The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-12-13

AZ q Gpecial meetluS VI tuS S4'AsaA
committees on railroads, ordinances
ma streets, alleys and grades. yesterday
afternoon. the ordinance granting to the
wheeling & Elm Grove Railway Conn
many the right to construct a track and
oBerate their electric service on Four
tenth. between Main and Chaphne
streets. was considered, and acted up-
on fayorabIy. the instrument being rec
commended 10 council for passage. and
before which It will come up tonight.
The committee selected Councilman
b ". Connolly as chairman. The other
members present were CouncIlmen Me-
grail, Weisgerber, Higgins, Meehan'
Horlhelmer, Bachman, Schmidt, Baird,
Fair Nesbitt, Mcclure and Ratcliffe.
CITY oaicials present were City Engineer
A. L. White and City Solicitor F. w.
Nesblts., For the railroad company
there were present Messrs. Henry N.
RUSSELL Paul o. Reymann and Gilmore
Brown.
II was first stated that the Wheeling
Ranway Company had declined to be-
come q party to the ordinance, as was
stiRFegted at the first meeting OF the
4oiTt committee, when II had been pro-
posed that consideration OF the grant
would be the paving by the two
companies OF the street between Main
and Market. This put the street paving
idea out OF consideration.
Amendments 10 the ordinance, pro-
posed by the Wheeling q Elm Grove
Hallway Company, were read by the
clerk. They provided as follows;
First-The length Of the grant TO be
the same as the original Wheeling &
Elm Grove ordinance, thirty years
eacond-To relay the curb at the cor
bjer 81 Fourteenth and Chapline streets
~ The satisfaction of the city engineer
Third-The track-laying to be COM
pIeted on or before May ], 1888; the
work TO commence upon the arrival OF
Ire material without Observance Of the
rules relating to the tearing up OF city
objection developed to the last
amendment, Messrs Horkheimer and
Fair holding that the matter should pc
Under the supervision Of the board OF
nubllc works, according to its rules. The
board, said Mt. Fair, would no douDt
rive a permit when application wns
made. Mr.. Fair moved to strike out
he amendment, but at this point Mr.,
Schmidt said that other changes had
been made in theS finance. and y
might be well to hear from Mr.. Russell
and Engineer Brown.
Mr.. Russell appeared. and explained
the new first section OF the ordinance.
Property owners on Fourteenth street.
he said, thought the tracks as proposed
would take up more room than was nee
essary. The objectio IS were considered
by his company, and a plan evolved by
which twelve inches less space would
be taken up providing the Wheeling
Railway Company would cooperate
The latter company was approached,
and acduiesced. BY this arrangement
between the two companies, the Wheel
inpfcompany'S track will be taken up
bGsween Main and Market streets, and
the two companies tracks put In to-
Eether In such manner that foot less
space will be occupied than was at nrst
proposed. and but one trolley wire (the
Wheellng's), will be in use, giving pow
er 10 the cars Of both companies on this
stretch OF combined trackage. By the
new arrangement, the tracks will be in
the center OF the street. givglng l6 feet
inches OF clear space each side OF them.
To arrive at this 1T is necessary to shift
the Wheeling company's rails six Inches
north This, It was claimed. will make
both sides OF the stgeet better for those
using It. This change Of plan between
Main and Market also makes the situa-
ton better at the corner OF Chapline
and Fourteenth. the Fourteenth street
rail there being foot farther away
from the corner curb than at first pro-
posed.
Chairman Connolly asked for an ex-
PLANTATION of the last amendment pro-
posed by the railroad company, and Mr..
Russell stated It was proposed for sew
eFal reasons. The committee had stated
Its desire to have the work completed
by May /, and with this provlso the
company felt that It should be relieved
of observance OF the rules Of the board
Of public works regarding the time
when street excavation can be done.
The board might decline to ALLOW the
company to begin work before April 30,
with the time limit only a day on. He
would assure the committee that the
+ company would not unnecessarily OBJ
6trlIct the street while prosecuting It's
improvements, and that the work
would be pushed with all diligence. The
street would not be torn up until the
material was on the ground. and not
over two weeks would be required to
finish the work. The company would,
n given the permission. do the work long
before the first Of April, In fact. as soon
a. the material arrived. He did not be-
lIeye the rules OF the board Of public
works, at any rate, were intended to
hamper such big Jobs as the one conf
templated
City Engineer White did not believe
the streets should be torn up BY any.
one without observing the rules laid
down for governing such work by the
board OF public works He did not be-
IEeve the board would interfere uniustly
with any company.
Mr.. Russell-Im sorry you're not up
on some matters. Mr.. White.
Mr.. McLure-You don't want to be In
the power OF the board OF public works =!
Mr.. Russell-Well. Mr.. Mcclure. I'm
Obliged 10 you for saying that; but
didn't Sny IT.
Engineer White suggested that the
ordinance provide that the board OF
public works shall grant the company
the permit when the material is on
hand.
This was received iavorably ali
around, and resulted In the drawing up
of substitute amendment By Mr.. Rus
sell, providing that the work shall BIZ
finished May !. 1892 the street TO be
torn up only after the material Is here
when the board OF public works shall
issue the usual permit; the city engin-
Ger to be the Judge when the material
Is here and ready for use IN the con-
Etructlon work. This amendment was
passed upon favorably.
The ordinance was then referred Ia
council with favorable recommends
ton. and at $50 p. m. the Joint commit
ten meeting ended.