The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-12-05

10, the City OF wheeling by which he
subscription 10 the stock OF this compAn,
may be secured and made available,
Resolved, That In case the city Of Wheel
Ing SubScribes three hundred thousauC
dollars TO the stock Of this company, sale
committee or any two Of them are hereb,
authorized 10 provide for the issue OF id
ditional bonds to the amount Of two thou
sand dollars per mile Of the road, and t
subscribe the same 10 the capital stock o
q company authorized 10 construct =,
bridge across the Ohio river Of Wheeling
taking guarantee satisfactory 10 sale
committee or any two Of them, that sucl
subscription, with other stock, shall 90
cure the building Of such bridge.
At q meeting held at Steubenville, No
yember 70, 1872, It was
ReSOIced, That the President Is hereby
authorized to contract with the "Vslley
Railway Company" for the joint construc
ton, ownership and use Of 90 much OF oul
line as lies east Of the point Of junction
with said road, on equitable terms, sub
tject to the ratification Of this Board.
In reference to stock subscription,
desire TO say that reports have not beer
received from several townships which
arejnow being canvassed. From these
and other points where additional sub
ScriptIons have been pledged, we conf
IDENTIFY expect the amount of local stock
to be increased to $1,400,000 or $500,
900. ..t4 4 - 80 80
The right Of way over q large part o
the line has been granted free Of charge
and the remainder can be procured OF
reasonable terms.
All Of which Is respectfully submit
President ". 61. & r RG r. q.
To Me Mayor and Council Of The City o
Wheeling:
The undersigned respectfully show tha,
BY virtue Of an act by Of the Legislature
Of West Virginia, passed February IS
1879, and conforming In all respects there,
to, books were opened, stock was sub
scribed, per centage paid, and in pur-
suance OF notice the stockholders elected
Andrew Wilson, Joseph Bell, Alone
Loring, Morgan L. OFT, Mason W. Burt
Thomas O'Brien, Lewis Baker, George
Adams and Thomas Hughes, Directors
Of the wheeling Soho Union Railroad
Company" who duly organized by elect
ing Andrew Wilson, President; George
Adams, Treasurer and R. 81. Cochran
Secretary. Considerable delay resulted
In not being able to secure the services, at
an earlier day, Of first-class engineer
but we finally at q cost Of over $500
employed Mr.. ]. II. LinnVille, OF Phila.
delPhia, who is President Of the Keystone
Bridge Company, to make the necessary
eoundings, surveys, plans, profles and
drawings, and 10 do all other work
necessary to give tho company the mos
complete data for their action.
/. We are advised that the company o.
which Mr. Linnville Is President, Is the
strongest bridge building company IN thi.
country, and himself a most skiilful en-,
gineer and practical bridge builder. Sew.
eral weeks were spent in actual surveying
under the direction OF this company, from
the notes ofwhiCh We have the preliminary
report of the engineer, which we herewith
submit Tor your inspection and which We
find much more encouraging than we had
expected.
The data obtained by the surveys will
enable the company to determine the ap-
proximate cost OF bridge at any poin
from near the water works 10 the north
ern limits OF the city. Complete pro6les
drawings and estimates are to DO furnish
ed by the engineer as rapidly as possible
and are to contain all the detail anC
minutia necessary to letting to contrac
ofall parts Of the structure, and to submit
to the Secretary Of War, all the matters
required by the acts Of Congress. Thil
and much other preliminary work to b,
done will require several months time
and must be prosecuted diligently in ordeI
to be prepared to commence the rea
work OF construction by the early opening
OF spring.
With the stock basis promised, anC
which we regard reasonably certain, VI
have every confidence that the enterprise
can be tlnanciered with entire success
and when the bridge is built 1t will, VI
believe, not only be ia public improvement
of incalculable benefit to the city ant
county, but profitable investment.
We confidently believe that with
stock basis of eight hundred thousant
dollars the company can float more thar
enough Of It's bonds at par to build thu
bridge from its railroad connections OF
the Ohio side to any desirable point O
connection in the city.
Believing this to be our last and bes
opportunity to directly connect our cit,
with railroads in every desirable direc.
ton, and relying on the faith Of the cit
and county so emphatically pledged OF
the first day Of June last, we have givel
our time and, with the stockholders, GU
money freely and confidently TO advancl
the work to the point we have now reach
ed without asking any aid from the city
| We do not feel warranted in going furth
er without the aid voted, and which W
now ask.to be promptly granted. Hav
ing discharged what We believed to be
duty to the public, we now throw the re
sponsibility upon you. If you meet
promptly we shah Immediately process
with all the vigor We possess 70 periec
our plans and do tor the people and our
selves that which We believe the intelli
gent public judgment approves and th
best interests Of the city and county i'm
peratively demand.
A. Wilson,
Il JOSEPH BELL,
i MASON W. BURT,
| GEORGE ADAMS,
TRwTa RARFp