The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-15
THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.

THE RAILROAD BRIDGE.
and Ohio Union Raiiroad Com
pany.
Be il enacted BY tie Legislature Of
West Virginia,
l. That Henry K. List, Michael
Reilly, Geo. Baird, VIM. II. Wood.
ward, John II. Hobbs, A. Wilson, C.
Il. Booth, Aug. Pollock, Thos. J.
Blair, E. }. Stone, John Mcclure,
Thos. H. Logan, A. ]. Panuell, John
A. Armstrong, John Handlsn, J. G.
Smith, NJ. Pollock, g. w. Franzheim,
John 0sterlipg, VIM. Hearn, j. n.
Vance, n. Reister, c. D. Hubbard.
James McCluney, Thos. Sweeney, JOS.
A. Metcalf, Roht. II. Cochran, VIM.
H. Sturgess, Clark Hanes, Thomas
O'Brien, VIM. P. Wilson, Eugene
List and Benjamin Fisher, or any three
or more OF them, and their associates,
successors and assigns, and all who
shall become stockholders when one
thousand shares OF the capital stock OF
the company shall have been sub
scribed, as hereinafter provided, are
made body polite and corporate by
the name, style and title OF The
Wheeling aud Ohio Union Railroad
Company" provided said subscription
shall be made in good faith within
three years from the passage Of this
act.
9. The said company is authorized
to locate, construct and maintain a
railroad from some point within the
city OF Wheeling, across the Ohio river
to the State OF Ohio; and is also
authorized 10 locate, construct and
maintain any branch railroad or rail-
roads TO any point or points within the
county OF Ohio. and shall have power
to connect lis said railroad, or any
branch thereof, with any railroad or
railroads that are or may hereafter be
constructed within said county, or in
the State Of Ohio. near the city OF
Wheeling. And it is also authorized
to locate, construct and maintain its
road, or any branch thereof, on or over
any street or alley within the city Of
Wheeling, and to work and use on its
railroad branches oil necessary loco
motives, cars, &c.. for the transporta-
ton OF passengers. freight, DO.
Provided, however, that said com.
papy shall not locate or construct any
depot, shops, road. or branch road, on
any public property, or street, or ausy,
without first obtaining the assent OF
said cityby an ordinance passed BY the
Council Of ssid city; and the said COM
pany shall not maintain or use apy
depot, shop, or branch road, not IN
accordance with the restrictions. limi-
taiiodassnd conditions provided In such
!, 7i;ifh ssid caninanr Alaall hass
adth6fity % erect. construct and main.
tain railroad bridge across the Ohio
river at any point within said
city OF Wheeling it may select;
provided, however, that said railroad
bridges shall not be less than ninety
feet high from low water mark, and the
channel span shall not be less than four
hundred feet, unless lesser height or
lesser span be authorized by the Con.
gress OF the United States; except that
this provision shall not apply to the
branch OF the Ohio river on the west
side Of Wheeling Island.
4. The said company shall have
authority, in mode prescribed 10y the
forty.second chapter OF the code Of West
Virginia and amendments thereto, TO
enter upon, survey and condemn any
land or real estate or interest therein
requisite or proper for the purpose Of
erecting, constructing and maintaining
its depots, shops, road and bridge, and
for constructing, maintaining, using
and working all branch roads within
the county Of Ohio as may be
suitable or proper for the purpose
OF connecting and intersecting its road
on said bridge with the line OF the rail.
way Of any railroad company in the said
county OF Ohio or State Of Ohio, near
the city Of Wheeling, and shall further
have authority 10 erect and maintain
shops and depots within the city OF
Wheeling. Provided always that no
real estate or street or alley OF the said
city shall be taken and used except by
and with the consent OF its Council, as
is provided in the second section OF this
act.
5. 1t shall be lawful for said com.
pany to establish rates Of toll, which It
may collect on all locomotives, tenders,
express, baggage, passenger. burden or
other cars OF whatsoever kind which
may pass over its bridge, road or branch
road, and for such freight passengers
or other things as may pass or be trans-
ported over its road, branch roads or
bridge; provided, that the rate OF toll
shall be uniform and without discrIm.
ination as to all railrosd companies or
persons and companies working or
running o railroad or railroads which
have their terminus on either side ot
the Ohio river at or near the city Of
Wheeling
6. Equal charges shall at all times
be made 10 all railroads or companies
railroads by said company on
q f,s;oht paaaepoeru Locomotives ton