Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-02-24
A LONG PULL
A Notable Meeting Of the Council Railroad
Committee.
SESSION TILL NEARLY 3 A. N.
The Wheeling and Harrisburg and B. & 0
Ordinances Considered.
FAYORLBLY REPORTED TO COUNCIL.

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The meeting of the Council Committee
on Railroads was the occasion of quite a
notable gathering of railroad men, civil
engineers, city officials, and prominent
citizens, in the chamber of the First
Branch OF Council, last evening. The
gentlemen began to assemble soon after
seven O'elock, and by the time the commit.
tee vas called to order by Chairman Farrell,
the large apartment was well filed.
Among the citizens present werssg. G..
Hannah, Captain Rawlings, T. NJ. Reilly,
George K. Wheat, T. G. Moffat, John
B0dley, John Ewing, W. F. Peterson,
Postmaster Simpson, John Hoffman, Jr.,
J. NJ. Ewing, David Brooks, Captain John
Mcclure, DR.. Geo. Baird, Joseph Brady,
Thomas o'Brien, ]. J."Jones and Louis
Stifsl. TheB go. Company was repre-
sentRd by General Manager Clements,
Superintendent of the Western Division
Legg, and Local Agent Speis, with J. T.
Irwin, their engineer. The Wheeling
and Harrisburg Company was represented
by President Cochran, Engineer Linden
thai and his assistants, and their counsel,
Mr.. W. p. Hubbard and Allied Cald-
well. There were present on behalf
OF tue city, City Surveyor Hoge, and quite
a number Of Councilmen. There were also
several members Of the Board of Directors
of the Wheeling, Wellsburg and State Line
Railroad Company in attendance.
BUSINESS COMMENCED.
A few moments before eight o'clock the
gayel fell, and the roll being called, all the
members Of the committee responded. The
business pending was opened by Mr.. Nc
Oregon making a motion 10 take up the
Wheeling and Harrisburg ordinance.
Mr.. Caldwell suggested tina. it would be
better to take up the ordinance presented
by the 3. & o., inasmueh as il was the
most complete. The Wheeling and Har-
risburg ordinance did not contain a pre-
vision for beginning or completing the
work, while the b Il D. did contain such
provisions. He moved 10 amend the pend
ing motion by taking up the B. 80. ordi-
nance first.
Mr.. McGregor was in favor Of taking up
the ordinance first Submitted to Council,
which, he believed, was the Wheeling and
Harrisburg.
THE W. Il II. ORDINANCE FIRST.
Mr.. Caldwell's amendment, secluded by
Mr.. Tracy, was lost, and the Wheeling
and Harrisburg ordinance was taken up,
and read a first time.
When the reading was concluded, Mr..
Hubbard asked the indulgence OF the COM
mittee to say that Mr. Lindenthal was not
present at Wednesday, tour over the pro-
posed route, and he therefore asked, that,
before the ordinance was finally passed
upon, Mr.. Lindenthal be heard, as he had
an explanation to make which might be Of
value to the committee.
The request was granted. and Mr.. Lin
denthal at once addressed the committee.
He said the Wheeling and Harrisburg
Railroad Company was a new corporation
knocking at the doors of Wheeling for adj
mission, and il was necessary for it to have
such connections as would enable it to do
business. The road must reach South
Wheeling in order that the large mills and
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only available route was along the valley
of Wheeling creek. Fortunately it had
been possible to 10y down this line in such
q manner as to avoid grade crossings, ex-
cept at Main aud Twentieth streets. In
like manner the road avoided, as FAR as
possible, existing streets, roads and build
ings. He then took up the line in detail
from the Peninsula around to the corner of
Main and Twentieth streets, giving full ex
plantations at such critical points as the Sew
enteenth street bridge, Reymann's brew
cry, Market street and Main street. He
said that
TIE FREIGHT STATION
of the company would be located at Alley
A and Main street. The line, in his opin-
ion, was the best which could be possibly
devised. 1t avoided damage to all private
and public interests, except in one or two
places, and there a palpable improvement
was made by the company. His company
had been watchful of the city's interests,
and eyen with the double track which his
company would ultimately require, no
damage could be done to any one.
In reply to q question by Mr.. Tracy,
Mr.. Lindenthal said he thought the con-
templated crossing of the Wheeling aud
Harrisburg line, by the B. & o., at a point
about seventy feet east of the mouth Of
their Twentieth street tunnel, would be
highly Objectionable, and in his opinion,
was not necessary. At the proper
time, ne hoped to be allowed to
show how the crossing could be avoided.
An attempt was then made to have the
City Engineer, Mr.. Hoge, heard, and this
meeting with someopposition, the commit
tee tangled itself up in q discussion which
lasted for some little time.
HI b. x o. ORDINANCE READ.
Finally a motion vas made by Mr..
Cruise to read the B. &. o. ordinance a first
time and then hear from its engineer as to
the grade crossing, referred to by Mr.. Lin
denthal, and the motion prevailed. But
before the ordinance was read, Mr.. Glenn
ents requested the privilege of the floor.
He said that after an examination of the
Wheeling and Harrisburg ordinance, his
had come TO the conclusion that
it might also cross the line of Market street
under grade, the same as the Wheeling and
Harrisburg Company, and had so amended
It's original ordinance in this particular, as
well as in respect to the passage of the
Whitaker mill, where his company decided
10 pass to the south of the mill and next
the hill. He desired to call attention to
he changes as an explanation of the sub
of an amended ordinance.
The B. & o. ordinance was then read in
Is entirety, after which the chairman of
he committee called upon Mr.. Irwin, the
3. & o. engineer, for any explanation he
desire to make.
MR. IRWIN EXPLAINS.
Mr.. Irwin said the inst line laid down by
his company was laid down without know
ng what line might be desired by any
'ther company. Later it had been aseer-
aimed the Wheeling & Harrisburg hsd
aid down o line, and this fact suggested 3