The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-12-24
Wheeling Traction Co. Will Join
City in the Fight On Big Trucks

Including loads. the same IN al other
bridges and il Is Thought this viii re-
Nevs the situation considerably.
Las; evenings meeting was rec''HSeN
session iron, the regular meeting OK LaS'
TUESDAY night. 20 hear from nc 'F''-
non heads who were GU; o. th' city 'AS'
Tuesday. being III Charleston appearing
before tho state public S2rv.c" c"A'":N'
sion.
Following ,hs roll call. to when
Counclmen Eeans. B!ppus. kun2; ONO:
Norypn.. No!;c. Thompson. fancy ana
Mayor Thoner responded. city Manager
Ephl!r WA called upon. hnt d"'Iare"
he would rather hear from TIE traction
officials Grst.
Mr. Killings WIS C.-st called. Iic ex-
p.ained that tho wheeling Traction Com
many vas very grateful TO tie city coun-
ru for the .cn'ency Shown Il since the
having question aros". lie declared tn
counc. had met hard problems and SOW
ed them, AMI complimented them on
tGci- good work.
Referring 70 Ii" temporary paving
WORK which has been done by his COM
rary. no declared Il was dono as well IA
possible under the circums;An owing
I - rhr Inability t. &c: material ana
labor. but added the sitnatioa has clear
: cU now. and three car loads OF paving
brick are ~ the city to- instant use t'H
,, declared good stree; gang has been
! organised and tho men arc working
whenever possible in an effort TO rnsh
| the work.
He declared his company will mako
every effort possible TO meet their ohli-
CATION Of doing the work by the first OF
spring, but when questioned By Ctty
Solicitor ORriep as TO whether they
would sign an agreement passed at a re-
cent meeting Of the council he declared
|; would he impossible to do that unit
the paving program had been mapped
cut.
Mr.. Billings then referred 10 the STAG
being used as base for tho temporary
! work lie declared In his estimation.
Stag is better fitted for a base as II IS
moro resilient. He was asked by Nr.
O'Erien whether the Stag is better N
! his opinion. and he stated in his mind It
; vas better than concrete. as concrete is
too firm.
NJ. Billing declared various expert
: mants arc being made throughout the
. country or different kinds OF bases. and
onotcld cnIu!CNA OF Scvcra! engineers
and scvc-ai cities who are trying dI-
tc~sut kinds o; work.
lie declared Wheeling has undertaken
an immense paving program and that
) the company IS trying to meet It's ooli-
, cations.
lie stated g per cent Of the paving In
the tracks Will need be rclaid. while 65
. per cent will need TO bo raised or has
, been raised, due to the higher street
. level made IN the now paving. lie
! stated 80 per cent has not yet been
: touched, and will DC done as soon as
possible.
Mr.. Rulings stated il would COS: the
traction company abou: $4,000 TO lay
the paving. He was questioned by Mr.
QBr!en as 20 the cost OF ties. rails
and then the paving.
When the discussion had again re-
rsrrNd 20 the sag base Mr.. Tar"y made
A motion To continue. action unf:, n"Nt
tuesday. lie was seconded b. Mr.
Thompson.
! An argument then arose 4 3 % whether
or not the traction company had entered
Ia clause in It's plea for higher rates
/ 20 the public service commission re-
! fcrring 10 the paving expense.
/. Tho question OF rates on the bridges
: owned hy the company then arose. Mr.
, Nolte making the suggestion, Mr.. Bill
/ lInGs declared his company had lowered
! its rates after u compromise had been
: reached hctween the company and The
= coal truck operators, u dSNtIhp"u NHSI
. George BIackford. counsel for the truck
! operators had made the statement the
! operators saved as much as SIS per day
. hy using the other bridge. Az thIs time
, Mr.. fancy moved the company change
! It's policy on the bridge. and agreement
might he reached on the paving Ques-
( tion.
Nr. Th!ttrmorc was then called. and
re declared his company was willing to
: do anything reasonable. but he Ike Mr..
! Billings said he could sign no contract
, or ?Sreecmnt unless the paving program
! hal been outlined.
/ H. declared ne company ha9 been
greatly h!ndered IN is work by tho
! Twelfth stree: loop. the tearing w OF
! track on Twelfth street. the change in
routing the cars over Eleventh street.
and tho other work. lie explained the
| company Is giving better service on the
! out-the-p!ke divisions owing 10 the
! Twelfth street loop, and explained the
| system now IN use.
! Council adjourned after much arsu-
ment about the signing OF tho agree
meut. Captain Otto making an amend
ment to Mr.. Taney's motion.
! ATlFPI asa AIlsAllAFn