The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-01-28
.THB]. MAIN STREET. BRIDGET
To be Brought Before the People
Once More
At A SPECIAL ELECTION.
Whether II Shall DO Stone or Iron to
be Decided by the Majority Vote.
Other Matters not Considered
by tho Street Committee,

I
leys and Grades was called to meet last
night, but owing to tho absence OF all
tho members except Mr.. Myers and
Chairman Brandfass, no meeting was
held. Several interesting matters were
TO have come before the meeting and IT
Ia probable that a meeting Of tho com.
mittec will DO held tonight before
Council gets together. I'll
The most important matter which
would have been brought before the
committee Ia a new ordinance submit.
ting once more to the people Mt special
election, the matter Of building new
bridge over the creek at Main street.
The ordinance issimply revised edition
OF the ordinance which was submitted
and defeated at the last Municipal cleo.
ton. i opens With Il preamble citing
the fact that the Main street bridge was
destroyed by ireshet, and that new
bridge Is very much needed, and names
SIT, 900 as the amount Of the loan needed
to build a suitable bridge. 1t provides
that not more than four and q half per
cent shall be paid on the bonds which
shall be OF the ten.thirty issue, aud
names T. ?. Jepson, NJ. JeGers and
George S. Feeney as commissioners OF
the loan, and the Bank OF the Ohio Val.
Icy as the place where The interest shall
be payable.
April 10, 1890, is the date set for hold.
ing the special election, and other dates
in the body OF the old ordinance arc
changed to suit circumstances. The
last clause OF the ordinance specifies the
style OF ballot TO be used in the election,
and provides that each voter shall have
written or printed on his ballot his pre-
ferance for a stone or iron bridge.
1t is thought by those who have heard
OF the new ordinance that there is now a
fairly good chance Of carrying the propo.
sition on account OF changed circum.
stances, more especially in the Sixth
ward. The Island people are almost
sure Of having another bridge, and an
electric street railway, and the Cald.
VOLS run district, by the recent action
Of Council in providing for the straight.
ening Of the run by the Terminal Rail.
way Compauy, fias nothing further to
expect. The former vexed question OF
whether the bridge shall be OF stone or
iron is by this ordinance open to the
voter, the understanding being that
Council will abide by the decision Of
the majority in that matter rs well as
others. 81 %
Mr.. Brandfass will make IN effort to
get the committee together this evening
SO that the ordinance may 20 to Council
with the committees RECOMMENDATION,
There is also awaiting the committees
consideration communication from
Mr.. A. B. Caldwell in which he agrees
TO give the south % feet Of the lot abut-
ting on Chapline street and ALE, D 10
be used as n channel for Caldwells run,
provided the run is Strengthened, &c.
cording to section 3 OF the ordinance
recently passed granting privileges TO
the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Railway Company, and imposing upon
that company the partial STRENGTHENING
Of Caldwell's run. :
A paper was in the hands OF the clerk
for the consideration OF the committee
recommending to Council that the city
declare its intention to straighten Cald-
wells run to Alley G before July II
next. This declaration is in accordance
with sections OF the Bridge and Terminal
Company's ordinance recently passed,
which provides that the company shall
build its bridge over the run with refer
ence to the new channel, which the city
shalt declare its intention to make from
Epff street to Alley @.
President Cochran, OF the Bridge and
Terminal Company, and Chief Engineer
Brown were at the COMMITTEES meeting
to ask the committee and the Board Of
Public Works for permission to build
tram-road along Twcnty-ninth street for
the purpose of hauling earth excayated
from the south portal OF the Chapline
hill tunnel, and its approach, to the low
lands Of the company in Caldwell's
field. President Cochran also very kind
ly proposed that ii the City Engineer
will establish the grade lines OF Twenty.
ninth and South Market streets, the
company will be pleased to fill the streets
to the grade lines. -
An ordinance, granting the company
the privileges desired, will be presented
to Council tonight.