Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-12-11


trouble. He stated that he had no
plans to offer nor nothing to submit,
but had come over to see what plans
the city might have to offer, so that
when the directors of the company
meet tomorrow Saturday he could
go before them, fully explain the pres
ent situation and attitude or the
Council upon the matter, and then,
advocate the plans Of the city, were
they favorable.
To get at matters properly Chairman
Hipkins called upon Solicitor Francs
to make plain statement OF the trou-
bles existing between the city and the
company, which he did, touching also
on the litigation now pending. The
contract called for by the franchise
given TO the company when 1t was
built called for the company to run
from the south to the north part Of
town, for the payment of street paving
and numerous other matters, including
the five cent fare to Wheeling, were
spoken Of None of these things, said
the Solicitor, had ever been lived up to.
and in fact had been perfectly ignored
by the company. Mr.. Peterson thought
that the best way to get at the present
matter was to drop all the past and see
if the present troubles and those which
may rise in the future could be annie
able settled.
The ordinance granting the franchise
was read over and Mr.. Stone seemed
to think from the way it read that
there was nothing for the company to
do but to build the line as was laid out
and pay what was asked by the city
Chairman Hipkins informed him that
that was just what the Council of Mar
tins Ferry expected them to do or get
out OF TIE town.
Here a cross-fire Of words took place,
and after matters had Quoted down to
some extent the committee also stated
that they were not only going to do
that, but ask for five cent fares and
transfers on the Wheeling lines. So
lcitor Francis put an end to this argu-
ment by stating that such talk was
useless, as Council was now about TO
Dust the company from the town and
the only way they could come to any
business end was to make application
for a new franchise, and it would not
be granted unless the city were grant
ca what the asked of the company.
Mr. Peterson talked very favorable Of
extending the line up TO Centre street
providing and giving more attention to
the local business. He was very anX-
ious to have the line run UP Fourth
street to Centre. He saw no use Of
running the line farther up through the
town parallel to the B., B. & M. F. line
which would carry passengers to
Wheeling for the same fare as the
Wheeling company does. In answer to
whether he would advocate five cent
fare he answered decidedly no.
The remainder of the conference was
spent in an almost useless conversation
and nothing was done at all in the en-
tire meeting that was Of any benefit
to either side, and matters now are the
same as they were before the meet
ing.
For tn past few weeks the farmers
in Colerain township in Belmont coun-
ty have been sorely tried with chicken
thieves, and now they are trying in
some way to catch or even get a clue
to the miscreants. Since the last week
in November It is safe 10 say that well
crto 200 chickens and many turkeys
have been stolen, and in many instan-
ces those committing the depredations
have cut the heads of the chickens be-
before taking them from ne coops. It
has gotten so now that the farmers who
have been lucky enough not to have
led their heneries robbed d. not know
when they retire at night whether they
will find a whole chicken when they
arise in TIE morning or just tte rem
nants of one. Below is a list Of those
who have suffered at the hands Of the
miscreants: Evan Johnston. near Cole
rain. % chickens and one thirty pound
turkey: David Cowan. 80 chickens and
turkeys; Mr. Hanson. near Colerain
so chikens: one man whose name could
not be learned, lost 50 chickens and 10
turkeys in one night; George Theaker
lost % chickens: James Lupton, %
chickens: Stsrhuck brothers. turkeys,
and BENJAMIN Cope 2 turkeys Be
sides the above list there are Others
whose names could not be learned. All
the above named live in the same vicin-
ity TIE patience Of these hard work
ing farmers has been sorely tried by
these onslaughts on their coops. and it
would 90 pretty hard on the thieves
should they be caught.