The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-01
srREEr RAILwAY TRANcHIsEs.

Pertinent COmntsnts Regarding tie Petit
tInm or the wheeling 4 Elm Grove
lIoad-Th. Question Of Cheaper Fares
To tho Editor OF the 1ntclllEcnccr
sIR:-I observe that Senator Whitaker
and other respectable citizens have form
ed a company Che Suburban Electric
Railway Company Tor It's purpose Of
building a new electric RAILWAY. which. II
constructed along the lines indicated.
viii be, to some extent at least, In COM
petition with tho Wheeling & Elm Grove
Company. / trust council will pass the
ordinance and give this company what
It asks under proper restrictions !
mean by proper restrictions that the or
dinance should be guarded rs to the
manner Of constructing and maintain
Ing the road in the streets. and that the
city should receive at the proper time
and In the manner provided by the ordl-
nance, fair compensation for the yalua-
bic franchise to be granted. ! also OBJ
serve that the Wheeling & Elm Grove
Company want the use Of certain streets
and practically wish TO occupy a portion
OF the ground covered by the ordinance
asked by the Suburban Electric Railway
| Company
The readers OF the Intslligencer will re-
member that few short years ago the
Bridgeport, Bellalre and Martins Ferry
Railway Company wanted TO enter this
city ana had a survey made and the Ordl-
nance prepared, but the Wheeling &
Elm Grove Company objected. a meet
ing followed with the attorney and Others
OF the Bellaire, Bridgeport & Martins
Ferry Railway Company. The Wheel
ing & Elm Grove Company said u would
oppose In every way possible the pro-
posed ordinance. unless the sections
which referred to East Wheeling and the
Peninsula cemetery were removed.
In order to silence this opposition.
which seemed at the time 10 have a con-
trolling interest In Council, the objections
able sections were removed, and not
wlthstandlng this unreasonable request
or demand was compiled With. the cum
pany referred to. or those supposed TO
represent its Interest, went back on their
word and opposed and defeated the ordi-
nance.
Il Is very strange. and worthy Of notice,
that the new ordnance which the Wheel
In many particulars like the one the Bell
alre, bridgeport and Martins Ferry
Company had framed, and In some In
stances uses the same route and in fact
the same language queer Is II not2 The
Wheeling & Elm Grove Company has Sc
cured the right from the county commits
sl0ners without limit, restrictions or
price, 10 build It's road to the state line.
a very valuable right Indeed, and one
that covers valuable territory, but no
effort IL being made as yet to extend the
road. Let this company fret use the
valuable franchises It has secured before
II secures others Tor the sole purpose as
1t would seem to silence opposition by oc-
cupylnE rights on paper only.
The Wheeling & Elm Grove Company
Is doing a good business, but shows no
disposition 10 cheaper its rates or ac-
cnmrnodate the public. ! can ride from
the Mcclure House to Bellalrc, over two
costly bridges for ten cents. can go
from Benwuod to the extreme northern
limits OF the city, a distance equal 10 the
whole distance OF the Wheeling & Elm
Grove road. FOR five cents. and II | so TO
Steenrod's bridge on the Wheeling & Elm
Grove road / must pay fifteen cents FOR
the round trip.
/ have no interest in either company,
but am one OF those who believe that
the Wheeling & Elm Grove Company has
all the privileges from the county and
city which 1t should have for some time
to come, and It certainly should not be
granted privileges for the sole purpose,
as II would seem. to occupy territory
that might be used by others In honest
competition. thereby giving our citizens
reasonable rates and better accomnnda-
lions.
Wheeling. April 20, 1897.
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