The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-07-28
Wheelinr and ToIedo Roilrood.

wEsaIi,, ,n5 rol.5o po;Ivo,d
po0n.. ~ ~ pSIiSo.1 SeSo1oI,,oa sart6H c,,t.
'';GS ae1s Of tHopedSio, Harrison county, Ohio, to
confer with the leading and iaa9ent3al citizens
eSS s1s ,ne1 TSgE ~ Si5LepS ~ IS SIS
Letting M rsilrosd tfFoGas IA, Ming aid H6pe.
dale va Short CEeol ana PtH62FOrk.
Your committee beg Leave 70 report thnt
the citizens along the line 10 lar Us could
be interviewed On the subject, expressed
themselves entirely in favor of H. The
committee called on a number Of leading
and influential business men in the City 81
Wheeling and BridReport, and find that
for some time the project Of running q
railroad. from Wheeling north-westWQrlly
hds beef. tllofo1rhly CauvasSetl and sbRs
th6ir Altlre approval, and claim II woultl
he very beneficial 10 tue best interests OF
the city could they open upa communi.
cation with the great North West. -
xASidvolff committee, affcf c,Invassing
tlfefndtter; and consulting with those hi.
tercstcd in Bridgeport and Wheeling, con-
clutlod their efforts bV submitting their
correspondence Of eastern capitalists and
their, otlersto. the scitizCns, Of Hopednle5 in
which they agree to furnish capitalize the
anount OF 81 O. mile prov iaed
IhtSes directly interested and Pnehhed
would Subscribe SIC, cooper Eniie'fn addi-
ti0n and give the right 0trWay for rail-
rnnd from Wheeling to H0pedale, Their
object being to reach the great coal fields
Of Eastern Ohio. '''' " ''rHl 'i.I.rh !.
Also the minutes Of your meeting held
on the Hhinst. with the Railroad Com.
mittcc Of the City Council OF the city Of
Wheeling, tUbring the h1dttcr before them
in regular order, and II deemed advisable TO
bring the same before the COuncllthrougl
whom the citizens might takc such Ac-
ton as should be deemed best In the prenl-
ises. Your committee made the request
that tho Railroad Committee OF the Colln-
ell Of Wheeling report Immediately what
action they tukG in the matter TO your
c0nmittec here as soon as practicable,
which was agreed upon.
Your committee would also state that
they were well received by tho business
men of Wheeling aud Bridgeport, and
their mission regarded with favor, and
from the Wheeling press they received
kindly notices Of the enterprise, and II
lively interest was manifested on their
,r,,,, kn,,,n
Also. thnt so tur as could be ascertainetl
the right Of way would be given; and
that the route is believed 10 bC perfectly
practicable without any heavy cutting or
iunnellinE,
YOur Committee has alsO taken the
responsibility Of ascertaininr tle feeling
olonr the r6nte from This i1oint 10 New
Philn,lelnbin and other points, Cunton.
MnssilIon Brrrn and Cleveland IN know
# tho citizens and railroad corporations
that ure irving TO reach Oilr coal fields
feel anv interest in the matter Of extend.
inc Ills same COMMUNICATION CM the Val.
Iry of ille Conotten. by which connections
can In. easily made by mn mir line route 10
The northwest.
Also. that comics Of this, rsport -be sent
Al tIle Wheeling paneFs for snilblicatioil,
with the request tlIat the papcrS of North.
crn Ohio, interested, copy. ...,
s. =, BANTER, Chairman,
J. W. CAssELL, I
A. d. PAUL, Secretary.
T 0nenIbtiol the reportNwas received and
The Committee retained r;
'~ j. d. WEST, President.
a. u. rAUh, '7rt'egt,S. !
How THEY MANAGE SCHOOL AFFAIRS
IN TROY,-The Troy Times Of u recent
date saws: IA special meeting Of the
board Gf Education was held last even
ing. The weather was intensely hot, antl
the members were about to adjourn,
when An incident occurred such US never
took placcin - public body in this city
before, and we hope will never occur
again. Commissioner O'DOnnell, Of the
Eighth Ward, entered the room, and I'D
yancing towards President Kemp, hand
cd him Il letter which he demanded should
he rcad. He said: Mr.. President-That
scOundrel (pointing to Commissioner
Gecr,) hi written me this letter. Iwant
it read, aud then I'll blow his brains out
if he don't retrAct every word Of It.
President Kemp remarked to ODOnnell
that the letter could not be entertained
Mn"rT MJ"a no It, # wHs n sncciol meeting called
Snr far, n snrcial nurpOse whereupon Commits.
sionnr Conaty objected. Commissioner
0'Donncll insisted that Il should be read,
onI Commissioner Gecr said he would
s' ,"ti,or I;l:n IN have II road himself O'Don.
',oli all MI ~ th;o limo was the picture of a
smo,,lJcr;n" , volcano and in a moment he
lust tnt ;Sto flom;np ono. Swinging
,SS .om'",iS Js't coor @ In s"iI n him "TaEo 1hat
S"M"'"S TnoI ,'or M1S, sromndrcI or III blow your
"oN, t'"i.,,, yU% yo~t !" onI Sm;,;no the action 10
.n" TI"',S IMorJ ~ ho Grnw iorSe navy revolver
onI s,aC ""tM nn;n;oJ ~ Il ot the r6trnI abdominal
all" ln!l'Vc" ~ wv ios" pso.;Jo,,t