The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-05
TO NORTH WHEELING.
The Electrical Railway Company
will try a Loop Track
IF IT CAN GET THE RIGHT OF WAY.
Up Market to Fifth and Thence to
Main will be Run as an Experiment.
1t Involves some Novel Features OF
Construction, but has been Pro-
nounoed Practicable by an Eugi'
neOr,

Yesterday an INTELLIaENoER man was
told that the Wheeling Railway Com
pauy had decided to apply to council at
ita next meeting for the right OF way
for a loop track to reach North Wheel
ing the proposed line being from Tenth
street to Fifth on Market, down Fifth
to Main, and thence to Jonathan's
rayine by parallel double tracks,
So emphatic had been the express
sions as to the impracticability OF this
route by the officials OF the company,
that this story scarcely seemed credible
on first hearing, but the reporters in
formapt declared that an engineer
skilled in street railway work had gone
over the proposed route carefully, and
had pronounced it practicable, though
not desirable, II q certain line OF con-
struction could be adopted on Fifth
street, 80 as to somewhat ease the
grade.
A reporter called on Mr.. A.. NJ. Jolly
and asked him about this report, and
he readily confirmed it. He said the
directors had decided to try this ii they
could secure the right Of way, but he
did not seem entirely clear in his own
mind as to the workings Of the road on
thegrade there,
Fifth street has all along been con-
sideged for many reasons a preferable
route to any other. Seventh street,
which was talked OF, is very steep, and
IL q paved street. Besides, from its
direct connection between Main street
and the National road, it must always
be n popular route Tor vehicles, 80
that a track thors would be a serious
interference. The most insurmountable
objection, however, Ia that 10 go no
farther than Seventh street would
neither benefit Market street much nor
relieve Main street Of the double track
to.G great extent.
Mr.. Jolly explained that the new plan
Is to modify tho grade slightly at Mar
ket and Fifth, so as not TO start down
too sudden a slope, and then run the
track close to the curb line at each
bend, 90 aA TO give Us large q curve as
possible. BY doing this it is thought
that the greater part of the serious diff
flculty can DO overcome. Mr.. Jolly
spoke of the plan, however. judging by
his tone, as rather an experiment, In
fact he said hewas the last OF the board
to acquiosce in the proposal, and then
he did 80, not 80 much because his
judgment was convinced as because he
did not want to seem to stand out un-
reasonably.
He said the company regarded the
North End as a piece OF territory which
IL could afford to the bestit possi-
bly, could, and when 1t found 1t could
not have the double tracks on Main
street it began to cast about for tho
next best thing, and this is the result.
Everybody will recognize at onCe
that il this plan goes through all the
advantages desired will be secured to
Market and Main streets and tho North
End generally, as well as to the commu-
nifty at lurge, and it is to be hoped that
when the ordinance is presented to
Council it will be promptly adopted, 80
that the improvement may DO pushed
to completion.
Yesterday all the main line street
cars ran through to Benwood over the
new track, and this new arrangement
worked like u charm. Better time is
made on the extension, besides doing
away with the annoyance of transfer.
ring at the barn. Hereafter all cars
will run through. Travel was very
heavy yesterday, and several OF the