The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1877-09-04

WHEELING, ". VA, Sept. 3, 1877.
10 the Citizens of Ohio County and Capt
John McLure, Ytcs President F., ". g
Ky. Railroad:
In an article in the LteLHgencer OF
August %, 1877, Capt John McLure,
Wee President OF the Pittsburgh,
Wheeling and Kentucky raj road, says
that the proposal of Messrs. Mackln "
Co. is for the completion OF the work IN
the aforesaid road Tor the sum OF s3o,OoO.
II such is the fact, why do the directors
of The road SIX OF Ohio county the sum
OF $4,000 when it will only take S35,OoU
10 comIl,te the work? II The proposal
of Mackln u Go. has been accepted, ana
II they have given good bond to finish
the W ,rk st their bld, OHIO county should
only pay one-hsll U! the S35,UoO, say
SI7b4o, rs she has but one-La!t OF the
rod within her lines.
/ understand that Inc town OF Wells
burg, through some OF her CIT
liens, has agreed to make up
$4,000 10 DO paid on the work.
The balance would have to be made up
by private parties in the ciLy OF w heel-
ing-that il, ONO county was 10 sppfo,
priate $4,000, and private citizens OF
Ohio and Brooke COUNTIES were to make
I'D $4,000 more, IN all 100000. We
now take for granted that the proposal
of Mackln Il Co. has been accepted, ana
that they have given the required pohd
aud Will do the work VI their
Bid OF. -
a "a DDVe
lnZS............ O'uVV w
Turn-table at WheelIng...............- !,t00 oO
Engine house At " heelIng............ l. w W
Two water stat LOW w
Engineering and contingencies ,, -
very liberal -,-"4
Total -
The above igures are taken from
Captain McLure's and Engineer Nj. j..
Be,ker's letters OF June % 1877. Now
We will SAY tina. the above figures are
correc.. II Will not take the S5O,OOO TO
finish the work, and If Ono county
furnishes the $4,000 (Which she no
d,ubt now must dol Is sue not entitled
to ole-halI of the wnO.e amount OF the
stock OF the PITTS burgh, wheeling ana
henLucky railroad, aud the Pennsy wanna
railroad company 20 the other halt pro
vIdeu she urnlsDes the material Tor SAID
Ptspurgh, Wheeling AZ Kentucky rail-
road? l think the Commissioners Of
OuIo county slouli look INTO the
Maukia Il Go. contract, at least tney
sh luld krow just what that PROPOSE
Ii ans, and Ill tact every voter OF LhIs
county should know how, where, and
waat for the county's money is expended
A ". 80 ora e n.
tighten the voters before allowing Ihe
money to pass out OF their hands, and II
the Aforesaid bid or proposal is ''ialr and
SQUARE one with the directors OF the
Pittsburgh, Wheeling and Kentucky
raIfr0sd. then each and every voter OF
Ohio county has right to know Its con.
ditions. And since there Is some "teellng
about this matter. why don't Hubbard,
-IcLure Il Co., publish through some OF
our pspers. the items OF this contract,
specifications, &c, which the county >
money pays for? Again, why can not
the record Of Mackln " Cos, bond be
found at the clerks office OF Ohio county,
or at the Board o. Commissioners
office? Two weeks have elapsed
since the contract has been awarded,
work commenced, and yet this county
has DO assurance Ui the road being com
p!etei. Why don't Hubbard, Mcclure
IL Co, who nave such devoted interest IN
TINS rn4d, see t. ms OUIO and Brooke
cOuAtr. nave los, enough money on the
p, ". y Ky. Il. K through the manage
meHt o, inexperienced parties. ana 1t Is
hIgl time TX pay ers were DaV.ng lAelr