Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-01-07
MODEL ELECTRIC Road
WILL WHEELING HAVE WHEN THE IMPROVE,
NENFS ARE COMPLETED.
The Line Will Probably be Extended to Bridge,
port aad Possibly Bellaire-Other Contam-
plated improvements New Cars.

are now making and others Whlch we
have in contemplation, are completed,
Wheeling will have street car service
second to none in the United States"
This was the remark made to REG
1srEE reporter by President Jolly, OF
the Citizens Railway Company, yester-
day, and it certainly looks like the
company will spare no expense to give
patrons the service promised. Presi-
dent Jolly stated further that it is the
intention to give five minutes service
on the big loop and on the Island.
Wherever possible there will be double
tracks, with good cars and sufficient
power.
For some time past it has been ru-
mored that the company will ask the
Council of Bridgeport for the right OF
way for tracks through that town as far
west as the Wheeling Creek coal mines,
about one mile beyond the corporate
limits. President jolly admitted that
the matter was contemplated, but
stated that no action has yet been
taken, and could not say when the prop
osition would be made TO the Bridge
port Council. 1--WE will make an effort, ]"
he said, ''to extend our tracks to any
place where there are people to reach.
The Bellaire extension is also a posi-
biity of the future, although 1t may be
some time before it assumes tangible
shape" In order to reach Bridgeport,
tracks will be laid over the proposed
new bridge between the Island and
Bridgeport, the contract for which
will be awarded within few days.
A double track will be laid over the
proposed line, and also over the present
route to Martins Ferry, north OF the
Etnaville bridge. In Benwood the
double track has been completed be-
tween the barn and Whiteman's, and the
work of track laying has been aoan-
doned until spring. President Jolly
states that all routes for double track
in the North End have been carefully
considered, and the company has been
forced to the conclusion that the Main
street route is the only practicable one.
He expressed the hope that property
owners along that street would with
draw their objections, in which event
the company would make the improve
ment at considerable outlay. With
double tracks throughout the different
divisions of the road the company will
abolish the present annoying transfer
system. Wheeling cars will run
through to Benwood, and Martins Fer
nv aud Bridgeport cars will also run
through to this city without change.
1t is mora than probable that the
tracks will be placed under the b. IL 0.
tracks at the upper Benwood crossing.
The company's civil engineer has ex-
amined the place, and the idea is found
to be entirely practicable. 1t would re-
ouire considerable grading, and it is
probable that the i. 81 o. company and
the city of Benwood both OF which
would be benefited thereby, will be
asked TO pay part of the expense. This
is the point where so many fatal acct
dents have occurred.
Work on the new power house at
Forty-second street is being pushed to
completion, and it will be in operation
within thirty days, if the weather does
not prevent. The three large boilers
are now being placed in position, and all
of the machinery is awaiting shipment
The plant will be equipped with three
boilers and three $50 horse power en-
gines Of the most improved pattern. 1t
will have a duplicate capacity, and
room for more machinery in case it is
needed. The plant will be in every re-
spect model one. The machinery will
furnish power enough to operate sixt
cars with ease.
Eight of the fifteen new cars ordeeu
have already arrived, and four ave
been out on the road for q day Ortwo.
They are OF a handsome pattert, two
feet longer than the old cars, am so lar
have given complete satisfaction. Tue
remaining cars are expected 20 arrive
to-day. As the new cars are piSceu on
the line, the old ones will be Withdrawn
and repainted and repairedthrougnout;
President Jolly promises that the OLD
complaint about the abse0ce OF heaterS
will cease to exist afer the present
cold season. The car Will De heated
by some electrical devce, or with stoves,
more probably the fG'mer This would
have been done this season but for the
fact that the new @rs arrived late' ana
the power is not sufficient to operate
the cars with electrical heaters.
AN cars haze been changed to the
single trolley system, which has been
foupd to possess many points OF advan-
tare over TIE old. The single trolley
wires baveeeen stretched on the Island
and MarAn's Ferry division, and also
along tht south bound tracks on the
loon, For several days the cars have
been .onning down Main street, and
the sgvice has been unsatisfactory, ow-
ing % the delays caused by waiting on
imIrovised switches. The work will
becompleted within few days.
From the peculiar geographical sit
dation of Wheeling and its suburban
Towns" said President Jolly, There is
not better street railway city in the
country. The road is well patronized
in its present unfinished and unsstisfae-
tory condition, and the patronage will
be much better when the Improvements
are completed. The company is spend
ing a large sum Of money to give the
citizens q good road, and we think we
ora m alsing a GOOD investment"