The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-14

branch be appointed to Investigate tho
proprlety OF funding the entlre Guy
debt; adopted.
Residents OF Belmont street wanted
Il graded and thu work DO done by the
hoarderu at the warehouse. This looked
like prison contract labor TO Mr.. HOE
who wanted the work done BY cltiHens'
Referred to the board OF public WOrNS'
4 resolution by Mr. Hoe, for the I'M,
prOveinent Of Wood street, was referred
TO the committee on finance The peu-
tlon OF residents OF SFortY-third street,
was referred 10 board OF public works:
Mr., Fair offered u resolution that tho
employees OF gas board, excepting those
paid monthly salaries. be placed on the
eIght.hour system. and paid per Fato'
Other minor petitions for street i'm.
movement were referred 10 board OF
public works, etc.
The Gbsentees In the Rrst branch
were: McKelVey, Otto, Strobel, WleGs-
busch and ZWlcker. Mayor Butts wieia-
ed the gavel and tom" O'Brien E@I-
tied OF tho communications.
The Peoples Telephone and Com
structlon Company. OF West Virginia.
presented petition for an extension or
its franchise for another year. TINS
was declared out OF order, the franchise
having expired March q; whereupon an
ordinance was drawn up extending the
desired franchise for another year. Mr..
EbeI!ng objected, and the ordinance
was laid over until next meeting OF
council :,
a petition and accompanying ordl-
nance was presented by the wheeling
& Elm Grove Railway Company. Inc
company desired TO give the city Det-
ter service, and Will shortly use tne
electric system instead OF steam, anu
prayed the granting OF the iolIowlHS
concessions from the city:
That the petitioners be allowed 10
construct single track from the inter-
section OF Sixteenth and Eon streets,
north on Eoft TO Twelfth, and from
Twelfth and Eoff. down Twelfth 10
Water, thence on Water TO Fourteenth
thence on Fourteenth to South, thence
on South to present entrance TO old Bal
timore & Ohio depot, Also, a single
track from intersection OF Tweltth ana
Chapllne, south on Chapline to SIX
teenth, and there connect with present.
tracks OF the company. Also, a single
track on McColloCh, leaving present
track at a point opposite McCollOch ana
Fifteenth, thence following McColloch
TO the foot Of the hill at the stock
Yards. For tho above tracks electric
cars win be used only.
The company also wants the Tlght or
way granted for single track from
point opposite the gate OF the Peninsu-
lar cemetery, thence under the Viaduct
OF the wheeling Bridge and Terminal
railroad, and across the bridge over
Wheeling creek TO intersection or ba-
ker and McColloch.
Also. the privilege 20 lay q uouoIe
track from EorE TO McCofioch, thence
along McColloch street to Fourteenth
and through alley along which the com
pany's present line runs, to a point
where the present line comes BACK 20
McCoIIoch near the stockYRrds. thence
along McColloch to where present line
OF road leaves McCollOch street al
point where the street turns toward the
Pcnlnsular cemetery.
The company promise to operate cleo
trlc cars on oil the streets not before
used by the company, and eventually
10 use electric cars on its line through
out The petition was referred TO the
committees on streets, alleys ana
railroads. conformity.
The first branch concufred N all the
business done by their nelghbors across
the hall with the exception or the MI
nor amendment TO the license ordinance.
1t was 1i:i5 p. m. when counc4l al
iourned.