Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-14


cile Them 10 An abandonment Of The Benwood con.
uee.iou, Some account Of these exeEstons VIII
be fund In the following let1e. Of the 9ath Of De-
cen,ber, 1854, from Thos. Sxeenty, Esq.,, Ghsit'
nun Of Committee on The patl Of this ctty. 10 W.
Gallagher, ESQ. Chairman Of d Committee oil The
patti Of the G. 0. R. R. Co. .
.WuxEL,ko, December 2s, 1854,
". uAttonEa, Esa Chairman CO..
Deal Sit-~You( fayot Of the ION inst, ehc'o.
sIus the II solution, adopted on the tth. W your
TIostd, hos been received and considered by our
Committee,
The resolutions Of your board are cetla|nfy Of n
chotacter 10 embatta the rtoKtess Of III CONFER.
cnces which have been opened between us; hut
the spir. of your letter encourages US 10 refseVefe
In ouf elIo,ts 10 eenciiate and accommodate all
the grest interests concerned In railway lfansi
overthe Ohio Ut ibis point. And although OUT cIsy
bay nIaced herself In situation 10 Issue Ut any
moment The legal process which would arrest VI
oIaton Of hef right NEITHER she nor bet committee
are willing 10 surrender the hope Of an amIeable
solution Of The pending questions. viii, THIS view
NO 1eg leave 10 rail- 10 yont attention ahe rutpo'
Ses fol which this correspondence began, and tht
nrogress II had made, when yous Board tlrened II
mol mpropet to resolve that Its "ConlHllsee he e&-
cu*ed fon further action In tho premises" It "no
definite imposition be made" on our pa't "1n The
,naltr Of TAD ta|1toad blijge osei thu Ohio, al OF
uenf Wheeling"
Early In Uctobet last our City eoncil look steps
10 prevent, by legal proceedings, the cont.mnla'
ted connection between the Baltimore and OHIO
salIroad aud The Central Ohio 1allroad nj utnwood,
as helng ininous 10 The city and III violation OF
suUsistng contact, Tut Tia Council OF The same
limo raised committee 10 confer with The t''1let
INT rot)tosa companies upon The most ntae'1eaoie
n,tana Of railway ttausit across the Ohio. within
Tho oily limits, This committee os carlY ~ TIC
i4lh Of October, addressed circular to The diler.
eni faiIf oil companies Interested, including The
Genital Quo and the Baltimore aud Ohio, express
lux III enrues. desite. by ttee Interchange oil o.
ninion, Ia advance all interests concerned anu
rfolnotc The public convenience. TIE eotnmalsre
also invited meeting fot The patrose oil eelef'
al conference at eatly day. We wets promptly
1ufomel that yout Roard had appointed com
mit,ce to confet with our city nnd the ta1toad
companies, even before the issue OF our ctIcuaf
letter. From various accidental eatses II hos
hitherto Leea found impossible 10 convene gene'
fsI meeting Of The parties interested. tut Mt cur
instance, aud tut reasons slated nj The lime, you
frankly consented on tue 25th u October, to Meet
will. ,ts on the OH and 10th Of November, ind 10
IuHSNfl *HS N~tfSN " SfsS* NN'''
nanies.
According when your committee met ours on
The 10th Of los. non.t, We agreed very tesdly on
general basis OF consultation submitted by your.
self. Lest yeu may not have Ftesersed copy ol
that paper eteeal il Of sufficient interest ucopy
IL nj length. II ~ as follows:
'Nu,es ot suggestion 10 be acted nron.
.fltsl to liz cnHs,dered IL: Nhrlher The Tesrec'
live railroad iWetesl concentrating rom Ihe east
watI unl westward towaEds Wheeling, will agfee
10 contribute tter equitable proportion OF The en-
pensex for The construction OF permanent trulse
acfoss the Ohio yet. Of sufficient calac|1y lo ac'
comtnodate tho interchange OF ttarel and tTale
between the respective tasefn and wesfeth 'n't.
tests, within tho corporate limits Of The city ui
Wheeling.
