The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-04

II is in such manner and temper that the
cause of this corporation is advocated,
even to the appropriation Of public funds
to private uses. As to that SIS, 900 in
ycstor, il has been said before, that talk is
cheap, but it takes money to buy land.
Perhaps it may interest some OF our
livery men particularly, and tho public
generally, to look at chapter 100 OF the
Acts Of The Legislature Of 1928, entt-
tied "An Act to grant the right Of laying
a railway track on the bed OF the National
road, eastward OF the City Of Wheeling"
passed December 15, 1873. This cor
poration there gets the right to run its
track on the bed OF the National road
and across it wherc necessary. When
their ten.ton engine, or any other one,
comes along towards the family or other
vehicle, especially as the engine oil
any kind Hulfs and struggles up a
grade, it will be interesting. The
only good road in this county, fellow
citizens living out Of the city, is thus sur
rendered 10 this grasping corporation.
John street is not alone interested in this
matter. That act Of the Legislature is.a
remarkable instance Of what iirst-class
cunning can accomplish in legislative
body, and il an unmitigated outrage on
the people OF Ohio county. This COM
rany's road.bed is free tO'them wherever
they can make it on the pike. They
could not run over Fulton hill. By a re-
markable coincidence, as soon ~ the
above act was passed, certain parties stir
red up a persistent agitation in the City
Council and Board OF Commissioners for
the PeninSnlar bridges to be built and 10
grade McCulloCh street. 1t has been
done. Then they are to be appropriated
to this company. II has been a most
skilfulIy put:up.job. They have got their
road.bed free, and the city and county has
been, we doubt not, maneuyered into
building two costly bridges for them, nm.
less our County Commissioners shall
deny their petition. So costly to the city
that IN extra tax levy OF so cents on
every SlOO Of real estate is to be put IN
tho city levy by Council, which would
not have been levied il the bridges had
not been built. The citizens OF 10Th
street are misrcpresentetl AZ 'endcavoring
to defeat this road. On the contrary,
many OF the very signers to the petit
ton published last Saturday are
stockholders Of and subscribers 10
the road. But it was then to be n horse
car road, and il the road il really Of u
tenth part the importance or value its
projectors claim il will be built and run
with horsc.cars il steam power is forbid
den. II 1t will not pay to run it with
horses, il il not OF the value, and will
not bo OF the Use which il claimed. But
it will probably pay it's stockholders
greater dividends with steam power, and
then the city AMI county and public gen.
orally can growl Mt the oppressive mo:
nopoly and curse il At their leisure, and
reflect on being outwit,ed, with the only
ordinary road certain at all times and
in all weathers, ruined. All this for
the benefit OF the few. As TO the
depreciation Of property, ask Zane
street property holders their expert
ence, not their opinion. The power be-
hind the throne, as 10 the Regislr, lives
near Elm Grove, and in spite OF its dig.
intercSied opinion OF .us as Certain indi-
viluals," and tho wild article in tie
Leader, we must still object to being slain
on the altar Of financial sacrifice, not for
the public good, but to make fat tho pock-
et-books OF the prOprietora Of our. do
nestle Credit Mobilier.
THE COUNTER PETITIONERS.