The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-31

that after the B. & o. had asked
for bridge privileges and been refused Il
asked ior the privilege Of making an In.
clined plane to the river until such time
as II could arrange for building bridge
and although the Company had bought
the property along the bank of the river
and still owns 1t, and bought II for thai
purpose, this privilege Of making an up.
proach TO the river by an inclined plane
in order to do their business with the
boats was denied by Council and the Com.
panY was therefore driven to another
point. Unfortunately for Wheeling, the
speaker said she had been controlled in
many instances by men who had no inter.
ests at stake. The very men who drove the
G. IL z. road 10 the other side OF the river
were all gone. Not one single one Of
them was In the city now. Those who
wanted the road on this side remained to
be taxed anl suffer from their folly.
With tho legislation now asked this
Wheeling & Tnscarawas road can now be
secured TO the city without q question
and on the terms set forth In the report
of the committee. Without that legisla.
ti0n he was satisfied the Lake Shore &
Tuscarawas road would make q connec.
ton with either the Central Pennsylvania
or the Baltimore & Ohio. About that,
said he, speak advisedly. / know the
TACT l know 1t In way that there can
be no question aboutit. They will have
an eastern outlet 70 the Ohio river. They
prefer this, but II we refuse to aid them,
they will go where aid Is given. He was
gratified TO see so large a meeting. He
had been here az years, and he was sure
he had never seen a railroad meeting
where there was better representation
of tue wealth, interest and intelligence Of
this community than at this meeting.
He closed by correcting statement in
the Register that Col. Allison, who was at
Charleston, had been employed by the
friends Of the Wheeling & Tuscarawas
Valley road to draft bill and attend to
their interests there. In justice to Col.
Allison he stated that so far as he knew
and believed, and he had taken pains to
inquire as to the fact, Col. Allison had
not been spoken to on the subject at all,
and whatever he had done there had been
done as q member Of the City Council
and of the railroad Committee Of Council,
and in the discharge okwhat he esteemed,
and rightly, TO be his duty.
Mr. STANTON confirmed Mr.. Sweeney's
statement as to Col. Allison. He proceed
ed 10 say that objections were made TO
this enterprise because 1t does not propose
to cross the eastern branch Of the river.
We must do, he said, for the present what
we can. We are not able to bridge both
branches Of the river now. Although for
the present the depot will be on the east
ern shore Of the Island, the necessities OF
that and other roads would in time com.
pei the building OF a bridge. The road
down the river and the B. s. o. would
both want connection with the road on
the Island. Furthermore, the termination
Of the W. & T. V. road on the Island
would compel the C. & P. road to bring
its depot on the Island and this would add
to the pressure for connection with this
side Of the river and to the ability to Sc
cure it. But we have got to do one thing
at time. To make bridge before we
have any railroads would be putting the
cart before the horse. Let us get the rail.
road first, while we can. Temporary
arrangements could be made to ferry
freight cars or bring them into the city
ria the suspension bridge. The bridge
would be sure TO come in time. But, said
he, you cannot build both road and bridge
now. You must do one thing at a time,
and for Gods sake let US do what we can.
We are like the boy in the thunder storm.
Something has got 10 be done. Capital and
and population are drifting away and We
dwindling into comparative insignificance,
and II Is matter OF absolute necessity
that we should do something.
The resolutions were then put to the
meeting and adopted unanimously.
Gov. STANTON presented the following
draft OF memorial to the Legislature:
"To the Legislature Of the State Of West
Kirylnid:: ?
1.-THE undersigned citizens of the city Of
Wheeling would respectfully represent
that they desire the passage Of law au.
thorizing city subscription not exceed.
ing $S00,000 to the capital stock of the
Wheeling & Tuscarawas Valley Railway
Company, provided such subscription
shall be approved by three.filths Of the
voters of said city, voting at an election
to be held after fifteen days notice; the
eastern terminus OF said road and depot
grounds and buildings 10 be within the
corporate limits of the city of Wheeling"
An invitation was given to those pres.
ent to come forward and sign the memo:
rial and large number did so, and while
this was going on the meeting formally
adjourned.