The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-07-08

An important meeting oil tle Guy
.,nncll committee on wharyes was held
,.sr evening before council met, Chair
man OMalIey, Messrs, Maxwell, Dob
hins and Woidebusch present, The
,oootjpg was for the purpose OF consid'
e,inp tic drawing up and recommend
inc to council of an ordinance granting
tho Pittsburgh, Wheeling & Kentucky
Railroad Company tue right to build q
voll along the river front, so that they
will have room to build a new and
modern passenger station on the site
Of the present entirely inadequate and
ondouated structure. A number OF
Gentlemen representing interests con.
earned were present. including Chief
Engineer Becker, OF the Pennsylvania
,ond who came down from Pittsburgh
toattend the meeting; w, z, Hubbard,
,ebresentiug the Pewikyi Whartmaster
G,,ekard and Alfred Caldwell, who
looked after the river interests, and
others
Engineer Becker submitted
NEW DRAWINGS
for the consideration of tho committee
spd explained them, in the tiut plans
proposed by the railway people, the
wharf would DO encroached upon about
,wenty.one feet ut d point opposite the
present depot building, In the new
plans this is decreased nearly thirteen
feet. Tho wall is proposed to be run to
a point on Water street opposite the
Windsor alley, and atits highest point
would bo nine or ten feet high, with q
movable iron fence on top for the
safety Of passengers and the railroad
employees. This, however, Can DO re-
moved easily during high water when
steamboats, would be compelled to tie
alongside it, 1t was suggested that
iron rings be placed in the outer side of
the wall, SO that during high water
steamboat men would not be com.
PEELED to use the tracks for tic ing up,
TUE NEW PLAN
provides for a retaining wall cast Of the
tracks above the station proper; this 10
made necessary as the plans now under
consideration throw the easternmost
Track considerably further in from the
river than at first proposed, and the
wall is needed to prevent slides along
the steep declivity just above the depot.
T, Mr.. James Hawley, property owner
on Eleventh street, appeared before the
committee and wanted IN assurance
that the rear Of his, property would be
made accessible by an alley. The plans
call for an alley in the rear OF his pro-
rerty but Mr.. Hawley wanted the com.
miitee to bring this matter into the or.
dinanco so that tho railroad could not
close up tho alley ut its will Messrs,
Becker and Hubbard explained that
now his property 10 not accessible in
the rear, aud that the building Of the
new station will be
A GOOD THING FOR HIN.
Alter o great deal Of discussion M
DObbius, Of the committee, offered
motion that an ordinance be drawn up
in accordance with the plans sub
nitted and recommended to council
for passage. At tho suggestion OF
Colonel White, city solicitor, counsel
representing the river interests and
the railroad company will be present
when he draws up tho ordinance.
Captain Crockard was seen after the
meeting aud asked If the wall as shown
in the new plans would encroach on tho
harbor limits established by the United
States engineers. He said that he did
not believe 4! would, but could not say
80 definitely until the stakes are driven
showing how far out on the wharf it
will 80.