The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-10-11
che ordinance on tAs gToSnds that tn
In .Adi,,opol uoul,

ths ordinance on tAs greands that tho
laying Of An additional switch would
damage the street affected.
City Manager Duwler eV!a'ncd that
the traction company was no. as"'nK Tor
permission 10 build = Swlt"h--"n.y TOR
the right 10 do 81 in the event ;hdi n"
croSsovers on Twelfth and S.Niye"t"
streets did not prov" sat- factory.
Mayor whou,.. however. mI.&'a.ncd
that the paSs%sr oc tn" "r".Hnlr''" ""H.d
DC tho equivalent uf giving "a" con-
pauy the r!gh, to construct IA Sw.i'.'. "H
the grounds that ;hc company c"u." pro-
coed with the work Il; any TIN" III Inc
event that the crus>"vcrs Il" -" SG''.
Councilman c. Morgan NCs''r ih"N
suggested that objectionable section l."
stricken Cut - the r"mmu"t"ai'"n.
Mayor Thoncr raised tn" point -
whether council. would hr Competed ."
pass an ordinance 30 days after Ia" re-
quest was made as required toy cay
charter. in any other wording 'A"n cN'
actiy the same as contained II the COM
muuirat!on and resolution.
L assure you gentlemen sad '''F
Manager pawlrr. that | Will HAY" IN"
railway officials IN my "ItiSc "''"Er !"
o'clock tomorrow morning. and i""l Ger
tain that they will agree 1" HS.nS the
cruSSoycrs II this council passes the res
olu;!on tonight"
Il don't trcl Ike taking the chance.
replied Mayor Thun"r.
Resolution Binding.
Considerable discussion th"r loom
place among the members r"nr''hi"r
the resolution. Several c"m,ondcd '"a'
IL council passed Il resolution agreeing
10 pass an ORDINANCE granting new
franchise. as requested IN IN" '"inh"''
cation. then members of '"Nn'H N""''
he comncucd ~ vote for IN" fran'h'>"
ordinance. If they change their "Hin'"n
during the ~ DAYS they could not N"'"
against the now franchise. having h"Uni
themselves 10y voting for IA" rcS"iu;i"h'
Councilman NcStrr said he dlh n"'
favor holding NJ tn" imNT"N'mrn's o."
Market street. but that Ne "thcN"d '"'h
member should have tim" |" '"n''o''
the requests Of the traction company
more thoroughly.
VIII Mo- Start Work.
city Manager Bowler then Sla'"d 'NAt
the traction company would h"t H'"'
any work towards removing IT'S N"'MH
on Market street unless they hah uti'
mite understanding with the '!'H. II"
said he did not believe Il was fair that
cnmncll.d 10 pay 1000 i year tax Tor
every mile Of track in tn" city ana IN"
Wheeling Traction Company only Si"o
mile.
1T is i serious question ~ :" wh"''""
the CITY Railway company MI operate
,nucl Longer under tuc rr"Scn; "r"f"''
ing franchise" sad Ci:y Manager
Charles IT. D"wlcr
There was hope "f having IN" Nh'"'-
Ing Traction company TAX" "N"r ~"
Mozart llilr division of tho 'i,N halfway
Company, in the event the latter d'~'uN-
tinuod operations. hut this. the Wheel
Ing Traction company has Informed me-
they positively would met cunF'd"F'
The people on Mozart i'l'l mus, nav"
some way to 90; I" AMI iI"m i"''r
homes and VIC mus TAX" them M" G'N-
sidcration IN passing FRANCHISE NAV
would possibly caus" the djsc"n'lnHan'c
Of all the city Railway company > lin"S
TIL" cr"ssovcrs ny" necessary on 'har-
line street 10 allow worh to p-"c""d on
Market street.
Navnr Thoucr ~ n 10 dill not llh" &"
sco tho work on Markc, street hold Wn
any longer than possible. hu' nc h..
Uc,cd the public should know what tn"
traction company l. asking for adding
that a weeks delay would do no harm
Agress With City Manager.
Councilman Cunningham said hr
agreed with tho city manager th''
ono thousand dollars annually for each
,ul every mile "r track w.IS zoe nu'h
10 said he saw no objections 10 TN"
salvaging % the rails and bricks "A
10 tho Immediate passing 81 Tho rcs"in-
ton. binding ourselves 1" franchise
containing what The communication CON
,aius, | believe Il should be gwen care
full con Sideration."
Councilman M'Srcr"r moved tha'
committee Of three members bc appoint
cd to Investigate and report back ncAt
Tuesday Councilman Eestc- amended
tho motion by including the mayor as
chairman Of the committee. t"un'!Inlln
McCircgor and Cunningham were then
named as members along with Mayor
Tnoncr. Mayor Thoncr then announcer
a meeting would h" held Friday evening
in the city managers office.