The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-03-07
TILE RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
An Interesting Session Of Tint body Last
Nlght-A Tour OF Inspection To-Day.


Nlght-A Tour OF Inspection To-Day.
The Council Committee on Railroads
met last night to consider several mat.
ters which have been referred 10 It by
Council, and others which have been
brought 10 It direct. City Solicitor
White and City Engineer Hoge wero
present.
The first matter considered was tho
ordinance and plat presented to Coun.
Gil at It's last meeting by the Warwick
China Company, by which that company
Is 70 DO granted permission To build It's
switch one hundred feet further up
alley !"A,"' tho present terminus OF tho
switch being at alley IS.
James Porter and William Foster were
before tho committee to object to the
grant on the ground that such m cxten.
sion would injure their property, which
Ia located on tho line OF Alley A, SO that
the extension would passit. Mr.. Foster
explained that he Ia In the tobacco bust.
ness, and that to build tho switch up
the alley would cut OF his rear entrance
and render his property. practically
valueless. Mr.. Porter made statements
concerning his property to the effect
that the proposed switch would damage
him by similarly cutting of his rear en-.
trance.
Mr.. Seeley took the floor and explain.
ed that the switch in alley A Is used by
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad much
more than It is by the Pottery company.
He said that frequently the switch was
filled from end to end with cars, not one
Of which was for the pottery, and that
sometimes three four.horse teams are in
the alley at once unloading material
from the cars, thus entirely blockading
the alley. MI. Seeley proposed that the
Warwick people 10 granted tho privilege
they ask and that tho ordinance be so
drawn as to attach a penalty for placing
cars on tho switch except those for the
pottery. Mr.. Seeley is opposed to allow
ing the Baltimore l. Ohio company the
privilege Of using the Warwick com.
pany's privileges,a and 10 making a freight
yard Of alley A.. TWAS decided that the
committee visit the place and draw its
own conclusions from the things there
to be seen.
The next matter was the petition, ask.
Ing that the Schmulbach Brewing Com
pany be forced to remove their switch
from In front Of au alley near the brew
cry, which was referred by the Second
branch. There seemed to be very little
information at hand, 80 the committee
decided to Wait and view the point in
question.
S. Baer's Sons presented petition, ac-
compaDied by an ordinance and plat,
asking permission To build switch from
the main line OF the B. & o. X. R., on
Sixteenth street, beginning at a point
twenty feet most Of the west line OF
Main street and running around into
the old Hubbard saw mill property on
the creek bank by way OF South street.
There was another plan offered, which
is to leave the d. 4 o. track on Sixteenth
street near Alley b and turn into the
property in q southwesterly direction,
cutting across the end OF South street at
its intersection with Sixteenth street.
It was explained that S. Baer's Sons
have IN option on the old saw mill pro-
perty and will buy it and erect ware.
houses on it il the permit is granted.
The committee was unable to decide
from the plans, which mode Of entrance
would be best, or whether it is best to
grant either. They decided to examine
the premises.
Mr.. Seeley also called the attention OF
the committee to complaint from the
Wheeling Ice and Storage Company,
that the privilege granted by council to
build track up Alley 10 is impractic.
able, and stated that the company would
ask permission to build a siding on
Water street. MI. seeley suggested that
the committe, when it makes its tour,
take the City Engineer with it, and in.
yestigate that matter also.
The Wheeling Bridge l. Terminal
Railway Company asked permission 10
cross the Fulton road on the Peninsula,
inside the corporate limits. No one
knew the location, and it was slated for
a visit.
A bill from City Engineer Hoge for
$50 for attending committee meetings
and visiting disputed points, was recon-
mended to Council for payment. Twas
also recommended to the Second Branch
Of Council that it concur with the First
in the matter al accepting the offer Of
the Terminal Company to donate lot
to the city.
It was decided that the committee
shall meet at 8 p. N. to-day and visit all
the points mentioned above.