Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-12-10

In an imprisoned manner. The Sena-
tor drew deadly parallel between the
Two companies, and held Il large audi
ence spell bound.
THE II. 4 o. SCoRCHED.
Mr.. Rawlings said the report of the
Committee placed Council in a position
TO oppose the taking the tracks off Six
teenth and Seventeenth streets, II the
Terminal railroad ordinance was adopt
ed. He was willing to be placed In that
position in a greater interest. Captain
Rawlings did not think the Il. Il O. was
serious, and quoted Vice President
KeySer as saying: "The b. & o. Rail-
road Company gives up no right"
MARK that" said Capt. Rawlings, land
see II it is not consistent with their
whole history and course of ac-
ton" One gentleman had said, "What
route are you in favor for the b. & o.
through the city," and he had answered
that he was not picking 4 route for
them: they ought to go overhead or
underneath. The b. Il O. had be an OBJ
StructiOn for thirty years, no difference
where the road came from-north,
south, east and west. Not only did they
oppose it in Council, but they used
| physical force. "Lo0k at the two
roads, and their relations to the city of
Wheeling" said the Captain. Look at
the whole situation, and then decide
whether or not the Terminal Company
ought to be opposed.
Mr.. Farrell hoped the report of the
Committee would prevail. He wanted
to see the tracks off Sixteenth and Sew
enteenth streets.
Capt. Rawlings said he wanted to add
that the Il. & O. was Just as anxious as
the city TO get off Sixteenth and Seven
teenth streets, and ia would do ii as
soon as they could.
DIR. Campbell thought 1t was Il matter
OF so much Importance, that the city
ought to move slowly The sentiment
seemed to be to give the Terminal
Company everything it wanted, but
when another road asked something,
they said no. His advice was TO adopt
the report of the Committee and go
slow, for it was the last big franchise
the city had to give away.
Mr.. Pollock said he thought the Ter
minal Company ought to have all it
asked for, because it was the only Com
pany which had treated the city square
ly. The Baltimore and Ohio had ample
chances, and had done moth
ing, il "had no more idea of
takin its tracks off Sixteenth
and Seventeenth streets, than | have
that I'll be an angel in fifteen minutes.
All they hope for or want, is to get the
city and the Terminal Company at log
gerheadS, and then they can get some
benefit. They are ObStructioniStS from
the word go. That's their policy, and
they do it every time. When the pc
wiky' came here, they even went to the
extent of laying their trains across the
| line. and they had to be butted of.
ALI. ONE WAY.
Mr.. Faris reiterated the expressions
he had made in Committee, that the
best way to get the tracks off Sixteenth
street was 10 give the Terminal Com
pany all it wanted, and quoted Engineer
| Job Abbott TO the effect that the i. Il
O. could not use its Sixteenth street
track much longer, as 1t entailed great
/ loss.
Mr.. Farrell asked if Judge Cochran's
declaration that the two roads could
not get along the north bank OF the
creek together was final.
Judge Cochran-It is final.
Mr.. Wilson related some of his ex
periences with the Il. Il o. Company In
the past. and said that about the only
time that Company wanted to do any
thing was when someone else did some
thing. He charged there would have
been no haste in the Il. * o. matter if
the Terminal Company had not been
building its line. "A bird in the hand
is worth two in the bush" and the Il.
Il 0. ought to be allowed to pursue its
favOritc waiting policy.
The question was then taken on the
report of the Committee in the matter
of the Is. X. o. and ii was rejected, and
the Bridge and Terminal Company or
dinance was taken up, on motion OF
Capt Rawlings.
Mr.. Campbell objected to the reading
OF the ordinance, it being on It's second
reading, and moved that the measure be
printed and mailed to each member.
\ POINT OF ORDER.
Mr.. Robinson asked if the Mayor
ruled it went over, and he said it did.
Mr.. Robinson raised the question that
the measure being read first time at a
former meeting, the objection did not
lie, and he would appeal.
This sharp parliamentary objection
stirred up a hubbub, and after red
hot and promiScous discussion, the May
or reversed his ruling, and called on the
City Solicitor for an opinion.
The Solicitor said there was nothing
in the rule to allow Of an objection.
Mr.. Campbell then moved the ordi-
nance be printed, and it was lost by an
overwhelming vote. The measure was
then taken up, and was read second
time for amendment and debate,
An amendment was made re-
quiring the Company to stop at
the west end of Wood street, and not
, occupy that street, as they requested.
Two or three attempts were made To
amend the ordinance, by DR.. Campbell,
but as rule they failed.
Mr.. Wilson attempted to tack onto
the ordinance section making it Il con
dition that the Terminal Company
should not enter into any traffic arrange,
ment with the Il. & o., in the nature OF
through line traffic, until the Il. n o.
gave up Sixteenth and Seventeenth
: streets.
This brought on hot debate, during
which Mr.. Wilson fired this shot at DR..
Campbell: IL am not here in the inter
ests of the Il. K O. railroad company,
J but of the city of Wheeling"
Mr.. Wilson's amendment to the ordi-
nance was lost.
The ordinance was then put on its
passage, and was passed by the follow
ing vote, ayes II, noes /, the latter Mr..
, Caldwell, the measure being reported at
once to the Second Branch.
When the report of the Railroad Com,
mittee had been read, Mr.. Harrell
moved that the action OF the First
Branch, in rejecting the b. Il o. recon-
mendations. be concurred in. Presl-
dent Cruise ruled that the action OF the
First Branch, in considering the second
resolution, was out of order, as 1t con-
templated an expenditure of money.
That ought to have come up in the Sec