he petitions Of the Baltimore & Ohio
and the Wheeling & Harrisburg railroad
companies each asking for the passage OF
accompanying ordinances granting GER
lain rights Of way and privileges along the
.outh bank of the creek, evidently pro-
poses to make a complete and COM
prehsnsiye report, Yesterday afternoon
accompanied by representatives. OF both
roads and a number Of citiEens, 1t put in
nearly four hours good time trRmping
oysr the proposed route. It was anything
bnt pleasant trip, for although the day
was q charming one, the mud was in
places ankle deep. The committee, how
ever, had started out to 60 over the entire
To1to and 1t did not stop till 1t had pointed
out where both roads proposed to
have their every curve, cut, ill and
crossing. The members got q better idea
in this manner OF what Is wanted than 1t
could have obtained in any other manner,
and the result will probably be that the
consideration OF the matter in Council
will be greatly expedited by reason Of the
manufacturing able to explain all the
points clearly. -,
II was 2 o'clock when Chairman Ferrill
marshalled his forces at the Public Build
ing, end the procession started out. There
were Messrs. Harrell, Delbrugge, Tracy,
Gruua. McGFa0oF. Caldwell and FariH, Of
the committee, CLERK Elson, City Survey
or Hoge, Oapt. William Olemments, gen.
eral manager OF the Baltimore & Ohio
Capt. ], T. Legge, OF Grafton, suPeri1'
tendent Of the Baltimore d Ohio'G
western division; Mr.. P. b: II
win, one Of the Baltimore 4 Ohio'e
principal engineers; Mr.. Paul g.
King, Of the Wheeling q Har'
risburg engineering corps and Messra'
George 4. Wheat, John Bodley, O. ].
Rswiing, John Mcclure, Isaiah Warren, ].
], Jones and DR.. George Baird. Several
dropped out before the trip was concluded
but the majority won't through to the fn-
iRh. Mr.. Gustav Lindenthal, the Wheel
ing ( Harrisburg chief engineer, was ex:
pected to be one Of the party, bat he did
not reach here until nearly midnight last
night, when be came In over the B. d o.
from Pittsburgh.
Armed with maps Of the proposed
routes the party proceeded to Water
street, between Twentieth and Twenty
frat streets, the locality where both COM
panies commence to run their lines. The
B. & o. line cuts through the property
on the northwest corner Of Main and
Twentieth streets and crosses Main street
3 7-1O feet above grade.
This would necesaItate Q fill, but 1t
would be in the nature OF an improve
mont, as there is quite depression in the
street Just OF that point. Continuing
along the creek bank the Baltimore &
Ohio crosses Market street at the grade
lust OF the south end Of the bridge.
The Wheeling & Harrisburg line, COM
in Alley A, south of Twenty.hrst
street, curves through the Centre foundry
property and into Twentieth street. AS
the line CROSSES Main into Twentieth
street It crosses to thes north side Of that
street and the grade starts on q gradual
descent, cutting down into the street.
This cut is to extend to Market street and
ia 10 be guarded with the proper rRilinas.
Arriving at the west side OF Market street
tunnel commences and runs under Mar
ket and up under Twentieth street,
emerging on the creek bank at point
about where the EoE street line extended
from the College would beat or near
the Arhenz furniture factory. Thence the
line crosaes to the extreme edge Of the
creek and follows 1t out under the Seven
teenth street bridge and under the eastern
arch OF the B, & o. bridge.
In order 10 tunnel under Market street
II 10 provided that the grade OF that street
shall be raised four feet ct It's Intersection
with Twentieth, and then, that Twentieth
street shall be graded to correspond with
this elevation; also that Market shall be
propsrly graded south to Twenty-frst
street. The four feet elevation
Is TO continue north to the Market street
bridge, which is to be raised four feet at
both ends and then the approaches to it
from the north on Market, and from the east
On Eighteenth street are to be graded for
d distance OF seventy feet, thereby max
ing the approach TO the bridge from the
north side Of the creek very easy-scarCely
oerceptible, in fact.
Arriving at Market and Twentieth
I!reets, Capt. Clements ssid that in case
he Wheeling & Harrisburg was allowed
Ia tunnel with the accompanying rise Of
our feet in the grade, the Baltimore &
ohio would like 10 amend Its plans. The
proposed rise In grade, he said,
would enable his company to
ross Market street under grade
Without fear Of having its tracks
by the creek during high |
Yater. That was something that caught |
he committee immensely; with both |
Dads crossing under Market street, the |
main artery Of the city would be open at
II times.
Capt. Clements said further that II such |
N arrangement was made the two roads
Vould be able to cross each other OF
rade at point q short distance east Of
Vhere the Wheeling & Harrisburg
unnsl. Then with the Wheeling
/ Harrisburg keeping along the edge Of
he creek the Baltimore q. Ohio would
o q little to the south and run back Of
Vhitaker's mill, around and between
brewery buildings and cross
he creek on q bridge high above the
Wheeling & HarriBburg's grade, to its
resent track in Baltimore street.
These suggestions Of Capt. Clements
Gere we'll received. Mr.. King considered |
hem favorably. Such an arrangement
you'd make plain sailing for both roads.
he committee will meet again OF the
'ublic Building tonight to decide upon
that 1t shall report.
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Tho Poultry Association.
The Wheeling Poultry Association held
10 annual meeting yesterday. The re-
,ortS showed that the Association came