Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-02-20
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western Railroad Company has
passed the House OF Delegates. The
bill gives the Company the right to
build road from the Ohio at some
point not abore Parkersburg, to con-
meet with the Baltimore and Ohio
road. Also the right Of way to the
Hampfeld road through Ohio coun-
ty 10 Wheeling. The Richmond
Wing explains the object OF these
new grants as follows:
THE RIGHTs OF WAY.-The inn
portant contest between the city oi
Wheeling and certain counties OF the
northwest, which desire the right OF
constructing a connection with the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will
be permanently decided by the pas
sage Of a bill engrossed yesterday
This bill Incorporates the North wes-
tern Railroad Company, under GER
tain conditions. Those conditions
require that the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad shall complete a single
track, with graduations, bridges,
tunnelling and masonary necessary
for a double track 20 Wheeling, be-
fore the Northwestern Railroad
Company shall be authorized to use
their road. The bill also provides
that the Northwestern Railroad
should not make a double track un-
til the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
should complete a double track to
Wheeling.
| Ii is also provided that the ives.
tern terminus Of the Northwestern
Railroad shall be at some point on
the Ohio River, not above Parkers
burg.
The principle which had operated
upon the Legislature heretofore, wa'
this: It had defended Wheeling as
Virginia city, against the injury
which would have resulted from th'
construction to destroy her. Ate
a contest of the most obstinate ant
protracted character, the Baltimor
and Ohio Railroad was compelled Il
submit to this principle, and agree
ment was confirmed by the necesss
nv legislation under which this com
pany was authorized to extend thei
road to Wheeling. Now, there aF
peard no farther reason why tn
Legislature should longer deny, t
any portion of Virginia the right t
construct or to have constructed b
. others, an important work oi intel
nal improvement. 1t was onl
doubtful whether the Baltimore an
Ohio Railroad Company, fndin
within their grasp a right of wa
, for which they had so long conten
r ded, might not abandon the exten
/ sion 10 Wheeling, or construct
1 sham road, for the purpose Of osten
: sibly complying with an engagement
which it might be her interest to re
t pudiate. For this purpose, the PFC
9 visions referred to were. incorpora
y ted in the act of incorporation Of th
; Northwestern Railroad, with tn
stringent conditions that any breac
|, of the terms on the part Of the Con
? pany should be attended with tol
E feiture OF the whole fund. We hay
0 no doubt that Baltimore will cor
: struct, in good faith, a double trac
: railroad to Wheeling, and then
branch to Parkersburgh, crossing III
: Ohio river, and connecting with th
e railroads OF the State Of Ohio.
! Last week we announced the d'
feat of the Central Railroad bill
the House. Subsequently the vol
rejecting the bill was reconsiderec
S ayes 81, noes 80. The Times IT
g marks that this vote would seem t
indicate that new life had been ir
3 fused into this scheme.