The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-06-16

three tS) feet and four ~ Inches from
tho easterly side OF said bridges SAID
Wheeling & Film Grove Railway Com.
panY to widen and strengthen the snid
bridges Ia the satisfaction ~ the board
0t Nubitc works and city cGssaccT.
After an extended discussion the
amendment was withdrawn, u being
evident that II would not find favor IN
the first branch.
Captain Dawson moved an amends
nent to section 1, making the term OF
tho grant ave years instead Of thirty
years II was defeated, II to ..
CatRiln Dawson wanted approved
safety appliances at crossings for tho
safety OF the public. The crossings az
the corners OF Twelfth and Main and
Twelfth and Market streets would be
especially dangerous. HIS motion Tor
the introduction OF such appliances was
defeated az follows:
helmcr, MeKelvey. Mcclure, Otto; to-
tai. Z.
No-Bachman. Halter, Ha2lett. List
Schmidt. Stroehel, .Wcidebusch, VIII
Hams, Zwickcr; total. o.
Mr.. Horkhelmer moved to amend Sec
tion one. changing the grade from four
feet eight and one-hnlf inches to five
feet two inches Mr. Horkhclmer gave
figures TO SHOW that Ave feet two Inches
Is the prevailing gauge not only IN
Wheeling but in otNer cities, as follows
Brooklyn, i;Sa: Altoona, Pa. so; Phil
adOlphia, 5:2h. all companies using the
same gauge: Pittsburgh, 5;2l, all same
gauge; Baltimore. SAY: Detroit, 4:Sls;
Cincinnati, 5;2is; Cleveland, 4;S1f: Co
lumbus. go: ST. Louis, 4l0; Kansas CITY.
ASH. Mr.. Horkhcimer said four feet
eight and one-half inches here means
hardship on owners OF road vehicles
Five feet two inches Is the standard
gauge here and the one council should
enforce In this franchise. Council
should guard the interests OF citizens.
and In this case their interests are OBJ
vious The streets are narrow and the
use OF car tracks by vehicles iS ncccs-
sary. TheNvote on Mr.. HOrkhelmer'S
amendment was as follows: Aye, 3; no.
10.
AZ the cro,,ing,.
The reading OF the ordinance was then
resumed. Mr. Horlshetmer wanted an
amendment inserted, providing that the
wheeling railway company shah have
right of way at points where Wheeling
& Elm Grove tracks would cross its
lines. Mr.. List wanted the cars OF each
company stopped. and the one FIRST ar
irving TO have right OF way. II was
shown that this would involve accidents
without end, as each motoTman would
claim he had the right OF way. Mr.. II.
NJ. Russell. for the Wheeling q Elm
Grove Railway company. said his com
pany would concede the right OF way 70
the Wheeling company M the two
crossings. MeSSrS. William Ersktne and
A NJ. Jolly. OF the Wheeling Railway
company, also addressed the iirst
branch on the same question II was
finally decided that an electric safety
device would be put In which would
show with entire impartiality the car
having right OF way. The Horkhelmcr
amendment was passed without opposi-
tion.
In section II, nm amendment was pass
ed prnvidtng for 1--WE cent fare from
any point NJ the company's line IN
Wheeling to Wheeling park. a motion
by Mr.. Horkhelmer to extend the five
cent fare to Elm Gr,ve was defeated.
Mr.. Horkheimer introduced an amend
ment TO section IS. providing for the for
feIture OF franchise on any street where
the company's tracks are In dlsusc, on
three months notice. 1t was defeated
g to 6,
Captain Dawson moved that the
Wheeling & Elm Grove ordinance be
ineffective until this company arranges
with the Wheeling Railway company
for a system OF INTERCHANGEABLE coupons
by which a five cent fare includes
transfer from one line ~ the other
This offer, said Captain Dawson, had
u In fntnF ordinance
wanted by the Wheeling Railway COM
pany. and turned down by council. He
would Introduce this amendment In or
der 10 put the members OF council on
record. Council had had a glorious op-
uortunity to pass an ordinance putting
the trasfsr system Into effect here, but
had neglected to take advantage OF the
Captain Otto stated that he was in
favor OF such an arrangement. but OBJ
jected to the Dawson amendment be-
cause Il gives the Wheeling Railway
company the power to block the Wheel
Ing & Elm Grove company
Mr.. EbellnE submitted the new Wheel
ing Railway company ordinance, hav-
inE ali the features wanted by Messrs
Dawson and Otto. as n substitute for the
wheeling & Elm Grove ordinance, out
Mayor Butts declared II out OF order be-
cause ne had already called for vote
on the Wheeling & Elm Grove ordinance.
Messre. BbelIng. Dawson and Hork-
helIner expressed surprise at this ruling
by the mayor The ordinance was
passed by more than two-thirda vote.
as follows:
Aye-Bachman. Halter Hazlett, List.
Mcclure. Otto. Schmidt. Stroebcl. Weldc-
busch. Williams. Zwicker: total. II.
No-Baird. Dawson, Ebellng, Hork-
heimer, McKelvey: total, ..
The ordinance then went over 10 the
second branch. where 1t went through In
a hurry without change. DIR. Aegrall
moved an amendment. changing the
gauge 10 five feet two inches. but II was
defeated overwhelmingly, The vote on
the adoption OF the ordinance was as
Aye-Ahi, Beckett, BUGGY. Connolly,
GartIey. Hahne. Higgins, Hoe. Kaiser.
Klndelbergcr. Knoke. Mcdonald, Me-
Fadden, Meehen, Meyer, Paul, Watson,
welsgerber, Chew: total, 10,
No-Berry, Fair, Megrail. Nesbitti
total, 4.
Telephone Ordinance.
After the Elm Grove ordinance had
been passed In the first branch, the ordi-
dance granting franchise to ANY"
telephone company. reported from the
Al los IN