Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-10
Quite A HOT Eight
IN COUNCIL LAST NIGHT OVER TIE DOUBLE
TRACK ORDINANCE.
A Resolution to Submit it 10 a Vols Of Citizens
/ North Of Tenth Street Adopted and Then
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vote in Committee on the adoption or
reelection of the ordinance, which was
sent TO Council without recommends
tiOn.
Mr.. Dobbins presented a petition,
addressed to Council, In favor OF the
double track on Main street, signed
by large number OF taxpay-
ers. principally workingmen, but
among the names were the Sisters OF
3 ST. Joseph. Joseph Bell Stove Company,
John A. List, Mrs. A. j. Sweeney, G.
Il. Hart. +. ]. Rawling, T. Reister,
Geo. X. Wheat, Ed. Hazlett and Fl. II.
HOrnbrook.
Mr.. Menkemeller asked il all the
~petitiopers lived on North Main street.
Cant. Otto-They live all over the
hill side. Some Of them live on North
Main street. but the majority live all
over the ward.
Mr.. Dobbins-I take it they would all
be benefited by double track on Main
street, or they wouldn't have signed
the petition.
Capt. Otto-I was merely answering
the gentleman's question.
The ordinance then came up on its
bins moved 10 amend by making the
grant a limited one of twenty years,
subject to the general conditions gov
erning the franchise OF the Citizens
Railway Company. When the amend
ments had been read Mr.. DOboins said
he had offered the amendments TO do
away with the objections TO perpetual
grant. The amendments were TO the
advantage Of the city, and he supposed
there would be no objections to them.
The amendments were adopted, and
Incorporated in the ordinance, the
blanks filled for acceptance with June
18th, and the ordinance came up on its
final passage.
Can't. Otto called for the reading OF
the petitions against the grant, present
ed 10 the Committee, heretofore pub
llshed in this paper. After the reading
{ Mr.. Richards offered the following;
"ResolUed, The ordinance OF the
Wheeling Railway Company, asking for
q double or parallel track on North
Main street, be referredstO special
Committee to make such arrangements
with said Wheeling Railway Company
as they may deem proper TO secure a
full expression of opinion OF the resi-
dents OF the city. between Jonathan'S
Ravins and Tenth street, said iudg-
ment to be obtained by ballot, at the
expense OF the Wheeling Railway Com
pany, IL accepted by said Railway Com
pany."
Capt. Otto did not think such bal
lot was necessary. He thought eight
tenths Of the people in North Wheeling
q 10 r h
ards lived there he would know this.
Mr.. Richards thought Mr.. Otto's
argument was one In favor OF ballot.
Capt. Otto probably knew 1t, II it was
fact, but the speaker did not live there,
and did not know IL, and other Council
men were In the same fix.
DR.. Caddle didn't think the proposed
vote would be a good thing. IL would
embitter people against each other and
against the Company. he called atten-
tion to the way property had depreci-
ated on South Main street, when there
was no railway there. 1t fell of in value
nearly one-half In North Wheeling,
II looked a good deal as though one
street was arrayed against another.
The Company had been welcomed here
with OPEN arms, and was endeavoring
10 give D good service, and the city
ought ndt to act the part of dog In the
manger. A dirty horse car hitched 10
Z blind mNls was not rapid transit.
Capt. Otto Maid il was news TO him
that one street was arrayed against the
other A majority or the people Of
both streets were oppoS bd to the grant,
and Councilmen ought n pt to ignore the
prOpertv owners of anH section OF the
city. III two hundred feet Of double
track was a nuisance in the Eighth
ward, what would be said Of ten squares
OF double track IN North Wheeling?
AS to mule ears, they ha n been run by
the Company to force consent TO the
double track and that a bOminaole SER
vice had turned the people OF North
Wheeling against the Cdmpany.
Dr.Caddle said he didn't think the
people Of Market street lTere opposed TO
q double track on MAJ street-they
rather wanted a track IN Market street.
Mr.. Richards plead fbr careful and
deliberate action on thief part OF Council.
Councllmen were making diametrlcally
opposite assertions as 70 what the peo-
pie want, and other members could not
tell which Side was right. He thought
the adoption Of his resolution would
simplify matters and Shed light.
Mr.. Dobbins said it had been asserted
that some gentlemen bad been deceived
into signing a petition favoring the
Company, aud asked that Mr.. Hazlett
be heard.
Mr.. Otto disclaim ID any such senti-
ment.
As to the resolution, Mr.. Dobbins
said he thought HE adoption of the
resolution would n ean the death OF the
ordinance. The NCOmpany preferred
70 have a square vote on the ordinance.
Mr.. Richards SAM that was not the
intention of the reAolution. The reso-
luton was not offer hd In that spirit; It
meant what Il said.
Mr.. DObbins-ThatA may not be the
intention, or is may Mot be offered in
that spirit, but that's kthe way 1t would
work.
The resolution was adopted, ayes Q,
nos ), the latter Mess rs. Caddle, Dob
bins, Halter, Horstt ham, and Kali
bitter.
The resolution did d lot reach the Sec
ond Branch, and abO lt half-past nine
o'clock, MesSrS. Caddls and Menkemel-
Ter having gone home Mr.. Otto moved
that the resolution DE recOnSideerd.
and the motion prevail led. The Mayor
then decided that the question was on
the ordinance. Mr.. I'd binSon differed,
and on a ruling appeald ID from the de-
cision OF the Chair, Nh Robinson say
ing he understood the situation-some
members had gone no ne. aud Capt.
lot I Na. nj