Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-06-16


up large amount Of time.
Mr.. Dawson moved to grant petit
ton antagonistic to the Wheeling and
Elm Grove railroad, but on motion by
Mr.. Hazlett it was referred TO Ordl-
nances. Then Mr.. Dawson made a
point of order that the reference car
ried the whole matter with it, but he
was not sustained, and the reading OF
petitions went on, there being about a
neck of them. The reading was I'M
ished at 9:15 p. m, when Mr.. Hazlett
moved TO reconsider the resolution re-
! iecting the resolution Of the Commit
tee on Ordinances, rejecting the Wheel
ing Railway ordinance. This opened
ND another debate, opened by Mr..
DAWSON, and Mr. Horkheimer follow
ed. The resolution was adopted, ayes
8, noes G.
Then Mr.. Dawson made the point OF
order that the motion was out OF or
der because the report of the Commit
tee had been adopted as previously
amended. and he insisted upon his
point. A fine row resulted. The
Mayor ruled that the Elm Grove ordi-
nance was on its second reading, but
Mr. Dawson wanted the telephone or
dinance taken up and made an amend
ment to that effect. 1t was lost, ayes
7, noes s.
Mr.. Wiedebusch then renewed his
motion to take up the Elm Grove or
dinance. but Mr. Dawson moved to ad-
iourn. 1t was lost, and the motion 10
take up the Elm Grove ordinance was
adopted, and the ordinance was taken
up.
After the reading of the first section,
Mr.. Ebeing offered an amendment
changing the title so as to give a fran
chise TO the Wheeling Railway Com
pany and the Wheeling and Elm Grove
Railway Company, and also striking
out the first section and substituting
new one making the Elm Grove gauge
the same as the Wheeling, and grant
ing the Wheeling Company an East
Wheeling franchise. When the first
section of Mr.. Ebeling'- ordinance had
been read, he demanded that his en-
tire ordinance be read On this there
was a locking of horns, and Mr.. Ebe-
ling withdrew his effort.
Mr.. Dawson then offered an amend
ment, striking out the word thirty"
in line five of the Elm Grove ordinance
and inserting the word five" limiting
the franchise to five years. Mr.. Hork-
heimer seconded it. 1t was lost, ayes
5, noes II.
Mr. Dawson then moved to refer
Sec. l back to the Committee to pre-
scribe safety appliances at crossings.
Lost, ayes Z, noes 9.
Mr.. Horkheimer then offered an
amendment to line 81, striking out the
foot S12 inch gauge and Substituting
5 feet 3 Mr.. Horkheimer spoke to the
amendment. 1t was lost, ayes 5, noes
| 10.
This exhausted the opposition on
this point, and section was taken up
at 1O:C3 Mr. Hutchinson moved to
amend by striking out electric" pro-
viding for heating the cars. There was
no second. and section was read, and
passed, and section followed and sec
ton in turn. In section Mr.. Hork
heimer added a provisio that the cross
ings of the Wheeling Railway Company
at Market and Twelfth streets, were to
be made at the sole expense of the
| Wheeling q Elm Grove, and giving
the Wheeling Railway Company the
right Of way. The inevitable debate
| followed. and then a substitute was
offered by Mr. List, requiring cars of
both companies to come to stop at
| the crossings, the cars first at the
crossing to have the right of way. The
| debate continued at considerable
length. and finally representatives of
the two companies were invited to
sneak Mr.. Russell said the Wheeling
| & Elm Grove had no objection TO
giving the Wheeling Company the
right of way. and Mr.. Erskine said
right of way was essential, even on
level ground. Mr. List then further
amended his resolution by making
cars of both companies come to full
stop. and giving the Wheeling Company
! the right of way. Mr.. Jolly then ex-
planned the derailing switch as
safety device. and this was accepted
by Mr.. List. which brought his amend
ment almost into line with Mr.. Hork-
heimer's original proposition. Both
were read once more. Mr.. Hork-
heimer's was accepted by Mr.. List,
and it was adopted.
Sections I, s, and 10, were then
adopted without trouble. In section II,
Mr.. Dawson said the Committee had
deliberately ignored Council, although
the compensation to the city was bet
ter than any company had ever before
given the city. The City Solicitor then
suggested an amendment, inserting the
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