The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-06-18
M B. I 0. PROPOSAL
80 j., New Route Through tho City,
Clearing Sixteenth Street.
gYg The PUBLIC RECEIVES IT.
....,. E,pres.ions of opinion by Pro-
,,t,cnt citizens on this General Sub
,.,, with the Usual outeroppins>of
alternative Propositions.

IT.. rronosition brought here on
- ~ nv Col. ]. A. Robinson, Of the
9I.iror. K Ohio railroad company,
a. S,', an elevated railroad track via Seven
. y. stree. to &c. rid OF the present
en tracks on Sixteenth street, as
,,li.rijn the IyrELLIeENcEa yesterday
,,ins was the main topic of con-
r,-,,,ign about town yesterday. The
aarl verdict was one of approval,
syan,b there was 4 sign OF the old dis
,a.itioa on the part OF the residents
so,. seventeenth street to object to
,a,plan Of getting the tracks off Six
,.,,,s street that did not include also
,ba taxing Of the tracks oTseventeenth
.,., qa.t OF Eoh. In other words,
,bey object to q good thing becarse it
;.n,, btt,rr. Aside from this, which
nut very often manifested yesterday,
Il. gnly objection urged WAS on the
u. .."ifbr roat Of the right OF way the
.,,,r,ny dc. ires and objections on this
, ,.o-,. we're generally qualified with such
,.~srgs q. this: ali it can't be done
caelper. Why it ought TO be done any
I'll The general idea seemed to be that
,ba nlgnoj allowing the railroad COM
S ~, 10 occupy enough Of Seventeenth
i,rast 10 Accommodate its tracks, rather
linn 10 buy the property Just south Of
I'M. street. would be wise. Several
o,ber Dian, we're suggested, but every
lniy emphasized one thing-the neces-
div Of clearing Sixteenth street.
III course there will be some property
iriured on Sryrnteenthstreet, hut when
HI. compared with that on Sixteenth
inm Main to Market, and from Market
mCbaplinc. ana when it is taken into
consideration that the Custom House
soJr 5. Court, the English Lutheran
r5prch and thc city and county offices,
c5r. house, Council chambers, supreme
Conn d Appeals and other public in
.ti,ntions are seriously interfercd with
b, the tracks on Sixteenth street., any
affections on this score Us to Seven
tenth street sink into insigniiicance,
leaving on; OF view the advantages OF
Citing rid Of three grade crossings on
prominent streets.
IT WAS HIS PLAN.
When reporter asked Mr.. P. L. Kim
berry what he thought OF the latest Bal
tnorc ( Ohio route to get the tracks off
Sixteenth street, he answered:
That is my scheme. | wrote it up,
ml proposed il when was in Coun-
d. do not think the best route is
through the German church property
.nl the stencil works, though. They
!Lould put the track Just south OF that,
sal run it due east. By going under
lie hill out beyond the creek there they
Nad come ont at Mt. de Chantal with
oiy mile and q half OF track. That
you'd Of course he Il great improve
ltG,, and it would give the company
be tracks It now has for trackagc' pur-
y,cs. Tha, is the greatest drawback all
The railroads in this town have to con-
tad with want Of yarl room. AS to
fating tie track off Sixteenth street,
hecqnpa:.y is under contract to take
ibiEcks oil whenever it secures an
Cher route through the city. That is
heonc safeguard provided in the ordi-
lrce granting the right OF way down
tS, street. II is very lame ordi-
alatc, but il contains that one proviso,
Slhat really all the consideration the
ril'oal company can offer for the
f:al II way it asks is the old Hemp
ie.! yard But as | said awhile ago,
Al Tor the scheme outlined in this
horning's ISTELMGENcER."
ANOTHER SCHEME SUGGESTED.
County Clerk George Hook suggested
tn aIternatiye plan. Said he: 81 have
this thing all figured out, and will tell
you how to solve all the difficulties in
The way. The county has 100000 in
vested in the Terminal system. Now;
!e' The county transfer that stock to the
Baltimore & Ohio company in return
Iof lis taking its tracks Off Sixteenth
;stNet and transferring the square
Known as the Hempfeld yards to the
county to be used as a park. Call it
SSNsIi House park. That will give the
Baltimore X Ohio m interest in the
terminal property, and it can use the
tracks and tunnels already completed,
all the county and city get nil they
want
AS to the scheme proposed in the
morning papers, it is the best that has
siet been suggested. 1t gets rid OF
pLoiSS2adlns the two principal streets
su4 1ocs not cross any OF the three
.l1.9 ONES ut grade. Bu5 that plan
g21A cost the company half million
Volar' 10 carry out, while the plan [
$1,000"
Nj. William Ellingham said: "That's
pretty good scheme, and about the
XIV way lett ont OF a bad hole. Ii the
gaI!!aorc X OHIO Company will give
Gia' hempield yard to the city | think
,ue Cl!y ought To TO somethine--almost
- ''-' IA Adtt-lO secure II the
, ,,sIid right OF way, That Heinpfeld
~ ~ Is Yer, very valuable property"
W william Mylcs does not like the
t sa'uet idea and doesn't think twelve
W. ~. Is a sufficient elevation over a
his VIEW" INSTRUCTED.
reporter called in at tho office of
Sl7oyor Of the Port ]. A. Faris to get
AZ view OF the proposition. He was
cc'nesIy q member Of the Council
s sSEa;altieo on Railroads and gave the
,.t OF The Sixteenth street b. 20,
, ",A' and alternative routes speciai
S n, ,.og lie was not found Yesterday
,s n" '' nv ny, be coniecturcd that no has
;,r decided views as to the desirable
~, ~ getting the track or Sixteenth
sy ,,''; u.i lis Is laid up with very sore
III While looking out window OF
pc,, Inspectors office Yesterday fore.
WI j Nls u ms ~, a,ia.