Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-11-16

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upon the Company by the Board,
calling attention to the condition Of the
pavement and ordering its repair; and
in view of this alleged state OF facts,
the Board asked that all further re-
quests of the Railway Company and its
affilating corporations for franchises or
favors from the city be refused until
the rules and regula tions of the Board
had been complied with.
Yesterday Chairman Milligan, Of the
Committee on Streets. Alleys and
| Grades, called a joint session Of the
Committee and Board for last night,
number of property owners on the
portion Of Zane street involved being
also summoned to appear. The rail-
way officials, City Engineer, prop
erty owners, and Messrs. MILL
gan, Dobbins and Robinson,
of the Committee, assembled in the
chamber Of the First Branch OF Couh-
Gil, but none of the members OF the Is.
p. w. appeared, and it was freely as
serted son the quiet" that the influence
! OF members OF the Board had been ex-
erted TO keep quorum OF the Com
mittee away. However this may be,
nothing could be done, and the three
Committeeman present signed
| call for special session Of Council!
on Friday evening, when 1t Is IN
tended to recall the ordinance from the
Committee and Board and tight 1t
out" as one gentleman expressed 1t last
night, in open session.
Meanwhile the west end of Zane
street, for distance approximating
| five hundred feet, is torn up and Is al
most impossible, and to have it in that
condition during the bad and cold
weather, which is now probably upon
us for good, would be an outrage
to the general public, and particu-
larly TO those travelling to and from
Bridgeport Every consideration OF
public policy would dictate that the
differences existing between the b. L.
w. and the street railway people should
| be reconciled as soon as possible, or II
allowed 10 continue, not allowed to
stand in the way of the prompt restora-
ton of this important street to good
condition. The Street Railway Company
! IS anxious TO proceed with the work OF
putting down its tracks, that cars may be
run directly between the city and
Rridgeport, but as long as the matter is
in the hands of a Committee which
| doesn't meet when called, slow progress
will be made either in settling the DIFF
ferences between the B. p. w. and the
! Company or in restoring the street to
! its proper condition.
| The communication addressed by the
Railway Companies to Council says,
among other things
,.Your petitioners, the Citizens Railway
| Comnanv and the Wheeling Railway Com
Dany. respectfully call the attention OF
! your honorable body TO the west end OF
! Zane street from the street car barn at
Huron street to the new bridge OF the
/ Wheeling q Belmont Bridge Company,
and urgently ask that prompt actlon De
! taken pernitting-oniy permittng-the
street 10 be rapidly put IN good order so
! that il can be used during the coming win
! ter both for traflc by teams and by street
cars. -,- -.
/ 5one nv the CITY. hut so great is the incon-
veniance and loss that may be occasionec
! IN private interests by obstruction or delay
! that your petitioners and the said bridge
company are willing to bear tho entire eX-
pense rather than for the work TO De post
/ poned aud the use OF the street ana orldge
kept troublesome or hazardous
! =
uTbe street was some years ago indiffer-
| e,,It, naved with cobble stones, bat 1t has
besn neglected. and is now in very bad
conditio3-a condition which has been
made worse nv being dug up some weeks
400 for the RELAXING of the tracks Of the
/ Citizens Railway Company-a work which
vas stunned bv order of the Board OF Pub
lie Works TO await the granting Of proper
"An agreement has been made between
the Wheeling Railway Company lessee OF
the Citizens Railway Company and the
Wheeling add Belmont d ldge Company,
whereby they will unite 10 bearing tle
evnense of making the I'll necessary 10
49, The street or bridge ap roach up TO
the Established grade, and whereby they
will 40 the having with brick,as herein set
forth If nermisslon is promptly granted 10
make the improvements herein asked for.
.sHeretofore there have been two tracks
On Tho rack River bride; now there are
three The street cars are 10 De confined
IN the two outside tracks. Heretofore the
street railway tracks, after leaving the
bridge. continued double: ana came TO-
gsther into one track al frog ABOUT 4fO
feet east of the bridge. Now the compa-
MES desire the continuance OF the double
track approach the full distance OF about
5t;0 feet or 100 feet further from the bridge
70 Huron street, so located that the north
track shall be continuous on Zane street,
and the south track shall, st the intersec-
ton Of Zane and Huron streets, turn south
ward. uniting in Huron street with the
track OF the Wheeling Railway Company.
0There can be no doubt that this plan will
render the tracks more convenient Tor the
public as well US for the street railway
companies. because it will permit teams TO
mass on the bridge approach without turn
ing out of the tracks, and will 90 away
( with the frog in Zane street, and with the
DISTRACTIONS to travel occasioned by It's use.
The extension of the double track. and The
connection in South Huron street aereln
asked for. have the sanction OF al the
property owners abutting on both sldes OF
Of Zane street opposite the proposed I'M
proyements; and all Of the aoutung
owners, except three, approve also OF rais-
| ing the surface up 10 the established grade
on the bridge approach"