The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-10

dollar had bean SatisiaetorIly, accoubtO
for. Brooke county had the same priVl
lege, and ought to avail herself OF II.
He assured them he should be glad
some one could be found to drag them ou
OF the difficulty. For himself, he hal
had enough ofit. Mr.. Leszure lone Of th
Dlrectors) made avery nice speech il
vindication of President, Applegate'
course, and called attention 10 the fac
that the pamphlet, which was 80 unsatiS
factory TO Mr.. Joseph AppIegate, was pub
lished by the Directors ut their own ex
pense, and that they could not afford 4
publish such voluminous work as woult
have been required TO give the specifi,
Information which Mr.. Applegate q
much desired, but II the people OF Brook
county wanted the information put II
print they should have 1t, II they woult
iurnish the money; otherwise they coult
appoint committee to examine the
books, which need not cost anything II the
committee would do as he had done, worb
without fee or reward.
Joseph Applegate then proceeded to re,
mark upon the action ot the Board
Of Directors in making an assign
ment Of the road to Messrs. Pen
dleton and Hubbard. He wanted Ia
know by what right they had done 1t
and what necessity there was for such
q proceeding. The road was certainly
worth more than any claims that could
be brought against Il, and he wanted an
expression ofopinion on the subject from
this meeting. He did not lay the blame
Tor that transaction upon the Directors,
but he believed they had been hood wink.
ed by those who had some ulterior design
to accomplish. he believed with the
lrishman who said that the road failed
because they had lawyer to every sec.
uon, and lawyers had no souls.
MIR. Palmer remarked that before any
thing could be accomplished In the way
Of raising funds 10 complete the road
II would be necessary to have the
assignment set aside, and that measures
looking TO that end had been initiated BY
the County Court, ialso that It could Be-
more readily accomplished by the assis-
ance OF the Directors who had made the
assignment. He looked npon that act as
the only reprehensible action Of the Board,
but he did not believe that It was any
thing but an error Of judgment which
they could materially aid in undoing. BE
then offered the following resolution as
an expression of the sentiment OF this
meeting. ar ftTE E0.EE7
Res0lued, That the gentlemen constitu-
ing the late Board of Directors be in
vited to concur with the County Court in
asking the setting aside of the contract
BY which the Pittsburgh, Wheeling &
Kentucky road, and its property, was as
signed to MessIs. Pendleton & Hubbard.
The resolution was adopted
Also, ReSo!ued, That this meeting re.
spectfully ask the concurrence oil the peo-
pie OF Ohio county ii this movement, by
making a similar request Of their county
authorities. and their members Of the
Board Of Directors. -'']
Some talk upon various measures for
raising money to complete the road was
INDUCED In by number OF gentlemen,
which eliminated in the following reso.
lutions offered by Mr.. Jacob, Of the Her.
aid:
RSsOluSd, 1st, That the sense Of this
meeting Ia that the road should be com.
pleted by some means al the earliest DOS.
sible date.
I'd, That q meeting OF the stockholders
and taxpayers Of the county be held on
the day OF -, TO devise means for rails.
ing the money necessary to complete the
road, and that the directors Of the road be
authorized and requested by this meeting
to make such arrangements TO this end as
may In their judgment seem advisable,
and to report the proceedings at another
meeting to be held at future day.
A motion for adjournment then pre-.
vailed. 80,
The meeting was very earnest in It's
character and indicated great unanimity
Of purpose to have the P. W. &K. road
completed, and we have no doubt that
any reasonable terms that will SO.
cure this object win receive the hearty
support Of the people Of Brooke county.