The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1872-01-01
President SuperUiSors Ohio Co.
= [signed,l
a JOHN W. GARRETT,
PreSt B. d o. r. Il. Company.

lCIbueuIl
JOHN W. GARRETT,
Prest. B. D. o. r. u. Company
When tho reading had been finished
several members stated that they wert
not satisfied with the contract, as Il con
taincd provisions not contemplated wheJ
the resolution under which It had beer
drawn up, was adopted.
DIR. Harrison made the motion that the
paper DO laid on tho table for the present
remarking that dispatch had Just beer
received from MIR. Keyser instruCtinl
Messrs. Lamb Il PAUL 10 prepare a con
tract Ia accordance with the views of The
Board Tho paper submitted by tho com
pany had been prepared under the I'm,
preston that the Board Of Supervisors
levied the school district taxes, whereas
such Is not the fact. Mr.. II. asked, there
fore, that recess DO taken until7 O'Clock
in the evening, by which time II was
thought another contract could be drawn
up. ......-y
The motion prevailed, a'.
Bill Of A.MOntgomery, SEQ 90, and one Of
A. WCidebuSch, 50 90, were recommend.
cd Tor payment by tho Committee on
Poor.
Recommendation adopted.
Recess.
On rc.aSsembling the following was
offered: ResOtred, That the Board of
Supervisors approve of the course pur.
suCl by their President in refusing TO
sign the contract submitted to him by the
b. Il o. Il. II. Co. in relation to the OK.
cmption of their property from taxation.
Adopted.
Also, the following: Resolved, That
the contract BIO laid on the table, and that
further action in relation tn the matter
be indefinitely postponed. Withdrawn.
MIR. Harrison offered rs an amendment
that the Board adhere To its former aC.
ton. Withdrawn.
On motion the Board took recess until
z O'clock this evening.
EVENING SESSION.
The Board re.assembled,-pres the
same members rs at the afternoon SEES.
sion.
The Clerk read the contract prepared
by d Lamb, Esqr., in relation TO exGmp-
ton Of d. d o. Il, II. Co. from taxation,
past, present and future.
The contract is in tho words following
CONTRACT.
Articles Of agreement entered into this
fifth day OF December, in the year 1871
between the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Company Of the first part, and the Super.
visors OF the county Of Ohio in the State
OF West Virginia, Of tho second part.
IN consideration Of the covenants and
release hereinafter contained on the par:
Of the said Supervisors, the said railroad
company hereby covenants that ii will
within tho year eighteen hundred and
seventy.two, eXpend one hundred thou.
sand dollars at the least, in the erection
and construction within the city of Wheel
ing, of round house or houses, capable
of containing not less than forty.cight
locomotive engines, and Of shops, ma
chinCry and fixtures in addition 10 those
now belonging to said railroad Company
within said city; and thereafter shall keep
the same, or other like house, shops, ma
Chincry and fixtures within said city, "a
BIO erected or constructed in lieu thereof
in good order and repair, and operate and
use them in the service and business Of
said railroad, so long as the said Super
visOrs, or their successors, shall observe
keep and perform, all and singular the
covenants herein contained to be observ
cd, kept or PERFORMED on their part.
And in consideration Of the Aforesaid
covenants on the part OF the said railroad
company, tho said Supervisors hereby re
lease all claims against the said railroad
company, and againstthe Wheeling, Pitts,
burgh & Baltimore railroad company fol
taxes or leEiea for county or township
purposes heretofore assessed against said
railroad companies, or either Of them
within the county Of Ohio, in the State o.
West Virginia, and now remaining un
paid; and tho said Supervisors hereby
covenant not to assess or collect, or caus(
to DO assessed or collected, against said
railroad companies, or either OF them, OF
on or from the property oil either of them
any future tax or levy whatever for county
or township purposes within the said
county of Ohio; and to indemnify and
save harmless each OF the said railroad
companies from and against all iuturt
taxes and levies for county or township
purposes which may hereafter be assessed
levied or uOllectedin the said county o
Ohio upon, from, or against the said rail
road companies, or either OF them, or any
property Of either OF said railroad compG
niCs;l but so long only as the said BAlti
more & Ohio railroad company shall OBJ
serve, keep, and perform the covenant
Aforesaid TO be observed, kept, and per
formed on its part.
Notwithstanding anything TO the con
trary contained in the foregoing, it Is here
by understood that all buildings and rea
estate owned or to be owned by either o
said railroad companies, and used and oc
cupied for any purpose not Immediately
connected with its railroad, or which /
rented for any purpose 10 individuals
shall he assessed with, and county ant
township taxes shall be paid thereon, til,
same as other property Of like kind BIO
longing 70 an individual; and the coy
enants aforesaid Of the said Supervisor
shall not DO applicable to, or be held I,
include any such buildings or real estate
1t Is understood and agreed by and be
tween the parties hereto, that unless thi
agreement shall DO concluded and enter
cd into by the said Baltimore and Obi,
Railroad Company on or before the ex
Ipiration OF sixty days from the date there
OF, then this agreement shall be void ant
OF no effect,
/ In testimony whereof the said 9Th
Supervisors OF the county Of Ohio haH
caused these presents 10 be signed o.
their behalf by their President, and thei
corporate seal 10 be affixed; and the sal
"ThG Baltimore and Ohio Railroad haV
caused these presents to be signed on it
behalf by the President Of said Compa
ny, and It's corporate seal 10 he affixed.
Alter the reading had been finished
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