The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-26

The Kicking on the ferry and bridge
settlement continues and appears to be-
come more vigorous us the Islanders
become more c1nyersant with the terms
of the agreement. The hardest kick
ers are the people who are left with
good sized bunch q ferry tickets, and
sgme u them promise TO make things
Interesting FOR the defunct-igrry com
pany Tickets we're sold uP 70 Satur-
day and when the holders went down
to crnss the river Sunday aud found
the Charleston Ind ceased 10 rln, few
senta cuss words were INDUCED in.
Yesterday afternoon the directors OF
tie ferry company went to the bridge
alice and demanded settlement for
the franchise. the terms agreed upon
being $1,000 for the franchise, payable
upon delivery OF the goods" The
ferry people nrst sought Superintend-
crt Lawson. Of the suspension bridge.
aud found him willing and then went To
C7nsuit Superintendent burftNS 81 ths
Wheeling RrIdEr ComPuI.S' VINO
thought II best To- first consult the d.
F.rt1Gs gf his bridge and they; AFTER
hurried consultation, decided that the
Ferry people wcrc guilty Of undue haste
IN the mlyter and suggested that II was
best that the ferry compa1ES Attor-
ney and their attorney meet and draw
Up the articles OF transfer before the
money was paid over
some Of the Islanders are well salts
fed with the settlement, but. There are
many who claim that they have been
dealt with unfairly, by the ferry direc-
tors The meeting OF the stOckhold-
rfs. II one IS held. will be breezy one
and many unkind things will probably
be said. The meeting has notsyst been
called and it Is said that the directors
viii not call one.
THE stockholders don't need 10 know
the inside facts Of the settlement and
can learn all there Is Of interest through
the reports OF the papers these are
the words used by one Of them while in
an angry mood last night i.t
Last evening at i O'Clock the nttor-
neys Of the two corporations met and
drew up the papers which prevent the
Islanders from running a ferry betweeH
tho north end OF the Island and Fink
street. These we're signed at oace and
Mr.. Dunlevy OF the Wheeling Bridge
Company paid over to the ferry direc-
tors the 81 900 for which the ferry fran
chlss is surrendered to the bridge COM
paaies
An Intelllgencer reporter saw a gem
tlclran who has been on the inside OF
the ferry compromise deal at every
stage, and he says that the settlement
just contaminated will rcmain:in effect
from the first OF July at least until the
first Of October At that tine the
bridge companies will have determined
whether the Arrangement they have
made is one that will prove remuncra-
tive or not. II not. there viii be certain
changes made that will bring the ,tevc-
nue. u the bridges up TO the paying ba-
sis. The settlement with the Island
people provides that the arrangement
Just entered into shall continue for a
period OF ten years. after which the
bridges are Mt liberty to charge Island
people rate OF toll higher than S. per
year, II they desire It. II at the end OF
tire" months IL Is found that the new
schedule wlI not be rtnunerattve to
The bridges, they nre Mt liberty to raise
prI.ng on that part Of their traffic which
traa not conflict with the regular Island
traffic. tile rate Of toll for which 10 TO
continue on the basis OF IS per year
The transient rate VIII remain at one
cen, por trip, and for the present the
oil system ut issuing sixty tickets for
ahy cents Will be continued for the BEN
of, n tho7e Islanders who do not use
tha bridge SIX times a day. The people
"ho use the bridge hut two trips day
can buy these books and pay but SO
year Tor toll. s. less than those who
buy the now book.
Last niEht number Of the ferry
stockholders we're said to have come to-
Fa'Hrr Tor the purpose or calling Il
meeting " stockholdrrs for this even
inr II " said they determined to send
0u' q notice OF The meeting this morn
~ ana spread broadcast on the Island
hundreds NJ posters calling attention Ia
TO meeting They aye said 10 be pre-
I.ur 10 protest rnrrE"t!cllly against
i-r u'.pn al their board Of directors In
making what they term az WRfayefabe
"''.rnnnt with the bridges The
meeting n held, vii! be q lively one
without doubt, a8 there S. q very large
Proportion Of the Islanders who are
"H0rr uuplrlvHHt things Of the board
NJ directors N tho ferry company who
'nannnrcd tho deal by which the Char
las,1n wont 10 the bank.