The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-01-03
ISL AND RESIDENTS PROTEST To
COUNCIL Of POOR CAR SERVICE
SPOKESMAN DECLARES FRAN.
CHISE SHOULD BE TAKEN FROM
COMPANY FOR VIOLATIONS.
Thompson and Schick Oppose Steam
Clause Heating in Building Code
Dr.. Otto With Body.

4 delegation Of Wheeling Island CIT
liens appeared before the regular
meeting Of city council last night ana
verbally pctitioned the body TO take
action Immediately 10 PROVIDE the PEI
pie Of that section with better stree'
ear service than is being gwen DE the
Wheeling Traction company. "liour
". Watkins was the spokesman OF the
delegation. The matter was reterreu
! 10 n committee OF three members or
! council-Messrs. Thoner, Elliott ana
! Kress-by Mayor {. Morgan Feste.
! 10 make an investigation End report
+: back at the next regular rneeting.
Mr.. Watkins read part OF the
! franchise granted the traction company
! in which il states that car Srrr'r
! between the city and the fair grcunnS
would be given every fifteen miD'tes
during the days that cars were oper-
ated on the other divisions and tnat
failure to do so was sufficient cause
for revoking the franchise. lee
speaker declared that such alleged NO
lation Of the franchise gave the city
the right TO revoke the conNacl ard
/: the city should take over the line and
operate it.
; THE city Of Cleveland, Ohio, is op-
rating it's street car lines and they ars
charging only three cents fare. What
, that city can do. Wheeling can do,
declared he. Mr.. Watkins also cited
| number OF other alleged violations
Of the franchise Of the company In Its
operation Of Island street cars, and
declared that it appeared that the
franchise was a one-sided affair; all
for the traction company and nothing
for the city and It's people. He said
that the indignities heaped upon the
people had been taken up with the Of
ticials OF the traction company and
they declared that they had notified
the car operators Of the alleged viola
tons, but the orders were disreearded
and that tho company was up against
a hard proposition 20 secure compe-
, tent men. That's none Of our bust
ness what they are confronted with
in getting competent men. Other Goa
Germs are making tho best Of the mat.
ter under the existing conditions
brought about by the war. If the trac-
ton company cannot get competent
men at the wages they are paying,
they should pay more. like other cor
porations and firms are doing. that tie
! people whom they are supposed to
serve will have no reason to complain"
/, New Building Coda.
| Following the first reading of the pro
POSED new building code relative to con-
4 ~ liz fror nc
and the rules and regulations embodied
i TO prevent fires. G. n. Thompson. pro-
prietor o: the Thompsons Auditorium
garage. Tenth and Market streets. for
merry the old Ste':nrod Ea-age-was
| given tnn floor ~. bitterly opposed the
section requiring that all public garages
! shall be heated by steam. eliminating
| gas stoves. He declared that that pro-
vision Of the ordinance was an injus-
| tice to all owners Of public cara ges.
Thompson then cited q number Of fires
| occurring in Wheeling during the past
Notwithstanding two In public gar
aEes-and none had been caused by gas
| fires.
Adolph Schick. OF tho garage firm Of
Schick and EoltZ, 6 Huron street. also
opposed the steam heating clause. He
! was followed by DR.. George w. Otto
of the REQ garage company. He stated
| that his firm was with council in every
way that would make II possible by the
now ordinance in preventing fires in
garages and that his concern would soc
that all their employees obeyed the law
, to the letter: that he firmly believed that
! council was taking the right step In en-
bodylng every feature in the ordinance
| to prevent fires and Il was right and
! good that they should He concluded
| by stating that he hoped tho ordinance
J would 60 through without hitch and It
/ would assure safety for all who intrust
! their cars in tho hands OF public garage
| operators by the enforcement Of tho
| ordinance. while on tho other hand II
will work good for tho garage owner.
and the property adjacent to their
! buildings In preventing fires. The ordi-
! nance was referred to the building code
! committees to consider mo protest
, against the steam heating clause and TO
/ report back a. the next meeting.
| Tho request OF VIII Fl. Smith. who Is
! diScharging the duties Of both city aud
, ,,n- ana city clerk asking for an in
crease from $4,000 to S3.501 per annun
was laid on the table after considerable
, discussion The motion passed vote
! ~ five 10 three City Manager G. o.
! Eag!. paid high tribute TO Mr. Smith
| as a most competent man VINO was faith
fully tischarging the duties Of the two
! offices at salary that would Justify
! more compensation.
/ Mr. Magic was named by council -
represent The city at the meeting OF the
| Wcst Virginia Manufacturers and Gas
Conservation association to he held n:
C,arkSburs tomorrow 20 devise some
plan BY which tn. state officials may
stop ITO expectation Of gas from this
! STATE