Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-03-17

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est from the Busy Marshall County
Town.
The Wheeling Street Railway Com
pany is straining every nerve to put
their ordinance through the present
City Council, to remove their tracks
from the central portion Of the city to
the hillside east Of the B. & O. tracks.
The ordinance was turned down the
last time it was presented to Council
by vote Of to 1, Councilman Dolan
being the only member of the body
that supported the measure. Attor-
ney Coniff, acting for the company,
has approached at least two members
of the body who opposed the measure.
He advanced the argument that the
National Steel Company would in a
very short time absorb all the proper
ty between the present Riverside and
the lower steel plant, when 1t would
become necessary to move the tracks
to the hillside, and it might as we'll be
done now as later. Even granting
that to be the case, the removal of
the tracks would most materially de-
crease the valuation of property in
the Second and Third wards, which
comprise the business center of the
town.
The danger at both crossings could
be eliminated by the company bridg-
ing them. Some time ago the COM
pany bought half interest in the cor
ner house at the lower works crossing
from Mrs. Turner, promising to buy
the other half from her father, Mr..
Hoyt, when they got money enough
ahead, in order to carry out a pro-
posed scheme for bridging the cross
ing. But the matter has been drop
ped. Any right of way asked by the
company to lessen the danger OF the
crossings, the City Council will grant.
1t was stated by an official yesterday
that the company can never pass the
proposed franchise, when passage of
the measure would mean SO much of
loss to the citizens of the town.
A citizens meeting of all voters, to
be held Saturday evening at O'Clock
at the City Hall, has been called by
Joseph Mahood and Squire Riddle,
chairmen respectively of the Demi-
cratic and Republican committees.
The infant daughter of Thomas Nc
Kimm was the victim 'of very painful
accident early yesterday morning.
Shortly after arising she was warm
ing herself at the CRATE. In some
manner her night clothes caught fire.
Her father was close at hand and
quickly smothered out the blaze with
his hands. Aside from some severe
burns on the right leg. she was not
otherwise injured. DR.. ]. N. Alley at
tended her.
Sunday at st. Johns Catholic church
ne usual services will be conducted by
the Rev. Father Weringer. Low mass
will be celebrated at o'clock a. M;
high mass at 1920 a. m; Sunday
school at 9 a. m. Owing to the sacred
concert of the Messiah in the evening,
vespers and the benediction will be
celebrated at 3 p. m.
The regular Sunday services will be
conducted at the Methodist church
by the pastor, the Rev. G. w. Bent.
The topics will be: morning service,
When thou art converted strengthen
thy BRETHREN" evening service, Deal
honestly with God" The Epworth
League meeting will be held at $50
p m.
The pulpit of the German Lutheran
church will be occupied tomorrow at
the regular services by the pastor, the
Rev. Paul Metzenthin. The sermon at
the morning service will be delivered
in German and the sermon at the even
ing service in English. During the
morning service the newly elected
church officials will be installed. Sun
day school will be held at the usual
hour