Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-01-17
THO ISLAND PEOPLE
SAY THEY WILL NOT SusMIT 70 TsE NEW
TOLL RAfES
Ons Cent Fare Talked Of BY tie Stree, Rail.
way Company and Ferry Lanes Pm
posst Ualsss Tolls Are Reduced.

The lSland people and tho bridge
com panies seem to be just as far as
ever from coming to any agreement
ABOUT the new toll schedule, and the In
ulgnation over on tho Island is Just as
high as 1t has been, II not higher.
The committee appointed a. the citl.
<ens' meeting to confer with the bridge
companies met n committee OF the d.
reetors OF the Wheeling Bridge Comma.
ny at the bridge Office last night and
presented it's side OF the case. For the
orldge company there were present
directors Dickey, Hess, Speidel aud
farks, while the citizens committee
was represented by MeSsrs Sommer-
VINE, Hearne, McGregor, Noble, Mccoy
ana Jones. The committee told the
orldge representatives in pretty plain
language what the Island people thought
OF the new schedule, aud stated that the
company might rest assured that the
people would never submit TO the new
rates, but that some means would
be provi6ed to enable them
TO reach the city without
crossing the bridges. The Bridge Com.
mlttee haa little TO say. A few OF them
had something to say in defense OF the
new rates, while others said nothing at
all. After long conference the Com
mittee agreed TO lay the whole matter
before the Board OF Directors OF the
wheeling Bridge Company. and let the
tull Board take any action which il
might see fit.
The same action was taken on Mon
day by the Committee from the Wheel
Ing and Belmont Bridge Company, but
rs yet they have not communicated To
the Citizens Committee anything in re-
gard TO their action.
In tho mean time the Indignation OF
the Island people is being manifested in
many ways. They seem determined
not TO pay the new rate and there is
much talk OF ferry line. which the
people say they will use and de-
prive tue bridge companies entirely OF
all business from the Island people.
Two or three parties are contemplating
putting In ferry boats and IL Is probable
that 50 long as the people remain In
their present frame OF mind, they
would be well patrouized.
Another scheme 10 prevent the paw
ing OF tribute tn the bridges has been
devised aud may be put into practice
by the street railway company Tho
company Is said to be contemplating
a reduction Of fare between Wheeling
and the Island TO one cent. As the
railway company pays the bridge com
pany by the year, regardless OF the
number OF passengers IL carries. IL
could do this aud by so doing would
carry all the passengers who would
rather pay cent TO ride across the
bridge than TO pay the same To walk
across.
Many of the people who are renting
houses on the Island say thew will move
away before they Will pay the new tolls.
One gentleman said last night to a
REGISTER reporter that probably 300 or
400 families would move of the Island
10 the spring II the rates are not re-
duced. So far there seems to be no dis
position on the part OF the bridge com
panies to make any change In the Lew
schedule, but what effect the action Of
the Island people may have on them re-
mains 10 be seen.
The new tickets are out and are now
being sold. They are put up in books
Of sixty tickets esch and sell for 80
cents. The tickets are good over any
OF the four bridges. The Wheeling
Bridge Company is preparing to build a
new dollhouse on the Wheeling end Of
the steel bridge over the main river. Ii
will be similar TO the one now in use and
just across the roadway from 1t, and
viii be used 80 that no person can get
by without paying his toll.