Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1848-01-12


II IS to be added, that previous TO the 6 h OF
OCTOBER, 1918 tht instrumental surveys throug
out the line will b. finished aud the entire
route hnalv located iOr contract before that
day, from the revenue of the present year
II would follow. therefore, that it from the
bth ui OttOheG 1873 the Board would aprly
ohty So5J,UOJ per annum, OF their surplus
revenue. already slewu, upon reasonable data
10 o' SS3UUOO pr Hnauin or 252 800 per
month, (Sl2.300 more than was applied
monthly III the extension Of the road from
Iiarpers Ferry TO Cumberland they could
complete the road and put il in operation TO
without the subscription of that
city, IN ten years; five months less than the
time allowed by the law With the aid of
that subscription, OF the availability ui which
there Is no reason 10 doubt, the same result
would b. effected by the application of only
S63JUOJ pes AMMAN, or $4,000 per month,
In uine years aud three months. or one wear
and two months less than the remiiuing pc
ROD prescribed by The Virginia Act. Il is
therefore plain that b. the application OF the
surplus earnings ~ all amount little exceeding
that at the past wear. and less by $4,000
than those oil the current year will certainly
be, Ine Board may, aud IRON their own sure
means, without other aid from any quarter
whatever, complete the road to Wheeling in
five months before the expiration oi the law.
There is no need, however, and il would
be mhnIiestly UNJUST, To contemplate 50 linz
tied an application OF the eompanys means;
since there cannot exist d reasonable doubt
thit the annuat net earnings iron the 9Th OF
October isis, will not be less THAI have
estimated them. Ii Is much more probable
that they would exceed that sum by al least
S90.uOO. II VIII he further seen that, by
aPproprlating Ia the construction. the sur.
plus eerniugs 100000 per annum, or $685.
J0J per month, the road would be- completed
u , years and six months, without the aid Of
the subscription by Whre. Ing, aud HAT, with
that AID, III Years ahd 10 IN paths. Aud il
viii also appear th,t, by the application Of
so90,UJ0,-the estimated Us Of The Year
commenting, 6lh October lSl5-or S7O.633
per month, the road wou.d b. flushed 10
" heellng III sevea year, and siS months. with
out the contribution from tina, civ. and. IS in
the assistance OF that contribution, il would
be completed il SIX years and seven months.
II appears 10 me to Ne perfectly demunstra-
ted. therefore, and upon data It;la Liable TO
error, that the Board nou have il in their
power, from their oWn und3ubted means.
Althuut any assistance whatever from anv
other quarter, and by attgmenling their ow n
capital. aud doubling th,ir, IVA, i,t1er.st;,,th,
entefprise. 10 co,u,lei+ In. r,t1 ssx.r.i ,.'..
before the expiration of III. f,t.,a. allowed -
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