The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-06-06

Tho citycouncil committee on wharyes
met yesterday afternoon Ut o'clock at
the public building for the purpose OF
considering tine request OF the Powiky
road ior a slice OF the city's wharf in
order to secure ground Tor additional
tracks and 4 large and modern passen.
ger station building to replace the pres
eat diiapidaLed structure The mem
bers who were on hand We're: Chair.
man OMalley, Maxwell, Weidebusch
and Dobbins. Mossrs. PAUL aud Wheat
who are members OF this committee,
wer0 out OF the city
Mr., W, P. Hubbard, representing the
railroad company, showed a set OF draw
ings setting forth what is desired The
company want the committee on
wharyos TO grant them tho use Of addi.
tional space along the wharf, at the
widest point twenty-ono feet beyond the
outside rail OF the present track; from
that point the line OF tho proposed wal!
runs In straight line to tho one track
opposite Windsor alley. From the
twenty.one foot point tho amount Of
space taken up narrows down 10 eleven
feet at the upper end oil the station,
Alter Mr.. Hubbard had completed
his explanation, Capt. CroCkard, OF tho
whuriboat, observed that not month
ugo, he had occasion 10 use the part OF
tho wharf which the railroad people
want and which Mr.. Hubbard had
called Il "sOro.cyo spot" for thousand
kegs OF nails, and that it was often used
Tor wharfage business
Capt, CroCkGrd thought that instead
OF encrOachIng on the wharf the rail
road could get u grant from the city for
u part OF Water street Mr.. Hubbard
suggested that tho committee look at
the street and that possibly com
promise could be effected
Mr.. hubbard had the committee look
at tho situation from the 2j.ioot mark,
and said that the wharf business very
seldom got above that point, which is
above the outside OF tho proposed wall.
Mr.. CroCkard said the river had been
up tn the 25.foot mark once month
for some time.
The committee looked at the Water
street situation. Mr.. McGregor, one oil
the county commissioners, thought the
street property moro valuable than the
wharf, being used for q great amount OF
wagon traffic. Captain CroCkard rctort-
ed that tho wharf is also used for an
immense amount OF business.
I,,l. 4. 4 -,
committee decide to recommend grant
ing a portion OF Water street, he could
not at that time accept it.; he would
first have TO consult with Chief Engin-
Ger Becker, Of the railroad company,
and see whether it wouldbe practicable.
lie also read letter from Mr. Becker,
in which he gives reasons for slice Of
tho wharf, among them that the pres
ent trucks are entirely inadequate, only
one beingavailablo for handling passen-
ger trainG, while two side tracks now
above the station arc but 250 feet in
length, and hold only Jour passenger
cars; it is possible for but ono pas
senger train to arrive or depart ut any
ono time, the transfers are iuConvCni-
ent and tho freight business OF tho road
il Interrupted. Under the plans adopt
cd freight trains can proceed unintcr-
ruptedly, there being u track for them
alone. In the plans there is q short
spur track on tho inside Of the main
tracks for the use ofarriving and depart
ing Ohio River trains. Concluding Mr..
Becker wrote that he didn't sec any
other practicable plan to got the road
out OF is difficulties.
Mr.. Hubbard thought it would DO i'm
practicable for any attempt to push tho
proposed new building any further east
than as shown in tho plans, which
shows the east end to be on tho site OF
tho old stables east OF tho present pas.
scngcr station building.
Mr. Dobbins was in favor OF giving
the company what ground il needed, on
Water street, or part on Water and part
on the wharf. II twenty-onc feet is
taken of Water street it would leave
about thrty.fve or forty feet OF clear
street. Mr.. Hubbard, however, could
not act on such Il proposition, and tho
committee adjourned, to meet again
Thursday evening At $3.50 o'clock, when
Chief Engineer Becker will DO present,
and an endeavor made TO suit all the
parties concerned.
Some oil the Water street residents
will kick against any cnCrOaChment on
that thotoughfare.