The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-05-25
THOSE SAFETY swIrcHEs,

THOSE SAFETY SWITCHES.
The board ot public works replied to
councils resolution OF April &c. direct
Ing the Wheeling & Elm Grove Railway
Company to place two safety switches
on Twelfth street. The board stated II
had directed the company to comply
with tho terms OF the resolution and the
ordnance The board stated, too, that
the ordinance does not confer upon A
the power to compel compliance with It's
terms. ri
Mr., Berry asked for information from
the solicitor as to what should be done.
Mr.. Nesbitt tthe solicltor) said the or
dinance allowing the maintenance OF
the road could be annulled for nom
compliance with It's provisions.
MI. Fair moved that the board OF pub
lic works be instructed 10 enforce the
ordinance.
President Chew suggested that more
information be had from the city solic-
itor on the subject.
Mr.. Higgins said It would be useless
to refer the matter back TO the board,
which says itShas no power 70 compel
compliance. He referred to q recent &C.
-eident on Twelfth street. and wanted
the matter gone into at once. He did
not favor waiting for another accident
and possible loss OF life, Alsimilar poll
Icy OF delay had been seen in the ease
OF the building ordinance; seemingly
that ordinance, would be passed when
another building collapses.
Mr.. Berry had a copy OF the Elm
Grove ordinance and failed to discover
any provision for safety switches on
Twelfth street.
Mr.. Higgins wanted the original Elm
Grove. ordinance brought up for inves-
tigatlon of its provisions.
Mr.. Fair withdrew his motion after
he had been posted" by the city solic-
Itor.
Mr.. Higgins then renewed his motion
for the reading OF the section Of the
original ordinance in controversy. The
motion prevailed and the second
branch tookia five minutes recess.
Section 6, OF the Wheeling C Elm
Grove ordinance was read by the clerk,
together with the amendment Of Hork-
heimer, which provides for 6 derailing
safety SWITCH at Main and Market
streets on the.Twelfth street line. Sec
ton 20 provides as a penalty for non
compliance, that council can give thirty
days notice OF intention to repeal and
revoke the ordinance.
Mr.. Berry moved that the clerk be In
structed to notify the railway company
TO comply with the ordinances proyls-
ions for the safety switches, and be
notified in addition that the penalties
will be enforced.
Mr.. Higgins taking the chair, Presi-
dent Chew spoke; on the subject. He
did not see anything OF sufficient Inn
portance In the matter to warrant such
action. He did not believe there was
any need for the derailing switches,
He had heard no popular demand for.
such action.
Mr.. Miller spoke In favor OF compell-
ing compliance with the safety switch.
provision OF, the ordinance.
Mr. Chew objected to a simple mo-
ton; there must be q resolution acted
upon by both branches. Thereupon.
Mr.. Berry prepared a resolution, and
1t went through In the second branch.
without opposition. The resolution was
sent across the hall to the first branch
Mr.. Hazlett asked the time limit for the
completion of the contract, and Clerk
aO'Brien said the limit is July /. The
resolution was declared out Of order by
the mayor