The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-12
THE ISLAND HAS SPOKEN
In no Uncertain Tone Of Voice,
Regarding Bridge Tolls.
NIGHTS ROUSING MEETING

NIGHTS R0USlNG MEETING
WAS. Attended by All Who Could Get
Into the Small Hall-Numbers Wcrc
Turned Away-A Movement With.
Were Named, Who at Once Got
Down to Work.
Never probably in the history OF that
usually quiet and orderly part OF the
city, known v~ariously as the Garden
Spot" Seventh ward and Island, has
there been a gathering in which there
was SO much intense interest manifest
ed nor such a large attendance. The
occasion was the mass meeting OF the
citizens of the ward in the hall over
Burt's drug store, on Virginia street,
for the purpose of taking steps for the
protection Of the interests of the people.
in regard to tolls on both the bridges
from the Island to the city.
Shortly after 7 o'clock the hall was
packed to suffocation, there being prob
ably $50 men present. Nearly that
number we're unable to obtain admit
lance, and had to forego the pleasure of
giving vent to their sentiments regard
ing the two bridge corporations.
The meeting was called to order at
1880 o'clock by Mr.. Nelson Noble, who
named for chairman of the assemblage
DR.. E. G. Meyers, who was installed on
fl,a Nlo4for,, F.. u,6inI, u-oo aoecnon hoy of
uncertain strength. by a unanimous
vote. Upon taking the chair the doc
tor made an extended statement OF tho
situation as it exists, and called atten-
ton to the fact that a heavy blow at the
Island has been aimed and let fly at its
citizens by the two bridge companies
recent action. He called upon the citi-
zens present for suggestions as to what
is best to be done.
A number of gentlemen responded at
more rless length. Some were in favor.
Of at once appealing to council to con-
denim one OF the bridges, SO that the
people of the Seventh ward would not
have to pay to cross TO the Second ward.
MIR. McGregor said that he had had
some experience with the city council
regarding Island interests, and he was
confident the Island would be ignored
on any appeal hat should be mad
Mr.. James z. Maxwell, q member of
council from the Island, next spoke. In
his opinion the proposition TO first 80
before council with any proposition or
appeal is entirely wrong at the time
the new bridge was being built there
was 4 movement on the part OF Island
residents looking toward free foot pas
sage, and the best terms that could be
secured from the bridge company was
that the city pay the company $4,000 a
year for thirty years, q total of 100000,
and at tho end OF chat time the bridge
would be free for foot passage. The
proposition was shut down on. The
people of the Island should remember
that tho Seventh ward has but five rep
resentatives in council and the rest OF
the city has thirty-seVen, and 1t IS hard
ly probable that 100000 vii! be voted
so as to insure free loot passage. His
first seen, and if nothing could be done
there, a committee see the city council.
(Cries OF fright" and "no.")
Mr.. j.. B. Sommervllle was called Tor
loudly and responded. My platform
tonight" said the speaker, Consists OF
but one plank, (referring to the soap
box)-that is free toll for the citizens of
the Seventh ward. That is the practi-
cal question, and we should go at it in a
rArnrfINn! II W. - nnd Is nnrhanG we ran
pmaEe terms With tho citv and mavbe
80 He could SOC NO diCicultv in
tdeolino Win both conncil and the
hr;daa c~omnonies have two committees,
onafottraat With the two BRIDGE cor,
nnrot;one ond onothor 70 nresent the
puastion ~ frea toll. before ]counciI
TIbe rarant action of the hridoe com
nanias NAV he the means of b]rinoinp
prnm;nantiy befora tho naonla the i'm,
rorta oof freo toll Tha 6nastion should
hho daoIt with in q nracticaI Lnsiness-like
NC The citizans Of the Seventb ward
shonld stand d]etiantIv and thew
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citi2ans Of the ward can yerv soon BRING
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