Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1890-05-18
COULD NOT AGREE.
THE ELECTRIC POWER HOUSE COMMITTEE
MEET,
But Nothing Comes Of 1.-THE Company Submits a
Proposition to the Citizens Which IS
Promptly Rejected.

The special Council Committee appoint
ed 10 deal with the complaints against the
electric power house, at Chapline and
Twenty-second streets, the citizens CON-
mittee. and the representatives of the light
company. met at the City Hall, last even
ing for the purpose Of attempting
an amicable agreement, by which the
removal of the plant from its present loca-
tion could be brought about The attempt
was "A signal failure, and as far as appear
ances and utterances Of the committee went
last evening. the two parties are as far, or
farther apart than ever before.
There were present, last night, IN add
zion 10 the members of the Council sub
committee. who were acting in the capacity
of arbitrator. Secretary John Garner, OF
the Electric Light Company, and MeSsrS.
X. T Devries, r. NJ. Gilleland, William
List. &. Steinmetz. Charles Reed, DIR. j.
c. Campbell and others of the Citizens
Committee.
When the session opened, Secretary Car
ner. being asked if his Company nad any
thing 10 offer the citizens, by way Oh SUP
stitute for their offer. made TO the Light
Company, said his people would agree TO
move the plant providing the cost oil re
moval was betrayed by the Citizens Com
mittee and in reply to question as 10
what the expenses would be, submitted
an itemized list of the estimated
cost of removing the plant, down to the
minutest detail the preparation OF founda-
tons and the re-erectiOn of machinery, eX-
tension of wires, etc, the total OF when
was SO, $3.50.
The Citizens Committee took the esti-
mate. but at the same time rejected the
proposition as being, in the language OF one
of the gentlemen interested, beyond rea-
SON" There was a short informal talk
over the matter. and then the meeting adj
iourned, the COuncilmen rushing of up
street, while Secretary Garner and a mum
Der Of the Citizens Committee remained TO
talk over the whole subject among them
selves.
The Citizens Committee, at time when
the matter was being actively conSld-
cred before the Council Committee, made
an offer of $4,000 TO the Light Com
pany for the present property in the old
skating rink, the company 10 be at the eX-
pense of removing the machinery, etc, to
some other location, where there would be
no objection ON the part OF citizens To the
running of the machinery. This offer was
not accepted by the company, and two OF
the citizens living near the plant, Capt.
Devries and Mr. Robinson, entered suit
against the Light Company, the former for
an Injunction and the latter for damages.
Since that was done, the company formula
ted the counter proposition submitted last
night. which would cost the citi-
zens SlO.55S.20 for the bare eX-
peuse of removing the machinery,
etc, and re-erecting the plant, in its pres
ent condition. in another place, leaving
the property where the plant is situate still
i'm the hands of the Company. This proper
" cost the Company $500, and they have
spent a good deal of money on it since. 1t
will be seen from this there is quite wide
difference between the two propositions.
II is understood the Light Company has
selected a new location near the lower end
of town. and has an option on it. The
agreement presented last night had an item
of $500 feet of main wire, which indicates
the new location is some considerable dis
lance from the present plant.
The citizens in the vicinity of Chapline
and Twenty second streets have accumu-
lated a fund for the prosecution of the suits
now pending in the Courts