The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1872-02-03
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
FRIDAY EVENING, February.
SECOND BRANCH.

Clator, o. j. Crawford, Howell,
Hobbs, Hubbard, List, Logan, Lancas-
ter, OBrien, Phillips, Porter Smith,
J. G. Smith, Salisbury, Sheppard,
Viexig, Weisgarber and Warehouse.
President Forbes being absent, Mr..
Baird was elected President pro TEN.
The reading of the minutes were dis
pensed with.
The committee on resolutions pre-
scented the following report:
The committee on Railroads, to
WHICH Mr.. Stanton's resolutions in re-
latiou 10 an application being made by
this Council to the Legislature of West
Virginia for permission to subscribe to
the capital stock OF the Wheeling aud
Tuscarawas Valley Railroad Company
were referred, would report that in their
opinion it is but just and right for this
Council to make such application, but
that should be subject to such restric-
ton as to place this road on the same
footing as any other road or roads COM
ing from Ohio to this city, and asking
for such a subscription to their capital
stock, and for that purpose the commit.
tee recommend that there be inserted in
the act presented to the Legislature, a
proviso that the subscri ptiOn shall not
be made by Council unless authorized
by three fifths vote of the people, and
a further proviso that the eastern ter.
minus, depot and machine shops shall
be within the corporate limits Of the
city of Wheeling, east Of the main
channel Of the Ohio river.
The committee would recommend
that no time for completing this road,
or any others, be exacted from the COM
pany proposing to build said road to
this city.
The committee are Of the opinion
that this city can never feel any GER
tainty of receiving the actual practical
benefits Of the eastern terminus OF any
road coming through Ohio, unless the
road is compelled to come across both
rivers, owing to the fact that the laws
ofOhio require the majority Of Directors
and all of the officers to be citizens OF
Ohio, and that the principal business
office shall be in that State. II the
Councils do not make the terminus,
&c, one Of the terms Of the subscrip-
ZION, before making it, there is no power
in their hands to enforce it afterwards.
The committee would recommend the
following resolutions for your consider
alton:
Rssolvea, That the Legislature Of this
State be requested to pass an act
authorizing this Council to subscribe to
the capital stock Of the Wheeling and
Tuscarawas Valley Railway Company,
in a sum not exceeding three hun
dred thousand dollars, provided the
eastern terminus, depots and shops
shall be within the corporate limits OF
the city east of the Ohio river, and also
that three fifths vote of the citizens in
favor OF said subscription shall be first
obtained, at an election TO be held for
that purpose after fifteen days notice OF
said election having been given.
ReSolved, That the Legislature be
requested to amend the bill now before
it, in relation to a subscrip tion TO the
capital stock Of the Wheeling and
Toledo Railroad Company, by striking
out eighteen months time in which the
road is required to be finished, and
making it correspond in other respects
with the act above asked for, so that
both roads shall be on the same foot
ing ". BAIRD,
Chirman committee on Railroads.
Mr.. Hubbard, from committee on
Railroads, reported back the Stanton
resolutions as q majority report.
On motion of Mr.. OBrien, the
report of the majority Of the COM
miltee was first considered.
Mr.. Logan opposed the resolution
and offered an amendment to the first
resolution striking out go much Of it
as required the depot and machine
shops to be located on the east side Of
the river. He said that to require these
railroads to cross the main channel Of
the river was to virtually say to them
that we do not want you here.
Mr.. OBrien advocated the resolution
as it stands and opposed the amend.
ment. He was satisfied that bridge
could be built by this city which would
bring this and all other railroads to the
city. He had differed with Senator
Baker on many points, but he believed
that he deserved the entire thanks Of
the citizens of Wheeling for his action
in stopping this attempt to swindle the
people OF this city. five are to pay
$500 900 for railroad let it come to
the CITY, and not stop on the island,
where it will be made to subserve the
interests of the State Of Ohio and be
used to attach the island 10 Bridge
port.
Mr.. Forbes called the Councils at
tention to the condition Of affairs
twenty years ago. Had the Island
been sunk then the Central Ohio rail
road would have had its terminus in
this city to-day. When Mr.. Sullivan
was ready 10 engage 10 orlhS that roau
to Wheeling, or to locate on the H.
land, such action was taken as drove
him and that road to Bellaire, and
built that town as a rival to Wheeling
The Council should take warning by
the past. five are to give 100000 to
a railroad let US have it in the city and
on the east side Of the river.
The yeas and nays being called on
the amendment it was adopted by the
following vote
YEAs-Messrs Q. J. Craw ford, How
ell, Hobbs, Hubbard, List, Logan and
Sheppard-7.
NAYs-Altmyer, Baird, Clator, Ian
caster, O'Brien, Phillips, J. G. Smith,
Porter Smith, Salisbury, Viewig, Weis-
gerber, Warehouse and President