Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-05-26

There has been a good deal OF guess
work in the various city papers, for sew
eral days past, regarding the new rates
of toll to be inauguratsd by the bridge
companies. July LIST. as result OF the
purchase OF the ferry franchise by the
bridge companies. and the winding up
of the affairs Of the Ferry Company.
The Bridge Companies have mean
while kept their own counsel, preferring
to say nothing for publication until the
arrangement with the Ferry Company
was fully consummated the papers
signed and the money paid over for the
ferry franchise. This was all done yes
terday, check for one thousand dol
lars for the ferry franchise being signed
and delivered to the representatives OF
the Ferry Company. and last evening
the first authentic statement as to what
the new schedule of tolls would be was
made to representative of the Regis
ter.
Both the other city papers have repeat
eddy published that under the new ar
rangement $40 tickets would be sold
for two dollars, leaving the public to
infer that these tickets would be good
until used up. The Registe: of Satur-
day morning said that but 500 tickets
would be so sold. and that they would
be only good for three months, when
| another block would have TO be pur-
| chased, but still the $40 story was relt-
Grated.
The Register is now able to state au-
thoritatively what the new toll schedule
will be. There will be no change in the
present schedule, in any respect, on July
! LIST, except as TO foot passengers resid-
| ing on the Island. For their exclusive
! use and benefit. coupon books of 500
| tickets will be placed on sale few days
| before the first of July. good for three
| months for the individual to whom they
are issued, and the price will be two
dollars, or sixty-six and two-third cents
| per month. These 500 tickets will al
| low the head of the family three trips
| to the city and three trips back home
/ daily. for every week day in the three
months, and there will remain thirty
| two tickets for use on Sundays. If all
| the tickets are used bsfore the expira
! ton of the three months, the holder of
| the book will have 20 pay the regular
| toll until the first OF the next month
when he can purchase a new book;
while. on the other hand, should
| he not use all the tickets in the
book, those remaining will be forfeited
to the Bridge Company. and will be
taken up when the new book is pur-
chased. Where the head Of the fam
| lily has book. boys between the ages
Of twelve and sixteen years will be pro-
vided with free pass, good until they
| are sixteen; all boys over sixteen will
have 10 have a book, and all children
CnGer twelve and all ladies will go
free. These rates only apply to citi-
zens OF the Island. There will be no
change in the schedule as to others. and
no change as to buggies. teams, etc,
even to Island people. Il is set forth
by the Bridge Companies that this new
Island rate = practically but an addi-
ton Of sixteen and two-thirds cents on
the old time rate of fifty cents per
month. which amounted to six dollars
per year. as against eight dollars by
the new schedule. Ladies and children
passed free under the Old ARRANGEMENT.
and will continue to pass free under the
new, until the boys are sixteen years
of age, when they must be provided
with a ticket, the same as their fathers
or grown brothers. IL is the belief and
hone Of the Bridge Companies that the
rate here set forth in detail will pro-
dUce enough revenues to keep up the
bridges and pay dividends. but If a fair
trial demonstrates that it will not then
there will be such a rearrangement OF
the vehicle and other tolls. not includ-
ing. however, Island foot passengers.
as will produce enough revenues. In
no case the Register is assured. will the
tolls to Island foot passengers be in
creased above the two dollars for 500
tickets, good for three months, as here
in set forth. Eight dollars per year
will be the price. come what may.
There Is quite a disposition to object,
on the part of some of the citizens of the
Island. to the sale Of the ferry franchise.
and a call was issued Yesterday for a
meeting for tonight: but this can hard
~ amount TO anything. as the franchise
has changed hands and the money been
raid over for the same. No amount of
kicking row can alter that situation.