Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-06
4 CLOSE INSPECTION
OF The ROUTE TO BE COVERED By IHE
ELM GROVE EXTENSION,
Mads BY Council Committees, Yssierday-SOns
Amendments to the Ordinance Suggested.
Another Meeting Tonight.

The Council Committees on Railroads
and Streets. Alleys and Grades assem-
bled in chamber of the First Branch Of
Council, at half past three o'clock yes
terday afternoon, to commence the con-
sideration of the ordinance submitted
by the Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail-
road Company, and providing for an
extension OF their line in the eastern
portion of the city, to enable them to
operate with electricity on the city pOr-
ton Of their line.
Mr.. f. NJ. Milligan was selected as
chairman OF the joint session, and bust
ness was commenced by reading the or
dinance for general information. A
large map of the portion Of the city,
showing the proposed line, was on hand
for the inspection Of the gentlemen,
and II was closely examined by those
present as the reading progressed.
After the reading of the ordinance
had been completed there was a short
discussion Of the matter, and then a
resolution was adopted to make an i'm
mediate inspection OF so much OF the
proposed route as had not been covered
by the Committee when former railway
ordinances were up for consideration.
The Committee left the City Hall q few
minutes after four o'clock, and spent
nearly two hours in going carefully over
the ground. Several amendments to the
ordinance were suggested, one calling
for fat rails, such as are In use else
where in the city, and another having
for it's object the avoidance OF a frog in
the centre of McCulloch street, which
some of the Committee thought would
be Objectionable as shown upon the
map. These and other amendments
will come up this evening, to which
time the Committees adjourned to meet
for a further consideration of the ordi-
nance.
The proposed extension commences at
the corner of Sixteenth and Eoff streets
and runs north on Eoff with a double
track to Fifteenth. There one line runs
east on Fifteenth TO McCullOCh, and
north on McCulloch to the bend in the
street, beyond the stock yards, whore 1t
joins the present Elm Grove track, but
leaves it again at Baker street, and
runs east 10 and across the creek
to the entrance to the Peninsula
cemetery. Coming back to Eoif and
Fifteenth, the track runs north on Eoff
10 Twelfth, down Twelfth to Chapline
and south on Chapline to Fifteenth
again, up which 1t runs TO Eoff, making
a loop, and at Chapline and Twelfth a
line runs north on Chapline to Eleventh
and west on Eleventh to Market,
where il ends. This will enable cars TO
leave the corner Of Market and Elev'
enth, u down Chapline to Fifteenth &,
east on Fifteen TO Eoff, south on Eotf
to Sixteenth, and east on Sixteenth and
McCulloch, while returning cars will
come west on Fifteenth TO EOff, north
on Eoff to Twelfth, and thence by way
OF Chapline and Eleventh to Market
street. The double track on EOff street,
between Fifteenth and Sixteenth will
also enable Elm Grove cars TO run one
way on Sixteenth street and the other
on Fifteenth, thus expediting business
on 'big days" and giving the public
corresponding benefits.
1t is understood the work OF putting
down the track will commence as soon
as the ordinance is passed by Council.