Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1892-05-25
ITMPORTANTM
-uR PROPOSITION TO BUILD A NEW
spEWIEY" PASSENGER STATION
v-ns SO" This Time-The Railroad Com
..,v Council and County Commissioners Com
Iius-Tas Annual Appropriation Ordl-
,,n,a Pssssa-Wha. Il Contains

Aips-Taa Annual Appropriation Ordl-
usncs Passed-Whai It Contains
There were two very important mat
..,,pp before Council, last night. One
1.-The annual appropriation ordinance,
.s,be other was communication from
=. BOARD of Commissioners relative to
~ proposed new "Pewiky" passenger
',,tlop at the foot Of Eleventh street,
pogardipg this latter matter it is said
:, ,bose who claim to be in a position
..t,ow that the Company is prepared
:, make such concessions as will satisfy
10Th river men and the city, and if met
shirt Of fairness, will result in the
construction OF the Improvement.
The matter came up in the Second
ranch. last night, the Chair laying the
allowing document before the body
sgr Nnor and Members Of the City
CrreI NJ Uc CuYof Wheeling.
.gvxrt,rrv: The following preamble
I'D ~asorutiOus were adopted az meeting
ID ,5s Board of Commissioners OF the
Comfy of Ohio held on the second day o.
-jv-rrrr,s. From the annual report Of
che pit-s5urc, Wheeling ana Kentucky
PaIr1ad Company for the year lSgl' u ap-
rsars that said Company has abandoned or
z a10g. 90 abandon the erection OF the con-
tsunIated new passenger depot Tor the
r5gs1u that an uDders landing could not be
tat with the CITY OF Wheeling ana
,sWUeKEAs. The City ard County are
.7f--'v interested iu having a handsome
passenger depot bUildlng-eSumated 10
tCs- about $50. OOJ-erected 20 replace the
~-sr-rtIv structure now being used, and
e-s8.s1 directly interested ln tho Increased
Tr,-s of taxable property and the additional
s~Dr1rment 10 our builders that would
follow and,
~WHrREAs, The County, being large
s.orshoder in said Railroad Company, IS
Interested in having the matter again
t.,a1 I'D and arranged in manner salts
factory 10 an parties; therefore, be II
~pssrH. That the City Council be re
ores-ed 90 have its Committee on Railroads,
fsClmm.ttee on Wharves and the Wharf
master 90 meet the directors Of said rail-
road company and a committee or the
BOARD of Commissioners for tue purpose OF
considering a proposition wh'cn VIII proc
a6.r remove an differences and cause the
erection of q handsome new depot 40 cost
ota09gt $4,000 Respectfully,
"HENRv II. PENDLETON,
UCerk Board of C0mmi ssiOners Of the
County OF Ohio, West Va
When the paper had 0een read. Mr..
Frank Cruise, President of the Board OF
Commissioners, was invited TO address
Council and did so. Mr.. Cruise said;
This matter hardly requires an expla-
nation Us an are aware of the facts m the
case. AsyOU all know, the county Of Ohio
otherwise the city of Wheeling-has
large interest In this Railroad Company.
We have Sl3S, 600 Of stock and $4,000 Of
bonds. "a total of over $4,000. The way
Che subject now before you came up was
this was appointed 70 represent Ohio
county 40 the stockholders meeting. When
one annual report was read, II stated that
ue Company was about TO a0an-
con the depot project on account
O.. Inability 20 make arrangements
With Che city. After the meeting Ques-
toned some Of the gentlemen as 20 whether
me matter could not be brought up again
on different basis and the thing arranged
uauanner satisfactory 20 all interested.
The 'Pcwiky' is a Wheeling enterprise,
a-d TO ought not 20 be ignored, and if IL can
5s arranged 20 ought I will say, for the
u.ghtenment OF COuucllmcu, that the
Pennsylvania Railroad owns a majority of
ue stock iu the 'Pewiky' and elects ma
ur.-v of the Directors. The Pennsylvania
Company don't care whether this depot IS
erected Or not; but we, who are citizens OF
Vince. ue. DO care, ami If this Improvement
can 0e secured, 10 will be "a benefit 70 US all.
and Will remove an eyesOre from Water
street If $4,000 depot can be erected 10
Wl. be o good thing, and Will benefit prop
e-,y aU around that vicinity / would like
90 say. also, that if 10 is done, 10 would be
good thing 90 get some better service frOm
tle Railroad Company. We ought 70 MAKE
such arrangements as Will make the rail-
road what 10 ought % be 10 the matter OF
sleeping car service, for instance. Those
WHO want 20 20 East ought not 20 have 20
g0 90 P,ttSburg 10 get sleeper. II the
natter Is taken up ia the proper spirit, l
Lave no d0ubt but that 10 can be arranged
upon "a satisfactory basis. The Board of
Commissioners viii arrange for a meeting
between the Committees Of Council and
the Directors of the Company"
A, the conclusion of Mr.. Gruse's re-
marks, Mr. Eenney offered a resolu-
ZION luS,ructing the Committee on
Railroads and Wharves and the Wharf
master 20 meet with the Commissioners
and The Directors OF the Company 10
discuss the matter. Both Branches
adopted the measure.