The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-09-24
TURNED DOWN AGAIN.
The Pewlky Railroad oompany's
Petition for a Station Site
ON The NORTH END OF THE WHARF
Is Considered by the Proper Council
Committees for the Third limo Re.
fusOd..-somo interesting Discussion
oftho Project at the Meeting Yes
tcrday Afternoon.

committee on streets, alleys anu SEAueS'
railroads and wharves responded to the
call for Joint meeting of the three
committees on the upper end OF the
wharf at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
It proved an unlucky number for the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
Railway Company, whose permission
for the privilege to use strip Of about
twenty feet of the public wharf from
Eleventh street south to tho alley next
TO the Hotel Windsor was the subject tho
committee was called together to con-
sider. Besides the members OF the
committees President W. P. Hubbard,
Of the railway company, Chief Engineer
Becker, OF. the Pan Handle railroad,
Local Agent Braden, Passenger Agent
Tomlinson, City Solicitor Riley, City
Engineer Hoge, Mr.. Joseph Speidel,
MIR. j. D. Ewing, who represented the
steamboatmen's interests, and a num-
her of his clients, WhRrfmaster Crock
ard and number OF larger shippers OF
freight, besides several Water street
hotel keepers and property owners and
scoro or more OF other citizens, gath
cred at the rendezvous.
The engineers fixed stakes showing
the location of the proposed line, and
all present looked and talked over the
situation. About half past two, alter
an exchange OF ideas in an informal
way, the meeting adjourned TO the
chamber OF the First branch Of Council,
where Chairman Farrell assembled the
throne and called the meeting to order.
1lr. Hubbard was asked to state the
railroad ompany's position, and did so
in a clear and forcible way. He said his
company was continually besieged to
increase its freight and passenger tacili-
ties, and had striven conscientiously to
do so, but had always met with some
obstruction. He dwelt upon the neces.
sity OF the grant by Council OF track
room if the magnificent new station was
to be built.
Mr.. Becker also spoke briefly.
Mr.. Ewing stated some OF the oblec:
tons to the grant, the reduction oil
wharf room, already too contracted, the
possibility OF conflicting with the coast
line fixed by the United States engineer
corps, etc.
Mr.. Hubbard said the question as to
encroaching on the government line was
something the city had nothing 10 do
with.
MOTION TO GRANT.
After everything was said that any
body wanted tosay, the committee went
into executive session, everybody being
excused but the committee, the city en-
gineer, city solicitor and clerk, and the
reporters of the morning papers, who
were invited to remain on motion OF
DIR. Caddle.
The others having withdrawn, Mr..
jefferson presented resolution that an
ordinance be drafted giving the railroad
company the ground desired.
Mr.. Caldwell OF the committee, pre-
sented some figures showing that the
freight rates by river wereon the aver
age 20 per cent cheaper than by rail.
He called attention to the fact that
among his constituents were tho Bel
mont, Riverside and LaBelle mills,
Schmulbach's brewery and other large
shippers OF freight, and he thought they
should have free access and ample facil-
tiles for shipment by the cheaper route.
Captain Prince moved to lay the reso-
luton on the table, aud Mr.. Irwin sec
onded the motion.
Mr.. Brock thought it was not wise to
lay the resolution on the table without
fair discussion.
Mr.. Irwin said the matter had been
fully discussed "forty.eleven hundred
times"
MI. o'Kane voted no in order to get
o fair discussion. So did DIR. Caudle.
The motion to table was voted down
by seven to six.
Mr.. Irwin said: "Now let Mr.. Brock
discuss this fully. / don't think it is
any honor to Mr.. Brock to favor this.
he belongs to the firm Of Joseph spei-
del & Co."
Mr.. Brock-"I rise to point Of or
der"
"Mr. Irwin-"Mr. speidel is stock
holder in this railroad company"
Mr.. Brock insist on my point OF
order, and ask that the chair decide it"
Chairman Farrell = What 10 the
Mr.. Brock-"He is dealing in person
atty, which he should not do"
The Chair-"The gentlemen will OBJ
serve the parliamentary rules"
Mr.. Irwin disclaimed any desire to be
personal, and Mr.. Brock assured the
committee that he was actuated by con-
sideration for the public interest alone.
The county was largo stakeholder in
the railroad, and it's officials were
DESTROYS that this station should be
built.
Mr.. Jefferson thought the interior
ence with river traffic would not be
serious, while the countys interest was
in favor OF securing this magnificent
improvement.
DR.. Caddle thought compromise
might be made. He suggested station
at the south end Of the wharf.
Capt. Prince thought this was the
railroad company's ultimatum. He did
not believe the city had the right to
give away the public landing and the
thoroughiarc to it Railroads always
fight steamboats,. They would take all
the wharf If they could. The county's
interest in the railroad was only about
one-third rs large as had been stated
100000. Tho proposed plan would
mako 1t take six or seven minutes
longer to reach the wharf from any
where north OF Eleventh street.
Practical objections on the score of
increased difficulty in navigation il the
change was made were developed by in
ouiries by Mr.. Caldwell and answers by
Capt. Prince.
Mr.. Craig thought in the future the
city would need much larger wharf,
and where, he asked, will she get it?
Mr.. Brock felt sure that tho railroad
ronnnanv wonld in consideration of this