Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-03-07
1Uuup1JNcs DAILY REGISTER FRIDAY MARCH 7, 1870.
RAILROAD COMMITTEE.
Important Session Last Nisht-A Tour
To-day

Important Session Last Nisht-A Tour
To-day
That part Of the City Ccurcil that de-
votes it's accumulated wisdom to the con-
sideration Of railroads, met in the city
building last night. The lynx-eyed guar
dian Of the peoples interests was on hand
in full force and the various measures
that came up were scrutinizsd so carefully
that it became necessary to postpone them
all until to-day, when the committee will
personally examine the properties over
which rights OF way have been asked.
The frat matter considered was the Pc
tition Of the Warwick China Company for
the privilege OF extending its switch lOo
feet north across alley Is. on alley
A. Messrs. T. F. Porter and
J. ]. Foster, both residents of that part OF
the city, appeared and protested vigorous
" against granting the request. They
stated that the present switch was contin-
ualIy blocked with cars, and that psIt OF
the alley was practically useless. Mr..
Seeley emphasized the protest, and de-
clared that the b. & o. used the Warwick
switch as O car yard. He said that Alley
A ought TO be paved, the railroad track
put on a level with the eurface, and an or
dinauce adopted forbidding any care to
stand on the switch except those used by
the Warwick Co. With these provisions,
he thought, there would be no hardship in
extending the switch es the company ask-
ed. After further debsts the committee
resolved 10 visi. the ground and exam
ine it.
The potion Of Simon Basr's Sons for the
privilege of laying switch from the line
of the B. & o. on Sixteenth street, to the
line Of ths Hubbard saw mill property, on
which tine Messrs. Baer expect to erect a
large business block, was presented. The
petition was accompanied By plat, on
which two designs were drawn. One rep
resented switch starting from point on
the B. & o. twepty-one feet west OF the
west building line of Main street and
curving to the southeast. Ga the other
the switch started from q point 105 feet
west of the west building line of Market,
and curved to the south~est. To the first
il was objected, that it would place frogin
the middle of Main street, and to the
second it WAS objected that 1t would
practically close up the mouth of South
street. Mr. Tracy very vigorously combatted
these objections. Chairman Farrell 2lared
at Mr.. Tracy over his Eyeglasses. and the
latter wited as il checked by one Of bis
own or Jay Gould's electric batterits.
The consideration of this petition was
also postponed. The last petition came
from the Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
Co., and in it the right to cross the Fulton
road was besought. The committee wise
ly concluded, IS it knew nothing about the
locality, il had better do nothing The
offer of the Wheeling and Harrisburg road
to donate part Of a lot facing on Wood
street to the city, which had been referred
to the Second Branch was considered, and
the committee recommended that it be
accepted.
A bill of 500 for services rendered the
committee by Eugineer Hoge was ordered
paid. Mr.. Seeley referred to the COM
plant against the switch at the Schmul-
bach brewery, and ALEC said that an official
of the Wheeling les Company had inform
ed him that the ordinance granting that
company the hit to cxtend switch up
Alley 19 was imprac;icaple. He suggested
that beth these matters be investigated
by the committee, and the suggestion was
agreed TO. The fathers" then adjourned
to meet at 3 p. m. to-day, when they will
put on their official robes and visit all the
places for which the various privileges have
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