The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-15
GheGttettii.as'tcer.
THE PROPOSED RAILROAD
BRIDGE.
An Act to incorporate che WheelinI

An Act 10 incorporate Lne hooh"s
Il Ohio Union Railroad Come
pany. ..a-
Be il enacted By he Legislature II West
IIyind, ...
/. That Henry X. List, Michael Reilly,
Geo. Baird, VIM. II. Woodward, John IL.
Hobbs A. Wilson, q. II. Booth, Aug. Pol
lock, ThOs. j. Blair, i. j. Stone, john
McTurc, Thos. II. Logan, A. j. Pannell,
John A. Armstrong, John llandlan, j. u.
Smith, NJ. Pollock, q. W. Franzheim,
John Ostcrling, Vim. llearn, j. ii. Vance,
N Relstcr G. D. Hubbard, James Nc.
Cluney, ThOs Sweeney, Joseph Aletcalt,
Robt, II. Cochran, VIM. II. sturgess,
Clark lIancs, Thomas O'l}rien, VIM. P.
Wilson Eugene List and Benz. Fisher, or
any three or more OF them, and their as
sOcratcs, successors and assigns, and all
who shall become stockholders when
one thousand shares of tho capital stock
olthc company shall have been subscribed
as hereinafter provided, are made body
polite and corporate, by the name, style
ind title Of "The Wheeling Il Ohio Union
Railroad Company" provided said sub.
sCriptOn shall be made In good faith
within three years from the passage of
this ACT. ----- .-...r.-r.
9. The said company is authorized 10
locate, construct and maintain q railroad
from some point within the city of Wheel.
ing, across the Ohio river 10 the State Of
Ohio; and is also authorized to locate,
construct and maintain any branch rail.
road or railroads to any point or points
within the county Of Ohio, and shall hay @
power to connect It's said railroad, or any
branch thereof, with any railroad or rail.
roads that are or may hereafter be con.
structed within said county, or in the
State Of Ohio, near the city of Wheeling.
And II Is also authorized to locate, con.
slrllCt and maintain its road, or any
branch thereof, or on or over any street or
alley within the city Of Wheeling, and TO
work and use on its road and branches all
necessary locomotives, cars, &c, for the
transportation Of passengers, freight, &c.
Provided, however, that said company
shall not locate or construct any depots,
shops, road, or branch road, on any public
property, or street, or alley, without first
obtaining the assent OF said city by an
ordinance passed by the Council of said
city; and the said company shall main
tain or use any depot, shop, or branch
road not in accordance with the restric.
tions, limitations and conditions provided
in such ordinance. -.
B. The said company shall have au.
ihOrity to erect, construct and maintain
railroad bridge across the Ohio river at
any point within said city OF Wheeling it
may select; provided, however, that said
bridge shall not be less than ninety feet
high from low water mark, and the chan
mel span shall not be less than four hun.
drGd feet, unless lesser height or lesser
span be authorized by the Congress 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.
A. The said company shall have author.
ity, in the mode prescribed by the forty
second chapter OF the Code of West Viz
ginia and amendments thereto, 10 enter
upon, survey and condemn any land or
real estate or interest therein requisite or
proper for the purpose Of erecting, con.
structing and maintaining its depots,
shops, road and bridge, and for construct.
Ing maintaining, using and working all
branch roads within the county OF Ohio
rs may be suitable or proper for the pur.
pose Of connecting and intersecting lis
road on said bridge with the line Of the
railway with any railroad company in the
said county OF Ohio or the State Of Ohio
near the city of Wheeling, and shall fur.
thcr have authority to erect and main.
tain 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 pro.
Vided in the second section OF this act,
8. Ii shall be lawful for said Company
to establish rates Of toll, which il may col.
lcct on all locomotives, tenders, express,
baggage, passenger, burden or other cars
ofwhatsoever kind which may pass over
its bridge, road or branch road, and for
such freight, passengers or other things rs
may pass0r be transported over its road,
branch roads or bridge; provided, that the
rate of toll shall be uniform and without
discrimination rs To all railroad comma.
nies or persC4is and companies working or
running n railroad or railroads which
have their terminus on either side Of the
Ohio river ut or near the city OF Wheel.
ing.
6. Equal charges shall at all times be
made TO all railroads or companies opera
ting railroads by said company on all
freight, passengers, locomotives, tenders,
NC, &c, transported on its road, branch
or bridge on similar classes of trade,
travel, cars and engines, and the said
company shall at NIL times give equal ia.
Cilites in regard TO tho line of the track,
arrangement Of time 1t which track shall
be used by the trains Of other railroad
companies or concerns so rs in no wise TO
prejudice the trade or business of one
company TO the advantage Of another
Z, The said company shall have all the
rights, benefits and privileges and be sub.
jcct toall the duties and responsibilities
provided for and declared in the fifty.
second and fiIty.third chapters OF tie
Code OF West Virginia, so far rs the same
are applicable to railroad companies and
not inconsistent with the provisions of
this act
s.. The capital stock OF this company
shall not exceed three millions Of dollars,
10 he divided into shares of one hundred
dollars each, and shall be considered as
personal property, transferable on the
books Of the company; and each share
shall entillc the holder thereof, either IN
person or by proxy, TO cast one vote in
all meetings Of the stockholders Of said
company. And Tor the purpose of oh.
tanning subscriptions TO the capital stock,
hooks may DO opened under the direction
OF the persons named in this act, or any
three or more OF them, at such time and
place or places as the persons who NAV
acl in that behalf shall deem expedient
.. Whenever one thousand shares of the
capital stock Of the company shall have
been subscribed for. and ten per cent Of
each subscription actually paid, general