Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-06-25


5b,5rr,;ED SIeEfISo or 4uR srsscMpERs TO
,rrzz IsvrAINISG FCxp OF TuE HEMpFIgLp RAN
noJ.p.LYesterdyy at 2 P. NJ, the adjonrned
mectine Of the subscribers TO the Repairing
Fnnd Of the Hempfeld Railroad, announced in
the morning papers, came off. The object oil
the meeting, as could haze been gathered from
the tenor of the -emsrISs Of the day before was
to hesr and adopt some general agreement as 70
the terms of the loan and some instructions or
requests as to It's disbursement. AS soon as tne
meetinr was called to order by Mr.. Armstrong;
III. chairman, Mr.. Jacob, read the following
document, which he had prepared for the con-
sideration Of the meeting:
The Trustees under the several mortgages ol
the Hemuheld Railroad Company, haNins m NJ
cd the SIoan of the sum OF not less tIia" Asn
Thousand Dollars to he applied 10 Tue IeP C....
ino tho road of the company between the Cl'Y
IF Wheeling and the Borough of Washington;
cid loan with legal interest thereon, to DC re,
f,ied from the nett earningSof said road; ana
having Authorized james c. Acheson. Estl'' by
their contract with him ofthe l2th OF feoTu"r!'
1875 to receive the said lonn for the puti"Se
intended. and the said loan having been SUD
ccribed bv the persons composing this meeting,
and for snch purposes to be paid over 10 sa'u
James. c. Achcson c
Realized. That we request hat Thos Sween,
ev. ESQ OF Wheeling be appointed oy sA'u
James c, Acheson General Manager at proper
,ou,nensatioIl to take charge OF said roati, ma
chinery. stock, &c, and to apply snid loan IN
reparatiom of said road &c., and Tor Such PhT y,
nose 60 employ workmcn, sub.agents, hands, All
subject to the approval of JaPes Q: Acheson;
and said General Manager, within the hrst Ten
DAYS sof each month, TO make report 70
said Acheson OF all expenditures and recelpts
on account of said road since his last report
with proper vouches aud statements
g 1PesoZre1 further that the said Achcson, on inc
on,onut of each several subscription being paid,
in'rnl ipy the persons subscribing the SAID loal DC
requested TO issue cerrhcaie oi loan sisreu "
him, the said Acheson to the following erect
''cgRTIPIcArE OF LOAN.
-----z--llas paid the sum Of
,Ioiars. being loan to the Trustees under tine
several mortgages of the iIpmpheld Rahroau
COMPANY. tn be applied to the repairing OF the
road, machinery and stock OF SAID COMPANY;
under the terms, stipHntions aud condlhohS oI
the contract made between the sala iT'lslees -
The first, part, James Q. AcheSon of the second
mart. and the Hempteld Railroad Company OF
Inc third mart. bearing date the 18th February,
1878. the said loan, with legal interest from
this date, to be repaid according TO tic proVl-
sinns of said contract
Witness the signature OF James =. AcneSoh
this day OF 1900:
And that ON tl;. back of said certificates be
TTitfeh or firtriteya stipna
lion To the following effect VIZ nothing heIeln
contained or in my yielding TO any Feques. Vi
the subscribers to said loan. Is to be so con
strueti ms in any manner to affect or impair the
the terms, stipuiatInlis and conditions OF the
said contract, dated the 18th day OF February,
1888
On motion Of Mr. Brady, the above document
was adopted. Mr.. Sweeney then offered the
following resolution, which-was unanimously
adopted; ~ s.
Pesol,ed. That the subscribers to the loan,
resident.in Ohio county. Va, are hereby; re,
qucstei and notified to deposit to the credit Of o.
TRos Sweeney and Jacob Cooling, IN the NJ. o.
NJ. Bank ofCNheeling, by tic 9th day OF July,
.oneIioIf the amount subscribed by them, and
the remaining half on or before the Z9tn OIL
July: and that the subscribers To the saiu loan
in Washington CO., Pa, are hereby requested
md notified to deposite to the credit OF the salo
Swceny and Gooding, in the franklin 6ank o.
Washington, Pa, their snbscrlpuohsi IN tue sa1he
pronertions and on the same dates.
The above report forms the sum and sub
stance Of what was done. at the;meeling il
only needs for us to add that all parties agreed
in the confident hope and expectation, that the
HenpRcld will now, ere many weeks, be fairly
and stably on its legs once more. 1t is contem
plated to put a numerous gang OF hands on
every section of the road, right away, and &c
push forward the work with the utmost speed
Proper rolling stock will be all in readiness fol
the track the moment it is announced as inlor
der, and then the cars will be again in motion
between this city and the town Of Washington
This. we all cannot but look upon rs an event
Henptield is cmphadcally our interest ~
has no interest that can in my manner conflict
with the good of the community, or, as was wei
said by one of the speakersiop the day before, il
isa road that can neverruu away from us or II
any manner divert travel or business from
us. We trust that there are others Of oul
business men who have not yet responded tc
rho public Spirited call which has been made
4 upon them, who win now come in with theil
subscriptions, so that no possibility OF contin
rency can occur to dwarfor hinder any needed
repair for the want Of a few extra dollars beyond
what has been computed as necessary in the es-
innate. Once the Henpfeld road has been put
IN. successful operation through its present
gIc1gth.of SO miles, aud once it has been demon
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