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

10 tAs Council Of tie City Of Wheeling:
Your Ce.aa,slt.ee in Railroads have had Under
consideration thu ptoroslaou Of lte Presidents Of
MI Baltimore and ahe ErH1fat Ohio KaIIroaJ com.
panes 10 conslfuc, d Taltoad bfdse ever lle
ONO Nyett and Tho mute recent request oI The
+, Iaet company for the privilege OF making rail-
way connection with The IveT and ceftaiu other
privileges.
The Committee have reason to believe that The
propositions of eteeting bulge was made without
any authority from .eiihet Of HE companies con.
eetned, and was probably seatutea by the ptesl'
tls,s 10 the expectation that II woaId consume
time in negotiation without eventually sutIec'ius
ths1f companies to any obligation. Atall esen$tl
onfeats ID hare been 80 decidedly condemned by
,he Hoard Of Directors Of tie Iat, and Ohio Rail-
toad TO-, that Eeir pestJen. esuled theft eensure
1y setting upou the fist ptetext tor withdrawing
tlsptoposIt;on.
After tia withdrawal, Tho Council received
through The attorney Of that comprny The request
TO enlarge The privileges hefelofoIe granted to lhe
company within Tue city. ny permitting them 10
construct such buildings and ttacks ri the uafein
Of Tho nvef NJ may enable tlIcn 10 make these d.
feet intcteAaHses OF business with the 0oats, aIld
to accomplish certain othef purposes. This re-
uues, for enlarged privileges has not been occonl
nau,cd with auy muma.ion that tie company Will
10 uote rsgatJfu I,etea|tef than they have hereo*
futc been of the rights AMI Insetesls OF the ely
On The conltsIy II offended with demonstrations Ut
hostility, bid faith, and even acontetnpuous deb
ance Of the law. UndeI such circumstances your
committee ftel at Liberty TO 1evtew The relations
between the city and thu company, In otdet 10 de-
tefmine whe.Iset ,fey ousIt 10 recommend amy
SETON whateyss upon a particular 'solate1 pro-
position. ......-..
The ,etatIous between ths city aud company.
imtoyeA on thu citya perpetual tutleo winch at
ptestnt ID represented BY MI aanuat expenditure OF
luose than $4,000 Without Prospect OF speedy
diulnu;ion, not To insis, upon vast public aud pa.
yate investments cottateta1ly affected. This hpa-
w bu.teu was assumed In consideration chiefly OF
tlIv enlargement vt tue company to sseufe " The
city tie practical benetts OF the western terminus
OF THEFT foad.
We haya nut hitherto demanded Of The eomrt.
ny the active fulfttnens OF thls engagement; tut
VIZ have askeI them 10 "ltt Us ulone," aud This
they have refused. II was 10 prevent theft action
wh(uIty designed 10 cut of lie benefits OF THEFT
wes,stn terminus from Tie city, tha. the pending
sui. was commenced.
III iSa7.wlen the contact was made which has
thus far rtoved no envous 10 thu CITY, tho Centt"l
Ohio taiIfoai ksd been ptolretcd and authorized
bylaw. lis junction With The Baltimore and Ohio
,stltoad at this point was then anticipated by all
p1,lss NJ Tho most important Of The practical bene.
fts Rsch this cI,y would derive ftom thu estab.
Ishment Of tav westeta tefa,ihus Of Ihe tailer
road. Unfortunately, q. q very early petrol after
thu celebration Of the contract, the company manl.
fy,,ea dysfe 10 yttracs tho Genital Ohio tailtpad
aud othet wsstetn connections 10 point OF juno.
lion southwark Of Wheeling, and ftonl that time
to The rtestnt Las omitted Effort, legal VI illegal,
which seemed calculated 10 promote such re-
cult. II The interests Of shs company have De.
manled such policy, (which we do mol believer
wv must Iegte, thai by the voluntary contact Of
tic company, They placed their interest and their
duly In conflict with each other, and, still mofe,
,a. they Should since have preferred thest 'nteteat
to ttte,t legal and equitable obligations.
Tie fist important scheme Vi The company TOT
deptiving this city Of ths benefits Of the contract
was toutd 10 bt III viotatien OF law, and therefute
failed The Iastsehtlne Of that IIaturs islH course
Of ttial
Ills sbout year. We believe, snee II began 10
be run,otej, ,ha, the company were about 10 es*
tabllsl ths,t connection with The Genital Ohio
railsoad al BsawooI, four MFRS southwark uf
Wheeling. At fist the tutneE received little credit
hire, because tho supposed arrangement was per.
cvlyrl 10 b. without advantage 10 the companies
concerted, or to The public. while II would te IN
manifest violation Of law aud u The tights OF this
city. but |. wos disceseted that eeGta'n ptvstc
in,e.r,,s had become influential BY playing upon
ttedulons jealousy Of tIsal roads.
The Central Ohio ra,Irot d was 10 cou,st Of con.
s.rae,ion 10 The point Opposite to !hts CITY, would
have been long since completed 10 That point but
= tor The xetema OF connection At be..wooA and at
n'Jess cost !hau The expenditures upon tia. con
neetiou. v Ish roads actually const.uctedoa each
aide Of The river. between Wheeling aud tIeawood,
with bulge Ut Wheeling and none At Denwo0d,
with hotels. warehouses, depots, and every con.
yenieBee Of Il city NJ Wheeling, mud none a. BEN
wool, with The influence OF city concillated on the
oe hand, Oh defed on the olIer, 1t IN nrenvsletous
TO imagine Inat lie interests u HE companIts OF
the wants u Tho public sequired she Denwood
connection.
Fotseyeia1 months our citizens en1eayo,ed by
mlys,e and ftlendly 1emonssance and Argument
IL divert ttf officers Of Thu g. Il @. X. r. 70, fon,
The dvsisn oil connection al Renwood, These Of.
fols must Mt teest have made them awste low dis.
a,,,ovs such connection must be to Wheeling;
but icy persisted, aud ty Iatge expenditures and
advances, attempted 10 biting aoou. ,esull which,
without tkelt extraordinary exessions, could never
hare been pEodude1. .::.
Finally. iii am,cable eots falling, thIs CITY sp,
piled fot nh infaactoh, II eolRrtl the company ID
astIss tom their hossile opeta.lons TIE in}unc