The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-12-30
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wheeling eXemptng the Baltimore &;
Ohio Railroad Co, from all taxation, past
present and future, on their PROPERTY
within the city limits, in consideration Of
an expenditure there of 800, 600 in Repair
Shops, is so extraordinary and exception
al rs to be deserving of more than passing
notice.
First. There must exist an anomalous
state Of things, to justify their. r. Co, in
making such an application, or the City
officials IN thus 1ranscending their au-
thOrity in granting it.
Second. If complications should spring
las they probably will-from such an
unprecedented agreement, what, in the
nature OF the contract, is there to COM
pensate Tor this outrage upon Constftu-
tional authority?
referring to the first branch of the
question, we naturally ask, "Does or will
the railroad company need the additional
repair shops in that locality, and would
they IN any event have made the pro-
posed expenditure had the City Council
refused to adopt the exemption resolu-
ton?" With the ownership of the Hemp
field and the control of the COnnelsviile
road, 1t is evident that the company pro-
/ pose an important movement of traffic
over the new line, and between Wheeling
and the Bellaire bridge as their practical
second track between Cumberland and
BellRne; and whether or not they extend
their repair shops at the latter place they
will iHsCftG6ly require ut or near Wheel
ing all the accommodations which $780,
600 could furnish them. 1t this be so,
then the city of Wheeling has sacrificed
an important prerOgativc without rGceiv-
ing any consideration but what would
| have fallen TO them necessarily had not
the Council been blinded to their duty by
their iears- And what were they afraid
OF? The debates in the session of the
First Branch ON the 18th inst, reveal the
character of the apprehension
| On that occasion one of the members
asked Are we To vote against this prOpO-
sitiOn and build up Bcllairc Mt our own
folly or any other place - And also, "If
you vote down this proposition you drive
them (the r r. Coz to Bellairc and only
build another place Mt our folly" The
same Councilman elsewhere said, I'VE
have got to accept this proposition or
/ Bellaire will exempt them from taxes -
and in another place added, at you don't
eqempt them from taxes you lose all"
~Bellaire will eXempt-Hlready has eX-
empted the Baltimore Road" &c. Another
ELmember claimed that nothing was said in
the resolution about BelIaire; but the
final acceptance of the proposition after
being very ably battled, can only be ex-
planned upon the hypothesis that the re-
marks we have quoted properly repre-
sented the sentiments and apprehcnsions
of majority OF the Council, they repre-
sentinga city of IS to 10000 people-which
with numerous manufactures, extensive
business houses and large banking capital,
have authoritatively recognized Bellaire
with her 1000 population-;ls dread
ed rival interest.
l. =, tI, NIn rp-N
in OhiO-is growing with rapidity
which is uncXampled in this regiOn-iS
adding one by one to her manufactures
and all successful-is receiving the
benefit of gradual accretion of capital,
and what is very complimentary to the
spirit and enterprise of the people, all the
people, all the capital of the place is
kept actively engaged; so confident are
the people of satisfactory results and OF
the continued prosperity of the place.
The indications of this feeling are shown
in the rapid grading and paving of the
streets-the erection of tasteful and spa
cious structures for church and educa-
tional purposes, and finally, in what is
now evident, the determination to have
first class Water Works for the better ac-
commOdatiOn and protection of the town.
But all this has been, and is being done
without assumption OF rivalry with Wheel
ing. II however she herself places our
young alffIedged city, in that position,
we must "accept the situation" with be-
coming bushes
But we beg to assure the Councilman
from whom We have quoted, that Bellalre
has not exempted the Baltimore road
from any legal obligation. We have new
er entertained the idea of doing So She
would not If she could and she could not
if she would, US Mr.. Stanton properly indi-
Gated. Indeed, SO far from contemplating
any straining of authority to accomplish
what Wheeling has sacrificed so much
for, Bellaire has taken no steps to inform
herself whether this extraordinary con-
tract will cause withdrawal, or even a
reduction of the force now employed in
the Central Ohio shops at this place. This
to the majority of the Wheeling council
NAV seem like an unaccountable indiifer-
ence but perhaps the explanation lies
in the fact that the loss Of fifty or sErty
DlachinistS and EG6OrerS UOI0 employed here
,couyd be 1ceH compensated 6y the abandon
1qeHt of thirty acres Of ground, near the
heart of the t0acR, achIclt, IN case Of -Stch
abandonment, l1oElId TeUeTt to PTi1Gte 01oLl-
srsJtil1. and could be made GUGltd6Le for the
establishment of manufactures that ac0utd
s,rppOrt ten times as many pe0pteGS are ll0to
supp0rteI 6y the railroad shops
The second branch OF our prOpOSltOh
does not need much elaboration. Ii she
contract made with the Baltimo'e e " ONO
Railroad Company be sustained by the |
courts. Wheeling has sold her birthright |
for a yery small mess of pottage; and has
besides. established precedent for an IN |
definite and unending amount OF begging
for similar exemptions If the contract
shall net be sustained by the courts. 1
Wheeling will probably gain an expendl- |
tlre of 100000 in her borders at loss
OF prestige t aTficinated which %siI BENEFITS
Cock FIaHr.-From the "aney," we
learn that Wheeling man owned |
rooster cock, that he claimed could whale
any chick in Ohio. a day before Christ !iI,
mas game fowl from this city was taken aH
to Wheeling and a match made, referee
oppointed, and money, $40 side put up
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