The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-19
FREIGHT CAR
PROPOSITION IN
COUNCIL AGAIN
NATTER OF SIXTEENTH sThhhH
DIFFICULTY GOES BACK TO
CONunTTEI
Wheeling Traction Company FINDS 1ts
Own Proposal Too Costly 20 10
Carried Out

Courru WAS con fr"nt"l again las'
cV"uiu: WIKI the PRO. os.;'on or haF'hS
tho Wheeling lrac: on company remove
their freight az from SiNtecnit het"ee"
Market AMI Main streets. Following
general discussion. The matter was hs"'H
referred back To- \ committee " thfce
members apI1!r;Ci several weeHs ago
VITA r"unril,nnu fancy 80 cha'rman'
Councilman Tancy stated that The
.c-.m!;tcc met with Wheeling Traction
company officials several days ago ana
they wtre Informed by {. i. Bi.hnSs,
v!ce-preS.deat AID general manager OF
tie Traction company, that the rfoposei
platform and station suggested by coun-
eli. 20 he ,ccated on Water H!rees be-
tween Fou::eeHth and Twelfth streets
would cost the company approximately
$4,000, and that tho traction company
had several other sites In view. lncIud-
ing the old city gas works on Nineteenth
street.
Attorney T.. J. NGti!nIcy. representing
the property hcldcrs on Sixteenth etreet
rnd business houses In that vicinity.
stated that this was What they expeH.-
ed; tina: Il" tract.pn companies would
Plead poverty ard continue TO put mo
matter or trorl Tine % time. Attorney
mckinley stated :hat he expected !" mn"
tho si'uat!,M iur: as II *. lie sara he
believed the cou2,:! committee has done
everything III ihe!r power 70 !oca'e
site hu. the traction company wants
to do nothing. II. said that the depre-
c!at!,n 70 property ON Sixteenth street
from the truci.un company having ihe!r
freight cars standing theirs would
amount t. $4,000 year. lle sold II
was 4 hardship 70 the merchants ana
shiI2ers hu: thnt the property owners
TN this street ah"u.d no; he made 10
bear tie h,urt. He stated there was n
site a; Tverty-irFt street ana one where
tie old Centre Foundry company was
formerly located TIA; could he secured
and also tie E"y'rann property a. tho
end OF Sixteenth street.
Councilman o;;o. member OF the
committee stated Es did not believe the
traction cor,Ianv should he compelled
10 move III" freight car Immediately
withou; a place - 20. He said ne was
not holding W ;n- tt" traction company
but wanted I" give them square deal.
Charles Miller. president ~ the Miller
Eros. Grocery company. stated that
pe.it!on r!gnci by business men from
Twelfth 70 Twentieth streets over a
year nEo was lrescHtcl - the traction
comi,any and that they were Informed
by Mr.. Killings tina; council would have
- take some action first.
Councilman Krras stated ne did nos
want tN interior" VITA tho committee
appointed - iHveStigstr this matter. but
would suggest { them the traction COM
ranv be given II lni!t"d time TO ina
new location. L; - not right - allow
the traction company 70 Ne" ih!s street
"a they 10 and Interfere with ;he places
or business on tails street" declared
Councilman krcss. In my opinion the
traction company VIII make n" Ereat
effort TO md a new location and Il - up
tn .he city - compel them. would
suggest that the traction company he
notified that after co days they wi,l not
10 allowed TO load or unload freight and
merchandise on Sixteenth street. II
there - over Are IN that vicinity tho
l!vcs az may people md considerable
property VIII no endangered" The mat
ter WAS referred hack 10 tho committee.