Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-02-08
BELLAIRE

A conference was held in this city
yesterday afternoon between Judge
J. III. Collins and David Lee, b. & o.
officials, and q committee appointed by
City Council, together with several
( leading citizens, in regard TO the Bel
mont street crossing case. Some time
ago the city's committee made prOpO-
sition 20 the B. & O. Company prOpOs-
ing a grade crossing on Belmont street
and a new steel bridge over the tracks
OF the b. & O. on Union street, the city
to assume cgarge aud control OF the
bridge after it was built and the b. X
+ O. 20 keep uD the crossing on Belmont
street as other crossings are kept up.
Since that proposition was made the
Supreme Court of the United States de-
cided the case that was pending, where
in the b. g. o. II. r. Co. had obtained a
Judgment of $4,000 damages in the
United States District Court for this
crossing, aud the Supreme Court Of the
United States decided that judgment
not valid and remanded the case back
to the State Courts for trial. The con-
. ference yesterday was held TO see IL an
agreement could not be reached and
further litigation prevented. The OFF,
cials presented the proposition made TO
the company some time ago by the city,
IN which the company had made
some alterations; they also presented
two plans for q bridge on Union street
one for a higher bridge than the
! present one, but with longer approaches;
the other a smaller superstructure.
These plans and proposition and the
city's proposal were discussed for a few
hours aud an agreement was reached.
The company agrees 20 establish grade
crossing on Belmont street, and to
build the small bridge on Union street,
above metiOned. The matter Of a
Waterman 81 the crossing was left un-
settled. The City Committee agreed %
call meeting OF City Council for last
evening, 20 consider the ratification Of
the agreement, the b. 81 o. officials
present having been given authority 20
act FOR their company In closing the
agreement.
Mrs. Platt Bremen, OF the Fourth
ward, went TO ST. Clairsville yesterday
toask the Probate Court TO pass judg-
ment In regard 90 the sanity of her
husband. Mr. Bremen has been treat
ing his family quite harShly for some
time past, aud Mrs. Bremen attributes
his acrions 20 arrangement O.! the mind.
Bremen was arrested and placed In the
city Jail, but is 90 ce taken 20 st.
ClairsviIle pending the action Of Court.
Mrs. Ward, Of the Second ward, COM
planned az police headquarters yester-
DAY that a man named Charles Miller
had stolen 500 from her house, and
that Miller had went 20 Wheeling.
Marshal johnson telophOned 20 Wheel
ing Chief OF Police, but nothing def
mite had been learned last evening as
70 the whereabouts Of the accused or
the missing money.
II young couple desire 70 be mar
ried so the e.. A. IL. Fair this month,
they should address A. Porter6eld, or
Jones or Fred Grim for particulars Of
the prize 20 be awarded.
People living on the Iowlands were
alarmed at the rapid rise la the river
yesterday, bur toward evening the rise
was not SO rapid aod their fears were
allayed 90 some extent.
Cold. d. Dubois, ofEnoyvine, Tenn,
who has been visiting his brother here,
has sold out his business sc Knoxville
and Will probably locate in this city.
The Board OF Directors Of the Etna
Manufacturing Company met yeSter-
day and reelected owen Meehan Pres
ident.
b. & o. trains were late yesterday on
account OF a waShOut at C.ayuck, on
the Central Ohio division.
Miss Maggie BoneySteeie, Of the First
ward, is quite sick with pneumonia.
Guy Bros. MinstrelS are billed 70 APP
pear at the Elysian Friday evening.
"A woman paid a fine for plain drunk
ct the MAYORS Court yesterday.
The c. g. P. pay car is expected here
to-day.
Mrs. Jacob Dusa is on the sick list.
Another Bank Goes Under.
RoME, February 6--The Banca AssociR-
sziope Of FlOrenca has failed. It's habihtiss
amount 70 1900, O40 lire. It's suspected that
the bank supply Oh the concern is fraudu-
lenaand the manager and cashier have