Second. Uuon such agreement between the ~.
specye interests, will The city Of Wheeling aztec
to, and aid In sase loiin i'll nTortt ifanifon 9i
tae expenditure, aitI also 10 USE her tnaeuee with
tho Legislature Ut Virginia TO grant sactI rowets Us
may BE- necessary to The accomplishment Of the o..
Tec,, and II c1ucntsrnt legislation on The paft oi
tue Snte Of Ohio le NECESSARY. the railway int
teresss west of the nscr promise Their influence 10
obtain the slime.
Ttutd. That The location of The bridge witItre.
snee, 10 thu entife accommodation Of THESE Inle.
ttsts BIZ masa with View Id ect nh,ny Us expead.
ates In i!s costs, anil ut suc points rs may be Sc.
ec,eI by ensiueess who may hold their appoint
ent from TIE sesera interests 70. whose brnefl's
this osreenIent is made, the plan 10 te adopted
To i,e approved BY the vaous 1netests to LUIS n.
ereenleut befofe being bilIlg upJn The Ssteta NJ
lettsts.
Fourth. THAT In The adoption Of rfen fo' the
permanent crossing Of The Ohio nvet, II ID Under.
sloo that The relations OF fra. aud travel, THEFT
eHxe and facIty OF accommodation aud tier relh.
lions towards each uther IL OF paramount lnnot'
iance.
Tile scttemrn. Of this general basis Of eonfer.
Ience~~iud.ca'ing ltbetal mud am'eahIe sr1'it--
was deemed by both committees 10 he NIL stias wes
practicable at tia. iiuie aid In The Absences Ut The
I0ther Interests. 1t seemed 10 pfoge that II lhc 9th.
Il. railfoad companies should be f,uhl to concur
In our general yle~s, II would not bt difficult to
usree upon satisfactory plan tos accomplishing
tie great work III contemplation. We have still
lopetl that NC should be mule 10 oblaif the neces-
sary action OIL The part Of the othes companies.
Iut 1t ~ obvious ,a, The views Of both your cum.
nttee aud uvts looking 10 permanent, extensive
unI costly s.1uctute nqulfg nttter legislation to
auIoize it, tnust have admitted The prnt,ttiIty oi
SUITE delay III lie consulIna.fon OF HHf plans.
The senetaI subject VI OF. confidence amt cor.
respondence being irfl In This condition by mt.
tual CONSENT, VIZ we.e not quite prepated tn Learn
lIn. the fist action u your bnatd afterwards was,
10 tssoiye Thai yaaf coulnttee lie excused from
further action unless we mike definite PROPOSE.
tivu. ApraFs nifty that action would indicate That
the 1oatl was no, fully awate OF Tho exact state VI
ont c0ufereneej OF else that abruptly condemns
uur Joint views. It must he obvious that this city
canaot, alone, catty io,warl OUT joint plan OF lie.
collation., ton, The stage al which we lief. IL, hy
| diesa1lng any definite proposition to thu various
ottset interests,
VT TEX leave to remark also. that At The same
interview at which We consented 10 your bass OF
conference with regard 10 the permanent accom-.
,nodation u hallway tan$|l, yout committee sds.
g*$te with mach candef, that, II, lte event Of an
injunction being awarded against The ncnwood
connection, IL would be desifabIe 10 make some
te.ateta.y arrangement 10 avoid The Inconvenience
! which might otherwise result tom the Injunction
w appreciated The ptorriely Of The suggestion,
II vas il, accordance with The desire Of or city Ia
reconcile the assertion Of sef tights with The con.
| reuence OF The public aud The interest Of youi
company.
Accordingly when the Injunction had been a.
waTdsd (Which was done month ago though thu
city still forteass 10 Issue The w1i) we reminded
you I'm OUT letset Of the 2sth Soyembtf) Of your
suggestion, and proposed meeting between our
two committees 10 confet upon that subject. This
matter Is Of much more immediate concefn to youi
company nhd to our city tIau 10 any othtf inter
est, ths. We hoped il ceuIsI oe conveniently az.
ranged between US alone. Your committee seems
to lave been unable 10 NEE, us VI 10 respond tn
cur invitation.
While awaiting yo.ir action, We Learned from
soutce which We believed authentic That a pFor.
osision from us 10 your company would probably
move acceptable, such AZ was conveyed to yon in
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