Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-11
RAISED A "EICK."
ISLAND PEOPLE VIOLENTLY OBIECr TO raE
NEW TOLL SCaEDULS
AID have Called Mass Meeting hr This Even
ing to See What Can Be Doas About
h-Wha, the Rate Is and Bow
It Will Work.

The announcement in the morning
papers, yesterday, that the two bridge
companies owning the bridges over the
river, had agreed upon q rate OF toll Of
one cent per trip for males over twelve
years and that monthly family tickets
would be abolished at the expiration OF
present month, created quite a To-, OF
excitement on the Garden Spo, during
the day. About every citizen one
met from that side OF the rlver
was prepared TO demonstrate that his
toll per annum, under the new regula.
ton, paying one cent trip, would be
from twice as much TO several times "A
much as IL had been FOR his whole
family, and one man figured out that he
would have to pay $4,000 year under
the new rate, whereas he paid but SIX
dollars by the old Arrangement. there
being two grown sous 10 his family.
another man declared he would give nm
MS Island house, as he could not stand
tue ADDITION, on top OF rent, taxes, etc.
ana another said be would do the same
In the afternoon movement was set
on loot 10 have a public meeting this
evening, In the hall IN the new Myers
oIock' at South Penn and Virginia
streets, and call for such a meeting
appears elsewhere in this issue.
The point OF the objection TO the nc "
rate OF toll, as IL appeared Yesterday
ana last evening, was that even AT A
minimum OF travel for adult males. the
rest OF the family passing free, the toll
would amount To twenty-five per cent.
more under the new rate than under the
Ola. Ihat Is to say, II 4 man came TO
the city In the morning, and went back
al night, he would pay two cents
d Jay or sixty cents month, N he
went TO dinner aud return, he would
pay Tour cents day, or Sl.2O a month,
ana II he came over again after supper.
ana returned, as many do, he would
pay six cents day, or Sl.sO "A month.
II thcre should be son in the family
over twelve, then the rate for that
family would be doubled, " two sons
multiplied by three, and so on, until
one family with five sons living at
home, crossing four times day-and
there are several OF such families
would pay s. 20 month, or $50 year, II
cent was paid each time, or 80 n
month or So year, buying 10 quaint
ties at discount, whereas, even with
each taking out family ticket at pres
ent, they would pay total OF aut
$50 year. TO be sure, this
VIII be reduced by buying
tickets In quantities, sixty for
SOC, or one hundred and twenty for 81.
that being the rate OF discount arranged
10y the Bridge Companies. Buying a
dollars worth OF tickets at time, they
would last a man Just month II he
crossed four times day, and would
thus come 10 So year. or double the
Old family rate.
The Kick took various forms during
the day and evening, and there were
several impromptu gatherings OF ciu-
zens last evening at the drug stores and
groceries to talk over tho matter and
see what could be done about 70. There
were good many inquiries a the toll
houses OF both bridges, also, during the
day.
The new toll card, Issued yesterday,
is as follows:
Women and children are free.
"Nales over T. years Of age, one cent;
one way over one bridge.
"All vehicle toll ia based on 3 cents
for each horse and driver, one way over
one bridge.
Foot and vehicle tickets will DE sold
in quantities, at discount, by toll
receivers.
cattle, cents each; hogs. . cents
each; sheep, ! cent each; one way over
one bridge"
The Bridge COMPANIES claim that
from this standpoint the rate Is all
right, that it bears equally on all per-
sons, that tine system has stood years Of
a test 40 Pittsburg aud elsewhere. ard
that 10 has features which out 10 com
mend themselves TO the public They
say the change was made only after a
considerable and careful study Of the
situation. and representatives. OF the
seem 70 think the new ar
rangement will DO a good thing all
around.
Mr.. II. II. Dunlevy. OF the Wheeling
Bridge Company, was seen by REGIS
TER reporter. Said he: with the
general charge OF 30 cents per month
FOR each family, there has heretofore
been an unjust discrimination against
the people who seldom use the bridge.
1t Is manifestly unfair 20 charge the
same price for family Of, say two per-
sons, who probably come to town once
q day, and a family % seven or eight,
who use the cridgs every day. Then
again, the present system leads %
great deal OF confusion. II would re-
qulre a man with two brains % deter
mine the proper persons 70 pass over the
bridge without paying; whereas, " each
male passenger hands a cent or "a ticket
70 the toll collector, it doesn't require