Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-16
THE Elm GROVE ORDINANCE
Again Considered by the County Com
nisSioners, Yesterday.


nisioners, Yesterday.
The Entire Measure Gone Over and
Amended in Many Particulars,
But Final Passage Delayed Until
Next Wednesday, to Ena bic
Counsel for the Board to Make a
Careful Study Of the Franchise as
a Whole-The Sections Of the Or
dinance Of Particular Interest to
tho Public, as Finally Agreed
Upon Yesterday.
The Beard of Commissioners resum-
ed it's consideration of the Wheeling
and Elm Grove Railroad ordinance,
Yesterday morning. and completed tie
amendment of the document by noon.
At the suggestion OF Mr.. Hubbard,
counsel for the Board, however, fnal
passage was deferred until next Wed
nesday, to enable counsel to revise the
document and thoroughly digest its
provisions.
Many amendments were made to
the ordinance as originally drawn.
Most of these were of an inconsequen-
tial nature, but others were important.
The measure appears to be IN falriy
satisfactory shape, however, and 1t
will probably pass substantially as 1t
now stands.
Herewith the Register prints the first
four sections Of the ordinance with the
amendments agreed upon and lncor-
porated in it, those sections really In
clu6ing all OF the law which concerns
the public. In these sections the
course of the road is provided for, the
restrictions and conditions of the fran
chise are enumerated, and the rates az
fare set forth. This portion of t.
ordinance is as fellows:
THE ORDINANCE.
Section /. In consideration of the
agreements and restrictions herein con-
tanned. there is granted 10 the Wheeling
ana Elm Grove Railroad Company, its
successors and assigns for the term or
thirty years from the date Of the passage
OF this ordinance. and no longer. the right
and privilege 10 construct, maintain and
operate a passenger railway and tracks
for the same ON and over those portions
OF the National Road which are herein
after speciiied, and TO run on the same
cars propelled by electricity only, subject,
however, to the agreements. conditions
and restrictions provided for IN this orol-
nance. The portions of the National
Road over which such right is granted
arc as follows: The right is granted to
lay, maintain and operate a railway track
as aforesaid. from The field known as
Thompson's field. which lies between the
said National Road and Wheeling Greek.
and from q point about midway between
Stackyard Hollow ard the Thompson res
idence; thence crossing the said National
Road to the opposite side thereof by a
suitable curve so as to bring the track
thus authorized to the side of and parallel
with the present track of the said railroad
company at that point. This crossing is
to be made by a single track And the
right and privilege are further given TO
the said company to construct, maintain
and operate a double track street rail-
way as aforesaid along the portion of the
said National Read next hereinafter de
scribed, the line described being the CEN
ire line of the southeasterly Of the TWO
tracks to he constructed IS aforesaid.
that is TO say: Beginning at n point in
the centre line of the said company :
present track. which point is distant In a
southwesterly direction two hundred and
seventy-nine feet from the point where
the southwest side line OF Dimrny's stable
amendment fixing point to 80 i'm, If pro-
longed IN a southe2sterly direction. would
intersect the centre line of the said COM
panys present track. and thence by "A
straight line in a northeasterly direction
three hundred and twenty-five feet TO a
point which is distant in q sOutheasterly
direction four and one-half feet from the
southeasterly rail Of the said company s;
present track: thence by a curve TO the
left with 4 radius of three hundred and
eighty-two feet 2 distance of forty-s5X
feet to a point which is distant in a south
leasterly direction five feet from the
southeastern rail of the said company s
present track: thence in q stra ignt line a
tangent TO the last mentioned curve, i'll a
rortheaSterly direction eighty feet to q
point which is distant in soutncasterly
direction one foot from the Southeasteriy
rail of the said companyS present track,
and thence by a straight line in north
eaSterly direction to its intersection with
the northwesterly line of the said Nation
al Road at a point about ninety feet
southwest from the southwesterly end of
the LeatherWoOd stone bridge. Tire track
nearest the pike in the above escripuOn,
Or so much of the track as lies beJH cen
Thompsons house and the LeatheIWoOd
stone bridge, to be laid with Shanghai
IT rails, and paved it's entire distance,
and botn tracks in the above mentioned
description to be laid so chat the top of
the rail shall conform to the grade of
the pike. The right and privilege are also
granted to the said railroad company to
construct, maintain and operate Il pas
senger street railway and tracks as
aforesaid along the following portions of
the said National Road the line next
hereinafter described being the centre
line of double track railway that Is 10
say: Beginning at q, point where Il line
drawn parallel to and distant fifteen feet
in a northerly direction from the south
erly side line Of Seibcrt'S Lane would in
tersect the easterly side line of the Ma
tionai road and thence running by a
curve to the left with a radius of fifty
eight feet q distance of sixty feet 20 a
point in tie centre of the National Road;
thence along the centre line of the said
National Road to the mort hweSterly end
OF the stone bridge which is northwest
OF the entrance To Wheeling Park. And
the right and privilege are also granted
10 the said company to construct. main
tain and operate q passenger railway and
track as aforesaid along the portion of the
said National Road described as follows,
the line next hereinafter described being
she centre line of a single railroad track,
that is to say: Beginning at the north
westerly end OF the last mentioned stone
bridge and running in Il straight line to a
point which is opposite TO and distant
In q westerly direction twelve feet from
the westerly end of the ticket office at
the entrance to Wheeling Park: thence
along the northeasterly side of the said
National Road q distance of five hundred
snd thirty-seTen feet to q point which is
distant in westerly direction ten feet
from the northeasterly fence line of the
seid road: thence by curve TO the left
with a radius of eight hundred and thir-
ty-fOur feet q distance of one hundred
and ninety-nine feet: thence by n straight
line following the northeasterly side Of
the said National Road distance of
seven hundred and seventy-four feet to
feet in a westerly direction from the
northeasterly fence line of the said road ::
thence by a curve to the right with a ra-
dius of two hundred and nine feet q dis
tancc of eighty-fve feet: thence by q
straight line along the mort hCa Stprlv side