The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-13
lRB WHEELING RAILWAY

nd Interchange OF Eatea-Eu ne Cohs
.,.,r,d By ConAmItiSo on Railroads,
-n,5u-h misunderstanding the Intel
u,spcsr did not publish the communlca-
,,or 10 council from the Wheeling Rail-
,,oy company that was read In the flrst
Sr,peh on Tuesday night and referred
:, me Committees on railroads and on
,,r,e,s alleys and grades, which has in
,,nd the matter OF the new suburban
rnss projected in the eastern part OF the
rJ,y The communication is given in full
below:
To the mayor and council of the city of
wheeling:
GENTLEMEN:-Your petitioner, the
wheeling Railway Company, observes
that there IRE separate applications
from two street railway companies
pendlng before your honorable body for
Increased railway facilities aud track
Sre connecting the eastern suburbs
with the business heart OF the city.
The carrying out OF the plans OF either
NJ those companies would doubtless i'm.
move the railway convenienccs OF our
neIshbOrs In the suburbs east OF the
city, but II would, unless those plans
are modified. be at the cost OF some In
convenience and ohtruction TO your PEE
titIoner, and risk to your petitioners
patrons In the city. one OF those APP
pllcantS asks 10 be allowed TO use n four
foot, eight inch gauge track to the river
front. crossing the tracks OF Your Pc
toners road In Main and Market
streets at Twelfth street grade over
those crossings The other applicant
asks to be allowed to go TO the north
end OF the city In such IA way rs would
obstruct, or cross, your petitioners
track in Market street Mt the Second
ward market hOusc--in such way, TOO,
as 10 provide for cars running in both
directions on the new line ut hat place,
Your petitioner has not heretofore In
tended to apply for leave to extend It's
tracks 10 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 lis track
eastward within the city for use in con.
pection with It's present lines, and by
Allowing its new extension and pors
lion OF lis present Market street line TO
he used as portion OF suburban
route, In the manner, and with the linz
itations hereinafter outlined. 1t can Ia
cIIitRte both interurban and suburban
travel with the least possible obstrue'
ton OF streets. the greatest possible
eeonumy OF construction and operation
and conseduent cheGpness OF fares
ard with advantage. and not injury, TO
suoh other railway as the council and
The board OF commissioners may deter
mine should receive n franchise for SUI
Durham trafIic. to be operated In con-
neetl0n with yoNr petitioners Inter
urban route on Market street. Your
petitioner has not communicated with
either Of the other companies In regard
10 the cooperative plan herein suG-
rested. and does not know that either
on them would be willing to accept 1t.
and 10 unite with your petitioner in
carrying It out. II is a matter In which
the public has an interest. and therefore
10 this council, representing public In
;erests. your petitioner. the Wheeling
Railway Company, now proposes that
there be granted to II the right TO con-
s,ruct an electric street railway line
from its present line in Market street
eastward on Eleventh street TO Chap
line street. to Fifteenth street: thence
on Fifteenth street to McColloCh street;
thence on McColloch street to Baker
street. thence on Baker street. and
across the Peninsula bridge to point
at the entrance to the Peninsula Gene
tery, also from the aforesaid line at
the corner Of Fifteenth and Chapline
streets southwark on Chapline street
TO Sixteenth street; thence on Sixteenth
street TO connection with its present
track on>Market street.
Your petitioner hereby consents that
all Of It's new. line so TO be constructed.
and so much ~ its present line In Mar
ket street as lies between Sixteenth and
Eleventh streets may be used by such
one Of the other two companies apply
INK for franchises as the council may
designate. but upon the conditions
hereinafter set forth, and with such
notifications and details as may be
agreed upon by the companies and the
council. II the other company so desig-
mated by council shall have, or con-
struct and operate, a suburban line eX-
tending at least as far eastward as
Wheeling park. 1t shall have the right
TO use for such OF It's cars as are run
regularly from Wheeling park. or
points further eastward, to the city. all
OF the new track Of the Wheeling Rail.
way which may be constructed under
the grant herein asked for. and so much
Of It's Market street line as lies between
Sixteenth and Eleventh streets, upon
paying q reasonable toll or rental for
the use Of such tracks. and for the pow
or furnished by your petitioner. II such
other company shall construct line Of
q five foot, two Inch gauge from the
Peninsula cemetery gate, or some point
near thereto. to any connection with
your petitioners proposed track at
ChRpline street. your petitioner would
be willing to unite with such other com.
pany in the use Jointly OF the portion
last described OF such other company's
track and the portion OF your petition
er's proposed track east OF Chapllne
street, so as to form loop for the use
Of both companies running In one direc-
tIon on one track, and in the opposite
direction on the other track-this as a
mutual exchange OF trackRge and pow
Grand also to allow such other COM
pany the use OF your petitioners tracks
in 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
payment Of reasonable rental for the
excess Of trackage and power fur
nished by your petitioner.
Your petitioner would not be willing
TO have n third rail laid on Its line to
accommodate cars OF a dinereht gauge
from the standard wagon gauge OF iiye
feet and two inches. 1t should also be
understood that your petitioner. while
willing TO allow excursions destined for
points In the country 10 be transported
upon its tracks In cars Of such other
company from ChRplIne street east
ward, is not willing that any OF It's
tracks shall be used as n standing place
Tor the cars OF such other company. or
a. n rendezvous or starting point for
excursions Excursions should he FORM
"a on, and started from. the tracks OF
me company handling them.
Your petitioner is willing to allow
transfers for single five cent fare be-