The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-08-02
RAILROAD
ORDINANCE
POSTPONED
Until Monday by County Board o
Commissioners, Owing to Lack
Of Information. IA
AMENDMENTS ARE, PROPOSED
By the Board and win Doubtless Be
Incorporated-project Meets
y III With Favor. l5-

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Yesterday afternoon, before the board
Z OF county commissioners began Its au-
ditlng session, Commissioner Fritz pro-
posed that session be held In the
: evening at which to consider the ordi-
Z nance granting TO the Northern Ohio
Valley Railway Company the franchise
I for an electric line along the river road
from the northern limit of the city to
the Brooke county line, the intention OF
the promoters being to go before the
Brooke, county court for similar fran.
chise from the county line to Wells
burg. This suggestion, however, met
with opposition and Commissioner
Bowman's motion that consideration Of
the ordinance be postponed until the
regular meeting next Monday, which
was seconded by Commissioner Hig.
gins, was passed by vote Of five TO
three. This vote does not indicate that
the board is opposed to granting the
franchise, but was larely brought about
through the inadvertance of the COM
pany's representatives in not providing
Prosecuting Attorney Meyer with :.
copy OF the ordinance in order that he
might pass upon 1t as to Its legal form
and the safeguarding of the cOunty's
interests. 't
During the informal discussion. At
torney John Arbenz. jr.. presented the
plans OF the projectors of the road. OF
whom two were present. Messrs How
ard Hazlett and Herman L. Arbenz. Mr..
Arbenz said his people were willing ~
incorporate any reasonable amend
ments into the ordinance. An amend
ment that the company shall agree to
run one car at least every hou- was
agreed to, but objection was entered to
IN amendment fixing the rates Of fare
that may be charged. Mr.. Arbenz said
the company would have to make the
fare low In order to capture the traffic.
7 Suggestion was made that the ordi-
nance stipulate the guage Of track. and
Mr.. Hazlett said it was proposed 10
adopt the so guage. Another susges-
ton was for an amendment fixing the
kind OF rail- that may be used. Doubt
less all these amendments will be for
mally offered at the meeting OF the
board next Monday morning.
The following is I synopsis OF the or
dinance as presented yesterday:
Section 1-Grunts to Northern Ohio
" L tttn pDtt ,tn,
right to construct, maintain and opar-
ate an electric railway In Ohio county.
along the river road from Wheeling TO
the Brooke county line; right to use
other power than electricity except
steam: whore the road Is encroachel
upon the company to construct and
macadamize new highway to the
east of itE track at least eighteen feet
Wide; company to erect and maintain
It's own bridges. etrestles and culvarts;
nothing In this grant to interfere with
rights granted to the Postal Telegraph
Company, but the location of Its poles
may be changed with the consent of
the Postal Telegraph Company: per-
mission to erect poles, lay track. ETC.,
and maintain and operate the railway.
Section 2-As good materIn, to be
used between rails as Is used on road
COHSll uCllDu Wy INC GUILTY. Int
pany to macadamizc between rails
where the road Is macadamlzed or
where the county may hereafter ma
cadamze; the same condition imposed
IN regard TO b.iek paving; rails to be
laid with the grade so that vehicles
may cross and recross easily; In event
Of changes OF the highways grade the
railway company shall change the
grade of Its tracks; the railway COM
pany to provide crossings at private
roadways intersecting its line; county
to have right to place tracks In proper
condition ut expense of the company.
Section accompany to have right OF
way over road vehicles.
Section 4-Work OF construction to be
performed with the least possible oh
struction to travel. and shall provide
for the passage of vehicles ut all times.
Section 5-This grant to be accepted
In writing within four months of the
passage OF the ordinance. work Of con-
struction to begin four months later.
and the road to be completed in clgh-
teen months.
Section 6-County harmless from
suits.
Section This ordinance to take ef-
feet from It's passage. upon fulfilling
Of conditions of section 8.
After this Informal discussion OF the
railroad project, the board went into