Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-11-23
THATB. & 0. TRACK.
THREE ARRESTS BY THE POLICE YESTERDAY
AND TEE CASES SET.
Local Agent Stephenson Says the Line is Located
Upon Ground Belonging to the COmpany-The
Matter 70 Come Up III Council.

Yesterday, us upon the previous day, the
matter of the track laid down by the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad Company, be-
tween Forty-ffth and Forty-eighth streets,
excited Il good deal OF attention up at the
CITY Hall. and there were conferences be-
tween Chief of Police Delbrugge, City So
licitor White and Clerk Fee upon the sub
iect. These conferences resulted, during
the afternoon, in the arrest by the police OF
George A. Clark, +. Little and II. c..
Dean. upon warrants sworn out under rule
II of the Board Of Public Works, in which
the defendants were charged with digging
into the streets of the city, ect., without Il
permit. The defendants were arraigned in
Police Court, at seven o'clock last even
ing. where City Solicitor White appeared,
and after Il discussion of the matter, the
cases were continued until the 18th inst,
at o'clock IN.
Later in the evening a reporter for the
REGISTER saw Mr.. Stephenson, the local
agent OF the Is. Il y. Company, and that
gentleman said:
"There seems to be several miSapprehen-
sions regarding the line laid down IN the
Eighth ward. In the first place, the track
was not laid at night, but in the day time,
work having been prosecuted on it for some
time back, in the Company'S usual way
After the crossing of FOrty-eighth street
was completed, some five or six weeks ago,
the Company went to work to make the
long fill extending up TO the vicinity OF
Forthwith street, and this was big job,
as in some places the fill was six to nine
feet high. This work has been going on
right along, and the track laid down as the
road-be was in readiness, without oblec-
ton, or even without exciting comment, as
far as | can learn. The only work done at
night was Thursday night, when the con-
nection was made with the main line south
of Forty-fifth street"
as the track upon public property, or
does il cross any of the streets and alleys
of the city!n
The Company claims that the track is
altogether upon the property of the Com
panv. and that no streets or alleys are
crossed. When the Company acquired the
ground below Forty-fifth street the terri
tory was in what is known as La Grange
When that addition was laid out, we claim
that Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh streets
did notscross the main tracks OF the Com
many. but ended at the west side OF the
Comp any's line. and this is strengthed by
the fact that there are no corresponding
streets or alleys on the east side of the
Company's main line. When we crossed
Forty-etghth street, we were not trespaSs-
ing upon city ground, for that part OF the
street is outside of the city limits, and II
we have kept upon our own ground on 81 up, up,
and Joined the siding tolour main line before
Forty-third street is reached, / don't see
wbat harm is done to the city's interests
II was stated at the City Hall, last night,
that the CITY Surveyor would be asked
m take look at the locality. ana
His Honor the Mayor was also thinking OF
bringing the matter to the official attention
If Council. either through the medium OF
u MESSAGE or in some other way. There
was a very general feeling that even II
there was no infringement OF the the c city 5
rights in this particular case, it had served
IN bring to public attention the apparent
fact that there was no ordinance bearing
upon the subject with sufficient di ped t6s
matter will likely receive attention, IN
some shape or other, Tuesday evening.