Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-17
A NEW ROUTE
IN CONTEMPLATION THROUGH THE CITY BY
THE B. & 0. COMPANY.
A Sketch Of the Proposed Lins-lOtsrvIew With
Colonel J G. Rob.nson REPRESENTING
the Corporation.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has in contemplation the
construction of Il new route through
the central portion of this city, and
officials OF the Company announce that
they Will construct the line if they can
obtain the cooperation Of the city
authorities and the endorsement OF the
business and manufacturing elements
of the community. The object OF the
proposed change is to do away COM
petely with the present expensive, I'M
slightly and dangerous tracks on Six
teenth street, from the stone bridge to
and through the square, south of the
City Hall, and in addition to that, the
removal of all sidngs from this square,
and its surrender to the city of Wheel
ing, for public purposes, in eX-
change for what is described as nomi-
nal consideration.
Col. J. G.. Robinson, Of the Company,
was in the city yesterday, and was in
teryiewed about the proposed change.
He said:
eve have prepared our plans, from
surveys Of the ground, and while we
are not quite ready TO go to Council with
formulated proposition, we would be
ready to do so in very short time, were
we assured that our tender would be
favorably considered. | am here at
present merely in preliminary way, to
see what the public think of the idea,
and to this end | have met number OF
leading business men during the day.
In every instance the plan has been
commended, and feel pretty sure that
when the public becomes acquainted
with the details of the plan, and con-
slider the great benefits to be derived by
the city, that the two interests will be
enabled TO come TO terms.
"Our plan, in the rough, is about this:
We have made survey for double
track road, commencing at point
little south Of the intersection OF Water
and Twenty-second streets, keeping
along the east side of Water street I'M
til the alley north of the Warwick pot
terry is reached, where the grade begins
to rise. The lines continue on up the
east side OF the street until Twenty-hrst
street is reached, where the tracks
curve to the east, and enter the square
through the property of the Company
at the Baltimore House. The tracks
enter Twentieth street at The lntersec-
lion of alley A, and cross that street, II
feet above grade, cnrving to the east
and passing through the Fader property,
striking the west side Of Main street
at a point Alb feet north of the
north line of Twentieth street. Main
street is crossed Is feet above grade,
and thence the line runs in a straight
course, through the old Touring mill
property, on the east side OF Main
street, south of the south end OF the
Main street temporary bridge, runs out
on the bank of the creek, and crosses
the creek diagonally at point for the
north end of the bridge about midway
between the Market and Main street
BRIDES The line continues thence in
a straight line through a portion of the
Miller property, near the corner OF
Market and South streets, crosses
Market street 13 feet above grade,
passes through the German church
property on the east side Of
Mar.,.et street, and thence in a
straight line to Chapline street, which
is crossed II feet above grade. The
line continues thence in the same
straight line through the property OF
the Flaccus Bros catsup works, and on
TO Eoff street, where grade is struck,
and the line joins with the present line
on Seventeenth street, short distance
east of Eoff. The line will be virtually
one long bridge or viaduct, from Water
and Twenty first streets to point east
of Chapline, and would at once obliter-
ate all the very Objectionable grade
crossings in the middle of your city"
Upon what terms will the Railroad
Company do this work?"
THAT, presume, is largely matter
for negotiation between the representa-
tives of the Company and the city, but
generally the Company will agree to
acquire the right of way south of the
creek and build the line, if the city will
furnish the right Of way between the
north bank of the creek and Eoff street