The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-01-30
TUESDAY, JANUARY 80, 1872.
TUE COUNCIL LAST NIGHT.

for the construction OF rallroau " tue
Northwest, to ask the Legislature at its
present session for authority after sub
mitting the proposition to the voters OF
the city and obtaining the consent OF
three-ffths of the same to subscribe on
behalf of the city a sum not exceeding
100000 to the capital stock OF a rail-
road from Wheeling to Toledo, Ohio.
It was further provided that, as con-
dition of such subscription, the railroad
company in question should furnish
guarantees that the road would be com.
pletei in eighteen months from the
time of breaking ground, and that the
eastern terminus, depot and shops OF
such road should be located on the east
side Of the Ohio river and within the
corporate limits of the city Of Wheel
ing. This action, as is shown by the
record, was had by the City Council last
November and no further resolutions
have been passed by the Council in
reference to the subject.
A bill embodyins these provisions
was drawn up and has been submitted
by Mr.. BARR in the House of Delegates
at the present session. The friends OF
the proposed Wheeling and Tuscarawas
Valley railroad considering their road
shut out by the terms of the act pro-
viding for railroad between Wheeling
and Toledo, employed Mr.. ALLISON,
who is now in Charleston, to prepare
bill giving the Council authority, after
submitting the question to the voters Of
the city, and receiving the assent OF
majority of the same, to subscribe a
similar sum to their road. The bill
made no provision concerning the time
in which such road should be com.
pleted, nor where the terminus should
be, other than that it should be
within the corporate limits Of the city Of
Wheeling.
This bill was presented in the Legis-
lature and was amended by Senator
BAKER in accordance with the original
resolution adopted by the Council last
November in relation to the matter, 80
as to require the railroad company to
make its eastern terminus and locate
its depot and shops on the east eide OF
the Ohio river in the city OF Wheeling.
At Mr.. ALLisoN's request, the bill was
stopped in this stage for further instruc-
tons from the City Council and, he
having written home concerning the
position Of affairs, a special meeting OF
Council was held last night for the
further consideration of the matter.
This is, as we believe, a fair and correct
statement of the business which de-
manded meeting Of Council
last night. AT that meeting a
series Of resolutions prepared by Mr..
STANTON and intended for submission
in the First Branch was offered in the
Second Branch by Doctor LOGAN (there
being no quorum in the other house)
asking the Legislature to pass an act
authorizing the City Council to sub
scribe to the capital stock of the
Whe cling and Tuscarawas Valley Rail
road Company, and providing that in &C.
cordance with Mr. ALLlsoN's bill, the
depot, &C., should be located within
the corporate limits of the city, but
saying nothing about the east side OF
the Ohio river. The resolutions fur
Their cast some implied censure upon
those members Of the Legislature from
this county who are insisting upon the
original terms Of theresolution adopted
bv the Council last fall. A motion
was made to refer the matter to the
railroad committee, and after some
what spirited discussion, which was
participated in by Doctor BAIRD and
Mr.. OBRIEN in favor Of the motion,
and Doctor LOGAN against, the motion
was carried, and the resolution referred,
thus virtually defeating the project.
1t has been the aim OF the REGISTER,
ever since the first indications OF rivalry
between the Wheeling and Tuscara-
was Valley railroad and the Wheeling
and Lake Erie railroad appeared, to do
Justice to each without being the par
tisan of either. We have endeavored
to present faithfully before our readers
the respective claims and merits OF each
and have, as far as possible, held our
own minds from any bias in favor Of
either fthe proposed roads to the preju.
dice of the other. We desire to have
the people of the city left equally free
to decide which of these candidates for
public favor shall receive their couu-
tenance and aid, and our columns have
always been open. as they are now and
shall continue to be, to whatever may
be written by either party in support OF
the claims OF his favorite road. 1t is
subject upon which the people Of the
city want all the information attainsble
from any source. If they give $500, 900
TO either of these roads, they want to
know what they are giving it for,