The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1920-06-02
PUBLIC SERVICE CON-
Panty TO AE-ROUTE OUT-THE-
PIKE CARS.
To Lower II. 9. L. by Leasing City
Commons for 0ardens-Csment for
FavinE work Coming.

Council last night passed two ordi-
nances permitting changes in tn" tracks
Of the Wheeling Public Service company
on Chapline street. In consideration
Uses 10 remove all old tracks on Tweitth
from Chapline down. and on Water and
Fourteenth streets.
The changes proposed are crossover
on Chapline. TO begin 225 feet south OF
Twelfth and to extend in northwest
crly direction for So feet. and curve
from Twelfth TO Chapline street. The
changes are MADE IN no order 10 car, taEc oq nd
thereby lessen the congestion there.
and TO lessen the number OF cars re-
Quired by the company 10 MAINTAIN an
adequate schedule IN the out-the-pike
district
The only obstacle to the immediate
passage Of the ordinances was some
doubt in the minds of members OF coun-
ell "a 10 whether tic City railway.
substdtary corporation to The Mh sDdnS
it, west track on Chapline street and
all Of it's south track on Eleventh
stree. with the exception Of one ne! .ect,%r
s%,9eniar :! Sor m'S snd South cars re
Upon the settlement OF this point
council voted to pass the ordinances
Those voting aye" were Couneilmcn
Beans, Rippus. Dowler. Morgan' Ha9iG.
Thoner. Councilman Noltc voted no.
while Captain W. r. Otto asked TO be
excused from voting. Attorney J. j..
Conitr and ]. D. Whittemore represent
Chicken Coops.
An ordinance was passed last night
requiring that no chicken coonS or pens
be permitted within so feet Of school
ing The ordinance came as tho result
Of A number OF complaints concerning
the keeping Of chickens within the city
limits II was passed by TO votr:
rounCilmen Morgan and Note Young
mo"
owing 10 tho intense shipping diff
cultics with which the city has &c con-
tend In the obtaining OF cement. counciI
last night agreed 70 pay 30 cents addl-
tion. ncr barrel for cement. The addition
in the price Is made because II is I'M
possible for the city to ship back 10 the
cement companies tho bags In which IN"
cement Is shipped. The railroads have
refused TO accept these bags Tor SNIP
ment owing 10 the pressing need cor
cars in which to make shipments. As n
result the shipments are being made
in paper bags with the additional price
10 the local construction companies
which have the City's contracts.
TIL" city now has between 10 ana 10
cars az ccnnnt in transit. TIL" addition
Al price will nc charged on all OF thi7
m"'erIal. On future shipments. tho city
will try to mako arrangemcnts whereby
the contractors will boar half or INC ad-
ditional 20 cents. The charg" Will be
~cmnvcd az soon "a the freight situation
clears to the extent where cloth bags
can again br used for making shipments
from the factory.
water Increase IN Warwood.
The Warwood Water & Light company
has announced that they will apply TO
the West Virginia Public Service COM
mission for an increase in their rate'
which will affect tho city prcatly. AZ
present the Warwood company let's 10
the city number OF water plugs for hre
rse nv tho rental of which they charge
the city $3.50 yearly. Under their new
prices they intend TO charge S35 yearly
~ solicitor i. !. F. OBrrn has been
empowered to look into the matter anu