The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-03-27


Ing quite a number Of gentlemen
who had subscribed to the capital,
stock Of the Opera House enterprise,
and others who Lad not, assembled
in the Second Branch Council Chamber.
About h! o'clock the meeting was called
to order by Thos. Hornbrook, ESQ, and
on his motion, Capt. Mcclure was called
TO the chair. 4. NJ. Darrall, who had
been Secretary Of the former meeting, was
continued In the position.
The minutes OF the last meeting were
read, when the committee appointed to
solicit subscriptions reported that they
had secured $4,000. The committee
stated that they found the people warmly
in favor Of the project, and number Of
those who had already subscribed ex.
pressed q willingness to increase their
subscriptions rather than see the enter.
prise fail. The committee asked to be
discharged and another appointed.
Pending a motion to receive and file
the report, Mr.. HornbroOk addressed the
meeting, stating, among other things, that
while the people were favorable to tho
enterprise, the capitalists did not seem
disposed 10 come, forwatd literally with
their means.
Major Franzheim thought that the bet.
ter plan 10 secure az. opera house would
befor i've or ten gentlemen TO undertake
the work.
Mr.. Bishopand several others expressed
their views, Mr.. b. insisting that a perma.
nent organization should be effected, ten
per cent of the subscriptions paid in, and
u charter obtained. Without taking a vote
onthe propositi6nto receive and file the
report and continue the committee, the
question of opening the proposals to fur
nish sites for the building was raised, and
elected quito discussion. Finally 1t was
determined to open them. The Sec
rotary read one sent in by Thomas
0'Brien on behalf OF the owners
Of tho AthenUum property, south
east corner of Market and John streets.
The lot offered fronts 81 feet on Market
and 1874 on John, Tor which the owners
would take $4,000, and receive in part
payment 5000 in the stock Of the com:
pany; or, they would sell GO feet front on
Market, beginning at the corner and rum
ming back the whole depth of the lot, for
$l5.5OO, Of which they would take $4,000
stock.
James Hamilton, owner OF The lot on
the northwest corner Of Quincy and Mar
ket streets, offered the ground from the
south line of his Block to the corner about
G5 feet front on Market and running back
10 the alley, reserving a hallway of 4
feet on the north side and next his build.
ings, Tor $4,000, less $1,000 which he
would subscribe as stock. He consented
to let his proposition remain open for six
\ ty days.
The motion 10 accept Mr.. HamiIton's
offer called out quite a full expression Of
those present on the Opera House ques-
ton generally, several of them insisting
that the first thing to bedone was osecure
the amount Of stock required toput up the
building, and the selection of site would
be persubject for consideration alter
wards.
The discussion having closed, the mo.
ton 10 accept was voted down,
Major Franzheim made the motion that
the committee whose report had been
read, be continued one week, and that it
be apthorizedto examine eligible sites for
such a building and select the one they
deemed best adapted for the purpose.
Inmaking his motion Major F. urged
the necessity of active, jealous effort, or
the enterprise would yet fail.
Mr.. Bishop insisted that there should
be an organization, as he had before stated.
After pretty full depression Of the views
entertained by number OF the. stock
holders, the motion to continue the COM
mittee one week was adopted.
A committee was appointed to procure
charter, and after the transaction of
other business'of minor importance the
meeting adjourned.