The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-04
An IMPORTANT STEP
Taken by the Council Com
mittee on Contracts
TO GET SIXTEENTH STREET
Clear Of the u ~ .. Tracks-Thnt
C"mpanys Proposition aud Its
Full SiGnl.lcancc-Intcrestins
Meeting last Night.

le Meeting last Night.
n The Council Committee on Contrac
met last night and ordered Paige, Care
- ~ d %. TO 20 10 work again on the mort
r. abntment of the new Main stree, bridr
/. The. committee also appointed sui
e committee to confer with the olllcials d,
II the u: u o. road with references to s0lp
l. plan icr removing its tracks from Ais
/; tenth street.
Z 10 opening the meeting, Chairma
e El!lngEnm stated that there Ind been NJ
n informal meeting OF few members a
;. ins committee and Mr.. Russell at Col
Whites office, Tuesday afternoon, an,
that at that meeting Mr.. Russell ex
t planned that tho Baltimore 4 Obi,
3 wanted TO bnild II passenger station O,
3 the two lots they have bought at tn,
| point where their track crosses Muir
, street, aud desired to get the switch OF
Sixteenth street 80 that passenger train,
. could DO run into the passenger station
from the main line without taking then
down into tho yards and backing then
up. The switch is 10 commence abou,
serenty.Gye feet west Of Market street
tle iurther explained that the putting Of
this additional track on Sixteenth stree,
would bs IN improvement, under the
restrictions proposed In au ordinances
draited, rather than drawback.
WHAT is PROPOSED,
lie said tina. the ordinance contcm.
plated raising the pavement on the
north side OF Sixteenth street, and the
covering OF the street where the tracks
are proposed to be laid with oak planks.
the planking and all other things per.
tanning to the street to be under the
control OF tho Board OF Public Works
and maintained at the expense OF the
Baltimore K Ohio Company.
Mr.. E!!ingham also stated that those
at the meeting had passed resolution
asking the Committee on Railroads to
meet with them. but that Mr.. Farrell
had refused to call the committee to act
upon any matter not referred to it by
Council. The committee had also ked
Col. White to draw up an ordinance
covering the Sixteenth street matter.
but the order had been rescinded when
the Railroad Committee refused to meet
lie also stated that the B. & o. has
made no move looking IA the stoppinp
OF work on the Main street bridge, aud
the City Engineer had deemed it best
TO- stop work Jest some proceedings
might be had.
Engineer White said that the bridge
could ba bull. without cucroachment
upon any OF the ground claimed by the
b. Il D., but that it would necessita.e
changing the surveys slightly, or throw
the bridge to the extreme eastern side
Of the street.
TO CLEAR SIXTEENTH STREET.
Mr.. E!liugham said Mr.. Russell had
| proposed on behalf OF the B. & q. com.
pany to give the piecs OF ground in
question il the city would allow asYitcl
Oh Sixteenth street, but that no threats
OF an injunction were made, even
il such privilege were not given. Mr..
Filing ham said he had asked Mr.. Rus.
sell what the B & 0. would take 10, the
pleca Of ground, and that hs had s,id he
was not empowered to make any such a
deal. Mr.. Schrebe said that unless the
switch on Sixteenth street would
iDjure the street lie deemed the
proposition very fair one. Mr.,
Hamilton said he had been informed by
Mr.. Russell that there might ba posi-.
bi!ity OF arranging with the 3 & D. for
the removal OF It's tracks from Sixteenth
street entirely. Mr.. Russell had said
that IN entirely new set OF men had
charge OF the affairs Of The B. & O., aud
the differences between. the company
and the city which existed few years
ago had passed out OF existence. Mr.,
Hamilton therefore favored some scheme
for opening negotiations with the 3. &
0. looking to the removal OF the tracks
from the street.
A PLAN ADOPTED.
Colonel White said he had reliable in.
formation to the eiItc. that the Balti.
more & Ohio would at least give anv
proposition for the removal OF it's tracks
from Sixteenth street fair consideration
Mr.. Hamilton then moved that the CITY
Solicitor look up the papers and plan.
which were before Council about two
years ago when the proposition of the
Baltimore & Ohio to take the south bank
OF the creek was under consideration
He also moved that these papers be
modified to suit existing circumstances
and be given to Council with the rec.
ommeHdatiou that the Committee on
Railroads open negotiations with the
Baltimore & Ohio. MIR. E.:lingham pro
posed route up South and Seventeenth
streets to tho point where the track
, now cross EoE street. This was explain
ed to be impracticable by Engineer
White. Mr.. Shrebs then moved that a
COMMITTEE composed Of Chairman Ell
bingham, Mr.. Hamilton aud Colone
White be appointed to confer with the
officers of the Baltimore & Ohio, eithel
personally or through Mr.. Russell, with
the view Of discovering woether any ar
} rangement could be made. Mr.. Filing
ham said he could not 90 to B.l.imors
this week and suggested that the com
mittee be made up Of Mr.. Hamilton, Col
onel White and Engineer White.
WORK TO lie RESUMED.
TWAS finally arranged that tho com
mittee should SEQ Mr.. Russell this morn
! ing and plaos themselves in communica
J tion with Vice President King, OF tn,
, B. 4 O., and il he would not come her
they should 20 to aee him.
. Mr.. X.rnitz moved that the contrac
tors be instructed to resume work agail
! to-day on the north abutment. Th
motion carried. those voting aye bein
j Messrs Ellingham, Zrnitz, Shrebe ant
; Emsheimer; noes, Messrs. Hamilton an,
kenney.
, The subcommittee was instructed t,
say to the B. 4 0. people that by thei
: action they did not invite fight, bu
. simply relied upon the possibility OF at
amicable arrangement, the season beini
80 far advanced as to render rapid worl
necessary.
a letter from Paige, Carey ( Co. wa
read, calling attention to the fact tha
stopping this work in its present con
J dition rendered 1t liable to great damag
! by high water, and asking to bo relieved
OF the responsibility OF maintaining th
5 work in its present shape.
q The committee will have conferenc
1 with Mr.. Russell to-day, and activ
|. mcasures will be begun looking to tn
, removal OF the tracks from Sixteent
| q rsnt