The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-06-01
81 THE COuNC!L .COMMIT1EEs.

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BETWEEN ALL POINTS ON THE
Ss n ISLAND. a.
AT q Joint meeting OF three council
n committees last night, the Wheeling
Railways company's ordinance, rela-
I tive to a franchise to operate street
car line from Ohio street to the fair
grounds was recommended favorably
to tcouncil. which meets in special ses-
Z sion tomorrow evening to consider the
matter. The Island councilmen sue
ceeded In lacking on amendments call
.ng for a Hve-cent fare from
( ali points Of the Island, and paving boz
tween tho car rails. The franchise was
given FOR twenty-five years. x,
\ (. The meeting was held in the first
branch council chamber. The follow
ing members OF the committees on
railroads. ordinances and streets, alleys
and grades were present: Connolly
Ebellng, Baird, List, Bachman, Nes-
bit, Schmidt. Mchen. Knokc, Mcclure,
! Megrail, Higgins, Hazlett, Fair and
Otto Mr.. Connolly was made chair
man. Representatives Of the company
present were: ManagerLW. S. Wright.
Secretary Shirley, Directors A. NJ Jolly,
Z and b. w. Peterson and Attorney VIM.
Ersklne. Secretary George Hook was
present In the interests OF the State
Z Fair Associate si. is.5s X,
Clerk O'Brien first read the ordinance,
after which Mr.. Baird suggested that,
officials OF the Wheeling Railway Com
pany be heard. e5s,
Mr.. Jolly said the company proposed
!. to begin work Immediately, and. expect
to finish It in about forty days. The
speaker. didn't know what might be,
Z necessary for him to say on the sub,
ject, but he, was willing to discuss all
questions. n 4 sc, 4
in answer to, Mr.. Baird. Mr.. jolly;
I. said the company intended running a
car every fifteen or eighteen minutes
on the new line. and oftener3if the traf-
nc warranted It. X I
Captain Otto called attention to Sec,
: ton 2 OF the ordinance, which he said
would give the company perpetual
franchise. s,ss5
Mr.. Higgins said he had looked.up the
ordinances. and discovered the Citizens
franchise would expire In 1872. and: the
s Wheeling being perpetual, Sectioni2
would. by ITS wording. also provide for
perpetual fcanchise. 4 z,
To expedite business, Mr.. Mcclure
moved that the ordinance be taken up
by sections. which was adopted The
first section was then read. Mr. Baird
suggested some changes. Instead of
Wheeling Railway Company" The sug-
gested '.Ctizens.'"' His amendment to
this effect was adopted without dissent.
S At this juncture It was decided to
hear IRONS NJ. Jolly. who stated that
the company would incur an expense of
from 81, coo TO $4,000 in building this
r new Hire. h Therefore. the company
wanted franchise which would justify
this:eSpeuse, and none less than thirty
Eyears would be considered. The Citi-
EeBst would expire in September, 1912.
y The company wanted to be frank; It
would mot accept franchise for less
than thirtystyears. s..;.g,s NJ,
Mr.. 5Bai.d's othe. amendment was
then taken up. II provided for the
running of the cars the same as on the
Bridgeport line. Mr.. Jolly asked per-
4 mission to speak, which was granted.
He repeated his statement that the
cars would run every fifteen or eighteen
j minutes, and It was fair to presume
: the company would run them oftencr II
i It could get more revenue, and he was
sute there WAS no reason to exact from
them the Bridgeport schedule, which
was car every twelve minutes. The
cars would run every a65 days. added
Mr. Jolly.
s5>s;4Mr. Mcclure amended Mr.. Baird's
amendment, so that the cars would
run every fifteen minutes. for 365
4 days year. The amendment was car
,ried unanimously.
y Clerk O'B.ien then read Section 2.
y Mr. Higgins offered nm amendment
stipulating that transfers must be
granted from one OF the lines to the
other, and that no more than five cents
\ must becharged from any one point to
on the Island to any other point.
3Mr. Jolly here stated that the company
wouldn't consider transfers and II the
committee insisted on this feature. the
company would declare all negotiations
+ on Immediately.
e. :: Mr., AcLure asked for consideration
+. OF the company, which he said was
E dealing with an experiment. He didn't
want any restrictions placed on the
company, and said all propertycin the
vicinity would be benefited by the new
line.
iSls!sMr. Higgins said that the street car
IS company was wealthy. and practically
owned all the city had to give. Half
IL of its lines are perpetual. Every
switch and section has been made n
4 part OF the perpetual ordinance. The
II Island people are chiefly against the
grant. Here Mr.. Higgins and Mr.. Nc
Lure had a little argument as to
the; proportion of property owners ia
vorlng the franchise, both claiming the
Y majority was on both sides. i
IL Captain Otto argued In favor Of the
transfers. The citizens deserved 1t for
{ granting n perpetual franchise. which
IS growing more valuable every year,
and the only time the city had a chance
i;ito get something was when the COM
4 pany petitloncd for privileges.
Mr.. Higgins amendment was then
voted, on 1t! was lost on tie vote, as
4; follows: Ayes-Mehcn, Higgins, Baird.
4 Knoke, Megratl, Watson, Otto. Con-
n nelly; total, 5. Noes-McLure.r Haz-
H lett, List, Ebellng. Schmidt, Nesbitt,
Fair! and List; total. s.
4is Mr.. Baicd's amendment to the same
rs section, inserting the word dedicate"
n with reference to the new street, was
4 accepted and Incorporated In the sec
* tion.4 Mr.. Baird also wanted the COM
a 4. IA.