Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-03-22
That Meeting Of Council.
MARTINS FERRY. o, March 81.

MARTINS FERRY. o, March 81.
To the Editor Of he Rcg'aer.
SIR:--Just wha. some people take the
City Council of Martins Ferry to be would
be hard 10 determine After chat o.
CURED ON Wednesday eveolrg the ques-
ton is still more difficult To answer.
A special meeting was called to take &C.
ton ON pa 0i i0auca presented By The
MARITIME Ferry Terminal Railroad Com
pany, asking for lie privilege OF pass il Q
along ana across certain 5tTeeis. il the
first place his ordinance was enc Of those
sslerai affairs which pecifes nathirg sid
grants the Rilwsy Company anything
IS may choose 10 take, and ONLY
stipulated that Iu caso there are damsge
suits. the mpauy aill seveth city harm
less Col Bissel., Hon. Il n. Uochraa,
Hon. John s. Ccchrlr, o Rossell Wood
and j. l.. Hsnes, OF ibe Terminal COmp,-
ny, wela "a there, Mr.. Hanes orcup7inp a
seat in the Cop1cl. After considerable
trouble NI Montgomery ard President
Smyie were induced to come, End the bali
opened Mr. Hsues stated that the meet
ing had been csliel t. ''Dass" an ordinance
Tor tire Railvay Company. Mr. Heaton
moved thai he ordinance be passed 10 Ito
second reading Dir. Harss lose very
promptly snd informed Sir. Heator
that he was ont OF order, and moved
that the rules requiring an ordinance
TO ba rssG cn three different days lie sus-
pended, sno the ordinance rassed Mr..
Riley thought 10 TOuld be well for the
body 90 consider the matter g little longer.
and make t0ur of the route PROPOSED,
sud discover just what they were grant
iuE. Mr.. HsstoH snd NJ. montgomery
we're or Jhs same opinion, while Judge
Cochran Or. TT J called attention % the
fact that they are in hurry ana tolo
now mach money they had SCENT for right
ct way q the town. While the vote was
taken the uotioa OF BIT Hanes as
promptly voted down, and q eubstitnte by
Sir. Riley passing he ordinance 10 it's
second reading carried A motion was
then made that the Council and Chief
Engineer Duuham make q tour of
the route the next, this morning.
According 80 the ordinance, the route will
be for one OF more tracks in a space sixty
feet wide. It VIII commence at the foot Of
Madison street, curve around hack of d.
*. Aliens house, across J,ffersOn street
disgonily, back Of the Ohio Wine Com
naDy's cellars, across Fourth street nesr
Crossley's property, across Locust and
Walnut Just west OF Fifth, and across
Hanover between Sixth and the next alley
east; across Park street, Seabright lane
west of Fifth, and ac~oss the junction of
school Thence through DeHass' concrete
bsrn, and TO the Burlington read near the
Lsughhp nil On Madison, Jefferson and
Fourth streets he crossings will be over
head, aud at the junction Of Fifth and
Centre tGe SEINE style OF crossing viii be
provided
A these things are good enough as far
o. iheY 90 Bat the ordinance rs very ia
complete. Trey have tfeir fonte. all sur
yeye5, 6ul cave profile map chewing
just how nigh he Ogerhe d work will be,
and how resriy grade toe other cross
iBgs VIII be, but they have carefully
avoided stating any Of these things In their
ordinance Now the ordinance shOula
stat5 10 the inch just how high above all
streets tie overhead crossings are 90 be,
nd by an engineers technical description
Just where q, all POINTS the route will
strike the streets wanted. 10 should con
tam q detailed description of low much
emitting and filing hey want 10 DO On the
streets crossed by grade crossings and in
every way make clear and plain 20 all just
how their work will affect Jhings as they
new exist OF may hereafter exist. Their
profile shows Ga Cut on Hanover street and
q fill yn Valiant street g cut on Ssabright
are and q till on Locust street. Bat no
part of this profile is included 10 The ordi
rance aud there is nothing TO hinder tn m
from changing it all or sny p7r. of IL. III
their plans are not entirely completed
they are NOT ready for an ordia nee, and
b. they are they can easily include all such
data In the ordinance.
After such an ordinance is presented,
.oue which contains al this information)
IL should berefsnsd TO a special committee
Of Council, with tbs power 90 employ a
,oup.teDt engineer 20 eXplail to the com
nit,se Che exact fleet OF al the proposed
work on escn street.
IL the @. dirauce So found 10 Re saiisfac-
tory iu allIcspects, OF even Ilit causes come
little inconvenience TO the people, It should
be passed, bat rot without due dehbera
.cn. Az our people ha7etha most i,iend-
~ f.elirq for the rai'T0sd company, and
beyond doubt want them 10 have ali the
consistent with good sense. The
refusal o. the body 70 pass Mr.. Hsnes'
resolution, is very camwendable, aud it
bseios 10 look as If the BODY had decided
not to he "bunccad" any more.
p. S 1t might be well TO know how
many tracks there will he csossi9g certain
streets, and whether or not circumstances
NAV msks 10 advisable in consideration OF
rublic safety, TO reqpire the presence Of
yates. OF Waterman ct the grade cross
ines TIE town viii grow, and IN few
wears travel ON the streets where gfade
crossings exist, may be very dangerous
without gates OF a Waterman. l em not
complaining, but s. seems beat that our
sid should be protected So eel "a the
railway. A CITIZEN.