Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-05-12
IN IMPORTANT PETITION
And Accompanying Ordinance from
the Wheeling Railway Co.,
Presented to Council Last Evening.
The Matter Referred The Full
Text Of the Petition, in Which
the Plans Of the Corporation Are
Set Forth a. Length.

Ing, anu ISoO anu 4NASAANN 49, "
Branch
ITO the Mayor and Council of the City
of Wheeling:
"Gentlemen:-You petitioner, the
Wheeling Railway Company, observes
that there are separate applications
from two street railway companies
pending before your honorable body
for increased railway facilities and
trackage connecting the eastern sub
urbs with the business heart OF the
city.
THE carrying out of the plans Oh
either of those companies would douDt-
less improve the railway conYenlences
of our neighbors in the suburbs east
of the city. but it would, unless those
plans are modified, be at the cost OF
some inconvenience and obstruction 10
vcur petitioner, and risk to your PEEL
toner's patrons in the city. one OF
those applicants asks to be allowed 70
use a four foot, eight inch gauge track
TO The river front. crossing the tracks
CT your petitioners road in Main and
Market streets at Twelfth street, and
necessarily TO be operated by running
cars both up and down the TWelIth
street grade over those crossings. Inc
other applicant asks to be allowed 10
go to the north end Of the city in such
a wav as would obstruct, or cross, your
petitioners track in Market street at
the Second ward market house-in such
q way. too. as provide for cars running
in both directions on the new lire at
that place.
Your petitioner has not heretofore
intended to apply for leave to extend
its tracks to that part Of the city Known
as East Wheeling, and does not now
contemplate extending them as far as
the eastern limits of the city, but II
does believe that, by extending It's
track eastward within the city Tor use
in connection with it's present lines ana
bv allowing its new extension ana
norton of its present Market street line
10 be used as a portion OF SUBURBAN
route. in the manner, and with the lin
itations hereinafter outlined, 1t can
facilitate both inter-urban and subur-
han travel with the least possible OBJ
struc;ion of streets, the greatest posi-
BILE economy of construction and oper-
ation-and consequent cheapness OF
fares-and with advantage, and not IN
Jury. to such other railway as the Coun-
Gil and Board of Commissioners may
determine should receive a franchise
for suburban traffic. to be operated III
connection with your petitioners inter
urban route on Market street. Your
petitioner has not communicated with
either of the other companies in re-
gard TO the cooperative plan herein
suggested. and does not know that
either Of them would be willing to ac-
cent it. and to unite with your petit
TONER in carrying it out. 1t is mat
ter in which the public has an interest
and therefore to this Council, represent
ing public interests, your petitioner, the
Wheeling Railway Company, now pro-
noses that there be granted to IL the
right to construct an electric street rail-
way line from its present line in Mar
ket street eastward on Eleventh street
10 Chapline street. thence on Ch2pllne
street to Fifteenth street, thence on
Fifteenth street to McColloch street,
thence on McCollock street to Baker
street. thence on Baker street and
across the Peninsula bridge to point
at the entrance to the Peninsula ceme-
terry: also from the aforesaid line at the
corner of Fifteenth and Chapline streets
southwark on Chapline street to Six
tenth, thence on Sixteenth street TO
connection with its present track on
Market street.
Your petitioner hereby consents that
all of its new line so to be constructed.
and so much of its present line in Market
street as les between Sixteenth and
Eleventh streets. may be used BY such
one of the ether two companies applying
for franchises as the Council may desis-
nate. but upon the cond tons hereinafter
set forth. and with such notification;
and details as may be agreed upon by the
companies and the Council. If the other
company so designated by Couuch shan
have. or construct and operate. subur-
ban line extending at least as far eastward
as Wheeling Park It shall have the Iichi
TO use for such of its cars as are run reg
ularlv from Wheeling Park, or points !dr-
ther eastward, to the city. all Of the new
track of the Wheeling Railway which
NAV be constructed under the grant here
in asked for, and so much of its MARKET
street line as lies between Sixteenth ana
Eleventh streets. upon paying reasonable
toll or rental for the use of such tracks.
and for the power furnished 5v your PC
+it,oner. II such other company shall
construct a line of n five foot two inch
gauge from the Peninsula cemetery gate.
n
ton with your petitioners proposed
track at Chapline street. your petitioner
would be willing to unite with such other
company in the use jointly Of the portion
last described of such other company's
track and the portion Of your petitioners
proposed track east of Chapline street, so
as to form a loop for the use of both
companies from Chapline street through
East Wheeling. all cars of both compa-
MES raining in one direction or one track,
and IN the opposite direction on the other
track-this as n mutual exchange OF track
age and power-and also 10 allow such
other company the use of your petitioners
tracks on Chapline street. Sixteenth
street. Market street between Sixteenth
and Eleventh streets, and in Eleventh
street for all regular through suburban
cars Of such other company. upon the pay
nent Of a reasonable rentage for the ex-
cess of trackage and power furnished by
your petitioner.
Your petitioner would not be willing to
have a third rail laid on its line to &C
commodate cars of different gauge from
the standard wagon gauge Of five feet
and two inches. 1t should also be under
stood that your petitioner, while willing
70 allow excursions destined for points in