The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-01
GheGntelhqeueer.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.


Railroad Company In reference 70 exemp
ton from taxation, past, present and III
turG
Accompanying the document was
letter from I'd Vice President Keyser
which was read
The following Is q copy:
BALTIMORE & ONO RAILROAD, !
VICE PRESIDENTS OPPICE,
BALTIMORE Dec. %, 1871. J
j. Salisbury, E,Qr., PrcSt. Board Of Super
Utsors Ohio County, W. Va.
DEAR Sm;-I received your dispatch
and tClcgrHphed you that agreement
would be forwarded by to-day's train.
! enclose the same and trust that It will
prove to DO entirely satisfactory, and thai
the result will prove, as know It will, o.
mutual advantage, .-l.
| Nm, Very Respectfully, Yours,
WIN. KEYsER, I'd VIZ.
The contract was in the words follow.
ing
Articles Of agreement made and entered
into this -- day Of -, in the
year Of our Lord ono thousand eight hun,
drCd and seventy, by and between
1.-THE Supervisors Of the County of Ohio y
in tho State Of West Virginia, n cOrpO.
ration erected and existing by and under
the lays Of said State, Of the one part,
and "The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company" corporation created by act
Of the General Assembly Of the State OF
Maryland and having the right to excr.
else its corporate functions within the
State Of West Virginia, under and by
virtue Of the laws thereof, of tho other
part: WitneSSeih, that in consideration Of
the many and great matual benefits and
advantages TO accrue to the parties re.
spcCtlvely from the making and keeping
Of the several covenants, agreements and
stipulatiOns hereinafter contained, the
said parties do each with the other, GOV.
enant, agree and stipulato rs follows, that
is TO say:
The said 1.-THE Supervisors of the Coun.
ty of Ohio" do hereby covenant and
agree TO and with the said THE Balti.
more and Ohio Railroad Company" that
they will release to tho said company and
to the company known rs "The Wheel.
ing, Pittsburgh and Baltimore Railroad
Company" all taxes, levies aud sums of
money heretofore assessed and charged
against said companies, or either of them,
aud claimed to be due from them
or either Of them, Tor county, township
and school district purposes under the
laws Of tho State Of West Virginia; and
the said Supervisors Of the county o
Ohio do accordingly by these presents
release, quit claim, and discharge to the
said companies and TO each Of them, all
such taxes, levies and sums OF money
heretofore assessed and charged against
said companies, or either Of them, and
claimed 10 have accrued and TO be due "a
said county OF Ohio from said companies
or either OF them, for such county, town.
ship. or school district purposes rs aiore
said, together with all suits, actions
causes Of suit or action, and all remedies
whatsoever for the recovery Of the same,
and all or any OF them; hereby holding
and declaring said companies md each Of
them, to be free, acquitted and discharged
from all such taxes, levics and sums Of
money claimed to have accrued and to b(
due from snid companies or either o.
them, TO said county, or 10 said Super
visoB thereof, or 10 any township OF
school district in thesame, for such COun
ty, township and school district purposes
as fully and to NIL intCnts and purposes as
ifthe same Ind never been assessed, OF
charged against said companies or cithcl
OF them, by or on behalf OF said county, o.
any township or school district thereof.
And the said 1.-THE Supervisors Of tn
County Of Ohio" do further covenant anC
agree that theywi not at any time here
alter assess or charge against the said com
panies, or either Of them, or against thu
property Of said companies, or either o
them, or cause 10 be assessed or charged
against them or either Of them, or sail
property, any taxes, leVieS or sum O
money whatever for such county, town
ship or school district purposes as aiure
said, and that tIey will not collect no
cause to be collected from said companies
or either Of them, any such county, town
ship or school district taxes, levies or sum
Of money whatever Us may be aL any tim
hereafter assessed or charged against salt
companies, or either Of them, the prOpert,
Of either Of them, contrary to the tenor ant
effect, true intent and meaning of these
presents. % tNIsL.tg j.
And the said "The Supervisors Of III,
county of Ohio" do further covenant to
and with the said Baltimore & Ohio rail
road company that Il ut any time hcrca(
ter under tho operation Of the laws OF III
State Of West Virginia, any such taxes
levies or sums Of money shall be aSsGsscl
or charged against said companies or tlei
property, or the property Of either o
them, for the benefit and purpose OF tn
said county OF Ohio, or my township, o
school district thereof, independently O
tho action Of the said Supervisors ant
by any other authority, and il the sal,
taxes, levies and sums OF money so assess
ed shall be collected from said COmpanic:
or either Of them, by any other than tina
Ofsaid Supervisors, for the uso Of sal
county, or any township or school distriC
therein, they the said Supervisors OF tn
county OF Ohio will refund and repay t
said companies the amounts 50 CollectcI
IRON them, or either Of them, in violation
oIlhG tenor and elect of these presents
and that they will nj all times herealte
hold said companies and each Of them
irCO and exempt irOmtall such county
township and school district taxes with
the said county of Ohio, and from all lia
hilty to the same, and will moreover a
all times hereafter save and keep sai
companies or each Of them, harmless i
the premises, and will indemnity then
against all loss md damage by reason {
any such taxes, lGvies or such sums {
money that may bO assessed against ther
or Their property, or the property Of cithc
otlhem, within said county for the pur
poses aforesaid
And the said Baltimore IS Ohio Raj
road Company, In consideration Of III
premises, doth on its part covenant an
agree to and with tho said "Supcryisnr
OF the county Of Ohio" that 1t will With
y reasonable time, to be computed irol
The day OF the date Of these presents, prC
coed 10 erect, construct and set up. nm,
will erect, construct and set un, shon
machinery and fixtures, with all neccssar
nppurtcnAnces, upon the property of IN