Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-01-12
THE MEETING.

l'Dlthll one.
THE MEETING.
When the committee was called To or
der in The First Branch Council Chamber
by Chairman Farrell, the members present
were, MessIs. Caldwell, McGrogor, Cruise,
Tracy, Delhrugge AMI Harrell.
The B. x q railroad officials present
were Capt. Clements, his private Secretary
Mr.. Frank NJ IIldebrandt, Capt John
Bradshaw, Master Of Construction and Ee.
pats; Capt j. =. L=gge, Superintendent
Of the Western Division, and Mr.. =. II.
Irwin, resident Engineer. Mr. II NJ. EuS
sell, the y. K q. attorney here, was ..lao
rre~,ut.
When the object Of the meeting was
stated the resolution offered by Mr. Grusc
at the meeting Of Council, December eth,
and passed by both branches vas read by
acting Clerl; Dunaway, which is AZ fol-
lows.
R~oird, That tie Committee on Rail
roads h- instructed 10 confer with the
officials oi the + X q. Railroad Company
"a 80 whether arrangements cannot lie
agreed upon which would result in the re-
movai cl SAID comPany's track from Six
trcnth street and placing the same On
Seventeenth street, and crossing Wheeling
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r"A"IEH HAn hEEN SECURED
! ter the Whe ling and pitt,burg Junction
| HyIroad, and il proposed tD organize ~
s0"n ta lawful. They will them come be-.
| fore the City Uuuucu and ak that the
Ia:jiuun,c passed Jun, IL. l.s,l which yaya
! them ihr right oi y,:y vi, the south side OF
| the rtrk, be- r,-ylmrtrd, ~ it bad expired
| Eg Limitations. ard ,cvrrai notifications,
the mu~i important nuy Of which isio cross
Market street instead OF depressing the
tracks to 20 under ~ provided for in the
"iI ordinance.
mr. caldwell Thought that the tracks
aA""IH h' |'Heh oil Seventeenth audHlN-
teeH'h st'etS "d that the c,ty should
purchase i"e square yInr south Of the
'lty bul!dIHG, NJ" used as - switch yard
ny !he i. " u nnd transform 1t into a
puo',' PARK or ,sIuare. lhis he was as
Huiei' "ou'u enhance the value OF prop
cry III mat "hole section ana make
seventeenth a Nu'n more pleasant thor
outiiH' l" iINe along because the rail
ioI" y D." E.v"l nuisance l" al the people
HN.hE III lu'' NIc!n''y.
Al TINS point MI McETtSoF SAID there
was h' pi"PD"l,'oh !!aue ny Tie i. " o.
Company ana INC Ll'y hhu none 10 make,
Nv He 'ioNeu t"'I 'lit committee adjourn
us WIS i"tHS' sudden, nut the motion
was Se'2i"rH ana S't"a upon. MI C"ld-
wen ''''," ''' Il "'''S'Vt' DuI "eioTe an
V.h't 'o't 'oU.I ne '1%'n he asked Mr.
"..S''eHoL |" "''hIi'" ms motion uhilI ne
S''d " Il" "o'"'' "illch request was
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w, N''""e'' S"cH H'Ild tha' "hlie what
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'"' I'D N"I hE Ell E' TED
IN the way proposed, he thought could in
another way He would be willing. a. far
as he was concerned, 10 vote ldr the rc-en-
ac,ment ui the ordinance and give the i.
d q the night OF way aurOSs Market stree:
il II would secure the entire aHoli5hment
OF the tracks on nlNtccnth and seventeenth
streets and the switch yard ali Of winch
10 that portion Oi the city. Tie started TO
make a motion when he w.ls a.Ecd 10 re
dace it 10 writing, which he heunn TO do.
In the meantime Fir. MCCregur again
moved an adjournment, whc!eupon Chair
man Farrrl ruled such mGt,uh out ot or
der. rs III Caldwell still hti the DIOR.
| ThereurOn Mr.. lIarTcll faceticusly re-
marked that he dldn have the iloor. that
ne had the chair Nj MCGregor still in
sisted he WAS right, but the chair knew he
wasn't, and while the Earley was going
On Mr. Caldwell nnisned his resolution and
regn it as follows.
R'>o'yui That this Committee report to
Council that an arrangement cannot be
effected 20 remove the railroad track from
Sixteenth 10 Seventeenth street. but that
thcrailroad officials have indicated that the
removal CT the tracks from Sixteenth street
to the route indicated in the city ordinance
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Indicted and that this Committse renort
the views and intentions of the railroad
au,borities. ~ eynrcsssJ herr. today r.
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