The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-12-10

have to be done.
Messrs. Farrell, Arkle, Brandlass
Faris, Hamilton, Handlan and kenney
OF the Committee on Railroads, wer
present yesterday, only Mr.. Tracy bein,
absent. President R. II. Cochran, Engi
neer Gil Brown and Attorney W. I
Hubbard represented the Terminal Com
pany, while Vice president King an,
Attorney Russell represented the B. I
Q. City Solicitor White, City Engineer
Hogs. Assistant Engineer White, Coun
cilmen Cruise and Campbell, MIR. W. I
Peterson, II. J. NJ. Belleville and Mr.. Z
NJ. Chilean, with several other intereBt
ed spectators, were also present.
Mr.. Farrell called the meeting t.
order and SAID the business in order wa
to take q vote on the
TERMINAL RAILWAY ORDINANCE.
Mr.. Brandiass thought the first thin
to DO was to hear the proposition to tn,
u. Il o. company.
Mr.. Farrell-Make motion.
Mr.. Brandfass moved that views bt
heard on the B. & o. proposition.
Mr.. Handlan-Is that the B. & or
proposition to the city or the city,
proposition to the B. 4 O.?
Mr.. Brandfass-The city's proposition
to the B. & O.
The motion was adopted.
Mr.. Brandfass explained that the city
would propose route around the creek
the Is. & 0. to take it and abandon Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets, and sci
or trade the old Hempfeld yard to tht
city.
City Engineer Hoge brought in the
plans for the new B. & 0. line and ex
planned them. The Terminal Com
pany'e proposed tracks were also indi
Gated, aud the grade crossings auG
stretch OF parallel tracks ei the two
systems shown. Only q few OF the mem
bers paid any attention to the explana
ton, all having been over the ground.
MIR. Brandfass said the committee de
sired to ask Vice President King if thert
was any probability that his company
would accept the proposed route.
Mr.. King said he had gone over tn,
route and would be prepared to earn
estly recommend it to serious consider
alton. He understood that the city wa
not at this time prepared to make this a
A DEFINITE PRoPosAA
any more than he vas to bind his com
pany to its adoption. He suggested tina
the committee get the affirmative actor
Of the City Council, authorizing it I,
offer this as definite thing, so that ths
company could take action upon it. l
the plans could be loaned to him hs
would put them in the hands OF ths
company's chief engineer that he might
80 over the ground and ascertain TO
himself the practicability Of the plan
He would also be glad to have a sub
committee appointed to visit Baltimor,
and confer with the President aud mem
bers OF the Board OF DIRECTORS OF tn
Baltimore {: Ohio Company, and i
would give him pleasure to put specia
car at the disposal Of the committee a
any time suitable. He thought that in
side OF week action could be reach cd
MIR. II. NJ. Russell further eYplainet
in the same line on behalf OF the D. 4 @
Mr.. Braudfass spoke in reference t
the necessity for speedy action.
6lr. King said there would be no de
lay on the part OF his company. 1t di,
not want to delay any other company
ordinance. but it did not wish to b
rushed into hasty action, He only AJAX
ed reasonable time in which to tax
deliberate action.
Mr.. Rrandfass moved that the con-
mittee recommend to Council that thi
route be
DEFINITELY OFFERED TO THE D. 80.
Company, and Mr.. Hamilton seconde,
the motion, 81
Mr. Faris thought this would nc
facilitate, but delay matters in regard t
the Terminal Company, whose interest
he thought far paramount to the 3.
O.s. When Mr.. King was last here, h
said something about reciprocity. Ther
was no reciprocity. The B. l. 0. Con
pany had never done anything for tn
city except from selfish motive, an
| withoata guarantee that something wi
be dole, il looks as ii this were but al
other scheme to block the Terminal roat
| Mr.. Hamilton thought as many peopl
we're interested in getting the B. & {
tracks of Sixteenth and Ssventeent
streets as in the Terminal Company
plans.
Mr.. Faris said the way to get the !.
0. off those streets was to give tho Tel
minal Company the facilities to make il
System complete. The B. & 0. wa
using its tracks on Sixteenth and o
Seventeenth streets at q loss. 1t woul
quit that just as soon as the Termipa
facilities would allow. as' 'f@
l, Mr.. Eandlan thought not. The 3. I
| 0. had too valuable a freight yard Il
abandon those tracks unless itgot some
thing for it. !.
| Mr.. Brandfass said Nj. Faris ha
thrown cold water on this project iron
the first. He did not know that be wr
interested in any railroad lohelae, 6u
no showed G decided interest Of sc.l.l II
xlnl. -. n. ~ =.
MIR, Faris. II don't know but wht
-.ere are others who might be place
IN A SIMILAR CATEGORY, ~
go lar as thatis CONCERNED.
Mr.. Farrell-Don't get personal; don
get personal !.
Mr.. Brandfass said he was as good
5 friend as the Terminal Company ha
and he thought bic actions showed
But he did not think reasonable deli
q Grafton would iniure the Termin
interests, 5.s5 4s
q Mr.. Arkle moved as a substitute Il
q Mr.. Brandiass's motion, that the cor
nittee morely report to Council, accor
!. ngto Councils instructions in the ms
/ ter, the surveys made by the engine
{ and the result Of the conferences vii
: Vice President King. *.
q Mr.. Farrell-That would come as ,
O amendment, Mr.. Arkle. Tho Clerk W
d read the original motion.
h Clerk Hanke read Mr.. Brandfass
O motion as hs understood it but t
/ mover repudiated 1t and wrote out b
own proposition y
i. Clerk Hanke then read Mr.. Bran
j. fass's motion as written out. by Il
a gentleman -. !. s
" Rssolged, That this committee reco
stsfss -. 4.