The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-09-05
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f,oIRn az CoNMfsstoNERs,-The Board
Il, Coinmi ssioners Of Ohio county held q
stated meeting at the Court House yps-'
ferday mornihE. All the members Hetei
preseht except Mr.. Carnahaht There
was quite crowd in the lobby, consist
ing principally Of parties owning proper
" along the route Of county roads re-
Gently located, and those interested in the
petition Of the Wheeling & Elm Grove
Street Railway Company for right Of wa,
OYER the Psnlpsular bridge As; lthad
become known that counter petition
would be presented upon the latter sub
iect, an exciting struggle was anticipated,
and the friends Of the two petitions came
prepared with their attorneys for sharp
work.
WHEELING An DELM GROVE.
KnStion Sa,made by Mr.. Ewing, that
the regular order Of business be suspended
in order to receive petition from the
citizens Of Union district.
Messrs. Bayha and Sheppard objected,
but lie MOTION was carried, there being
only one dissenting vote.
The petition OF the citizens OF Union
district, demonstrating, against tue Board
granting the right Of way over Fulton
bridge 10 the Wheeling and Elm Grove
railway company, which was published
! in these columns few day ago. was read.
Also petition from persons using the
Cumberland road in their intercourse
with Wheeling Demonstrating against
i granting the use OF the Fulton
bridge 10 the Wheeling &. Elm Grove
railroad company, unless said grant be
coupled with the restriction that said
company shall not use steam engines on
the Peninsular road, or on said bridge, OF
on any part OF said railway located on OF
near The said Cumberland road"
4. Upon aimoti6n that the prayers OF the
petitioners be- granted, made BY Mr..
Ewing, the matter came up for discus
\ sion.
Mr.. G. B. Caldwell appeared as attorney
for petitioners, and Messrs. Good anC
Woods represented the railroad company
These gentlemen addressed the members
Of the board in behalf Of their clients, ant
at the conclusion Of their remarks the
Board adjourned until afternoon.
! AFTERNOON Session,
The Board re-assembled al, half-pas
one o'clock P. NJ, all the members beinl
present except Mr.. Carnahan.
Mr.. w. P. Hubbard addressed thu
Board on behalf Of the remonstrance t
the Elm Grove right Of way, alter which
Nh. EKing's motion ID grant the prayer
Of the petitioners was voted upon and
carried.
JOINT COMMITTEE on FINANCE AND ROADS
The committee had before them mum
Der Of serious damages to bridges, etc.
caused, by the recent heavy rains, ant
there. being no fupdA on hand ttom'whicl
aiey could draw for these repairs wer'
compelled 10 order the following:
That w. G. Smith, County Engineer
be ordered TO suspend further work oil
the jetSiisisiqh Of the @. tCJ& Pgan'
Fairmont roads, except that the ston
now ouarried and delivered be broker
and spread; and that so much Of the worl
on the I'd division Of the W. W. L. L D
! as the Engineer deemed prudent ITO Sc
cure the amount OF money required 70
these repairs), be suspended on same con
ditions as the previous roads named, th
, monies 90 appropriated. and unexpendet
to be used to replace the bridge on tn
a lst division W. w. LIS B. turnpike, AM
L sundry repairs on Woods Run Road enl
yerts, ETC.; also culvers on Fairmon
road. ,Gl!iii -lt tHF
! That W. C, Smith, Engineer and Super
ihtehdent or Roads, be ordered to proceed
at once to rebuild the bridge on the Is
: division Of the W., ". L. & B. turnpike
Y Bills aggregating S120 SO were submit
ted by the committee.
The committee recommended u wri
i Of ad quad damnum against the Ian
owners on the second division Of the 6
C.& p. road, the Board being DESTROYS l.
complete the road during the next season
= and asked the adoption Of the tollowin
D resolution:
: ResOlrei, Thita writ of al quad dam
mum be awarded to Joseph Harvey an
heir, Junius A. Curtis, Ruth o. DUNLAP
Samuel Dunlap, A. o. Fowler, Thoma
; Pemberton and VIM. Dunlap, heirs, an
that the County Court be petitioned I
issue said writ as above.
: The report was adopted, and the bill
ordered paid.
& PHAhcE AND ACCOUNTS
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