The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-01-11
C0NNCI| GRANTS BUS COMPANIES
PERMITS To OPERATE IN CITY
ST. CLAIRsvILLE LINE AND ULT1-
MATE BUSHES RESUME SERVICE
IN WHEELING THIS MORNING.
Hours Of Debate Procedo FinM Action
-ODI1on Holds Temporary PERMITS
Cannot Be Given.

CIV council last might granted PERMITS
sion to huE@"s I" "prrntr IN Nh""lIhs'
after several huurH' argument In" "
innate Iiun company ana iI" ~ '"'9
\lI"- Wheeling Iius company WIZ hthIl
u,rrntInus again I"dIy aa ~ i"auIl "'
rnunril EInniimE the r"rmiIn lhht hIfh'
Another limo has an Application Tor
permit r"mdInH
I'n,I,.r tho state law. all bur lines ara
required l." apply l." 'liY council Tor
permit t. nIrIhtr. t"mn' u nom" I'm"
nr,, appointed ~ "omInlit"" r"nf'"""d 81
Councilman lipplIH. on" nnh Ihh'Y !"
In,rniirni" Thr c"immiIir" met mn"
Lrr 81 iimnn nnd were unnhl" I" "E''"
The NV hnv"vrT. nll"wCh Ia" hIr""h
Iu "IcImIo uuIll such tim" M u d"hh'''
n,ll"m w"Ild ho Inh"n IN ia" mn'l"I.
Ihr Wheeling TIhrIl"n company no.
,.IIrd ,,nrrnuir r"r"rnl m"nthE ny" i"r
tie. nrro.I "T tho drIy"rn Of III" hHr"r
, hutplnu ihom with operating with
uuI nrni applying !" ia" Wnt" r""h
communion for II pnrmi Th" 'nn"n
w'rr nrp"nlNd To tho rlnin rond commits
rlon Attorney G"urrnl T.. Y. I!nrInnh
ruled that i'"rmltr w"ul' hnv" I" l." NJ
Ilod FOR from tho city council In III"
municipality In which they operator
ThIm dorluIon VIM reverend from III" de
Clrlnn OF tho nlHtc good r"nhH C"intnih-
rInn. which refused to Ernnt II permit
TO tho hurr"r to np"rntc.
FnlIowInH tho d""irInn Of tho attorney
general Of IA" state. tn" city Of Wheel
INK took no nrtiup against IN" huRH"''
ON Inst Saturday hua 'rivcrr wcrN mr.
rnstcd on warrants sworn out by COL
Col White. on charged Of operating
without receiving permits fr"mJ city
l. An IN
ntnto rOnd COmmiHSion.
Last night tho committee reported
TINT the application Of tho St Clairs-
Vile Wheeling bus line should b" grant
cd, Rs this line docs not compete wi'h
IN, stroct railway lines. Tho permit
was Issucd The committee then recon-
mcnded To- council thnt Il temporary
rormit be i'ulch to tho huHs"a until
such time nS the committee from r"un-
I'll could mike more thorough lhNcS-
tiEatinn City Solicitor pliri"n ruled
that this would conflict with the state
law. pnylng TINT the state law gives the
huY companies the right 10 operate for
one year after permit * lHsu"d.
Councilman Chester q. Thompaon then
moved thnt tho permits no granted.
CounrIlmmn H. 4 Cunningham stated he
was I'm favor OF tho permits being
granted, nIhNliIfil, n''N'N'I NH'' '''' ''f
lines comply with all che prOvlSi"n" In
tho ordinance regulating the opcrnt'on
81 busscH
BooEt3ru Arc IN Evidence.
CAPTAIN Otto then delivered II lengthy
speech. stating he was ono OF tho mem
hers OF the committee Investigating the
nrpliCation Of the bus companies Z"
operate lie stated that the bu"HeS
were unfair Cpmpotltlon. and that the
street car lincs built up tho suburbs or
the city Of Wheeling. Ito mad" the
statement that tho street car company
spent more money for paving IN Ia"
North End than tho bus companies
would pay to the city in tho next ifty
wears. both bus companies md trac-
ton companies wero we'll represented.
on several uccnsiuns the boosters Tor
tho huasrs laughed ut remarks OF Cap
tain otto. while again boosters for tn"
street car companies apriaud"d him on
n number Of ucCari0ns lie said lie OPP
rnard the buascs nm not being mecca
rity
when tho motion 10 grant permits To-
the bu-sru wn1 called for by Mayor
Thnnrr th, melton carried Councilman
| otto ask cd for n roll call. hut Ill" mayor
uu,,,Iu.,h me 'Ut" hrd .''""l D. ."
taken and hiH motion nhould hnvo been
| un,ln before tho vote whn thkon.