Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-08-28
A FALLING OUT
BETWEEN TIE OHIO NECTRIC RAILWAY
COMPANY,
And the Wheeling Bridge Company, Over
Crossing in RnaVills-A Track Laid
DOwn and then Torn Up Again.

At the west end Of the new steel
bridge, at Etnaville, last night about
eleven o'clock, considerable hustle and
excitement was going on.
Manager j. X. jolly, OF the Bellaire,
Bridgeport and Martins Ferry electric
line. was experimenting force OF
nearly one hundred and fifty men, who
were buslly engaged in tearing up the
paved street at that point, with the In
tention OF connecting the track OF the
new line running up from Bellaire with
the track OF the Wheeling Railway
Company just where 1t rounds
the curve from the bridge TO
Etnayille, and Manager Jolly had COM
meneed work about nine o'clock In the
evening, in order TO have the track
ready by Monday morning. Work had
progressed rapidly for two hours and a
half, when Mr.. Henry Schmulbach,
President OF the Wheeling Bridge Com
pany, arrived, aud gave Mr.. Jolly In
structlons not TO cross with their track
over the paved roadway, which the
Bridge Company owned. Work was
then suspended. The new company
had secured the right OF way to the
fence at the south side OF the
bridge roadway, and II was necessary
to cross this TO connect with the Wheel
ing lines track. Manager jolly toId a
reporter who went 10 investigate the
trouble early this morning, that he had
sent Mr.. j. w. Times, their bookkeeper,
10 consult with President Schmulbach,
and get permission to extend their
track temporarily over the Bridge
Company's ground. Mr.. Schmuloach
granted this request, with the under
standing that their track would remain
there until some proposition was sub
mitted and agreed upon with the
Wheeling line, and thas the Bellaire line
was then TO remove their track over the
fifteen foot space whenever requested
by the Bridge Company. This took
place Saturday, and last night near
midnight while the men with torches
were hard at work Mr.. Schmulbach
went over and countermsnded his or
der.
II could not be learned what reason
induced the change OF mind on Mr..
schmulbach's part, but 10 10 hinted that
some antagonlsm exists between the
Bridge Company aud the Wheeling
line. Manager LOTUS was al the scene
OF activity late last night but said
nothing in regard TO the matter. Work
after this was discontinued, although
Mr.. Jolly stated that ne could hardly
persuade the men from completing the
connection. About half past twelve this
morning workmen had started TO take
up the track which they had put down,
and to repair the tearing up OF the road
they had done early in the night The
fence was put back in It's former place,
and Mr.. Jolly wished to state that on
the opening Of the new line on Tuesday
the cars will only run as far
as the end OF their track at
this point and then return. 1t
was intended TO connect the tracks, so
that the cars might run over both the
systems on Tuesday, but this plan will
not be followed because OF the turn OF
affairs last night. Mr.. Jolly also an
nounced that the Wheeling line had In
their agreement with the new company
granted them the privilege to make the
connection and that this Company would
be held responsible for any damage or
miscarriage OF plans.