Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-10-28

may hereafter see TT TO grant it.
1t viii at once be obvious that this
| company will not be able and does not in
| tend to compete with the city's plant now
being erected for street lighting 1t will,
of course, if the ordinance is passed, come
into competition to some extent with the
business which the city now carries on, OF
\ furnishing gas to the citizens. In regard
/ TO this il may be sufficient 10 say that those
| citizens who desire to use electric light in
| their residences or places OF business,
/ should not be prevented from getting 1t at
! q moderate cost through any supposed in
| jury which may result to the city's revenue
| from gas. To compel the citizens to use
against their own will an inferior article
when a better is offered to and desired by
them is species of unjust taxation and
oppressive monopoly, which no consld-
GRAFTON for the city'S gas revenue
can Justify Those who still desire to use
the city's gas will retain the privilege OF
doing so, and statistics show that in cities
where both lights are used the revenues
from gas are not reduced. Hence it is not
expected that the city's gas revenues Will
be disturbed.
The Company respectfully asks you to
give a favorable consideration to its re-
quest, and TO pass the ordinance which it
| presents, or one with with such provisions
as will enable IL TO accomplish the purpose
for which it was organized.
/ EDISON HEAT, LIGHT AND POWER Con-
PANY OF WHEELING.
'R. w. HAzLETT, President"
The accompanying ordinance was as
| fOllOwS:-
"SEC. l. The right, privilege and per-
mission is hereby granted to Edison Light,
Heat and Power Company, of Wheeling,
70 lay wires and other conductors and ap-
planes in streets, alleys and public
grounds of the City of Wheeling, for the
/ transmission of electricity for illuminat-
| ing, heating, furnishing power and for all
other purposes for which electricity may
or can be use. Such wires or other con-
| ductors and appliances 10 be laid in pipes
or other conduits, which shall be buried
under the ground.
"SEC. 2 The grant in the foregoing sec
| ton is upon condition that said Company
| in LAYING its wires, ether conductors and
| appliances in pipes or other conduits IN the
said strretS, alleys and public grounds or
the City of Wheeling, and in doing all
Oteer work, shall be subject TO the provls-
/ ions and conditions, so far as applicable,
I contained in an ordinance of the SAID City
/ passed June Goth, a. ID. 1855, prescribing
I Rules and Regulations of The Board Of
/ Public Works.
''SEC. 3. 1t is a further condition or this
grant that said Company shall save the
I City OF Wheeling harmless against any and
all injury that may result 10 the streets,
alleys and public grounds, and to the water
/ pipes, gas pipes, sewers, paving aud other
/ property of the City, and from the laying
| maintaining and operating said wires,
! other conductors and appliances, in pipes
i or other conduits, of said Company, IN such
! streets, alleys and public grounds; and
I baV. han harmless
I against any damage 10 person or property
occurring from laying, maintaining or opera
\ ing said wires, other conductors and appll-
/ ances in pipes or other cOnduits for the
/ transmission Of electricity, in said streets
alleys and public grounds; and shall also
/ paw all costs resulting from any suit or
| suits against said city on account OF the sad
\ construction, maintenance and operation OF
/ wires, other conductors and appliances III
/ pipes or other cOnduitS, Of said Company,
\ for the transmission Of electricity, in the
| streets, alleys and public grounds OF said
/ city.
SEC ). Nothing in this ordinance con-
/ tanned shall De construed as giving to said
/ Company any exclusive right OF any char
acter whatsoever, but on the contrary, the
| said CITY expressly reserves TO itself the
right to use, or grant the use OF its streets,
| alleys and public grounds to other persons
| or corporations for the same purposes
granted to said Edison Light, Heat and
. Power Company of Wheeling, under the
terms Of this ordinance.
When the reading had been concluded,
Mr.. Otto moved 10 refer both papers to
/ the Committee on Ordinances.
DR.. Campbell amend that by re-
| ferring this paper, as it relates largely
| 70 light, TO the Committee on Lights.
/ That committee knows something about
conduits and subways.
Mr.. WilSon-NOw, that sUbways
seem to be the order Of the day, move
| that the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany be also seen, with the idea OF get
/ ting their wires off the streets also and
clearing up this unsightly lot of poles
and wires.
Capt. Otto-I made my motion be-
cause l think there is something pecu
I liar about this Telephone Company
paper. I may be wrong about it, but l
don't think am.
Mr.. WilSon-YOu're not?
The members here fell foul Of each
other, and lot Of motions, appeals,
etc, were fired at the Mayor, who stop
ped everything and Strengthened things
out, and then DR.. Caddle explained
where the telephone paper had gone
when the Mayor had said il was ''IhisS-
ing" Finally the Edison communities
tlon and ordinance went to the Commit
tee on Lights, and the telephone paper
was referred back to the Telephone
Company, that they may draw up an or
dinance expressing what they want,
and have the same printed.
Routine Business.
Tho Second Rranch WAS called to