The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1871-01-30
R,upo.p MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT.

RAILROAD MEETING SATURDAY NIGHT
Quite large number OF our citizens
considering the brief notice gwen as
sembled at the Court House Saturday
night to consider what should be DONE
if ANYTHING, towards giving aid to the
proposed railroad from Wheeling or
Bridgeport and to the Holidays Cove
railroad.
Mayor Mcclellan was called to pre-
side and G. D. Hall and J. st. j.
Clarkson elected Secretaries.
A committee consisting Of Messrs.
Thomas Sweeney, Mcclure and Stanton
were appointed to prepare business for
the meeting. The committee retired
and shortly reported the following:
Rssolved, That il the city Of Wheel
ing desires to maintain its relative posi-
ton among the manufacturing and COM
mercial cities of the country, it is inn
peratively necessary for her to con.
tribute literally to the various railroad
enterprises that are projected in her
vicinity and secure their construction
on such routes and their termini at such
points as will secure to her the largest
amount of trade to which, by her
natural position, she is fairly and justly
entitled.
Resolced, That the projected railroad
from the city OF Wheeling, or some
point in its vicinity, to the Northwest,
through the counties of Belmont, Jetfer,
son, Harrison, Tuscarawas, and such
others, in the State of Ohio, as may be
advisable, to some suitable point on the
Pittsburgh and Steubenville railroad,
and thence to the city of Toledo, should
terminate in the city Of Wheeling, il
any amount of capital she is able 10
contribute will accomplish that result.
Resolced, That for the purpose Of
securing the terminus Of the railroad
mentioned in the last resolution in the
city of Wheeling, we hereby pledge the
city of Wheeling and its citizens to q
subscription of not less than 1000
in corporate and individual subscrip
tons to the capital stock of such com
pany as may be organized for the con
struction of such road; Provided, thai
so much Of such subscription as shall
he necessary shall be used in bridging
Back river.
Resolved, That we regard the exten
sion of the Panhandle Extension rail
road from the Brooke county line to the
city of Wheeling a matter of SO much
Importance to the people Of Ohio county
that we regard it as necessary to make
county subscription Of not more than
100000 for the construction Of so much
of said road as lies in Ohio county.
Resolved, That the Board of Super
visors of Ohio county be requested tc
memorabilia the Legislature for the pas
sage of a law authorizing said Board tc
make subscription of not exceeding
100000 to the capital stock Of the com
pany incorporated for the construction
of said road.
Resolred, That if the Baltimore anG
Ohio Railroad Company should become
owners of the Hempfeld railroad, and
should desire to connect the depot o.
said road withethe depot of the B. u O.
railroadI that the citizens Of Wheeling
will extend to them every facility in
their power TO make such connection
And the City Council of the city o.
Wheeling is hereby requested to pass
such ordinances and make such regula
tons (not inconsistent with the welfare
of the city, as may be necessary tc
enable said company to make the mos
convenient and desirable connections.
Speeches were made by Messrs
Sweeney, Stanton, Corchran, John Hub
bard and Richardson, and the resolu
tons were adopted.
On motion of Capt. Mcclure, com
mittee of five, to be called a Railroad
committee Of Correspondence, was ap
pointed. The chair appointed Messrs
Mcclure, C. w. B. Allison, Thomas
Sweeney, Thomas Hornbrook anc
Michael Reilly such committee.
On motion the meeting adjourned.