The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-15
BEING AMENDED.
County Commissioners Consider.
ing the Elm Grove Roads
ORDINANCE FOR RIGHT OF-wAY
Through ths Comfy to Elm Grove Many
Amrndmsnts were OFFERED at ys.t,rtAy's
Session ofths Hoard Which Is TO he con-
tInued this Morning -Intsre.ted Persons
Attend the Meeting or,hs Hoard.

Yesterday special meetingof the Ohio
county board of commissioners was held
for the purpose OF taking up the ordi-
nance granting right OF way along the
National pike east OF the city to Elm
Grove, measure with which the public
is familiar through its discussion dur
ms several months, All OF the members
OF the board We're present, President
McGregor in the chair, Messrs, w, p.
Hubbard and Frank w, Nesbltt repre-
sented the county legally, Mr. Paul
o, Reymann, General Manager Wels-
gerber, Engineer Browh and Mr. Henry
NJ Russell appeared for the railroad
company. Many residents from out the
pike were present, and Mr.. Alfred Cald-
well represented some of them. At the
morning session the board considered
the ordinance behind closed doors,
number of amendments being proposed,
The afternoon session was open 10 the
public When adjournment was taken
for the day the work of reading the or
dlnance for amendment and debate
hadn't much more than begun. The
board meetsyagain this morning
Among other matters under discussion
was, the location Of the track on the
pike In front Of the home of Albert
Whitaker, west OF Elm Grove Mr. Whit
aker objected to the track being located
on his side at the pike, and said Mr., Ce-
ell, his neighbor on the other side of the
road, does not object TO the track there.
After n great deal Of discussion pro and
con, 1t was decided that the track should
cross the pike between the gates Of both
gentlcman's property, so that the track
would be nearly In the middle of the
road In front of each place,
In this connection Mir Burkett offered
resolution for sxty-foot radius TO
the curves, but the resolution was de-
featcd.
Another amendment was for iron
poles OF neat design instead of wooden
poles Mr. Russell said that this would
involve an additional expenditure Of at
least $1,000. which he believed to be
hardship on the railway company.
He didn't see why neat wooden poles
wouldn't do as well for all concerned.
In this connection, 1t was said the COM
pany proposed to use some Of the Subur-
ban Light Company's poles, and II the
iron pole amendment passed II would be
necessary to dlsfigure the pike with
many more boles than would be other
wise necessary. Mr.. Speidel the author
of the resolution withdrew It.
An amendment was inserted provld-
ing that poles shall be planted outside OF
the bitches in the pike Mr.. Russell said
there was no objection to this on the
part Of the company.
An amendment, providing for the paw
Ing Of the pike three feet on either side
OF the outside rails between Seibert's
and Wheeling Park. Mr.. Russell
thought cobbles would be better than
brick; better joint could be made with
the matchmaking. Mr.. Fritz was sure
cobbles planted on top of the ties would
not hold. Engineer Brown said the ties
would be covered with three inches of
hard gravel, and he believed the cobble
stones would be all right. General Cald-
well addressed the board, and said the
age Of coolies had long since passed. He
claimed the objection to brick made by
the railway company is solely on ac-
count Of expense. He hoped the comls-
sioners would see that the road Ia not
made impossible for vehicles. Mr.. Hare
moved an amendment that brick paving
he laid by the company eighteen inches
on each side of the outside rails. County
Engineer, like Mr.. Fritz, favored
paving outside the rails with crushed
stone; without curb he did not believe
the bricks would stay In position. The
Hare amendment was passed by close
| vote, G to4
When the commissioners adjourned for
the day, section four OF the ordinance
had been reached. but It was not, touch
ed, being left for consideration this
morning. It provides as follows:
Sec. 4. Fares shall not exceed rates
as follows From any point in the city Of
Wheeling to Wheeling Park, five cents
From Wheeling Park to any point onthe
company's line in the city Of Wheeling.
five cents. From Stackyard Hollow, or
any point east thereof to Elm Grove. five
cents From Elm Grove to Stackyard
Hollow, or any point east thereof, five
cents. From any point between Stack
yard Hollow and Elm Grove to any point
between, five cents. For round trip
ticket from any point on the company's
line In the city Of Wheeling to any point
on the company's line in Elm Grove and
return, or from any point on the com
pany's line In the town of Elm Grove to
any point on the company's line In the
city Of Wheeling and return. fifteen
cents, and the company shall 50 arrange
with the Wheeling Suburban Railway
Company that passenger holding such
round trip ticket shall be conveyed TO or
from any point on the present line OF the
Wheeling Suburban Railway Company's
tracks which are within the corporate
limits Of Elm Grove,
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