Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1901-01-05
No SETTLEMENT N SIGHT.
BENWOOD CITIZEN CONSIDERED
THEIR FINAL CONCESSIONS
LAST NIGHT
IN THE RAILWAY QUESTION
And Adjourned With the Understand
ing That Council Abide By Pre-
vioas observation-disclosures of
Two Rejected Propositions From
h Different Wards.

The proposed change in the street
car tracks in Central Benwood was
again considered last evening at a
meeting of the committee OF thirteen
citizens, representing the various
wards Of the town. Two propositions
were submitted, one of which was re-
fused by the company's representative
when presented by Mr.. Mahood at a
conference held last Saturday, while
the other voiced the sentiments of the
First and Fourth ward citizens rela-
tive to the question.
The report from the citizens of the
upper and lower ends of the city was
as follows:
"First-We, the committee, recon-
mend the maintainance of all the
tracks in Central Benwood, known as
the Second and Third wards, and a
connection at what is known as De-
bold's corner-if the company desires
to make the loop around Geogeline's
corner, on Eighth street, and give a
five cent fare from McMechen run to
North Wheeling and a five cent fare for
a return trip.
Second-That permission be given by
Council to the Wheeling Railway or
Traction Company, to connect its
tracks and lines at Walter Dugan's,
across what is known as Kentucky
Heights and also to connect the same
at Fourth street, where its new tracks
connect and graded between Fourth
and Tube works bridge, and also to
make an approach to its line and cars
at Eighth street, and also to make it's
approach safe and convenient and IN
der the supervision of the Council.
Third-That we, the committee Of
the First and Fourth wards, favor a
service that will accommodate the ma
jority of the citizens Of the city Of
Benwood and any settlement Of this
controversy that will accommodate
and not inconvenience any or the
many.
Fourth-We, the committee of the
First and Fourth wards do ask a fair
and impartial hearing of this matter
and that there be no insinuation offer
ed to any one in regard to his location
in the city of Benwood."
The proposition figuring in the re-
cent conference and which was also
read provided for the connecting of
the tracks on Kentucky Heights, aban-
doning the track on Ninth and Besse-
mer streets, which would do away with
the dangerous crossing at the Wheel
ing steel works; for the changing OF
passengers either at Dugan's place or
the Fourth street connection and a five
cent fare from the southern corporate
limits of the city to North Wheeling
and a return trip for the same fare,
also for two cars on the Moundsville
line to drop into Benwood owe Schad's
crossing every hour, and back over the
same route, thus using the loop Of the
present system.
Both propositions were rejected and
Robert Newton, representing the mid
die wards, made a motion to adjourn
sine die and it prevailed with the I'M
d~erstanding that Council abide by the
resolutions, adhering to the provisions
of the present ordinance Of the COM
pany under the injunction, and which
were passed unanimously at a mass
meeting of the citizens, held several
weeks ago.
One of the committeeman stated aft
er the meeting that the citizens had
nothing further to offer in the matter
and would accept nothing which in
any way might conflict with their fin
al proposition. 1t is understood that
the railway company will present an
other ordinance to the town Council
at it's next regular meeting.
The report of the conference showed
that the proposition also included a
five cent fare from Forty-eighth street
going south to the switch of the
M~oundsville line in the middle of the
Narrows, and the only thing which the
company was willing to concede was
the running of three cars to the Wheel
ing line over the present loop in Ben
wood every hour. thus compelling the
citizens to walk to Schad's or Dugan's
crossing to catch a Moundsville car.