Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1888-10-09
could be taken of its hands, the company
would be willing to surrender Its Seven
teenth street track and lsy line, say,
along Nineteenth street.

along Nineteenth street.
JUDGE r. Il. COCHRAN
was next invited to address the meeting,
and did 30. He said the meeting had been
called ''for the purpose of considering the
relations existing between the B. & o. and
the city," and be therefore felt some en-
barrassment in speaking. Proceeding,
however, be said his company had been
engaged for six months, at an expense
of between 5000 and $1,000, in
asce; tanning wbehe or not proper
terminal system could be built vi him the
city. They had followed all possible lineP,
and some that were impossible, In the at
tempt to secure belt rsi!road. Several
terminal routes had been surveyed,
and an attempt was made 10
set down the west bank OF
Wheeling creek. but here ercountering b.
& o property, they turned back and nm.
ally foand line down TIE east b,nk OF
the creek, under the 'tunnel bridge"
And here, referring to the loyal questions
growing oat of railroad crossings in law,
be said his Company was not 90 much
concerned for the ultimate result OF legal
Eight for B. & o. crossing, as it was for
the delay which must ensue, for tush
case would be carried to the Supreme
Court of the United States. Judge Coch-
ran then went on to sketch the history OF
the difficulties the Wheeling and Harris
burg had encountered, ard was still en-
countering, in it's efforts to find
AN AVAILABLE ROUTE
through the city. He said that IN
order to build the route his company had
adopted, there would have to be 2. 900 feet
of tunnel excavate5. This would be very
expensive, and if it was a certainty or
probability that the Wheeling aud Harris
bug line would have to stop at alley A.
south of the creek, thereby shutting Il EN-
ont from all conr e,tion with the Ohio River
read, aud the industries of the southern
part of the city, the expenses would not be
justified. He pointed out that B. q o.
property was met with at almost eve y
step of the way, by bis company, and he
opined that every attempt to crcts such
property would be carried to the Supreme
Court. He conceived it would not he good
business to o1tiipe his route on the South
Side, because he had pre- ointment that,
as sooa "a the contemplated nute should
become known, the B. & o. would
BUY A LITTLE MORE PROPERTY,
and there would he another blockade.
Concluding, he said that but for the very
inclement weather lately, work would
have begun upon the bridge and terminals
Yesterday morning. Work would COM
mence nc several points this morning, and
would be vigorously prosecuted. Con-
tractors were on the ground, and others
would soon be here, and the engineers
hoped that with favorable water in the
river the coming summer, the bridge
would be up in year. His company was
here strong, and was here to stay, and be
hoped for the active cooperation Of all
public bodies and all CITIZENS. The sub
scription made 80 unanimously by the
people of Ohio county was large, but it
was not near large enough to build the
terminals of his company alone. He 10
sisted upon q good crossing over the B. &
o. line south of the creek, and said his
company oaly asked that the measure
melted ont to his company be also meas
ured out to the B. & o.
COL. BISSELL,
of Hartford, o., was then introduced, and
spoke in the most complimentary way OF
Wheeling and her institutions. When the
bridge project was first brought to his at
tention, he had come here and locke d pei
soually over the ground. Everybody was
interested, even the babies bowling for the
bridge. He went back and made favor
able report to the gentlemen with him. A
second trip was made with an engineer,
and he found his first impressions con-
irmei. He went East again, raised the
money, every dollar Of it, and he desired
to say to the people of Wheeling that the
Bulge and terminals was an assured fact.
Work would commence this morning and
woald 90 on in good faith. He wanted to
say that although he and his associates ex-
psc'e to make some money, the bridge
and terminals would be Wheeling
institution, and he pledged himself that
it should be run aud operat d in
the interest of Wheeling, But in order
that it should be benefit to anybody, the
citizens of Wheeling would bave to stand
by the enterprise to the end. He plead
that his company be given every opportu-
nifty to make proper connections with
other roads, to the end that as business
venture it might
BEA SUCCESS.
Mr.. Russell, in reply TO questions by
Mr.. A. @. Egerter, reiterated his belief
that pending B. & .. ordinances could be
so amended as to be acceptable. For in
stance, he thought crossing of the B, &
o. tracks, at some point between the
mouth of Csldwell's run aud Schmul oach's
brewery, would be agreed to by the B, &
O., yet he c,uld not say this aut horitative-
~; and regarding the Electric,l Railway
crossing, in Benwo,d, he thought provi-
sion requiring tie street railway to main
tain watchmea aud gates would go long
way toward removing objection in that
quarter.
A numbs of gentlemen asked Mr.. Eus.
sell questions, and quite general discus
sion was carried Oh for time.
Finally, Mr.. Randolph Stalnaker sug,
gested that it might be possible for COM
mittee from each of the railroad companies,
and the city 10
MEET AND CONFER,
to the end that q mutual arrangement OF
points of difference might be had.
Pending action on this, Mr.. N. B. Scott
said that in bis opinion there ought to be
an entire divorce between the UDion
bridge and the bsttsrment of facilities on
the part of the 3. &. o. He had known
a car of lumter to be thirty.nine
days in transit from Mannipgton
to Wheeling. In the name Of
the manufacturers of Wheeling, he de.
handed b,tter facilities for the receipt
and transmission of freight.
Some Of the things said by Mr.. Scott,
or which he ttooght Mr.. Scott had said,
brought Mr.. Hsrrel to his feet with a
sharp criticism, aud Mr.. Sccts as sharply
denied hayipg said anything of the sort.
Mr.. Hsrrell went on to reiterate that what
he had raid was so, and on top of that said
the newspapers had announced, before a
certain meeting of Council, that unless
pending ordinances were passed in such
and such . shape they would not be &C
ceptable He was called sharply to &C
count for this, and q somewhat heated
dispute ensued.
A COMMITTEE.
Finally. DR.. Hazlett offered the follow