The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-01-12
ToR A CITY PARK.

Col. Caldwell said that he would nc
only like to see the tracks removed fror
Sixteenth street, where they were ger
erRl nuisRnce, but also from Seventeent
street. AS he understood It, with tn
tracks on the south Bide Of the creef
the Seventeenth street track would meTel
be switch track to reach the unsightl
old Hempfeld yard opposite the soutl
front Of the Public Building. II the neV
Junction company was to be granted priv
ileges such as Capt, Clements had outlined
would 1t no! be we'll for the city TO de
mand that Seventeenth street as we'll a
Sixteenth be cleared Of tracks and sCquir
that property by purchase or exchange
and have 1t fxsd,up 40 park2 Valuable
property would bS enhanced by the re
moval Of tracks from Seventeenth street
and the city would gecure q place To-
which there was almost demand.
Captain Clements stated that he wa
unable to state how his company woulC
receive proposition to vsCste Seventeenth
street. He q1estioned whether 1t woulC
be for the better interests Of the city, 60
pecially the buBiness pari, 10 take fol
park purposes convenient loading anC
chipping yard for several lumber frmi
and other interests, among them the ga!
works, which unloads nearly all its Goa
there.
NOTHING DONE.
Mr.. Gruss getting the floor remarked
that 1t looked as though things were not II
shape to make any arrangements such az
his resolution contemplated. Mr.. Nc.
n - tK,kn nk ha rn.
quest Of Col. Caldwell Withdrew 1t. Tho
Colonel said ne thought an adjournment
without further action hardly the right
thing. It was not, in his opinion, courte.
ous to the railrosd people. He moved
tnat "the Committee report to Council
that an arrangement cannot bo effected to
remove the railroad tracks OF the B. & o.
Road from Sixteenth street to Seventeenth
atreat, hut that tho railroad officials have
indicated that the removal OF the track
from Sixteenth street TO the ronte indi-
Gated in the city ordinances OF 1854 can be
effected by the re.ensctmsnt OF that ordi.
nance, with notifications indicated, and
that the Committee report the views and
Intentions Of the railroad authorities as
expressed here to-day to Council, such re.
port to be prepared under the supervision
OF the Chairman OF this Committee"
On motion OF Mr.. McGregor this was
laid on the table, Mesars. Gruae and Far.
rell voting with him, The committee
then adjourned. OF the three who voted
the otherwRy Messrs. Caldwell and Tracy
propose to make o minority report, in &C.
cordancs with Col. Osldwsll's motion,
CAPT. CLEMENTS INTERVIEWED.
Capt. Clements was aeen afterwards aud
graciously consented to talk very freely
concerning what the Baltimore & Ohio
would like to do here. In the first place
II wants TO run double track along the
south bank OF the creek to point nearly
opposite the Central glass works, when II
would cross the creek aud strike its pres.
ent tracks beyond the glass house going
towards the tunnel. The Baltimore &
Ohio has already acquired considerable
valuable lRnds along that route.
In connection with this routs the COM
pany wants to put up a new passenger
depot here, and 1t Ia understood that the
sits for that woutd be between Main and
Market streets and Twentieth street and
tho creek-ths property now occupied by
Holidays planning mill and other prop
erLy. This depot would be large elegant
building fitted with all modern convent
enCes and with Offices for quite force oi
clerks. With the matter. OF deaired route
and new depot settled, the road would
probably proceed to carry out long
cherished plsn-that of making the
through route from Baltimore to the Ohio
via Cumberland and Pittsburgh, which is
about eighty miles shorter than by the
present route. That idea carried out
would result in all likelihood in the Hemp.
field being double tracked and northern
Y built at the eastern end Of the BeliaiIe
bridge so that trains could pass right on
from here West without being obliged to
turn around.
THB CoMPANY's NRw PROPERTY.
Capt. Clements further outlined plans
by stating that the old chop site and yards
in the Sixth ward would probably be
nsed as q yard for passenger coaches. The
B. & o. recently purchased nearly all the
lota lying between Fortieth and Forty
third streets, and east OF its present tract
to WlYsre Wetzsl street should be, accord.
Ing to the city map, but where there ia
now almost nothing but q clay bank
against tho hillaide. The street was never
laid out there.
The company ha1 also purchased large
tract OF land lying below Forty.eighth
street, near the Boggs' Run Mining Works,
and nearly all Of which 10 in Marshall
county. In case the company can get q
now right Of way through the city along
the creek bank it will build q. large round
house and shopB on one Of these pieces ol
ground and use the other as q storage yard
for freight and cars. The company would
like to build the round house and shops
on tho property in the city and reserve
the Marshall county ground for yard pur.
poses. The ground owned by the com.
pany between Fortieth and Forty-third
streets, Capt. Clements says, would allow
Of the building Of 20-stall round house
and necessary shopa.
With Wheeling as the terminua OF the
Pittsburgh, Central Ohio and Fourth di-
visions, q 30.stsll round house would be
required to properly handle business,
This Captain Clements says could be
built on the property referred TO provided
the city would grant to 1t the ground ovel
which Wetzel atreet Is supposed to run,
The location here Of such shops aa are
contemplated would give employment tc
oil the force now employed here and 81
BellaIre and to hundred or 60 in addi
ton.
OPPOSITION.
There will be opposition to the Balti
more & 0hio's plans. The Seventeenth
ntTaak tracks and the proposed UnioT
Bridge and belt railroad viii
probably be important factors II
the discussions that are to fol
low. All the srgumentu that were brought
forward when the route south Of the
creek was granted in 1884, will be agair
presented and urged. One OF these is that
1t would never do to Cross the two RsteE
les that connect the two parts Of the city
with tracks over which trsins would be
panaipp freouently, aa Il would tend Il