Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-06-23
THOSE SWITCHES.
COUNCIL COMNITTgs ON RAILROADS. CONSIDER
TWO ORDINANCES
Tha New System Of B. & o. Switches Between
Twsnty-frst Street and The Cresk-The
Terminal Switch on Wood Street.

There was a meeting of the Council
Committee on railroads yesterday to
consider the proposed new ordinance
granting to the B. e. o. railroad a
system Of switches from Twenty-frst
street to the creek bank. The COM
mittee met at the Court Bouse at four
o'clock in the afternoon, and proceeded
to visit the premises just across the
creek. Those present were Chairman
Ferrel and MesSrS. Caddle, Brock,
O'Kaue and Clerk Hanke, Surveyor
White and Manager Stevenson of the
Il. d O.
The proposed switch as outlined in
the ordinance branches from the main
lie Of the Baltimore and Ohio road to
Water street, lifty-nine feet south of
the south line of TwentyfrSt street,
and running in q northerly direction
with a curve to the right
passes out of Water street, cross
ing alley II at Il point 30
feet east of the east line of Water
street, and crossing Twentieth street
on a curve at point 127 feet east Of
Water street. There are divergents
| from this one switch so that there will
be three tracks across Alley II and four
| tracks across Twenty-iirst street. All
| ohe land through which the switches
will pass is the prope rty Of the Il. d o.,
! the company asking the privilege To
cross Twentieth and Twenty-tirst streets
and Alley II. The railroad company IS
! DESTROYS of obtaining more delivery
room, and, with the arrangement pro
posed, the purpose of the company will
! be well met.
One of the conditions of the grant
as specified in the ordinance is that the
company shall not allow any cars to
| stand upon certain sections Of the route
to the extent of blocking the passage.
In case the switch is built the old Il. &.
O. Railroad House and also the b. Il O..
telegraph house will be torn down, and
a few other minor buildings in that sec
ton. The committee took careful
measurement and made thorough in
spection of the premises.
The only opposition encountered by
the committee was through Henry
| Rehm, local manager for the Swift
| Chicago Beef Co., the building being
located at the main line of the railroad
on the corner of Twentieth street. Mr..
! Rehm protested strongly against the en-
! croachment Of the railroad, saying that
ali the trains that went to and from his
place Of business would be subjected TO
danger and annoyance. He said the
moment the Company commences Oper-
alton on the switch across Twentieth
| street, he would begin suit for dam
/ ages.
After carefully viewing the premises
! the committee in company with Man
ager Ayres Of the Wheeling Bridge and
Terminal Co., and Mr.. Gil Brown pro-
ceeded to Wood street near Twenty
ninth. to view a switch about which
there had recently been projected a
resolution for removal by some Of she
property owners in the vicinity After
| looking over the premises the commit
| tee adjourned TO meet at g o'clock at
the City Building to dispose of the two
matters.
At the meeting last night the first
matter taken up was the b. Is o. Ordi-
nance which was carefully read and
found faulty in some particulars. One
was the further condition that cars
should not be left standing on alley II,
tC the Inconvenience OF travel.
On motion Of DR.. Campbell, it was
| further conditioned that the Il. 81 O..
company shall begin the construction
OF the switch within ninety days after
the granting of the ordinance, and that
the railroad company indemnify the
city for any law suits that shall accrue
from the granting Of the same.
it was then moved That the City
Solicitor draw up an ordinance in ac-
cordauce with these instructions, and
have it ready for presentation at the
Council meeting this evening.
The Wheeling Bridge and Terminal
| Company switch matter was then tax en-
up. 1t seems that a short time ago an
ordinance was proposed granting the
company the privilege TO construct a
switch on Wood street near Twenty
ninth. The track was accordingly con-
structod, and Low comes forth property
owners, namely, John FOose, A. W..
| Kelley, ct al, who claim that the COM
pany has gone beyond itS
grant, and has built the switch
unwarrantably near their property,
! damaging them TO no little extent. On
the other hand the company claims TO
| have constructed the switch strictly. IN
accordance with the ordin2ncely metVaS
suggested by one OF the property own
erS on Wood street That the curve of the
track might be changed so as not to in
terfere with their property, but this was
found impossible rs the curve is now a
2O-degrec curve, the maximum curve OF
railroads.
It was decided TO report the matter
to Council with the recommendation
that it be referred to the Board of Pub
! lie Works.