The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-12

Last evenings council was a record
breaker us far as railroad legislation is
concerned. Besides the ordinance
granting the over-the,riyer street rail-
way company right of way over certain
streets OF the city, the Pewiky wall and
passenger station ordinance was up and
acted upon. Besides these there were
the loop track ordinance, granting the
Wheeling Railway Company right OF
way on the South Side, and the North
Wheeling Glass Company ordinance
for a switch.
In the first branch the first business
presented for consideration was the or
dinance granting the right OF way for o
new electrical railway.
Mr.. Irwin thought the ordinance
should give way to more important
business, and moved to indefinitely
postpone. Mr.. Richards argued against
this at some length, The vote resulted
nine ayes to six uoes, and the motion
was declared adopted,
The ordinance giving the North
Wheeling Glass Company the right to
lay switch on Third street was then
taken up, with tho recommendation OF
the committee on railroads that 1t be
passed. It was passed without amend
ment.
In the second branch the committee
on wharves reported an ordinance
granting the Pittsburgh, Wheeling d
Kentucky Railway Company the right
to use portion Of the wharf, streets
and alleys for station purposes, includ.
ing retaining walls, tracks. etc, and
recommending its passage by council.
Mr., Cruise moved that consideration
OF the ordinance be postponed tempo
rarily, 90 that the report OF the confer
ence committee could be brought up.
The report OF the conference committee
recommended tho first branch amend
menh providing TINT the Wheeling
railway ordinance shall be in force
twenty years. This is the ordinance
granting the Wheeling railway right of
way on streets on the South Side so
that loop may be constructed to do
away with the South Jacob street
double tracks. The ordinance was then
read by its title in the second branch,
. and passed. The first branch con.
CURED.
Consideration OF the Pewiky ordi-
dance was then taken up again, and the
ordinance read three times. The ordi-
nance Is drawn on the recommends
tons OF the wharves committee, and the
grant only encroaches on tho public
landing about eight feet. The river in
terests werenotopposed to the ordinance.
Mr. Cruise offered an amendment to
be known US section 9, to the effect that
the railway company shell pay the city
$500 per annum, which shall be OK
pended in the maintenance Of the
wharf,
Mr.. Cruise spoke in favor of his amend
ment. Hothought the city should get
something out OF the deal, and $500 ia
very trifling sum for the railway com.
pany to pay for tho maintenance OF
the wharf. The city should receive
some compensation.
Mr.. Maxwell said II the railway had
been allowed the grant US at first pro-
posed it could have afforded to pay the
sum asked, but that now so much
greater expenditures arc in sight II
would have to decline the amendment.
Mr.. Cruise said he was surprised Mr..
Hubbard would want to give away 30
valuable q franchise for saving so small
sum.
Mr.. Brock was against the Cruise
amendment. He said for the first time
the river and railroad interests arc
allied, theproposed improvements really
improving the wharf
Mr.. Cruise said every citizen will ap
plaud the council II something Is ex-
tracted from the railway company for
the valuable franchise.
Mr.. Wheat said the increased amount
OF taxation would equal the amount
asked for.
Mr. Hubbard was allowed to DO
heard. He said $500 would be interest
on $1,000, and he doubted that the
company would be willing to pay it.
He spoke of the new plan adopted, in
volvlng much additional expense, more
than originally contemplated, includ-
inga long retaining wall, compelling
the company to buy additional prop
erty. The bare control of the Pewiky,
he said, is in the Pennsylvania com.
pany, yet the majority OF the directors
come from Wheeling; this, he said, is
fair treatment OF the city OF Wheeling.
Ali interested have como to the con.
clusion that there is now no infringe.
ment on the wharf that eau DO COM
planned OF by anyone. He said the
railway company gets very little
property from Wheeling, notat all worth
5000; the ground not worth $500. Tho
company, he said. proposes to expend
at least s50,0l0 for constructing the
station; principally because tho Wheel
ing people feel ashamed of the present
station buildings. 1t Is not IN invest
ment from which the company will So
euro an income.
The amendment was then voted upon
and resulted In its being defeated. On
the vote ON the adoption OF tho ordi-
nance the vote was unanimously for II.
Tho Pewiky ordinance came tip In tho
FIRST branch after 1t had been Disposed
Of in tho second. Mr.. Hubbard OK.
planned the proposed improvements,
showing that tho public landing will DO
encroached on but eight foot. Tho first
reading passed without incident, neil
ther were there any on the second and
Il was then read by tts title, and voted
upon. The vote for 1t was unanimous.
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