The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-01-07

THE BRIDGRpoRT RAILROAD MEETING.
About fifty citizens Of Bridgeport met
in the Council chamber last night to re-
ceiye the report Of the committee APP
,pointedto designate working committees
10 canvas for subscriptions'to secure Tue
extension Of the Cleveland, Tuscarawas
valley and Wheeling Railroad.
Alex, Branum, Esq, was called TO the
chair, and Ross ]: Alexander elected
Secretary.
Tho committee reported that in their
opinion 1t is all important that the sub
scriptions in and around Bridgeport be
secured before commencing a thorough
canvass Of the line, and this can be accom-.
plished in a very few days by earnest
work. DR.. Cook, E. 2. Rhodes, Alex
Branum, A. J. Baggs, W. W. Holloway
Vincent Mitchell, F. G, Smith, John G
Taliman and James Alexander were re-
commended by the committee as u COM
mittee to commence this work at once.
The committee were also Of the opinion
that to be successful il is absolutely neces.
sary that the earnest cooperation and
assistance Of the citizens Wheeling
should be secured, and to this end recon-
mended that W. W. Holloway, VIM. Alex
ander, Ross ]. Alexander, X. ]. Baggs
Alex. Brapum and, A., J. Bags be ap'
pointed D Committee 30 confer. with cili'
zens OF Wheeling and to devise such ways
and means as will in their judgment
secure the desired result.
The committee also recommended the
publication OF a pamphlet giving such
statistical information as would be use
full and necessary to show the advantages
TO be derived from the construction Of
this line OF rosd, and that the official
statement made by President Chamber
lain be published nsaid pamphlet
The committee further recommended
that these committees discharge their re-
spective duties promptly, and that the
Committee on Publication be requested
to have pamphlet prepared by Monday oil
next week, and the parties selected te
canvass the line Of the road be requested
to start on Tuesday morning. Also that
tho committee to canvass along the line
shall consist OF Messrs. E. p. Rhodes
Ala RrAn,ih Mn Alexanderl A. j.
R,sHs and lanes N Woodcock and
.ncS other persons as tley NAV select,
The report, which was signed by Z. 2
Rhodes A. Branum and A. J. Bags, was,
after some discussion, adopted.
The official statement OF President
Chamberlain; already referred TO, was
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