The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1876-11-14

tages Of the lower line, as Shown in his
report were such that they could not do
otherwise He then stated the Substance
Of his report, which we have since seen,
and from which we make the following
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81 hanl you herewith q profile show
ing two lines al W,odsfeld, marked re.
spcctiyely "A" and '.B," known locally
as the supper and lower lines " con-
tinued these lines westward to a point of
intersection, so as to. show the relative
cost and availability in the extension of
your line In that direction, You will
readily perceive that the line marked 'B
is, In respect to cost Of construction,
much the best, and will present fewer
difficulties to westward extension than
line "A" II is very necessary that de-
cision of the question shall be made at
once, so as 10 enable me TO establish the
grades, as this. must be done before
work can he commenced at that point"
Il We inquired Of him whether Mr. Nor.
IRIS or Mr.. MOONEY had ever intimated
to him preference for either route. or
whether they or either of them, had in
any way tried to influence him in the
matter. He replied that the ony thing
they had ever saidto him on the suhjeet
was, "phere are two lines; take the one
which is most practicable, without re-
gard TO the feelings or interests OF any
body, except the interests of the stock
holders generally" Z
Our next question was, "What were
the objections to line "a Or the lanyard
llineg' "a nfs y
he saIu, IL requIr cc=a-haavInr Qraue,
and 1t would not admit OF the 1000 feet
of level, indispensable for the depot and
sldings; and in making western extern
lsion it would'reqaire cut OF at least 25
fleet across Main street: . that it would
cost at least $4,000 more to make it as
/ good and suitable as the other.
.Ji We then asked What are tho adyan.
tages of line b. or the g EoaGs YoUSa'
linew iG2u,2iii1a as' 4sdi5 ..ai u
He replied that 1900 feet Of level
/, could be obtained; that the line was
/. cheaper, and that in making western
fextension 1t would require but II feetloi
"a cut across Main street; and that il
would greatly improve and cheaper the
extension, and that &c afforded the best
itgrades. s. e aHa asg
+ Mr.. RopIssos unhesitatingly accepts
: 1.-THE responsibility for the location on lile
4" IE"B' and after examining his proHles and
hearing his explanations, we unhesilating
llY approve bis report, and believe that
every reasonable man will do the same
] ilthing when fully Informed in the matter
: Mr.. ROBINSON further ssid that !, in hi:
opinion, such were the advantages o.
line 3D." that if Messrs. MooNEY ani
= MoRRIs had been present at the Board
i meeting doing all in their power they
0. could not have prevented the adoption
e Of that line sH a3ls
+ In further vindication of Messrs
o MORRIS and MOONEY, although we thinl
n any vindication supelfuous, we will TAXI
A the liberty OF quoting from private
r letter written by the President of The
5 road. He says
with this kind, OF Report you viii
perceive that the Board could do moth
ling short OF adopting sfe, line recon
mended BY the Chief Engineer Mr.
D Mooney, Tor some considerations. ex
y pressed q personal preference for thu
9 line reported against; but, as a matter o
delicacy, he asked to be excused from
voting. He was SO excused, and th,
e question was decided by the unanimous
g vote of the balance Of the Directors"
: Mr.. NORRIS was not present at th'
g meeting.
Personally we do not caro- q huttoI
: which of the two points has been Sc
J. tlected; but whenthe character OF two o
e the best citizens Of our town is reckless
b ly and wantonly assailed, for that we d.
3. care. Messrs. MoRRIs and MOONEY hav
o labored long and arduously, they hav
q neglected their private business, the.
: have endured vexations and annoyance
e almost intolerable, they have .submilte'
n to all manner of backbiting and misrep
i resentation, that this road might be sc
If cured. Even if they should make mis-
,r takes we should look upon them len
emily; but when they are, clearly righ
of as in this instance, it is base ingratitud
q not to sustain them, and to reward ther
is with a kind word for the great servic
y they have rendered 10 our town an
of county. ...s g.i4as- f.e
s, We hope h.may not be necessary
% speak more plainly upon this subjec
e but il justice requires It We will nc
shrink from the duty. a m3 sa, is
10 wGeneral DIX, the Republican cal
a. didate for Mayor Of New York City, vs