The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06
FIFTEEN MILES
An Hour Favored by Council Com.
mittccs rs the Speed OF
RAILROAD TRAINS IN LIMITS
ofiho city when Proper Safeguards Arc
Established Chamber or Commerce Ads
Nocated Twenty Miles an Hour, hut
Councilman Opposed Anything More
than FIneen-rhe ordinance 10 90 IL
the Ordinance Committee.

Yesterday afternoon Mt $50 O'clock, In
the chamber Of the FIRST branch Of cnun-
ell, city building. the city council COM
mittccs on railroads aud ordinances.
held a well attended meeting, for the
purpose OF considering the proposition
advocated by the chamber OF commerce,
looking to concessions being granted to
the several railroads entering the city,
In the matter Of the rate OF speed 10 he
allowed within the city lImitg. The
chamber advocated m increase from ten
10 twenty niles an hour wiGrC proper
safeguards In the way Of safety gates
are provided, but the councllmcn could
not see their way clear to recommend
the adoption Of an ordinance fixing the
rate ut 0 than fifteen miles. Two
members OF the committee were not that
liberal, n desiring the rate to be twelve
miles and another ten miles, the rate of
speed now allowed.
Mc9srs. Richards and Campbell, OF the
railroads committee; Butts. WeldebusCh,
WatcrhouSe and Robinson. OF the COM
mittee on ordinances, and MGsscrs.
Thomas O'BrIen, Randolph Stalnaker
and X. w. Peterson, OF the special cham
Der OF commerce comittee. were present.
Mr.. II. c. Richards presided ana Mr..
n. X, Campbell was made secretary In
the absence OF Clerk llcnning. of the
railroads committee. Mr.. Campbell
read extracts from the proceedings Of n
recent meeting OF the chamber Of COM
mercc, asking for the passage OF an Ordl-
nance increasing the rate OF speed OF
railroad trains within the city limits,
where proper safeguards In the way OF
safety gates. nre provided. Mr.. Camp
bell alsa read the ordinance prepared by
the chamber OF commerce.
Mr.. Butts asserted that the railroad
trains now run at n speed greater than
allowed by the ordinance now In force,
ten miles per hour.
Mr.. Peterson claimed that the lncreaS-
cd speed willrnot cndanGer person or
property. lie also asserted that there
is less danger from Il passing train that
Is going at 4 high rate OF speed than
from 4 train that Is running at ten or
twelve miles an hour. People will cake
no chances in crossing ahead Of Il swift
ly moving train.
Mr.. Robinson arose to amend the or
dInance making speed twelve miles an
hour. Mr.. Campbell wanted to amend
making the speed fifteen miles. MIR.
bullS lHNOTpu no CUuilpS. IIlOW tnp
speed to remain AT ten miles an hour.
Mr.. Campbell called attention to the
fact thaat probably the Baltimore &
Ohio will give better train service 10
Wheeling II it Is allowed to run Itl
trains up from BenwOod junction and
back.
Col. O'Brien said the chamber OF COM
merce had held 4 well attended meeting
and had come to the conclusion that the
change 10 twenty miles an hour would
be a good thing for the people Of Wheel
Ing. He advocated n change to at least
fifteen miles per hour.
Mr.. Robinson feared fifteen miles
would be too speedy. He favored twelve
miles.
Mr.. Butts said the railroads should
be satisfied with the ten mile rate. and
feel grateful that the four mile ordinance
Is no longer in force.
Mr.. Waterhouse desired that the or
dinance shall specify where safety gates
shall be placed. Mr. Robinson moved
that the ordinance be referred back 10
the ordinance committee with instruc-
tons to insert the locotion OF as many
gates rs are considered necessary. \
motion to recommend 10 council that the
ordinance be referred to the ordinance
committee with instructions to locate
gates and establish the rate of speed at
fifteen miles per hour prevailed.
Mr.. Butts continued his OPPOSITION Ia
the granting OF any concessions in ad-
dition to what is given by the ordinance
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