The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-01

levies, or such sums of money that may
be assessed against them or their prop
erty, or the property of either Of them
within said county, for the purpose
aforesaid.
And the said Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, in consideration o.
the premises, doth, on its part, covenant
and agree to and with the said Super
visors of the county OF Ohio that they
will, within q reasonable time, 10 be
computed from the date OF these pres
ents, proceed to erect, construct and sci
up and will erect, construct and set up
shops, machinery and fixtures, with the
necessary appurtenances, upon the
property of the said company within the
city of Wheeling, in addition 10 and ex'
elusive of such as are now upon the
said property, to the amount and value
of one hundred thousand dollars, at the
least, and that it will, within such
reasonable period as aforesaid, in the
erection OF such additional shops, ma
chinery and fixtures, with their neces-
sary appurtenauces, expend, dlsourse
and lay out sums Of money which shall
not in the whole amount to less sum
than said sum OF one hundred thousand
dollars, and that it will do all that
shall be necessary to complete such
additional shops, machinery and
fixtures, with all the necessary
appurtenances, and to prepare
and fit the same as we'll for the con-
struction Of new work as for the repro
duction and restoration Of work hereto
fore constructed, and of machinery fix
lures, rolling stock and other material
required for the proper operating Of a
railroad.
In testimony whereof the Supervisors
of the county Of Ohio have caused
these presents to be signed on their be-
half by their President and their cor
porate seal to be affixed; and the said
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
have caused these presents signed on its
behalf by the President of said company
and its corporate seal to be affixed.
Done the day and year first above
written.
This document is signed by John w.
Garrett, as President OF the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Conway.
Mr.. Harrison stated that the telegram
had Just been received from William
Keyser, Second Vice President, direct
ing Messrs Lamb & PAUL the Companys
attorneys here, to prepare contract in
accordance with the wishes ofthe Board,
as the officers of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad company, were not aware
that the taxes levied by the Schoo! Dis
tricts were seperate and not levied by
the Board OF Supervisors.
The following dispatch was presented
TO the Board.
BALTINoRB, Dec. 80, 1871.
II the district school tax is part Of
the State tax it may be omitted, but ls
q part of the township tax the agree
ment should stand as it is, because it
was to cover township, city and county
tax. If the agreement must be modl-
fled to meet the contingency named,
have Lamb 4 PAUL do it. Advise me
As soon as you can OF result
WIN. KEYsER.
Mr.. Harrison moved that the con-
tract be laid on table for the present
and until the cont could be sub.
mitted. Adopted.
Bill OF August Wiedebusch for sup
plies ful nished poor, 50, and bill Of A.
Montgomery, 5000 were received
from committee on Poor and were or.
dered to be paid.
Bill of WIN. Clohan, OF $l5, was re-
ferred to the committee on Finance.
The following resolution was pre-
sented:
ResoIrsd, That the Board of Super.
visors approve Of the course pursued by
their President in refusing to sign the
contract submitted to him by the Balti-
more Il Ohio railroad company, in
relation to the exemption of their prop |
erty from taxation. Adopted.
On motion the Board adjourned until
7 o'clock P. n.