Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-04

dllG OCSS4Ou VI JtlS OOL4Al4i4OSOSS
on Railroads and Streets, Alleys
and Grades. Last NiGht-Import-
ant Notifications of the Wheeling
& Elm Grove Ordinance - The
Suburban Company Also Pro
poses a Change Protests Read.
Final Action Postponed.
The Council Committees on Railroads
and Streets, Alleys and Grades met III
joint session in the chamber of the First
Branch of Council, at the City Hall, last
evening. pursuant to the adjournment
taken at Wheeling Park, ten days ago,
to consider the petition and ordinance
Of the Wheeling and Elm Grove Rail
way Company for an extension of their
franchise so as to permit the laying
down of tracks for an electric railway
on McColloch. Sixteenth, Eoff, Chapline,
Twelfth. Water and South streets, as
has been heretofore detailed. Chair
man Connolly presided, and in addition
to the membership of the Committees
there was present Mr.. H. NJ. Russell,
counsel, and Gilmore Browne, engineer,
Of the Wheeling and Elm Grove rail
road; Mr.. William Erskine, President
of the Citizens Railway, General Man
ager Wright, of the same Company;
Hon. J. B. Sommerville. counsel of the
Suburban Railway Company, President
n. E. Whitaker and Secretary e. Ran
doplh Hix. of the same corporation,
City Engineer A. /. White, and num-
Der of interested spectators.
When the Committees were called to
order. Clerk O'Brien read the minutes Of
the last meeting, and the Chair announc-
ed that the Elm Grove application was
the first business before the body. The
petition, as heretofore printed in full,
was then read. and was followed by the
reading of the annexed ordinance at
large for the information of all present.
Upon the conclusion of the reading,
Mr.. Mcclure said he understood there
were a number of changes proposed in
the ordinance just read, and suggested
that a representative of the Elm Grove
read be given permission to explain.
Mr.. Hahne said he did not think the
Committee ought to go any further, at
that time. as he understood that TWO
other companies were asking for sub
stantially the same thing. and the Com
mittee could act more intelligently if it
had more light.
Mr.. Mcclure said his motion did not
contemplate shutting out any other
company. Those matters would come
up in time.
Mr.. Horkheimer suggested that any
ether papers before the Committee be
read at once, in order that time might
be saved.
The Chair said the meeting was called
TO hear protests as we'll as to consider
the Elm Grove matter, and that the
papers referred to came under that
head.
Mr.. Ebeling moved that the Elm
Grove ordinance be laid on ,he table
until the other papers had been read.
The Chair said he was afraid that if
the Elm Grove matter was laid on the
table it would carry all the business
with it.
Mr.. Mcclure made an explanation, and
withdrew his motion. and the clerk read
a protest dated No. 1921 Eoff street. OBJ
iecting to any street railway track on
EcR street. It was signed by Miss A.
c. Knote.
Then there was clamor, led by Mr..
Horkheimer. for the reading Of petitions
from other Companies. Mr.. Nesbitt
said he understood the present meeting
was solely for the consideration of the
Wheeling and Elm Grove matter, and
he had no knowledge of any other prop
csitions. DR.. Megrail also took about
the .,me stand. There was general
debate. brought about by an effort to
secure an understanding as TO just what
was before the house and of how to
proceed. and as a result the petition OF
the Suburban Company was taken up
and read. This petition. as well as the
substance of the accompanying orCl-
nance. have already been published in
tAe Register. The reading concluded.
Mr. NcIure renewed his motion 10 give
the representatives Of the Companies
r~essnt an opportunity to be heard.
Mr. Fbeling called attention to a pc
t;tioa Of the Wheeling Railway Com
pany. on the table
The Chair said the paper had not been
before Council. 10 which Mi. EOeihs
reriied there were matters before com
mittees every day which never got pe-
fore Council.
After some little discussion Ihe IndI
directed that the paper be read. and it
was accordingly read as follows:
"To The Committee Of the Council Of the
CITY of Wheeling On Railroads, and
the Committee on Streets. Alleys and
Grades. acting as a joint Commit
tee:
"Ge7,lemen:-The Board of Direc-
tors of the Wheeling Railway Company
at q meeting held on Saturday, May l.
1897 decided 10 apply to the Council of
the city for the right to make an East
Wheeling extension to its road; and, in
asmuch as certain street railway petit