The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-23
rHn RAILROAD eoMsllrTEE


Inspects the y. q ~ Proposed Switches
and n Piece of TeEhsinal Trrcls.
The Council committee on railroads
was called to meet at 600 P. IN. ycs:er-
day to examine tho ground to be occu-
pied blythe proposed B. & o. switches
lending into. adelivery yard on alley A
and the creek. The assemblage made a
formidable appearance when aH got to-
gethcr, and included Chairman Farrell,
Clerk Hanke, DIR. Campbell, DR.. Caddle
and MessFs. 0'Kane and Brock, OF the
colnmittee;i Assistant City Engineer
White and an assistant; Mr.. Stephen
son, agent OF the B. q o. company, sew.
eral reporters, a few kickers against the
location and one or two lockers on.
The committee went over the grounds
thoroughly, and then adjourned until
last night. Upon re-assembling, Chair
man Farrell read the ordinance through
and suggested that there was no pro-
vision made for prosecuting the COM
pany for blockading alley II; also that
the ordinance does not provide that the
grants shall be made only SO far as the
city can do so, but the grant is given
Internationally; there is no provision
that the company shall save the city
harmless from dangers that may occur
from the use OF the privileges; no pro-
vision that the company shall file an
agreement to accept the ordinance be.
fore it shalt be effective, and that it
shall be used before it becomes a grant
or can be held. Mr.. Farrell wanted
the ordinance referred to the city
solicitor to be redrawn so that it shall
conform in all its provisions tothe other
railroad ordinances that have been
passed by the city in the past few years.
DR.. Campbell spoke at length in favor
OF the ordinance; offering to present an
amendment indemnifying the city to
make the ordinance suit Mr.. Farrell
better. The doctor spoke OF the privi-
leges that have been granted to other
railroad companies.
Mr.. Farrell rhowed that the Wheel
ing Beef Company has its warehouse at
the corner Of alley IL and Water street,
and that it is frequently necessary to
get down alley II to the lighthouse.
DIR. CambeIl then offered an amend
ment calling for the company to COM
mence work within ninety days and
that the company shall save the city
harmless from any damage that may
come from using or building the
switches. DIR. Campbelps amendment
was adopted.
The ordinance was then referred to
the city solicitor to be shaped up for
to.nights meeting.
A resolution presented by Mr.. Kreiter
at the last meeting of Council, instruct
ing the Board Of Public Works to re-
move a certain switch of the Wheeling
Bridge and Terminal Company on
Woods street, between Twenty-ninth
and Thirtieth streets, was then taken
up fer consideration. The resolution
was presented at the instance OF John
Foose, who owns o piece of property at
the point where the company's switch
starts out from the main track, and
who claims that he is damaged and
that the company is going beyond their
grant. The maps and the ordinance
granting the company their privileges
in the premises were produced and dis
cussed and it was found that they were
operating within their grant.
DR.. Campbell moved that the resolu-
ton be referred to the Board Of Public
Works and the Committee on Streets
Alleys and Grades, and this was adopted.
The committee recommended the
payment .ofa bill OF $40 to White q
Hoge, for work done with the Railroad
Committee.