The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-08-06
FIFTEEN MILES
An Hour Favored by Council Com.
mittccs MS the Speed OF
RAILROAD TRAINS IN LIMITS
oftho city when Proper Safeguards Arc
Established Chamber of Commerce Ad-
Noeatri twenty Miles m Hour, but
Coumclimem Opposed Anything More
than Finern-Tho Ordinance to Go to
the Ordinance Committee,

Yesterday afternoon at 1880 o'clock, In
the chamber of the FIRST branch of cnun.
ell. city building, the city council COM
mIttCcs on railroads una ordinances,
held u we'll attended meeting, for the
purpose OF considering the proposition
advocated by the chamber OF commerce,
looking to concessions being granted 10
the several railroads entering the city,
In the matter Of the rate OF speed 10 he
allowed within the city lImltu. The
chamber advocated an Increase from ten
70 twenty miles an hour where proper
safeguards In the .iway OF safety gates
nre provided, but the cOuncIlmen could
not see their way clear to recommend
the adoption OF M ordinance fixing the
rate ut more than fifteen miles. Two
members Of the committee were not that
liberal, n desiring the rate to be twelve
miles n another ten miles, the rate of
speed now allowed.
Mcasrs, Richards and Campbell, OF the
railroads committee; Butts. Weldebusch,
WaterhouSG and Robinson. OF the com
mittcc on ordinances, and MHssGTa.
Thomas O'brien, Randolph Stllnakcr
anu Il. w. Peterson, OF the special cham
Der OF commerce cOmittee. were present.
Mr.. II. c. Richards presided md Mr..
y. II. Campbell was made secretary In
the absence or Clerk llcnnlnE, OF the
railroads committee. Mr.. Campbell
read extracts from the proceedings of Il
recent meeting OF the chamber Of COM
mercc, asking for the passage OF anOrdl-
nance increasing the rate OF speed of
railroad trains within the city limits.
where proper safeguards In the way OF
safety gates, are provided. MIR. Camp
bell also read the ordinance prepared by
the chamber OF commerce.
Mr.. Butts asserted that the railroad
trains now run nj n speed greater than
allowed by the ordinance now in force,
ten miles per hour.
Mr.. Peterson claimed that the inCreaS-
cd speed will o endanGer person or
property. He also asserted that there
Is less danger from Il passing train that
IL going ut 4 high rate OF speed than
from a train that Is running at ten or
twelve miles an hour, People will take
no chances In crossing ahead Of a swift
~ moving train.
Mr.. Robinson arose to amend the or
dinnnce making speed twelve miles an
hour. Mr.. Campbell wanted to amend
making the speed fifteen miles. Mr..
Butts favored no change: allow the
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 Ii Is allowed to run Ita
trains up from BenwOod junction and
back.
Col. O'Brien said the chamber o. COM
merce had held a we'll attended meeting
and had come TO the conclusion that the
change 20 twenty miles an hour would
be 1 good thing for the people OF Wheel
Ing. He advocated n change to ut least
fifteen miles per hour.
Mr.. Robinson feared fifteen miles
would be too speedy. He favored twelve
miles.
Ar. Butts said the railroads should
be satisfied with the ten mile rate. and
feel grateful that the four mile ordinance
Is nc longer in force.
Mr.. W~aterhOuse desired that the or
dinance shall specify where safety gates
shall be placed. Mr.. Robinson moved
that the ordinance be referred back 10
he ordinance committee with instruc-
tons to Insert the locotion Of az many
gates as are considered necessary, a
motion 10 recommend to council that the
ordinance be referred tn the ordinance
committee with instructions To locate
gates and establish the ate OF speed at
fifteen miles per hour prevailed.
Mr.. Butts continued his OPPOSITION Ia
the granting OF any concessions in ad-
dillon 10 what is given by the ordinance
now In effect,